Education News in India

Aus school ban children from rolling up sleeves 4/Aug/2011
An Australian school, which had earlier tried to ban hugging, is now cracking down on students rolling up their sleeves as part of its strict uniform policy. William Duncan State School in Gold Coast yesterday announced an unofficial rule that banned rolling up jumper sleeves, to its strict uniform ..
The Happiness Quotient 3/Aug/2011
Crossword Bookstore at Elgin Road, Kolkata, hosted the launch of Dr Rekha Shetty’s ‘The Happiness Quotient’. Vijay Singh Bhandari and Vikram Swarup did the honours. The book consists of simple advices for day-to-day lives for every person to be happy in life; for you may excel in life, but is there ..
Colleges left in lurch after spate of cancellations 3/Aug/2011
A day after the second general merit list for junior college admissions was announced, many colleges saw more cases of students cancelling admissions rather than confirming provisional admissions. On Tuesday, students thronged college admission offices with a host of questions related to transfer of ..
In Maha univ, Marathi a foreign tongue 3/Aug/2011
Marathi is Maharashtra’s official language, but Nagpur University (NU) does not seem to agree. Students who enrolled for the third year in the law faculty at NU, where a new syllabus has been introduced, were surprised to see Marathi listed as a foreign language. “In our third year we have to ..
Australia-India Education Council meeting 3/Aug/2011
Key priorities in education and training were identified at the inaugural meeting of the Australia-India Education Council (AIEC) on August 02 in New Delhi. The meeting was co-chaired by Chris Evans, senator and Australia’s minister for tertiary education, skills and jobs; and Kapil Sibal, India’s minister ..
Skilled workforce on the agenda for Australia and India 2/Aug/2011
Australia will continue to collaborate with Indian businesses and education and training institutions to support India and Australia to build highly-skilled and well-trained workforces,” said senator Chris Evans, Australia’s minister for skills and jobs. Addressing a forum hosted by the ..
GRE revised General Test Launched 2/Aug/2011
The most significant change in the GRE Program’s 60-year history is the new test, which has already earned praises from the graduate and business school community and, in its first day, received rave reviews from test takers worldwide as well. "It is a great improvement over the older version; it is what ..
Capitation fee controversy 2/Aug/2011
The HC on Friday granted interim stay in the police probe against the trustee of a school chain. A parent had filed a complaint claiming the educational institute demanded capitation fee. A division bench of Justice B H Marlapalle and Justice U D Salvi were hearing a petition filed by Grace Pinto, trustee ..
New age learning 2/Aug/2011
College students may soon be able to attempt tests online. While city colleges are becoming tech-savvy by using technology for an effective administrative use, D G Ruparel College in Matunga is taking a step ahead by introducing ICT (Information and Communication Technology) in daily learning and teaching. ..
State seeks exemption from medical entrance test 3/Aug/2011
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to exempt Tamil Nadu from the proposed national eligibility-cum-entrance examination for admission to undergraduate and post-graduate medical courses. Protesting against the Union government's reported move, the Chief Minister, in her ..

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