Education News in India

Admission fees to pvt colleges should be regulated by govt: HC 14/Jul/2011
The Kerala High Court held that admission fees to self financing colleges should be regulated by state government. The direction in this regard was issued by justice Antony Dominic while considering two petitions filed by private management association. The challenge was ..
Accreditation system for higher edu institutions mulled: Sibal- 13/Jul/2011
Union HRD Ministry is mulling over implementing a mandatory accreditation system to check sources of funds and other modalities for higher educational institutions in the country. The independent accreditation agencies to be roped in for the purpose will be working under an "accreditation ..
University shut, residents flee Nigerian city over sect attack 13/Jul/2011
Thousands fled the Nigerian city of Maiduguri and a local university was shut indefinitely due to a threat from Boko Haram, an Islamic sect responsible for several killings in the city. The closure was proactive and students have been advised to stay at home, Spokesman of the institution, Ahmed ..
Centre sanctions Rs 7.5 cr to Himachal for school libraries 13/Jul/2011
In a bid to inculcate reading habits in students, the Centre has sanctioned Rs 7.50 crore to Himachal Pradesh for improving school libraries in the state. Under the library scheme, Rs 3,000 would be given to all 10,724 primary schools and Rs 10,000 to middle schools for ..
AIIMS downplays plagiarism charges against its director 13/Jul/2011
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) today sought to downplay plagiarism charges against its director Dr R C Deka, saying there was an "inadvertent" error in a writeup and a request for correction was forwarded to the journal's editor. Dr Ramesh Chandra Deka ..
HC reserves order on USSE 13/Jul/2011
Madras High Court reserved its order on the controversial Uniform System of School Education (Samacheer Kalvi) of the previous DMK regime whose implementation has been deferred by the AIADMK government. Guru Krishnakumar, Additional Advocate General representing Tamil Nadu in the Supreme ..
Sibal favours 'flexibility' in education system 13/Jul/2011
Asserting that "flexibility" should be at the heart of reforms in education sector, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal today favoured removing boundaries between science, arts and commerce disciplines to enable children pick the subjects of their choice. "Children must have ..
Special Engineering college for visually challenged in AP 13/Jul/2011
In a novel initiative that will help visually challenged students, the city-based 'Devnar Foundation for the Blind' is planning to start an exclusive engineering college for them. Despite being visually-impaired, many students are highly motivated to pursue engineering courses and there ..
PMT exam: HPU asked to re-work result 13/Jul/2011
With answers to some questions for the 2011-12 Pre Medical Entrance Test (PMT) changed after they were scrutinized by a special moderation committee of HP University, the high court has asked for re-working of the final results. Some students had approached the high court over answers to certain ..
NLSIU to mentor state?s law colleges 13/Jul/2011
Like the IITs and the IIMs, the prestigious National Law School of India University (NLSIU ) Bangalore is also getting into a mentoring mode. The premier institute will handlold law colleges in the state . The L-school will conduct moot courts and partner withlawcolleges to participate in competitions . ..

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