Education News in India

Bratya orders probe into 'bias' in appointment 1/Jul/2011
Higher education minister Bratya Basu has ordered an inquiry into a 2005 case of 'dalatantra' pertaining to the appointment former health minister Surjya Kanta Mishra's daughter as a lecturer at Calcutta University. After it was alleged that Mishra's daughter was favoured over a deserving candidate, Basu ..
No fee reimbursement for second PG courses 1/Jul/2011
In a setback to thousands of minority students pursuing a second postgraduation course, the state government has barred them from availing tuition fee reimbursement from this academic year. The minority welfare department took the decision in view of the mounting financial burden and taking cue from the ..
Edu institutions to remain closed today in AP 1/Jul/2011
All India Students Federation (AISF) has called for an educational bandh in the city on Friday demanding government control on fee structure in private schools and colleges. The student's union demanded the state government to introduce measures to regulate fee structure in corporate and international ..
Gadchiroli to get agriculture college 1/Jul/2011
The state government has decided to set up a college in Gadchiroli, which will offer a diploma course in agriculture. Eighty per cent of the seats in the proposed college will be reserved for local tribal people. "Children of tribal people in Gadchiroli get education till secondary level, but have to go to other ..
Colleges support slow-but-good CATE 1/Jul/2011
At least 10 colleges offering admissions based on Common Aptitude Test for English (CATE) scores are likely to keep the admission open for general candidates even in the fourth cutoff list. Compared to non-CATE colleges, the admission to the colleges accepting CATE has been slow. Overall, 46 colleges in ..
Education needs a reality check: Nigavekar Dona 1/Jul/2011
With the youth forming a major chunk of the state's population, higher education reforms remain a pressing issue in need of drastic changes. "Indian education needs a reality check," said former chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Arun Nigavekar, adding that he wanted to trigger a new thought ..
V-Cs agree on common syllabi, test 1/Jul/2011
Vice-chancellors of the 12 state universities of Uttar Pradesh have agreed to frame common syllabi of at least 63 subjects taught at the graduation level and have a common entrance test for admission in PhD course. They have also agreed on digitalising evaluation of answer sheets. At a meeting chaired by ..
Education at the click of a mouse 30/Jun/2011
A plethora of interesting courses are being offered by open universities today. The two top institutions in the city are the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU). Over the years, more and more students are opting for the short term ..
Special tutoring scheme in more schools 1/Jul/2011
Having enabled about 200 students to improve their academic performances, Consolidated Construction Consortium Ltd (CCCL) is planning to spread its Academic Performance Improvement Scheme (APIS) to more schools. Talking to The Hindu on Thursday, CCCL Chairman and CEO R. Sarbeswar said that the idea was to ..
New school of thought 30/Jun/2011
“Imagine studying in a film and media school that is set up amidst a thriving studio where you get to see film and television content being shot and you can also learn postproduction,” said Kurt Inderbitzin, CEO of the International School of Film and Media (ISFM), which begins operations in Annapurna ..

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