Education News in India

India's youngest matriculate enrolls at Lucknow Varsity 29/Dec/2010
'Wonder Kid', Sushma Verma, the country's youngest matriculate at the age of 7, will now pursue her graduation from Lucknow University at the age of 10. University authorities today approved the application moved by Verma's parents a few months ago for enrolling their daughter in a science graduation ..
More boys enrol in colleges now 28/Dec/2010
In general and vocational colleges of Navi Mumbai, the student-teacher ratio is as high as in any municipal school in densely populated areas facing a staff shortage.The highest student-teacher ratio of 125:1 is in vocational colleges, followed by 113:1 in general colleges. Interestingly among students, though the ..
Most teachers are only graduates 28/Dec/2010
Even as the shortage of quality or well-educated staff haunts Navi Mumbai’s institutions, the lack of sufficient courses or options and ill-equipped laboratories add to the mess. A Cidco study showed that in around 50 per cent engineering and nearly 37 pr cent medical institutions, teachers having ..
All drama, few playgrounds 28/Dec/2010
Vocational training institutes and most management colleges do not have playgrounds, the latest survey of academic institutions in Navi Mumbai has revealed. Drama is popular in all colleges among extracurricular activities. Though most colleges offer cultural and art activities to students, vocational and ..
Univ senate polls held, results to be declared soon 28/Dec/2010
The senate elections of the graduates’ constituency of the University of Mumbai saw a 41 per cent voters’ turnout, as 19,601 queued up to cast their vote for who should go on to be a part of the university’s senate. Counting will take place on Tuesday and the election results are expected to be out ..
Are medical institutions good enough? 28/Dec/2010
The recent announcement by the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University of its intention to rate institutions affiliated to it, has come like a bolt out of the blue for the medical education sector in the State. All 336 institutions affiliated to the university will be run through a set of parameters evolved ..
Enhancing managerial competencies 28/Dec/2010
That there needs to be a change in management education is a given. But that the change should not be seen only in terms of altering the curriculum is not usually understood by institutions. The change should begin from selection of candidates. The practice of graduates entering an MBA programme straight ..
Australia relaxes student visa rules 28/Dec/2010
There is good news for students interested in taking up higher studies in Australia. The Australian government's Department of Immigration and Citizenship recently announced new measures taken to relax student visa rules and encourage more students to come to the country. It has also ..
Small town girl makes it big in LA 28/Dec/2010
Hailing from a small town like Solapur has its own disadvantages. Neither do you have many people to look forward to about helping you in matters of foreign education nor many stories of success on foreign land to inspire you. Of course, lack of precise information according to the needs and strengths is ..
Take to the skies with IGNOU 28/Dec/2010
Bangalore is all set to open a new chapter in aviation-engineering education. The country's first B.Tech in Aircraft Technology and Maintenance will be launched in the Silicon City during January 2011. Surprisingly it is not an initiative of a prominent engineering college or a conventional university but ..

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