Education News in India

Low internet literacy even in urban India: report 25/Jul/2011
Union Minister of State for Information Technology Sachin Pilot has promised that a "twenty-first century" infrastructure would be set up for high speed broadband access; while a report that he released expresses concerns about "low internet literacy" even in the urban areas. ..
Low internet literacy even in urban India: report 25/Jul/2011
Union Minister of State for Information Technology Sachin Pilot has promised that a "twenty-first century" infrastructure would be set up for high speed broadband access; while a report that he released expresses concerns about "low internet literacy" even in the urban areas. ..
Panel upset at inadequate anti-ragging measures 25/Jul/2011
A Parliamentary panel has expressed dismay at the anti-ragging guidelines at colleges across the country, terming them as inadequate and ineffective in curbing the incidents which are targeted at freshers. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on HRD, headed by Congress leader Oscar Fernandes, also ..
UP varsities to have common curriculum 25/Jul/2011
State universities in Uttar Pradesh will have a common minimum curriculum for 67 subjects from the next academic session, an official said. "In an important meeting of secretary higher education Avneesh Awasthi with the vice-chancellors of universities yesterday a consensus was reached on ..
Schools adopt Bio-metric system 25/Jul/2011
East Godavari collector M Ravichandra said that 'bio-metric' system would be introduced in all Zilla Parishad high schools in the district soon. This system will provide information about class attendance, etc, he said.
Now, single entrance test for postgraduate medical courses 25/Jul/2011
Medicos across the country will now have to take a single entrance test for admission to both postgraduate and super-speciality courses. Close on the heels of CBSE being finalised for conducting the proposed National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for undergraduates (NEET-UG), the ..
High school girl accurately predicts exam papers: Book 25/Jul/2011
Writing a story to soothe her nerves while preparing for her class X board exams, little did she anticipate that she would be ready to publish her first book at the young age of 15. For Mumbai-based little girl Shreya Mathur, it was more than what she could believe when her leisure writing was ..
Govt mulls HR planning, management centres at varsity level 25/Jul/2011
Eyeing to enhance the gross enrolment ratio in higher education to 30 per cent by 2020, the government is mulling 'Human Resource Planning and Management Centres' at the university level to assess teacher requirement and plan their professional growth. The existing 'academic staff ..
TN Class 10 students left in the lurch in Tamil Nadu 25/Jul/2011
Even after two months since schools in Tamil Nadu started classes for the academic year, over eight lakh Class 10 students are still left in the lurch, as the state government remains undecided on which scheme of textbooks to follow for their board exams in March next. As the AIADMK government ..
Grandparents 'key to human success 25/Jul/2011
They not only pamper their grandchildren with cuddles and cakes, and offer good advice, but grandparents are also the key to the evolution of human civilisation, say researchers. A number of recent studies have highlighted how helpful it was to have older people around during early human development ..

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