Education News in India

The speech that inspired Studsat project 12/Jul/2010
It was more than three years ago that D.V.A. Raghava Murthy, Project Director, Small Satellites Projects, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Satellite Centre, Bangalore, was addressing a group of college students in that town on what a fascinating subject space was and how students should get interested in it. ..
Foundation stone laid for National Institute of Technology 13/Jul/2010
“The 22-crore school-going children of India are close to the 28-crore population of the United States. If I can get all my girls and boys into IITs, IIMs, polytechnics, model schools…imagine the kind of revolution it can bring about,” remarked Union Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal ..
Auroville an embodiment of spirit of unity: Sibal 13/Jul/2010
Lauding the concept of Auroville, Union Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal said “it is larger than life and it is much more than India is.” “We all live in an imperfect world and perfection is one we strive to achieve,” he said adding Auroville has shown the world ..
Special educators stage demonstration 13/Jul/2010
As many as 200 special educators from various districts of Tamil Nadu staged a demonstration here on Monday seeking employment in government-run educational institutions. A majority of them are employed with non-governmental organisations across the State and said they had not received regular salaries ..
Medical education reforms in top gear 12/Jul/2010
Saturday was a red letter day for the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, on the occasion of its 20th Convocation. But the occasion was also significant because the vice-chancellor of the university, Mayilvahanan Natarajan, unveiled the transformation that medical education in the State is all set to undergo, ..
Give this key healthcare component its due 12/Jul/2010
With great advancement in technology over the past few decades, quality of medical care has vastly improved across the world. This advancement has also thrown in fresh challenges for the medical field. Today, there is an urgent need for competent people who can handle highly sophisticated medical machinery. In fact, ..
Are universities ceding autonomy to regulatory bodies? 12/Jul/2010
Barring the Medical Council of India (MCI) that existed before Independence, the University Grants Commission that came into existence in 1956, and the Bar Council of India (BCI), a statutory body constituted under Advocates Act, 1961, most of the other regulatory agencies including the All India Council for Technical ..
Selecting the right B-school is important 12/Jul/2010
With the counselling for Integrated Common Entrance Test (ICET) all set to begin for admissions to MBA colleges, students are obviously confused on choosing the best institution. What are the parameters that should be the basis for students to pick up the institution that gives the degree more valued in the job ..
Government officials come forward to teach students in Kanpur 12/Jul/2010
In a unique initiative to make up for the shortage of teachers in schools, the District Magistrate has launched a campaign ‘Vidyadaan’ under which district officials are visiting government-run educational institutes and teaching students. The number of students enrolled in government-run ..
Money could grow on trees 12/Jul/2010
Do you have a love for nature and plants? Do you instinctively know what would look nice together and can you visualise what a garden would look like once it’s been taken ‘care’ of? If you do and if you don’t mind getting your manicured hands soiled why not take up landscape gardening? This is a ..

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