Education News in India

Hindu and Muslims study Bhagvad Gita together 27/Dec/2010
Gita Vidyalaya in the Babuganj area in Lucknow has become an example to follow for the communal minds of the country. The school curriculum has persisted with the Bhagavad Gita as a compulsory moral science subject in a textbook for the last 75 years. Hindu and Muslim students both have to study it. U P ..
AICTE organises round table conference headed by Kapil Sibal 27/Dec/2010
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) organised a round table conference for the development of a national vocational education qualification framework with regard to the IT, ITES and Telecom industry. Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Human Resource and Development (HRD) presided over the ..
Winter chill forces rethink on schooling in Kashmir 27/Dec/2010
The bitter cold in the Kashmir Valley has forced authorities to ponder about closing the winter schooling that was started to make up for the classes lost to months of unrest here earlier this year. “It has almost been decided to close down the schools in the valley from January 1 as the extreme ..
Implementation of Right to Education Act discussed 28/Dec/2010
In spite of the laws to protect children against abuse and forced labour, there are many who are exploited and denied the right to education. Issues such as this that hinder the rightful implementation of the Right to Education Act were discussed at a three-day national convention on child rights that got under way here ..
410 model schools to be set up in Bihar 27/Dec/2010
The Bihar government has planned to set up 410 model schools and upgrade 750 primary schools to secondary level, the state human resources department said. This would be done under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyan (RMSA), launched last year, for which the Centre would allocate around Rs 2000 ..
Karnataka not in favour of single common entrance test 27/Dec/2010
Karnataka Government today said it was not in favour of a single common entrance test (CET) at the state level for admission to professional courses, as it would not benefit the state students. The government had no objection to the existing system of CET conducted by the Karnataka Examination Authority and ..
10-15 mn job creation expected in India by next year: Assocham 27/Dec/2010
As many as 10 to 15 million jobs are expected to be created by next year on account of the rapid economic growth in the country, Assocham claimed. About 75 per cent of these new jobs would require vocational training to enhance the employability wrapper, the chamber said, adding if not addressed properly, ..
IGNOU comes up with online training programme for teachers 27/Dec/2010
IGNOU has come up with an online capacity development programme for teachers on topics like evaluation of assignments, development of study skills and usage of new technologies. The programme is called the Academic Counselor's Training-Online (ACT-Online). "Grounded both in theory and ..
Chennai, Curtin biz schools tie 27/Dec/2010
Chennai Business School and Curtin Business School joined hands recently with a students’ articulation agreement, allowing students from Chennai Business School to be admitted into the Master of Management programme at Curtin Business School. This agreement is the first such between Curtin and an ..
Canada focus now on India 27/Dec/2010
India is back on the radar of Canadian universities and colleges which are looking to ramp up enrolment of Indian students, says the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC). According to AUCC president Paul Davidson, who led a huge educational mission to India last month, India is now ..

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