Education News in India

Co-scholastic' factors to play role in promotions 17/Feb/2011
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued a circular to all affiliated schools on the promotion policy for Class IX, under the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) system. It says that school-based assessment cards should include grades of students' performance in ..
Chicago univ to set up support centre in Delhi 16/Feb/2011
University of Chicago is setting up a centre in the capital that will support faculty research, coordinate study abroad programmes and conduct executive education workshops and seminars. A delegation, led by the dean of Chicago Booth School of Business, Sunil Kumar was here and he said, “We conducted a faculty ..
Med edu under health min, HRD gets research 16/Feb/2011
The PMO has fine tuned the solution for the right regulator for medical education. It has decided that while the health ministry’s National Council for Human Resource in Health (NCHRH) will be the sole regulator of medical education—including degress like MBBS and MD—the HRD ministry’s National ..
For the special children 16/Feb/2011
On the morning of February 13, Madhusudan Mancha was brimming with people. The occasion was Mentaid’s annual concert. The program began with a welcome dance followed by the staging of Birpurush, Rabindranath Tagore’s popular children’s drama. Arpita Ohdedar was a treat to watch as Birpurush. All the ..
Exams on demand' 16/Feb/2011
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) some time ago introduced “on demand” examination that allows students to take exams on a day of their convenience by registering online or at the regional centre, provided they have fulfilled the academic criteria for the term. The hall ticket generated ..
Live in the virtual world 16/Feb/2011
Imagine yourself in a job involving racing cars through treacherous terrains, destroying the enemy in a fierce gun battle fought in dense forests, rescuing a pretty princess from the clutches of fire-breathing dragons, competing with your colleagues in a tennis match and leading your team to victory in a football match. ..
Academic rigour, the fulcrum of research 16/Feb/2011
We had drawn a picture of the research scenario and its broad features in these columns earlier. When we get down to brass tacks, we would learn that research is a fascinating area of work that takes many students to a prosperous career. A research scholar with the right temperament and commitment to his work, can scale ..
Lakshadweep needs more attention, says VC 16/Feb/2011
Calicut University Vice-Chancellor Anwar Jahan Zuberi is relinquishing her office on February 25. The four-year tenure apparently gave her a gratifying experience. “We could make many initiatives… and all people concerned provided cooperation and support. We got the support of the government, ..
Making progress in academic reform 16/Feb/2011
The University of Calicut is set to launch some prestigious and ambitious initiatives, even as its Vice-Chancellor Anwar Jahan Zuberi is preparing to pack her bags. She will complete her tenure on February 25. Prof. Zuberi led the university to newer heights of academic excellence in the last four years. ..
Training institutes upbeat 16/Feb/2011
After a gap of two years, the computer science courses like Java and .net have bounced back into lime light with students showing a lot of keenness in doing them at institutes in the wake of increasing job opportunities in the industry. Campus placements and a rosy picture given by NASCOM on the growth rate in the next ..

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