Education News in India

Right to education act will not interfere with madrasas' 26/Jul/2010
The right to education act will not interfere with madrasas, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal asserted Sunday. Replying to questions during a media interaction at the end of a function at the B.R. Ambedkar University here, Sibal said: "It is a misnomer that we have any intention of ..
10 new IIITs, 20 NITs by 2012 - 7/26/2010 26/Jul/2010
In an encouraging news for the education sector, the government plans to open 10 new Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and 20 National Institutes of Technology (NITs) by 2012. The government also plans to open as many as 374 colleges for the benefit of students of backward areas. These ambitious ..
High-speed 'Science and Education Internet' for India 26/Jul/2010
A very high-speed 'Science and Education Internet' is being connected to India through international GLORIAD and the networking process will be completed in Aug 2010, Dr Greg Cole, Director and Principal Investigator of the network said. "The new very high speed linkage will be completed next month ..
New course on intellectual property rights 26/Jul/2010
A certificate course on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) was recently launched by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and GISTedge. Called Intellectual Property Capacity (IPCAP), this course is meant both for the industry & academia. Talking about the rationale behind introducing this ..
Quality in education: It's my legal right 26/Jul/2010
While the efficacy of the Right to Education Act is being debated, the legislation has had an impact on marginalised sections of society. Says Ashok Agarwal, advocate and advisor to a civil rights group, "When the Act came into force around four months ago, we were expecting a slow response from ..
Urdu's last sigh 26/Jul/2010
Satya Narayan, a teacher at one of the Urdu primary schools, was attending a workshop with some 50 other teachers at the Jamia Millia Islamia University. The workshop was on how to improve their Urdu writing. However, for Narayan, concentrating proved to be difficult as he found himself worrying for the 150 students ..
Countdown to CAT 26/Jul/2010
The Common Admission Test (CAT), which one needs to clear for a coveted seat in any of the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other B-schools in India, will be held over 20 days between October 27 and November 23, 2010 with breaks for Diwali. Given the technical glitches in last year’s exam, most students ..
Getting set for some robotics 26/Jul/2010
An entry on the blogsite of AcYut read: “We saw dreams, lived them and conquered them… Won India’s First ever Gold Medal in ROBOGAMES 2010…with 2 silver and 1 bronze medal…’’ Yes, Samay Kohli, Sushma Vallabhaneni, Akash Gupta, Ankit Kulshrestha, Rohan Maheshwari, Tushar ..
Take a CATscan 26/Jul/2010
The country’s most reputed management entrance examination — CAT 2010 will be held in a 20-day window, between October 27 and November 23, 2010 and the test will be held in two slots on each day. We bring you mock test papers and tips on each section (Quantitative Aptitude, Verbal Ability, Data ..
Your edu-ticket to France 26/Jul/2010
Arti Sridhar, a management student at IIM-Ahmedabad, is on cloud nine after getting a scholarship from the French Embassy in India and BNP Paribas, a European company into banking and financial services. And there are 60-odd other jubilant students who are now packing their bags to leave for ..

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