Education News in India

Bishops body asks Sibal to amend Right to Education Bill 28/Sep/2009
New Delhi: The Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) has urged the central government to amend an education bill which, it says, leaves scope for political interference in running of minority-run educational institutions. The CBCI has objections with clause 21 of the Right to Education bill that was passed ..
Platform to tap teachers expertise 28/Sep/2009
The idea of using the intellectual resources of the teaching community in the State to design curricula and thus ‘expand the curricular space’ for students has found expression in two recent initiatives of the State government. On September 22, the executive council of the Kerala State Higher ..
Study abroad: Singapore beckons 28/Sep/2009
Last week we had a look at the various types and levels of educational institutions in Singapore. Let us now examine the procedural formalities for securing admission, and the usual rates of fees we have to pay. As indicated earlier, basic information on all aspects of education in Singapore can be drawn from ..
Striving for excellence 28/Sep/2009
It was Dr. U.R. Ananthamurthy, former Vice-Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University who said that what Kerala, which has witnessed a ‘great leveling’ on account of major social reformation, needs, are “islands of excellence” to lift the system to a new high. Nearly two decades later, the ..
Awaiting the green signal 28/Sep/2009
The prestigious Middlesex University in the U.K. is one among nearly 50 foreign universities waiting to open its campus in India. With the Union Ministry of Human Resources Development making it clear that it would take forward the Foreign Educational Institutions (Regulation of Entry and Operations, Maintenance of ..
Foreign universities need to adhere to quota laws: Sibal 28/Sep/2009
New Delhi: Adherence to Indian laws, including on reservation, will be one of the pre-requisite conditions for foreign universities interested in setting-up their campuses, says HRD Minister Kapil Sibal. Sibal also said a high-powered committee would decide on the issue of giving the foreign universities 100 per ..
IGNOU launches PG diploma course in Educational Technology 28/Sep/2009
New Delhi: With a view to train teachers on latest technologies used in classroom delivery of education, the Indira Gandhi National Open University has launched a Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Technology (PGDET). 'In the context of changing education scenario, teachers must themselves be able to handle ..
IIT, HRD turf war continues 28/Sep/2009
New Delhi: Disapproving HRD Minister Kapil Sibal's statement that its stir was aimed at higher salary, the IIT faculty today said the agitation over pay structure issue was intended to secure greater autonomy for the elite institutes. The teachers of all IITs observed fast on Thursday in support of their demand ..
CII-Yi's Indian Parliament Simulation inaugurated 28/Sep/2009
Kochi: Union minister of state for Agriculture, Prof K V Thomas, today inaugurated the 'Indian Parliament Simulation' session organised by Young Indians of Confederation of India Industry at the School of Communication and Management Studies here. <p ..
Bhavan's Institute of Media Studies inaugurated 28/Sep/2009
Kochi: Union Minister of state for Agriculture, Prof K V Thomas, today urged the new generation journalists to respect 'freedom of individuals' while reporting. Speaking after inaugurating Bharatiya Vidyabhavan's 'Bhavan's Institute of Media Studies' at a function here, he said journalists, both in print and ..

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