Education News in India

Autonomous status sought for ICMC 20/Jul/2011
The State Association of Medical and Dental College Teachers (SAMDCOT) has demanded autonomous status for Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) at Shimla on the analogy of the apex medical institute of PGIMER, Chandigarh. Addressing mediapersons, general secretary of SAMDCOT, Dr Rajesh Kashyap, said on ..
Test scam: Another union leader caught 20/Jul/2011
Three days after the police busted a cash-for-test-clearing racket, another leader of unemployed elementary teachers training (ETT) union was arrested on Tuesday. ETT union state general secretary Harpreet Singh was apprehended for allegedly duping unemployed youths to the tune of Rs 2 to 3 lakh on the ..
Common entrance test for MBBS aspirants from next year 20/Jul/2011
Come next academic session, students seeking to get into a medical school will have to appear for a Common Entrance Test (CET). The Union health ministry and the Medical Council of India (MCI) have reached a consensus to roll out CET for admission to all government, private medical colleges and deemed ..
Much scope for improving computer syllabi 20/Jul/2011
Only an hour remains for school to end, but the girls in the computer lab at Lady Sivaswami Ayyar Girls Higher Secondary School are not happy when the bell rings. Outside the lab, another group of girls waits, eager to rush in. “They all love to work on computers. In our times, computers had just entered the city ..
Samacheer Kalvi: State government moves Supreme Court 20/Jul/2011
The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court judgment striking down ultra vires the amendment to the Tamil Nadu Uniform System of School Education Act to defer implementation of the ‘Samacheer system'. The special leave petition directed against the ..
Groaning under the school bag 19/Jul/2011
It is evening and Divvya's mother is helping her pack school bag. Mother and daughter go into a tizzy on seeing the time table. “I want to take all the English books, otherwise teacher will make me kneel down if I don't have the book she is teaching,” says Divvya, a Standard II student of an upscale school ..
A guide to Delhi University facilities 19/Jul/2011
Two new girls' hostels have been setup at the Dhaka complex to cater to the increasing number of students taking admission in the Delhi University every year. Girl students will now no longer have to worry about finding a PG accommodation or a rented flat. The hostels are just about one and a half kilometres away from ..
Research opportunities in Life Sciences at the Univ of Sussex 19/Jul/2011
The key function of the protein molecule, Hsp90, is to stabilise the regulatory systems which control the cells of our body. According to Laurence Pearl, who heads the School of Life Sciences at the University of Sussex, UK, an insight into the nitty-gritty of the structure of this protein can lead to the development of ..
Leaving on a jet plane 19/Jul/2011
In the fall of every year, Indian students wing their way in all directions, seeking educational opportunities. The cross-cultural experience can be fraught with landmines. Students who wish to study in foreign countries need to understand and appreciate the differences in culture and academic systems, so that their ..
Lost in translation 19/Jul/2011
My foray into Spanish was to merely prove a point. A sports fanatic, my decision to pursue the language was a result of the Spanish team being knocked out of the World Cup in 2006. I was dismayed and decided to learn the language of my favourite football team. I started Spanish classes at Ranade Institute and then, as ..

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