Education News in India

A new course on the block 18/May/2009
From this academic year colleges in Chennai will introduce a new course in pharmacology — Pharm.D. With all the requisite approvals from the Pharmacy Council of India in place, the course content would be modelled on the same lines as the programmes being run in the United States with subjects such as Medicinal ..
VITian enters Limca book of records for his pi-poem 18/May/2009
Sandeep Joshi, an alumnus of the VIT University has made his university proud by entering the Limca Book of Records for his research on the Mathematical constant “Pi.” Mr Joshi who hails from Udaipur in Rajasthan completed his B.Tech (biotechnology) at the VIT University during 2007 and is currently ..
Overcome your fears, get the life you want 18/May/2009
New Delhi: Overcoming fear is the key that unlocks several doors in life. And motivation guru and psychotherapist Richard Bandler's new book "Get the Life You want" prescribes a set of ideas that helps one understand how people think and change their behaviour. "But getting over fears is probably ..
Delhi University to conduct its first online exam 18/May/2009
New Delhi: It's not just the Common Admission Test (CAT) that will go online this year. Delhi University (DU) will become one of the first central universities in the country to conduct an online examination next month for its undergraduate science students. A.K. Bakshi, director of the Institute of Lifelong ..
Orientation course for teachers from University of Madras 18/May/2009
The University of Madras is conducting an all-India Orientation Course from May 20 to June 16. The course is meant for teachers who have been teaching on a part-time, adhoc or contract basis for at least three academic sessions in an institution which has been affiliated to a university for at least two years...
AIIMS rules out 50 pc cut-off criterion in MBBS exam 15/May/2009
New Delhi: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has decided to do away with the 50 percent cut-off criteria in its MBBS entrance exam from this academic year. The decision was taken due to the inability to fill up the seats in the reserved category seats last year. However, the decision ..
Mumbai University to offer Bachelor of Mass Media in Marathi 15/May/2009
Mumbai: Good news for students willing to join Marathi media, as the Mumbai University is likely to offer Bachelor of Mass Media (BMM) course in Marathi. Eleven colleges in Mumbai including Ramnarain Ruia College; Dadar, Siddharth College; Fort, DG Ruparel College; Matunga and Ambedkar College; Matunga have ..
NASA awardee Delhi student wants Indian talent showcased globally 15/May/2009
New Delhi: Twenty-year-old Gurpreet Singh, a Delhi student, still can't get over his NASA experience that won him two awards for designing a vehicle which can run unmanned on the surface of the moon. Excited about the achievement, Singh today said educational institutes in India need to be better informed of ..
RBI selects Karnataka to introduce course on financial sector 15/May/2009
Bangalore: Keen to improve the country's "financial literacy", the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as decided to introduce financial sector issues as part of the curriculum in schools and colleges and chosen Karnataka for the pilot project. The plan is part of the central ..
Delhi University raises OBC reservation to 18 percent 15/May/2009
New Delhi: Delhi University (DU) today announced 18 percent reservation, an increase of nine percent, for students of Other Backward Classes (OBC) from the next academic session. S.K. Vij, dean of students welfare, said at a press conference that along with the increase in ..

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