Education News in India

Thrust on quality education - IGNOU vice chancellor 6/Dec/2010
Highlighting the major academic steps that the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has taken in 2010, Vice Chancellor V.N Rajasekharan Pillai said the University does not have to be dependent on government funding for running educational programmes as it has successfully signed several MoUs with the ..
Carrying mobile phones a 'must-have' among teenagers: Assocham 6/Dec/2010
Over 65 per cent teenagers, surveyed by industry chamber Assocham, carry mobile phones to schools as its usage has become a 'must-have' fashion statement among them. Over 85 per cent of teenagers own cell phones due to an increase in pocket money and absence of parental monitoring, the study claimed. <br ..
Now, IITs obliged to help tech institutes, advise states 6/Dec/2010
Emerging technical institutes and engineering colleges, often accused of poor standards, can now look forward for some support from the IITs. The four-decade-old Institutes of Technology Act is being amended so that IITs shoulder additional responsibility of supporting and collaborating with technical ..
Separate board to soon promote vocational courses: Sibal 6/Dec/2010
HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said the govt is looking at setting up a separate board on the lines of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to promote vocational education in the country. The government also plans to set national vocational education framework by mid-2011, Sibal said, adding "this ..
Sarkozy welcomes Indian students for higher studies in France 6/Dec/2010
French President Nicolas Sarkozy today wooed Indian students to study in his country, citing opportunities in the field of cutting-edge research. In an address at ISRO Satellite Centre here on the first day of his India visit, he said India's youth are eager to seek higher education and tens of thousands ..
Now, a separate body for conducting CAT 3/Dec/2010
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have planned to establish a separate body for the better conduction and management of the Common Admission Test (CAT). Devi Singh, IIM Lucknow Director, said that the IIMs intend to set up a distinct body within the IIM structure for CAT. This body will be run ..
IGNOU celebrates birth centenary of Fr. Camille Bulcke 3/Dec/2010
Remembering the contribution of Padma Bhushan Fr. Camille Bulcke, a Belgian Jesuit missionary in India, towards the Hindi language, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), in association with the Institute for Socialist Education, Ministry of Culture of the government of India and the Institute for Media ..
Parents stage musical fee hike protest 3/Dec/2010
While protests against hike in school fees are a common feature these days, some parents find offbeat ways of making sure their voices are heard. On Thursday morning,a group of 250 parents of school-going students gathered outside the director of educations office in Pune with several mouth organists in ..
Facebook interviews IIT students via Skype for placements 3/Dec/2010
Campus placements across the seven older Indian Institutes of Technology got off to a colourful start on Wednesday. The highlight of this placement season was at the IIT Madras, where for the first time hiring went high-tech with the popular social networking site Facebook conducting interviews for short-listed students ..
Kerala to set up activity centres for special children 3/Dec/2010
In an initiative aimed at addressing the needs of special children, Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan will inaugurate activity centres for autistic and visually impaired children in the state. Kerala State IT Mission (KSITM) Director Ishita Roy said that the activity lab for the autistic children ..

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