Education News in India

Open varsity degree can't be treated on par with regular one 18/Mar/2011
A degree secured under Open University (OU) system cannot be regarded as a degree obtained by undergoing regular course of study in a full time course or under the distance education system, the Madras High Court has said. Academics in their wisdom, while considering the equivalence of such degrees, ..
Upgrade outstanding colleges to universities, proposes panel 18/Mar/2011
At a time when the fate of deemed universities is hanging in the balance, a high-power committee has recommended that established colleges with a good track record be elevated universities in a phased manner, giving them time to organise themselves for the new challenge. The committee set up to ..
Maharashtra open varsity to train pharma company staff 17/Mar/2011
In a major initiative under the industry-university collaboration, the Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) at Nashik has signed a memorandum of understanding, MoU, with pharmaceutical giant Lupin to educate its trainee-employees on their plants. As ..
Home Minister concerned over use of drugs by students 17/Mar/2011
Home Minister P Chidambaram voiced concern over usage of drugs in rave parties and educational institutions, saying India has turned into a big market of narcotics. "Drugs are sold to students of many colleges and schools. This is as big as any internal security problem," he said addressing the ..
FIR filed as Khar school hikes fees 17/Mar/2011
With no proper Fee Regulation Act in place, another city school is now under the parents’ scanner. Parents of students from the St Elias High School, Khar, complained to the education department two weeks ago after repeated attempts to oppose a fee hike. The parents filed an FIR against the school ..
600 more MBBS seats in AIIMS clones by 12 17/Mar/2011
Come 2012 academic session, the medical colleges of the six AIIMS-like institutions will be open to MBBS students. The construction of the six medical colleges—each with 100 MBBS seats—will be over in August. However, the super-speciality hospitals, being built along with the colleges, will be ..
Puneite bags MIT award with mobile anti-spam technology 17/Mar/2011
City-based engineer Sagar Bedmutha is among 18 Indians awarded by MIT’s ‘Technology Review’ magazine for his innovation in blocking spam SMSes. Bedmutha’s technology is being used by over one lakh people across 110 countries since it was launched in last July. Bedmutha has also ..
Testing time for copycats: 3, 580 and counting 17/Mar/2011
The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams are not over yet but the number of students caught cheating so far this year has almost touched 2010’s total. While 1, 918 copycats were hauled up during the HSC exams held across Maharashtra in 2010, according to ..
Maharashtra to fill up vacant posts of doctors soon 17/Mar/2011
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today assured to fill up vacant posts of doctors and medical officers in backward and rural areas of the state. "We are giving a priority to fill up the vacant posts of doctors and medical officers in backward and rural areas. The government has recently recruited ..
Madras HC dismisses petitions of private institutions 17/Mar/2011
The Madras High Court dismissed a batch of writ petitions filed by private colleges, schools and other educational institutions challenging Tamil Nadu Government notification brining educational institutions under the Provisions of Employees State Insurance Act. The Government had issued a GO on November ..

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