Education News in India

National medical entrance test from 2013-14 21/Dec/2011
The Medical Council of India on Monday told the Bombay High Court that it will not implement the National Eligibility cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for the academic year 2012-13 but from the following year. NEET is a single admission process to MBBS and post-graduate medical courses throughout the country. A division bench ..
Parents help kids beat bus stir to reach school 21/Dec/2011
School buses went off the roads in Mumbai on December 20 but that did not stop students from ensuring close to full attendance in all classes. Schools were happy to see that parents took time off their schedules to ensure that their children did not miss out on classes. The buses will be back on the roads from December ..
Students can buy Aakash tablet for 1K 21/Dec/2011
City college students will now be able to purchase the Aakash computer tablet, which was launched in October, at just Rs 1,138. While the market price of the low-cost tablet is Rs 2,500, students will get it a much lower price. Union minister Kapil Sibal launched the tablet for students across the country in October. It ..
Tablet helps autistic learn, communicate 21/Dec/2011
When New York-based Akshay (name changed) came down to visit his grandparents in Mumbai, his iPad was one of the most important possessions in the luggage. Diagnosed with autism since he was 18 months of age, the 10-year-old who speaks only a few words managed to communicate with his grandparents and visitors with the ..
Boost for self-financed schools 21/Dec/2011
Even as there is uncertainty over setting up self-financed universities owing to a dispute over provision of reservation for backward classes, the Congress-NCP government has now proposed a bill for the setting up of self-financed schools. “We have drafted a bill for starting self-financed schools. ..
Interview through telephone and videoconference 21/Dec/2011
Although, traditional face-to-face interview is still prevalent, nowadays, the entire interview process could be carried out even without the interviewer being present in a country, staying elsewhere across miles in another country. Although, traditional face-to-face interview is still prevalent, ..
Minority education institutions upset over government order on quota 21/Dec/2011
The Joint Forum of Minority Educational Institutions, an umbrella organisation of representatives of different minority communities, has expressed its annoyance at the Government's insistence that schools run by minority institutions provide 25 per cent quota to economically weaker sections under the Right to Education ..
Bangalore University: A varsity at war with itself 21/Dec/2011
A day after the unrest at the Central College campus of Bangalore University, involving ABVP activists, Vice-Chancellor Dr N. Prabhu Dev and his bete noir, university registrar Prof. B.C. Mylarappa got into a slanging match. * Dr Prabhudev complained to Governor H.R. Bhardwaj accusing registrar Prof. B.C. ..
"Astounding career options by 2020" 21/Dec/2011
India is one of the fastest growing economies of the world today and likely to play a highly significant and substantial role on the global stage by 2020. As expected a projected growth of this magnitude will have major impact on the number and kind of career opportunities that will be available in the ..
India largest milk producing nation in 2010-11 21/Dec/2011
India continues to be the largest milk producing nation in the world with close to 17 per cent of global production in 2010-11, National Dairy Development Board(NDDB) said here today. "During the year, dairy cooperatives collected 9.6 million tonnes of milk, a growth of around one ..

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