Education News in India

15% Presidency teachers below par 29/Dec/2011
An internal assessment conducted by Presidency University has found 15% of its teaching staff below par. Among them are both veterans and young teachers with outstanding academic records, but the degrees don't appear to have translated into classroom success. The university, which the state government wants to turn into ..
Bharath University signs MOU with Nokia India 29/Dec/2011
In a move to leverage knowledge expertise, Bharath University recently signed an MOU with Nokia India, to train students in the field of mobile technology. Dr K P Thooyamani, vice-chancellor, Bharath University, signed this momentous MOU. The MOU will go a long way towards orienting and training the ..
Rote drills are stifling your child 29/Dec/2011
Thinking on ones feet, thinking out of the box, analysing and questioningexperts say hold the secret to success in any endeavour. They are also skills that lead to breakthroughs in science and art, pushing the frontiers of knowledge. Are Mumbais schools in tune with this vision? Or has the system annual exams, objective ..
Higher education Bills unconstitutional 29/Dec/2011
Three proposed Bills pertaining to higher education are unconstitutional, as Parliament lacks the legislative competence to enact them, according to the Association of Self-Financing Universities, New Delhi. The body has appealed to the Union government to put on hold these legislation and hold talks with ..
ICMR to fund organisations interested in stem cell research 28/Dec/2011
The Indian Council of Medical Research would fund organisations interested in stem cell research and therapy from next January, its director-general V M Katoch said. However, the funding would be subject to monitoring by a regulatory body to detect its unethical application and liable for punishment ..
India to become world's 5th largest economy by 2020: Report 28/Dec/2011
Moving past the global economic powerhouses like the UK, Germany and France, the Indian economy would become the world's fifth largest by 2020 - a report has said. "India, the world's 10th biggest economy in 2011, would become the fifth largest by 2020," economic think-tank Centre for Economics ..
Institute makes national anthem accessible to hearing impaired 28/Dec/2011
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the national anthem, first sung on December 27, 1911, the Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped, Mumbai, has brought out a universal design version of the anthem making it disabled friendly. This version of the anthem has ..
Large-scale recruitment in AP education department on anvil 28/Dec/2011
The Andhra Pradesh Government would soon undertake large-scale recruitment in education department through the District Selection Committee(DSC). The details of the recruitment would be announced soon, Secondary Education Minister K Parthasarathi said. "As per the information I have, there may ..
UP High school board exams postponed 28/Dec/2011
In view of Assembly elections, High School and Board examinations in Uttar Pradesh have been postponed to March 16. A decision to this effect was taken by the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (State Secondary Education Board). The Parishad has ..
Himachal to set up bio-technology park in Solan 28/Dec/2011
The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet decided to set up a bio-technology park in Solan district at a cost of Rs 33.66 crore under PPP mode. The park would be set up at Aduwal, Nalagarh over an area of 33 acres by Department of Industries, which would provide infrastructural facilities for the speedy ..

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