Education News in India

NOT A 'SUPER COP' BUT A THINK TANK 26/Dec/2011
We inherited the British model of higher education, which went through many distortions in the last 60 years. The only recent reference is the Higher Education Act of 1986, which is also getting outdated in the light of the evolution and explosion in higher education in the country today. Rather than taking an old model ..
2011: THE UPRISING 26/Dec/2011
Contrary to the popular belief that the youth is carefree to the extent of being careless, the year 2011 has seen a tidal rise of its power. From social activism and on-ground initiatives to online platforms, the youth has made its presence felt this year. Education Times through various stories and ..
For a career in mathematics 26/Dec/2011
India has a long and ancient mathematical tradition. The Sulvasutras, Vedic texts for the construction of ritual altars, contain a lot of geometrical results and constructions. These include a statement of the Pythagoras Theorem, an approximation to the value of ‘pi', and the ratio of the circumference of a circle ..
School still in cyclone shelter 25/Dec/2011
A cyclone shelter stands strong in Muttukkad on East Coast Road. But there seems to be no indication that it houses a school and an outstation of the Coastal Security Group. On the ground floor of this yellow cylindrical building are children clad in uniforms chatting amongst themselves. Neatly packed ..
WB Governor supports University bill 25/Dec/2011
West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan said he was fully in agreement with the West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) bill, 2011, passed in the state Assembly as a step to end political interference in appointments in educational institutions. "I am fully in agreement with the bill, ..
Special training programmes designed for children of sex workers 25/Dec/2011
Thanks to the Right to Education Act, 2009, that aims at taking education to every segment of the society and include it in the mainstream, the department of basic education is embarking upon a new exercise wherein children of sex workers in the state would be provided free and compulsory education upto class 8. ..
Education to get priority in 12th Plan, says Sibal 25/Dec/2011
Union minister for human resource development (HRD), Kapil Sibal said that the health and higher education sector will get more allotment in the twelfth Five Year Plan. Speaking after dedicating the off-campus of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in Chelamala near Perinthalmanna in the district on ..
Where motive is profit, education takes a back seat 25/Dec/2011
Section 12 of the Right to Education Act, 2009, which enforces a private-public partnership by reserving 25 per cent seats for the economically backward living in the vicinity of a private school, is a major source of anxiety for these institutions. Private trusts and managements fret about eroding autonomy, while ..
Physical education curriculum needs to be modernized 25/Dec/2011
Just last week Anil Karwande completed three decades in the field of physical education. The principal of Ishwar Deshmukh College of Physical Education sees bigger challenges ahead. Eastern Vidarbha is known as the hub of physical education in the country with a majority of colleges concentrated near Nagpur itself. ..
Education department harassing ABE schools: Willy 25/Dec/2011
Former chief minister Wilfred de Souza on Saturday accused the directorate of education of harassing schools over the issue of medium of instruction at the primary school level. Addressing mediapersons, de Souza handed copies of a letter written on October 5 by the archdiocesan board of education (ABE) to ..

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