Education News in India

IGNOU to teach urban governance 21/Jul/2010
The Indira Gandhi National Open University has come up with new courses in rehabilitation psychology and urban governance to create skilled manpower and train professionals. The Post Graduate Diploma in Urban Governance, being launched in collaboration with Mumbaiâ€™s All India Institute ..
Vocational courses key to inclusive education - Sibal 21/Jul/2010
As inclusive education remains high on the government's agenda, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday pitched for vocational education as a key to achieving the goal. "Vocational education is a means of empowerment of children through imparting skills. This will lead to ..
Privatisation of higher education opposed 21/Jul/2010
Privatisation of higher education will create further inequality in society as it will deny education to the oppressed sections, said CPI (M) State secretary G. Ramakrishnan here on Tuesday. Addressing a convention on ‘Right to Education through Common School System – Resisting State's ..
State to form academic audit and accreditation council 21/Jul/2010
The State government has decided to form the Tamil Nadu State Academic Audit and Accreditation Council (TNSAAC) by merging the Academic Audit Committee of the Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (TANSCHE) with the State Accreditation Council. The TNSAAC will be headed by S.P. Thyagarajan, ..
U.S. teachers have a feel of educational ethos in Chennai 21/Jul/2010
“What are the possible routes one could take from Canada to India?” Ask a bunch of class V students this and you are bound to get a set of interesting answers. “Let's go through the Pacific!” said one boy, jumping in his place. “No, through the Atlantic Ocean, Southern Ocean, ..
Does project work really project students' skills? 21/Jul/2010
Science experiments or project work by schools students are meant to help develop an inquisitive bent of mind and make the learning process interesting. But, how far are they helping the students? Quite a number of schools are re-thinking this component of the school curriculum following complaints that ..
IIT gold medallist chooses research 20/Jul/2010
Unlike most of his batchmates who passed out of IIT Kharagpur on Saturday, 21-year-old Ayan Sengupta doesn’t dream of making it big in the corporate sector. Instead, he sees himself delving deep into research and training students in the near future. The winner of this year’s President’s ..
Revamp exam system, urges Sibal 20/Jul/2010
The examination system needs an immediate overhaul to reduce the burden on students, Union human resource development (HRD) minister Kapil Sibal reiterated on Saturday. Hinting at the introduction of a single-exam system, the minister said assessment of academic performance should be more broad-based and ..
The Change and the Challenge 20/Jul/2010
The Institute of Company Secretaries Of India’s (ICSI’s) Eastern India’s Regional Council held its seventh regional conference of practising Company Secretaries with theme of “The Change and the Challenge” on July 17. The conference started with the lighting of the inaugural ..
Write it right 20/Jul/2010
The final session of Modular Course on Print Journalism- Writing For Effect by Eastern Institute of Management in collaboration with The Times of India was held on July 17. The course commenced on May 29, 2010. It was a 24-hour course conducted over eight consecutive Saturdays. Each session was for ..

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