Education News in India

Most CBSE toppers took school exam 1/Jun/2011
Just 0.54% away from scoring a perfect 100, 16 year old Nandita Rajan surprised herself by scoring 99.46% in her CBSE class X results that were declared on Tuesday morning. A student of Centre Point School in Nagpur, Nandita was informed about her actual score by her ecstatic school authorities. “My family still ..
60% students opt out of board exam burden 1/Jun/2011
Nearly 60% of the students from Mumbai’s CBSE schools opted for the school-based assessment and principals believe that in the long run, only a handful of students will appear for the board examination. Overall, only 35% of students from the Chennai region (which includes Maharashtra and nine other states and ..
Board exam system may be abolished 1/Jun/2011
Jose Kurien, principal of DAV High Scool, Nerul, said the CBSE board might totally do away with the board examination system in the near future. Students also had valid reasons to take the board exams. Minu Ghirnikar, a student from Ryan International School, who scored 72%, said, “I opted for board exams because ..
State schools to re-open on June 15 1/Jun/2011
A latest Government Resolution (GR) has directed all state-run schools to reopen on June 15 for the coming academic year. Many state board schools planned to end their vacations on June 13. However, after the GR was issued, those institutes are informing their students about the change in date. Most schools in the city ..
Let skills be part of education system 31/May/2011
To get students job-ready, every stream must be attached to a skill. Anil Kakodkar, who is drawing up a plan for the state government to reform its higher education sector, felt that every programme, including those in humanities, can have a skill development component. Speaking at the Observer Research Foundation on ..
Tutorials buy, borrow or steal IIT toppers? success 30/May/2011
For the painfully shy Prudhvitej Immadi, cracking the competitive IIT entrance test has had one downside. About two years ago, a coaching class spammed its notes to Prudhvitej – the IIT-JEE 2011 topper who, at 16 years, is perhaps the youngest to wear the crown – and now it proudly takes credit for his ..
Parents, St Marys management meet to chart out future course of action 30/May/2011
The playground of St Mary’s High School (ICSE) in Mazgaon was abuzz with activity on Sunday as scores of parents joined faculty members and management officials to discuss future course of action following the institute’s derecognition. “The management has agreed to work with us. We will approach the ..
Jittery SSC students cancel holiday plans 31/May/2011
Rumours that the class X results may be declared early has prompted families of students to cut short their vacations and head back to the city. Several students said that they cancelled their trips for fear that they would miss the date for online admissions. However, authorities from the state board have said that the ..
Now, education department asks school to appeal 31/May/2011
In a huge relief to students and their parents, it is reliably learnt that the school education department has asked St Mary’s School (SSC) to approach the education director of the SSC board in Pune. Last week, the department had decided to derecognise the school. On Monday, school education minister Rajendra ..
State issues notices to 72 Thane schools for tribals 30/May/2011
Concerned by the appalling conditions of aided ashram schools for tribals, the state has slapped notices on 72 such institutes in Thane, asking them to ensure basic infrastructure facilities for the students. However, no deadline has been set for the implementation of the state’s guidelines. Most ..

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