Education News in India

Their hearts are in cricket, but minds are on exams 31/Mar/2011
While the country was busy watching the India-Pakistan World Cup semi-final on TV, 20-year-old Arti Parikh was rushing to her examination centre in Bandra. A third-year Bachelor of Mass Media (BMM) student, Parikh was one of the unlucky students whose board exams began on Wednesday. To make matters worse, her exam was ..
Extra marks for questions with errors in SSC English paper 1/Apr/2011
State education board students can take heart. The Maharashtra government has decided to award a mark each for two questions with “errors” in the SSC English paper. An announcement to this effect was made by Fouzia Khan, minister of state for school education, in the legislative council on ..
Medical teachers to go on leave over promotion issue 1/Apr/2011
All teachers in public medical colleges plan to go on mass casual leave on Wednesday if time-bound promotions are not implemented by the BMC. The Full-timer Teacher’s Association has been asking the BMC to implement the University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines of 2009, which states that the ..
Words out: Literacy rate up but well short of plan panel target 1/Apr/2011
India’s literacy rate has touched 74 per cent, according to the provisional results of the 2001 Census, up from 65 per cent in 2001 and just 52 per cent in 1991. But this is well short of the target set by the Planning Commission to achieve a literacy rate of over 85 per cent by 2011-12. Only 10 ..
Intellectuals slam ban on Gandhi book 1/Apr/2011
Intellectuals and Gandhi kin have come out against demands for a ban on the controversial book on Mahatma Gandhi, saying banning is not a “democratic response”. The Gujarat government has already banned the book, ‘Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India’, by ..
ISB executive board to choose new chairman 1/Apr/2011
The executive board of the Indian School of Business which will meet tomorrow in Hyderabad is likely to appoint a new Chairman, after the business school’s founder Rajat Gupta stepped down amid insider trading charges in the US. This would be probably the first time since ISB came into existence in ..
Delhi HC issues notice to city govt, school on fees hike issue 1/Apr/2011
The Delhi High Court sought a response from the city government and a private unaided school on a group of parents'plea for an order restraining the school from increasing the tuition fee for the next academic session. Issuing notices to the Directorate of Education, Delhi government, the Comptroller and ..
Companies' focus more on 'talent retention': Survey 1/Apr/2011
Reflecting concerns about talent crunch, senior executives across many Asian countries feel that companies will be focusing more on retaining people this year, according to a survey. The findings are part of survey conducted by global executive search firm BTI Consultants. Asian ..
India records 74.04 per cent literacy 1/Apr/2011
India's effective literacy rate has recorded a 9.2 percent rise to reach 74.04 percent, according to provisional data of the 2011 census released on March 31. Effective literacy rate in the 2001 census was 64.83, which improved to 74.04, said Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner C. ..
Private participation in education can't be banned: Sibal 1/Apr/2011
Private participation in the education sector cannot be banned but it should be aimed at achieving societal and public goals, Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said. "We cannot ban private participation but we must ensure that private participation is ultimately for the societal and public goal", ..

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