Education News in India

Kerala plans 140 specialized computer schools 2/Aug/2010
Under its IT@School project for computer literacy among schoolchildren, Kerala will develop one model school -- with five classrooms equipped with modern tools -- in all its 140 assembly constituencies, an official said Sunday. "As part of the model information and communications technology (ICT) school ..
Parents Association writes to Sonia Gandhi 2/Aug/2010
Unhappy over arbitrary fee hikes in private schools, the All India Parents Association asked the National Advisory Council Chairperson Sonia Gandhi to recommend to the central govt bringing a law to regulate fees in schools. The association in a letter to Gandhi said that while the government schools lack ..
Education sector to get capital support 2/Aug/2010
Social infrastructure is set to receive a boost with the capital subsidy regime taking a final shape, but the government support will be available to education sectors. "We will extend VGF (viability gap funding) to the health sector at a later date when there is a little more clarity on the kind of ..
DST keen on improving science education 1/Aug/2010
Improving the quality of science education in schools and colleges has been taken up as a priority area by the Department of Science and Technology (DST). G.J. Samathanam, Advisor, DST, New Delhi, said here on Sunday that a major initiative to motivate youngsters towards studying ..
Paying capacity shouldn't be barrier to higher studies 2/Aug/2010
Sharing his vision of a society where every child should have the opportunity to go to school and be able to pursue higher studies irrespective of paying capacity, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said illiteracy should not be a barrier to progress. Speaking at ..
Sibal: we need 800 more varsities 1/Aug/2010
Union Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal said on Saturday that the government aimed to send 30 per cent of the school going population to colleges by 2020. At present, a mere 12.4 per cent of India's 220 million school going population could get higher education. Inaugurating a two-day ..
Round-table on Innovation Universities 1/Aug/2010
The Human Resource Development Ministry is organising a round-table on August 28 to discuss the Innovation for Universities Bill, 2010. The exercise will see different shades of opinion, primarily that of the academics, on the proposed Bill that has evoked extreme reactions, ranging from criticism to ..
Check it out! 31/Jul/2010
Whether a geek, freak or genius there is one thing a college applicant dreads more than anything else: a standardised stamina-oriented long test. Most of us are left wondering how this will ever gauge our intelligence. Considering the emphasis placed on these tests, we are always confused as to how this one test relates ..
Foreign universities bill, an unprescribed pill 1/Aug/2010
The proposed Foreign Educational Institutions (Regulation of Entry and Operations) Bill, 2010 seeks to permit foreign players into India's higher education system. There is no dearth of applications for opening private higher education institutions. In addition to the existing 7,000-plus engineering colleges through ..
Finance ministry approves more funds for RTE Act 31/Jul/2010
Putting an end to the complaints by state governments over insufficient funds, the Central government has decided that it would be paying almost 70 percent of the finances that would be required for the implementation of the Right To Education (RTE) Act in all states. A large hike in the central funding ..

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