The UK's university admissions system is to be overhauled amid fears that the practice of scoring applicants' qualifications has become outdated, and is being wrongly used by employers to recruit graduates, writes Polly Curtis for The Guardian, according to a report in University World News.
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Arunachal Pradesh is set to get a facelift in the education sector once the Right to Education (RTE) Act comes into effect with in full force, Education Minister Bosiram Siram said.
The minister was addressing a gathering of students and public during the inaugural function of the newly upgraded ..
A proposal has been submitted to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) - Bangalore, suggesting that the size of the institute's Board of Governors (BoG) be decreased from the original 26 members to 16 members.
The proposal came as a surprise after the ..
The first phase of academic counselling for engineering admissions starts today on July 5. Candidates having cut-off marks of 199.75 or more have been called at 10.30 a.m.
Individual communications are being sent to candidates calling them to appear for counselling. Eligible candidates who have applied ..
President Pratibha Patil will inaugurate the International Congress of Mathematicians, scheduled to be held in Hyderabad from August 19 to 27.
The congress is by far the biggest and most prestigious international meeting of mathematicians. It has been held once in every four years without a break, except ..
Dr. Mohammad Sanaullah of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was invited by the prestigious Center of Madrid (Spain) to present a paper on Arabic Codicology in India, in its International Conference on Codicology and History of Book in Arabic Script.
Dr. Sanaullah is the Reader at the Department of ..
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, will visit Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur city on Saturday to address the 42nd annual convocation of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kanpur.
There are reports that Dr Singh will be honoured with the degree of Doctor of Science by the institute. The Prime Minister will ..
The Ministry of Rural Development has identified Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) as one of the nodal agencies for monitoring five Pan India projects for placement-linked skill development programme under Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna (SGSY).
Under the scheme, 45,000 rural youth would be ..
You can get a taste of the classroom experience of the British Council, as they conduct a seminar on ‘Learn English'. In sessions of 45-minute previews each, the seminar will also take you through their courses, details on level tests and course dates. The seminar will be held on July 3 at the British Council, 4...
Raffles Millennium International, Asia- Pacific’s premier design college launched its new Kolkata campus on July 2, 2010.
Kolkata designers Agnimitra Paul and Pali Sachdev were present at the inauguration programme. The college will offer bachelor degrees and advanced diplomas in Fashion ..