Education News in India

Now, school bus owners threaten 40% hike in fee 20/May/2011
Several households are feeling the pinch following the hike in petrol prices, but things are set to get worse for parents of school-going children. In a statement released on Wednesday, the School Bus Owners’ Association (SBOA) sought to increase the school bus fee by over 40% in the new academic year. <br ..
Law students get no paper for 30 minutes 20/May/2011
First-year law students of the five-year LLB course at Government Law College (GLC) spent 30 anxious minutes on day one of their examination waiting for their question paper. The question paper is sent by the University of Mumbai. While the college officials claim that the university sent them the paper ..
Litigation against postponement of 'Samacheer Kalvi' scheme in TN 25/May/2011
A Public Interest Litigation was filed in the Madras High Court challenging the Tamil Nadu Governments decision not to implement the Equitable Standard School Education ('Samacheer Kalvi') scheme in the current academic year. Advocate K Shyam Sundar submitted in his petition that in accordance with ..
IIM professors term Ramesh's comments 'simplistic 24/May/2011
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh's remarks that faculty of the premier IITs and IIMs are "not world class" prompted a retort from the teachers who termed them as "simplistic" which showed "tremendous ignorance". Ramesh kicked up a controversy earlier by claiming that ..
Goa govt to decide tomorrow on MOI in elementary education- 24/May/2011
Goa government will formally announce its stand tomorrow on the medium of instruction (MOI) for elementary education in the state amid speculations that the Congress meeting in Delhi on the issue has decided upon English. "The consultations in Delhi are over. But the final decision has ..
CBSE compartment exam on 16 July 24/May/2011
CBSE compartment exams for class XII students who failed in one subject in the All India Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (AISSCE) will be held on July 16 to qualify for admission into colleges this academic year. Accordingly, around 3,595 candidates in the Chennai region, around 5.86%, will ..
New building of Uttarakhand open varsity inaugurated 24/May/2011
The administrative building of Uttarakhand Open University has been inaugurated by Governor Margaret Alva and Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank at Teenpaani area in Nainital district. Envisioned to provide better education in the state, the building has been constructed on 10 ..
Indian scientist awarded 'Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship 25/May/2011
A young Indian scientist has been awarded the prestigious "Alexander von Humboldt Experienced Researcher Fellowship" for his research in macromolecular chemistry, involving work on targeting cancer cells and in inflammation using ligands and hyper-branched polymers. Dr. Jayant ..
Plans to double spending on S&T: Ashwani Kumar 25/May/2011
Seeking to give a boost to research and development, government has proposed doubling of funds to six science-related departments to over Rs 1.5 lakh crore in the 12th Five Year Plan. The Ministry of Science and Technology has made the proposals to the Planning Commission during ..
B.Com ( Hons ) restored after more than 30 years at Madras Varsity- 25/May/2011
After a more than three decade gap, University of Madras will offer a four-year B.Com (honours) programme in select colleges in the city. "We have revived the four-year programme in commerce after 30 years. It will be offered in around 10 colleges in the city," Dr G Thiruvasagam, ..

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