Education News in India

For China's Muslim schools, a balancing act 25/Sep/2011
For the Ningxia Islamic College's 420 students, lessons can often be confusing. During their morning classes, the students, all from China's 10 million-strong Hui Muslim minority group, recite verses from the Koran and study Arabic. When afternoon lessons resume, after prayers, their ..
Getting the calculations right 25/Sep/2011
Some of us have even stood on our head trying to memorise the dreaded mathematics tables. But better times are here, thanks to an application, developed especially to enable harried parents to help children learn them. Available for download at the iStore for a dollar (less than Rs.50) is Math Karaoke, ..
Make public MBBS entrance question archives: CIC to AIIMS 25/Sep/2011
The Central Information Commission has directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here to make public archives of its question papers for MBBS entrance examination for the past 20 years. The direction came after the premier medical institute objected to the disclosure of information ..
Pre-school education market likely to reach USD 1 billion 25/Sep/2011
Pre-school education market is set to reach USD 1 billion mark by 2012 against USD 750 million at present. "The Indian pre-school market is set to become the largest in the world. In India, the pre-school segment is currently worth USD 750 million and is expected to reach USD 1 billion by 2012," ..
Inadequate qualification: Maha cancels professors appointment 25/Sep/2011
Maharashtra government has cancelled the appointment of a professor in its medical college on the ground of possessing inadequate qualification. An expert committee, in its report, said Dr Ajay Keshwani, Associate Professor at the Government Medical College at Yavatmal, did not possess the requisite one ..
Global slowdown to have limited impact on IT hiring: Survey 25/Sep/2011
Senior HR managers believe that the gloomy global economic scenario will have limited and short-term impact on hiring in the Indian IT sector as the industry is better prepared to deal with the current slowdown, compared to 2008 meltdown, says a survey. As many as 62.9 percent of the ..
Karnataka Knowledge Commission term extended for 2 yrs 25/Sep/2011
The term of the Karnataka Knowledge Commission, set up to suggest measures to improve the quality of higher education in the state, was today extended by two more years. Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda made the announcement after Commission chairman and noted space scientist K Kasturirangan met ..
KVs to have German language as subject 24/Sep/2011
In the wake of demand from various quarters, Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) Sangathan has decided to impart German as a third language in schools soon. The Sangathan entered into an agreement with Goethe-Institute/Max Mueller Bhavan here in this regard. The move comes in wake of increased ..
Self-confidence and building self confidence 24/Sep/2011
Self-confidence is the trust or faith that you have in yourself and your abilities. Self esteem is the opinion you have of yourself. Having self-confidence does not mean that you can do everything. Self-confident people have expectations that are realistic. Even when some of their expectations are not ..
Gujarat, Karnataka, WB demand vernacular languge for NEET 24/Sep/2011
Gujarat, Karnataka and West Bengal demanded allowing vernacular languages in the proposed National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test(NEET)for admission in MBBS courses while Goa objected to the syllabi finalized by Medical Council of India. Various states met top officials of the Union Health Ministry, ..

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