Education News in India

Ranchos School in Bihar 8/Sep/2010
Sudhir Kumar, a scientist working in the biotechnology laboratory of the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Pune has set up a new school for the poor based on Rancho’s school in the movie ‘3 Idiots.’ It aims to instill scientific knowledge in the students through games and ..
Bunking teachers worry Sonia 8/Sep/2010
National Advisory chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi has expressed concern over teachers who regularly remain absent in government-run schools in rural areas and said that they should strive hard to attain the level of the state-run Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs). “Why are other ..
BCI directs law colleges to seek approval for courses annually 8/Sep/2010
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has directed all the law colleges in the country to seek approval from the council on an annual basis. This will replace the existing system of granting permanent approval to the law colleges. The BCI has taken this decision to raise the standards of law education in the country which has ..
ITCs Classmate announces Classmate Ideas for India Challenge 8/Sep/2010
ITC, one of India’s largest multi-business conglomerates, is turning 100 this August. As part of its centenary initiative, its Education and Stationery Products brand, Classmate, has launched a unique programme – Classmate Ideas for India challenge. Engaging the youth of the country, the nation-wide ..
Prometric Announces Common Admission Test 2010 Dates, Registration and .. 8/Sep/2010
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) and Prometric have announced that the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2010 will be administered across 33 cities from October 27 through November 24 2010. Vouchers for the CAT 2010 will be available for sale at selected Axis Bank branches from August 30 through September 27, 2010. ..
Virtual laboratories for school students likely 9/Sep/2010
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will explore the possibility of setting up virtual laboratories for students, its chairman Vineet Joshi said here on Wednesday. Speaking to presspersons at a programme organised by the Kuruvila Jacob Memorial Educational Trust at the Indian Institute of ..
Book donation spirit getting bigger and stronger 9/Sep/2010
One lakh forty thousand and it's still counting. That's the number of books donated so far to the Aviva Great Wall of Education, presented by The Hindu, at Express Avenue Mall, Royapettah, here since the drive began on Sunday. From volunteers helping the enthusiasts carry their bags of books from ..
6,000 school to be run on PPP mode soon: Purandeswari 9/Sep/2010
The Centre will soon announce guidelines for promoting schools and institutions of learning under the public-private partnership (PPP) model. The Planning Commission, entrusted with the task of finalising norms for PPP mode projects in education, has almost finalised the plan and “6,000 model ..
IIMK?s White Knight contest now open to professionals 8/Sep/2010
The national-level entrepreneurship competition ?White Knight? which will be held as part of the annual international management festival ?Backwaters? organised by Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK), has been thrown open to professionals besides students. "The competition aims to put ..
IITs want to appoint foreigners as faculty 8/Sep/2010
Facing a shortage of teaching staff in the wake of capacity augmentation, the IITs are proposing to appoint foreign nationals to faculty positions. The move, if accepted, could enable the prestigious institutes to appoint foreign teachers on permanent positions which could be up to 10 per cent of the ..

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