Education News in India

A new role 23/Sep/2011
“I will try my level best to do whatever good I can within the limited period I have," said Bureaucrat Sanjay Chahande, as he took charge as the acting vice-chancellor (VC) of the University of Pune (UoP). Chahande, a 1988 batch IAS officer, and director general of the Yashwantrao Chavan ..
How campus recruitment norms are changing 24/Sep/2011
Spending a major part of the last three years immersed in books was not, after all, a bad idea, feels J. Anusha, as she proudly flaunts the confirmation of her employment by an IT major recently. “I wanted to maintain an overall CGPA of 8.5. The grading which was introduced as many universities abroad insist on it ..
SC seeks states response on school infrastructure 23/Sep/2011
The Apex court tightens state governments on infrastructure issues of government-run schools. Observing that parents will not send their children to schools if proper infrastructure is not available, the Supreme Court today asked states to explain by October 15 steps taken for ensuring potable water and ..
Views of ministries to be sought on Education Commission: HRD 23/Sep/2011
The HRD ministry needs the views of other ministers on education commission announced by PM. Initiating the process of setting up an Education Commission announced by the Prime Minister in his Independence Day speech, the HRD Ministry will soon seek the views of various Ministries involved in the sector ..
XLRI sets up behavioural lab 23/Sep/2011
Premier B-school XLRI Jamshedpur has set up a behavioural lab in its campus that will allow researchers to explore into the minds of prospective consumers and study behavioural trends. The lab will be available for use across all functional disciplines of the XLRI comprising the faculty, fellow ..
Intoxicant drugs usage increasing among adolescent girls 23/Sep/2011
Use of intoxicant drugs among adolescent girls is on the increase in Kerala, a senior official said here today. Mahila Samakhya (Education for Women's Equality) state director Seema Bhaskaran said this during an interaction with girl students at Help Desks in schools as part of Sarva Shiksha ..
City schoolgirls paint imaginations on kites 23/Sep/2011
A large number of girl students from city schools today joined a unique campaign by painting their imaginations on kites. Several messages on over 500 kites were on display in the "Let Her Fly" campaign, ranging from those about helping others by aspiring to become teachers, police ..
Baramati college ties up with Dutch varsity 23/Sep/2011
Students, who aspire for higher studies in agricultural sciences, now have the option of pursuing the first-of-its-kind international agricultural degree programme that involves part study in India and the remaining part in the Netherlands. The Agriculture Development Trust's (ADT) College of Agriculture ..
Time to take LPAT 2011 21/Sep/2011
Students from various schools of Gujarat have a golden opportunity to test their aptitude from September 25 by simply logging on to Learnersplanet.com. These tests have been specially designed to test the children from class IV to X. Students can appear for these tests till October 16. Aptitude test is ..
Former student of IIT Madras becomes its director 23/Sep/2011
Bhaskar Ramamurthi has been appointed the new director of Indian Institute of Technology-Madras. “The institute will continue to focus on fundamental and translational research given the development imperative of the country and find solutions to the pressing problems facing society,” said the ..

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