Education News in India

Hill teachers object to Manipur government's decision 16/Jul/2011
A teachers association in Manipur on Saturday objected to state government's decision bringing elementary schools in hill districts under autonomous district councils and threatened to call a strike if it was not withdrawn. "The government decision was to degrade the status of education in the state ..
Gujarat gets 2 new engineering colleges 16/Jul/2011
The All India Council for Technical Education has approved two more self-financed colleges in Junagadh and Panchmahal. These two colleges which are self-financed colleges will have the capacity to enroll 300 students each. ACPC officials said three more colleges are pending approval and are likely to get ..
US B-schools to accept GRE scores 16/Jul/2011
The acceptance of the GRE-General Test among management schools is rising. Close to 600 B-schools around the world have started accepting the GRE scores for selecting students. Among the latest to join the club are Cornell University's S C Johnson Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University's ..
Ignou, Jamia awarded at World Education Summit 15/Jul/2011
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (Ignou) and the Jamia Millia Islamia have won awards at the World Education Summit 2011 here, a statement said on Friday. The event was organised by Ignou in association with the Centre for Science Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) and Elets Technomedia.<br ..
HRD nod for council to monitor textbooks 15/Jul/2011
Four years after the process was initiated, HRD ministry has readied the National Textbook Council Bill to monitor school textbooks and whether they adhere to the core principles of the Constitution. The bill has been circulated to the state governments. Sources say while the BJP-ruled states have raised ..
RTE norms in Maharashtra may be diluted 14/Jul/2011
Certain provisions in the Right to Education (RTE) Act could be diluted at the time of its implementation in the state. Senior ministers in the state Cabinet, who are affiliated to private aided schools and educational institutes, have expressed reservations regarding certain clauses incorporated in the Act, which was ..
A College with a difference 16/Jul/2011
ECube Global College of Engineering, Mumbai, is the first college in India to have a strategic tie-up with a foreign university. Its association with Newcastle University, UK, allows Ecube to teach courses taught in its overseas counterpart. For the first time, students can complete one year of education in India at ..
A Job Training Fair 16/Jul/2011
Indian Institute of Job Training (IIJT) received over 100 jobseekers at the first-ever career fair for the youth. Over 50 offers were made on-the-spot by the four participating companies - Microsense Pvt Ltd, Rose Valley, Idea Cellular and Digital Matrix. This career fair offered over 200 entry-level positions in ..
Students Clinch World Championship Awards 16/Jul/2011
Students of Bharath University battled hard to clinch the ‘Super Team World Championship Awards’ at the Robocup 2011 held recently at Istanbul, Turkey. A team of eight students displayed brilliant effort in the dance competition for building robots and bagged the award. Around 1,200 teams from 73 countries ..
Speaking Out Loud 16/Jul/2011
The US Consulate in association with iLead (Institute of Entrepreneurship and Development) staged the first of the Jefferson Debates at the iLead Campus, recently. The series of debate competitions will see students from across the city battle it out over some of today’s most pressing questions. The motion for the ..

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