Education News in India

Where the toppers queue up 4/Jul/2011
When Bangalore University (BU) started a four-year integrated Bachelor of Science (BS) course last year, no one knew that the course would attract a tremendous response. Those who had written off pure sciences courses are in for more surprise, as the recently held counselling for the second batch of students for this ..
The changing face of IT recruitment 4/Jul/2011
With a changing market scenario, the factors that govern recruitment are also changing. Alongside the standard practices that steer recruitment, the Information Technology industry is now looking at introducing new criteria that form the basis of recruitment. Its recruitment methods have traversed many ..
Samacheer texts not usable for current year: panel 6/Jul/2011
A panel set up in line with Supreme Court order on Uniform System of School Education in Tamil Nadu submitted before Madras High Court that the textbooks cannot be used for 2011-12 academic year as they require 'lot of changes to provide quality education'. The nine-member committee headed by ..
Improve Eng speaking, writing skills of students: Collector 6/Jul/2011
District Collector U Sagayam urged government school teachers to improve English speaking and writing skills of students to make them on par with students of private schools in cities. Sagayam, who was reviewing the standard of Government schools in the district, said it was teachers' duty to ..
Bio-Technology not favoured among students 6/Jul/2011
It is common for students to avoid a particular course in every counselling season. This year, students have shown less interest on opting Bio-Technology course. In 2011 engineering counselling, large number of students opt for traditional courses, like, mechanical, civil and electrical and electronics...
Annamalai varsity launches MBA through online mode 6/Jul/2011
Annamalai Varsity in association with 361 Degree Minds Consulting Private Limited as the technology provider has launched online MBA programme to be provided through distance education mode from this academic year. Speaking while handing over prospectus to applicants, M. Ramanathan, Vice ..
Indian-led MIT team develops cheap device to detect cataracts 6/Jul/2011
A team of researchers at MIT, led by India-born professor Ramesh Raskar, has developed a simple and cheap device that can be clipped onto an ordinary smart phone or an iPod and can diagnose the cataracts within a few minutes. Dubbed 'Catra', the cost-effective device works as a radar for the human ..
India becoming costly for outsourcing 6/Jul/2011
A British company is bringing back its outsourced work to the UK after it realised that outsourcing it to India is no longer cheaper than doing the same work here. Many British companies outsourced work to India where costs were low. But in recent years, increasing prices in ..
Gujarat to have one medical college in every district: Modi 6/Jul/2011
Gujarat government said it plans to set up one medical college in every district of the state. "We plan to have one medical college in every district of the state," Chief Minister Narendra Modi said. "The government has focused on making ..
Goa University to have chair on Indian diaspora 6/Jul/2011
Goa's NRI Commissioner Eduardo Faleiro said the Centre has agreed to establish a chair on Indian diaspora studies at the Goa University. Faleiro told reporters that Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal has agreed to his request to establish the chair. "A ..

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