Education News in India

Student visa curbs spark fury in UK 1/Mar/2011
As India takes up the issue of imposing new UK student visa curbs, major stake-holders in Britain have opposed the measures that are likely to result in thousands job losses and a cut in the annual contribution of 5 billion pounds to the British economy from the international student market. India's Higher ..
MAT in SEZs to impact smaller IT firms: Nasscom 1/Mar/2011
The Budget proposal for bringing units operating in special economic zones (SEZs) under the minimum alternate tax (MAT) bracket will impact small and medium enterprises, software representative body Nasscom said. Last year, it was clarified that under Direct Tax Code (DTC), SEZ units set up till 2014 will ..
Infosys' Mohandas to head panel on new IIITs 1/Mar/2011
Government has decided to set up a six-member committee headed by T V Mohandas Pai of Infosys to study and recommend the criteria for selecting private partners for setting up of 20 new Indian Institutes of Information Technology. The committee has been asked to submit its report within two months, said an HRD ..
JK CM inaugurates Institute of Human Genetics 1/Mar/2011
Terming it as a landmark, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today inaugurated the Institute of Human Genetics (IHG) in Jammu University. "This is a landmark step in application of modern technology to address the challenges of genetic disorders and other diseases of far reaching impact," ..
NCTE develops code of professional ethics for teachers 28/Feb/2011
The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has developed a Code of Professional Ethics for teachers to check the corporal punishments against the students. Special attention has been given to the issue of emotional and mental protection of the students from any kind of physical or mental ..
26,000 colleges, 800 universities to be connected with in 3-4 years 28/Feb/2011
In an effort to build an International Highway of Information, 26,000 colleges and 800 universities in the country would be connected with Fibre Optics in the next 3-4 years, Union HRD, IT and Telecom Minister, Kapil Sibal, said. Addressing students and teachers of the Rajagiri Public School at nearby ..
Country's first Coast Guard Academy to come up in Kerala 28/Feb/2011
With coastal security becoming a major area of conern, India's first Coast Guard Academy would be set up at Azheekkal near Kannur in north Kerala, Defence Minister A K Antony said here. Speaking after dedicating the Titanium Sponge Plant at the Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd ..
Now Facebook plays part in college admissions too 28/Feb/2011
What does your child learn in school? The answer is training to get good numbers, a trend that prevents young minds from knowing their true potential, say educationists. Perfect score is not the only criteria for getting admission into a reputed college now, but of late Facebook too has become an ..
Children grow better with innovative learning at school' - Educationists 28/Feb/2011
In most schools, teachers want their pupils to do well in their exams so that they can flaunt their results. But this single-minded motive to do well in exams and get good marks prevents young minds from exploring their other abilities that could otherwise make them true winners, says ..
Foundation laid for NIT's permanent campus 28/Feb/2011
Union Minister of State for Human Resources Development D Purandeswari laid the foundation for permanent campus for National Institute of technology (NIT) here. The minister said the Centre was according top priority for primary and higher education. "Bringing equity in quality of education, both ..

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