Education News in India

Reject proposals for new engineering colleges, states tell AICTE 31/Oct/2011
Two decades ago, just a percentage of aspiring Indian engineers found a seat in a tech school. Now, supply seems to have outstripped demand, with lakhs of engineering seats in Indian colleges going abegging. State governments now want the country’s regulatory body to reject fresh proposals for ..
In dire need of tribal residential school 2/Nov/2011
Sufficient number of schools, good hospitals and public transport and housing – these are priority areas that K. Roopa will focus on, when she becomes District Collector. Currently studying at the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) residential centre here, the little girl, who is barely 10, ..
Regulating, revitalising higher education sector need of the hour 2/Nov/2011
Governor K. Rosaiah on Tuesday said the Gross Enrolment Ratio in the country was worrying and far below the world average. Addressing the 7th convocation of SRM University at Kattankulathur, he said more than 70 per cent of India's population was below 35 years of age. “What is worrying is that our ..
Transforming the practice of teaching physics 2/Nov/2011
“Complex”, “theory-intensive”, “difficult to score' – these are the popular notions about high school physics, particularly among students following the State Board syllabus. Introducing more experiments and practical sessions will enrich Physics teaching in schools, ..
Where the questions count more than answers 2/Nov/2011
A few days ago when a group of girls at D.A.V Girls Senior Secondary School, Gopalapuram, was asked to think about subjects such the importance of a national water grid and why nuclear submarines are better than other submarines, most of them were slightly perturbed about how they would go about preparing for the ..
Why students no longer pursue CAT doggedly 2/Nov/2011
“In the MBA class I go to, most of the students are software employees,” says Nancy Paul, a final-year student of an engineering college. “Ten of us started preparing for CAT (Common Admission Test) a year ago but then as campus placements classes began, this took a backseat. Moreover, how many good ..
Yoga aids chronic back pain: study 1/Nov/2011
People who took yoga classes for chronic lower back pain experienced more lifestyle improvements and better overall health than those who sought a doctor's advice, said a study. The research in the US journal the Annals of Internal Medicine was led by scientists at the University of York, included ..
IIT-Mumbai, Amity submit bids for engg campuses in New York 1/Nov/2011
IIT-Mumbai and Amity University are among 15 institutions worldwide that have submitted bids to the city of New York to set up a science and engineering campus. The city received seven proposals from a total of 17 institutions. Name of the institute selected to set up the engineering and applied sciences ..
College, politechnic students to get seamless e-content 1/Nov/2011
To help students get seamless access to e-content, government today cleared a proposal for providing connectivity to over 25,000 colleges and 2000 polytechnics. As per the decision taken at a meeting of Union Cabinet today, optical fibre technology-based cable will replace copper wire-based connectivity ..
Human evolution 'occurred outside Africa also' 1/Nov/2011
Scientists have claimed that human evolution also occurred outside Africa. A team at Uppsala University in Sweden says that hybridisation took place at several points in evolution and the genetic traces of this can be found in several places in the world, 'The Daily Telegraph' reported. <br ..

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