Education News in India

Govt to open 31 more Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas 7/Sep/2010
With an aim to increase access to quality education, the Government has decided to open 31 more Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas across the country. With UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi slated to inaugurate the schools, she is expected to interact with students of four such schools in the states of Kerala, ..
How ready are you for CAT? 6/Sep/2010
Karthi was like a cat on the wall a decade ago, when he saw the question paper for quantitative analysis in the Common Admission Test (CAT) for admissions to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Managements (IIMs) in the country. At best he managed to attempt 12 questions, but was clueless to the rest. Recalling that ..
Gear up for Shaastra'10 6/Sep/2010
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras will present Shaastra 2010 from September 29 to October 3, 2010. The institute's annual technical fest, with over Rs. 15 lakh worth prize money, 60 different events ranging across the engineering spectrum and three professional shows, Shaastra seems to offer a lot of promise.<br ..
skill labs for medical colleges 6/Sep/2010
Around mid August, the Board of Governors of the Medical Council of India suggested that MBBS students be asked to practise on dummies rather than on patients as they are used to doing. Suggesting major reforms in the curriculum, the Board posited the use of ..
Aiming high 6/Sep/2010
In an interview with The Hindu EducationPlus, Vice-Chancellor J.S. Patil stresses the importance of technology, though it is not a panacea, in the education system while elaborating on the progress made by the university during the last 18 months and the future plans to ‘Indianise' legal education and to make it ..
For a better CAT 6/Sep/2010
A few days after the registration process for the second computer-based Common Aptitude Test (CAT), a yardstick for admissions to the elite Indian Institutes of Management, commenced, the organisers ran into a few glitches. The dreaded ‘malware,' that reportedly crippled the CAT experience last year and had ..
India: the next big name in hospitality 6/Sep/2010
Hospitality is emerging as one the biggest industries when it comes to employment. Today, the term ‘ hospitality' has gone beyond the borders of the hotel industry and has seeped into almost every sector of business. Over the last few years, the industry has undergone a complete makeover and has ..
Settling down in Southampton 6/Sep/2010
I believe that it is not only for money that a person pursues a particular line of study. A satisfying and fulfilling career is as significant. And amidst all that, one should not forget the fact that ‘student life' is the most delightful phase of one's life. Thus, it is important that a person ..
Personality development labs need of the hour 6/Sep/2010
The concern of any parent today is how to make their children realise their dreams in life. The race for a good education starts the day the child turns two years and does not end till the child enters the college. With the Indian economy becoming global year after year, the competition to secure a seat in the best ..
Fee committee raids 2 institutions in Tiruchy 6/Sep/2010
The committee monitoring fee structure in private engineering colleges in the state raided two institutions in Tiruchy following complaints from students that the colleges were charging fees in excess of the fixed amount. In the past few months, the committee has raided nearly 13 engineering colleges.<br ..

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