Education News in India

Space for creativity 9/Feb/2011
I was shell-shocked when I saw my brother's assignment. The question paper stretched on to 10 pages. And the answer sheet to 40 plus pages. Is this an assignment for a week or an entire semester? He has been asked to reproduce almost the entire textbook. And on top of that, there are multiple assignments in which he has ..
Two TVU students get radio tags removed 10/Feb/2011
US immigration authorities have removed radio tags from the ankles of two Indian students from California-based Tri Valley University (TVU), which has been shut down on charges of massive visa fraud. "Immigration attorney, Kalpana Peddibhotla had taken two of the students to Immigration and Customs ..
IGNOU takes education to Haryana prison's inmates 10/Feb/2011
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will help inmates of a jail in Haryana complete their graduation in various disciplines. Under trials and other prisoners at the Neemka jail in Faridabad district will be provided books and other reading material by the university to pursue BA, BCom and other ..
Bihar gets Rs 76 crore for Ed-infra growth 10/Feb/2011
Union science and technology ministry has sanctioned Rs 76 crore for the next five years for infrastructural growth in the field of science and technology in high schools and colleges in Bihar. This information was given to the Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar by Syed Ehtesham Hussain, Vice-chancellor of Hyderababd ..
Education Dept official fined for gross negligence 10/Feb/2011
Condemning the act of an official of the School Examination Department in not rendering necessary help for a student suffering from Dyslexia to write his 10th standard examination, Madras High Court bench today imposed on him a cost of Rs 5000 for being indifferent to the plight of the boy and not doing what he was ..
Fees doubled in Government-run medical colleges in Maharashtra 10/Feb/2011
Medical students in the state-run medical colleges will have to shell out more than double the existing fees from the next academic year. State cabinet today approved proposal of fee hike in all the government-run medical colleges. "The Government is spending huge amounts on ..
Efforts on to formulate vocational curriculum framework 10/Feb/2011
The HRD Ministry held a consultation with media and entertainment sector as part of its efforts to involve all stakeholders in the formulation of a vocational curriculum framework. The meeting was chaired by HRD Minister Kapil Sibal and attended by other senior officials of the Ministry...
NSIT likely to get university status 10/Feb/2011
Delhi government's Education Department is "actively considering" a proposal by a technological institution of Delhi University to accord it a full-fledged university status. The Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT) is reputed in the field of technology and its proposal has come as a ..
TVU: radio tag episode enrages Indian students back home 9/Feb/2011
Early last week, a rather indiscreet remark by a senior U.S. diplomat snowballed into a major controversy. When comparisons were drawn between radio tags and anklets, ornaments typical to the region, many were left wondering if the analogy was accurate. By choosing to describe radio tags tied to the feet ..
Explore Europe through Maastricht 9/Feb/2011
Higher education in Netherlands is relatively unknown among Indian students despite being popular in Europe. That is what makes studying at Netherlands more interesting apart from the variety and quality the country offers for foreign students. I am currently pursuing my Master's in Artificial ..

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