Education News in India

Action for girls education 12/Dec/2011
Nearly two-thirds of children who are denied their right to education are female. At the World Education Forum, Dakar, 2000, countries agreed on ensuring that by 2015 all children, particularly girls, will have access to complete free and compulsory education of good quality. As we approach 2012, what is the status of ..
JNU organises seminar on human rights 10/Dec/2011
Aimed at examining critically the progress made by India over the years with regard to promotion of teaching and research on human rights education and duties, and thereby suggesting measures to be taken for giving it further impetus in the changing global politics, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru ..
Parents, schools spar over fee hikes, want government to resolve issue 12/Dec/2011
While one can argue that parents in Mumbai are spoilt for choice with a wide variety of schools to choose from, affordability of education remains an issue. School fee hikes have been a raging topic of discussion for the past few years and parents as well as school managements feel the state education department has ..
SNDT womens varsity all set for hi-tech makeover 12/Dec/2011
The SNDT women’s university will go in for a hi-tech facelift. The authorities plan to equip students with computers and make premises of the varsity’s three campuses Wi-Fi enabled so that internet access is free for the students. This would mean that nearly 10,000 students on the campuses would be glued to ..
Striking a balance between technology and human touch in classrooms 12/Dec/2011
With a score of 3.5 on a scale of 1 to 5, Mumbai’s schooling system received above average marks from respondents in The Times of India-IMRB Quality Of Life Survey. However, Delhi and Pune were still viewed as having more to offer. City educationists said they had no idea about the systems in other ..
Secrets in a Frame 12/Dec/2011
Beyond the Frame: India in Britain, 1858-1950 an exhibition in Kolkata started with a panel discussion at the British Council Library. The speakers were Susheila Nasta, professor of Modern Literature at the Open University, Penny Brook, lead curator India Office Records at the British Library, Dr ..
Welcoming All 12/Dec/2011
Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) has opened its doors to a larger number of prospective students from academic year 2012. LIBA will now accept CAT scores as well in addition to XAT for its flagship Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) programme, applications for which are open now...
Depicting Kolkatas Journey 12/Dec/2011
The diamond jubilee celebration of Modern High School for Girls was a tribute to the city of Kolkata, its rich cultural heritage and innately global character. The week long celebrations commenced with ‘Calcutta-Kolkata: the last sixty years’, an exhibition, inaugurated by Nirmala Birla, chairperson of the ..
Many grads are not useful to society 12/Dec/2011
A generation ago, the Institute of Science in Mumbai was an epicentre for high-end research. It was there that the samples of rock from the moon were analysed and the effect that sulphur dioxide had on plants was studied. Today, many departments in the institution run with single faculty members; some departments have ..
Junior colleges, coaching classes jostle for space 12/Dec/2011
With an increasing number of students focusing on post-HSC competitive exams, the role of junior colleges, especially the ones offering science, has become redundant. Junior colleges in the city have to compete with coaching institutes. With one of the popular coaching institutes already running three junior colleges ..

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