Education News in India

Anna University leaves 70,000 graduates without convocation 29/Jan/2010
Chennai: Thousands of passed out engineering graduates belonging to last year's May batch of Anna University in Chennai are left stranded for an annual convocation ceremony, leaving them anxious and worried. Normally, the university conducts the ceremony latest by November every year but this time, it is ..
Grading system in CBSE class 12 likely 29/Jan/2010
New Delhi: After the decision to start grading system in Class X board examinations, the government may introduce a similar system in Class XII, Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD) Kapil Sibal said on Thursday. Sibal said the idea has already been mooted and a committee has been set up. It will examine ..
A FEELING FOR BOOKS 25/Jan/2010
Contrary to the common perception that children are not reading enough, Booker-prize winning Irish author Anne Enright feels that children today are reading more as they are exposed to a diverse selection of reading material. “Digital proliferation has expanded access in terms of reading books,” says Enright...
CBSE class IX evaluation 25/Jan/2010
In the last one year, there have been significant changes in the Indian education sector. One such change includes the introduction and implementation of the Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) for class IX students by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). According to CCE, the class IX ..
MARKET MANTRA: A NEW PALATE 25/Jan/2010
According to a recent FICCI-Ernst & Young study, food constitutes about 30% of the consumer wallet and two-third of it is spent on primary and secondary processed products. Further, while the per-capita disposable income is up by 8% in the last five years, it has led to an increase of 20% in per-capita food ..
Choosing the right MBA 25/Jan/2010
AS the Indian economy leapfrogs towards becoming a global powerhouse, more and more management graduates are eager to join the booming economy.But, lacking in practical experience, these graduates are not equipped to make a meaningful start. In keeping with the demands of the time, the Indian School of ..
Student Speak: A waste concern 25/Jan/2010
In our country, waste management has become a serious problem owing to the lack of stringency in terms of implementation of policies and laws. The Industrial Revolution has also contributed its part. Waste management hazards not only have serious repercussions on the environment but create numerous problems for human ..
Joint entrance exam for finance courses 25/Jan/2010
BEGINNING this year Delhi University’s department of financial studies (DFS) and department of business economics (DBE) will conduct a joint entrance exam. Students appearing for the exam will be eligible to apply for a two-year master of finance and control (MFC) programme and two-year master of business ..
Knock on wood 25/Jan/2010
Raman Kumar, a graduate in geology, was working with a Delhi-based ad agency. Meanwhile, he came across an NGO that focussed issues and took up a part-time job. After a year, he realised that if he intended to do anything meaningful in the field, he should consider a Master’s degree. Today, ..
Create more varsities, says Kulandaiswamy 25/Jan/2010
Semoir academician and former vice chancellor of Anna university and IGNOU Prof VC Kulandaiswamy urges the policy makers to create more universities. Addressing the convocation of University of Madras he insisted that the affiliating system must dispensed with on the basis of a long-term plan. ..

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