Education News in India

Class X exams: CBSE students have choice 7/Feb/2011
Kurubaran Udhayshankher is all set. In less than a month's time the class X student will sit for the Board examination. Sounding reasonably confident, the teenager says, “I am not too anxious, as I think the exposure to a Board examination is important.” Several students like Kurubaran, going ..
Turning a new leaf 7/Feb/2011
If there is one thing that the system of higher education in India needs right now, it is an effective and efficient Regulator. It has been proved time and again that neither the University Grants Commission nor the specific bodies such as the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) or the Medical Council of ..
Anna University leads the research surge 7/Feb/2011
Anna University, the premier technical university in Tamil Nadu, is all set to scale greater heights in research in the coming years. After attending a meeting on research promotion with Department of Science and Technology (DST) officials in New Delhi, Prof. V. Murugesan, director, Centre for Research, AU, said the ..
Funding dreams 7/Feb/2011
I have this business idea, it is unique, has the potential to scale up, but I need some funds to take it forward. Sounds like a familiar conversation you have had with a friend or heard from a classmate who has dropped out of placement to pursue his or her entrepreneurial ambition? Campus ventures/student ..
Immigration restriction not an obstacle to study in UK 7/Feb/2011
The United Kingdom is not interested in limiting the number of Indian students seeking to pursue legitimate UG and PG courses in established universities. But it does not want students going for bad courses. “The immigration restriction is not a significant obstacle. The UK is rather keen on raising the ..
Cloud power 7/Feb/2011
These days, we live much of our lives on the cloud. Whenever you send an email, or upload photos on Facebook, or post something on your blog, you are essentially navigating through something called ‘the cloud'. While the term ‘cloud computing' has entered popular usage, the technology behind ..
India world's best outsourcing destination: AT Kearney 7/Feb/2011
India remains the favourite back-office of the world thanks to its "first-mover advantage" and deep skill base, as per global management consulting firm AT Kearney's ranking of the best outsourcing destinations The top three slots in AT Kearney's 2011 Global Services Location Index (GSLI) are ..
Canada's Carleton to sign pacts with Indian educational institutions 7/Feb/2011
Canada's world-famous Carleton University is set to sign memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with various Indian educational institutions during the visit of it president and vice-chancellor to India next week. Carleton is the only university in the world to have a full-fledged India-centric Centre of ..
Kalam asks youth to start fighting corruption from home 7/Feb/2011
Former President A P J Abdul Kalam asked the youths to start fighting corruption from their homes. "If a daughter or son goes and tells father not to be corrupt, then it will certainly bring a change. The youths should tell their parents that corruption is bad," Kalam said in his address at D D ..
Private dental college fined for admitting ineligible student 7/Feb/2011
The Madras High Court Bench here has imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on a private dental college for admitting a student, who scored fewer than the minimum required aggregate of 50 per cent in the Plus Two examinations, and letting him study for one whole year without the approval of Tamil Nadu Dr M G R Medical ..

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