Education News in India

Learning the fun way 22/Sep/2011
Wednesdays are eagerly awaited by students of The American College. It is a day when they take a short break from the logarithmic textbooks and grab some extra ‘gyan' under a tree in the garden or over a cup of chai in one of the seminar halls. It is part of an exercise of the American College Students' Study ..
Girl students of Aligarh battle to use PG library 22/Sep/2011
Even as Raisa Ahmed, a final year B.A. student of the Women's College in Aligarh, prepares for the examinations which will determine the course of her life, she is facing an epic struggle — getting through the gates of the university library. Lodged in the heavily secured, almost sequestered ..
Three Kovai colleges get potential for excellence status 22/Sep/2011
Three colleges affiliated to Bharathiar Unviersity (BU) here have been selected by the University Grants Commission (UGC) for the award of 'Colleges with Potential For Excellence' status. The colleges are PSG Krishnammal College for women and Kongunadu Arts and Sciences College (Both Coimbatore) and ..
IIMCs to award degrees soon 22/Sep/2011
Government is working towards upgrading Indian Institute of Mass Communication to award degrees and a draft Bill is being finalised in this regard, a top official of Information and Broadcasting Ministry said. "A draft Bill is being finalised so that it can be presented before Parliament and enacted ..
Budding engineers to showcase skills at ELECRAMA-2012 22/Sep/2011
Engineering students across the nation have the chance to slug it out for fame, recognition and cash rewards at their favorite Engineer Infinite competition to be held alongside ELECRAMA-2012. ELECRAMA, the wo rld's largest electrical Transmission & Distribution exhibition organised by Indian ..
Australia announces new visa rules to attract foreign students 22/Sep/2011
Australian universities, which have witnessed dwindling international student enrolments, will try to attract them, including from India, under new visa rules announced for the second semester of 2012. The government announced that it will streamline visa processing for students enrolling in ..
HCL opens centre in Washington, to create 400 jobs in 2yrs 22/Sep/2011
IT firm HCL Technologies opened a new Global Delivery Centre in Redmond, Washington, where the company will initially invest USD 4 million (about Rs 19 crore), leading to the creation of 400 jobs over the next two years. The new centre will support the company's continued global expansion plans and ..
HC notice: VCs of 6 Bihar varsities seek President's intervention 22/Sep/2011
Vice chancellors of six universities in Bihar whose appointments have been challenged in the high court approached President Pratibha Patil for her intervention on the issue. The Patna High Court had earlier this month issued notices to the Bihar Governor the Chancellor asking him to explain by ..
Uttarakhand to set up two engineering colleges for women 22/Sep/2011
The Uttarakhand government will set up two engineering colleges for women in the state in view of growing interest of girls in technical education. During a review meeting, state technical education minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said a new engineering college would be opened in Pithoragarh ..
Govt approves for vocational courses in classes IX and X 22/Sep/2011
The government is understood to have given its nod to a programme which seeks to impart vocational courses in classes IX and X across the country. According to HRD Ministry sources, the National Qualification Vocational Framework (NQVF) was given clearance by the Cabinet which met last week. ..

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