Education News in India

If stories could stir 1/Feb/2011
Lincoln Room of American Center wore a different look on the eve of January 13. The room full of people of all age groups waited with bated breath for Zuleikha, the American international dancer/performer who was in town from January 1-15 holding workshops and conferences across the city. <br ..
Plus two practical examinations at 141 centres 1/Feb/2011
Over 27,000 Plus Two students in the district will be taking up their practical examinations at 141 centres in two phases during this month. Six new centres have been approved this year. The new centres were permitted in institutions with a minimum of 50 students and adequacy of facilities in science and other ..
New insights required to undo paradox of time-flow: Nobel laureate 1/Feb/2011
New insights are required to answer the paradox of time-flow and the past-future distinction, according to Sir Anthony J. Leggett, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2003 for his pioneering contributions to the theory of superconductors and superfluids. Prof. Leggett was speaking at a public lecture ..
Engineering students try their hand at restructuring curriculum 1/Feb/2011
After students of arts and science and humanities of the Avinashilingam Deemed University for Women got an opportunity to suggest changes in their respective curricula, it was the turn of the engineering students of the same university. The Faculty of Engineering of the university located at Pannimadai ..
Innovations for rural empowerment 1/Feb/2011
‘Innovautt', a two-day exhibition featuring ideas useful to society, conducted for the first time by the Anna University of Technology -Tiruchi (AUT-T) last week, brought out the creative instincts of students in ample measure. The exhibits were in the realms of energy conservation, utilisation of ..
Curbing malpractices by institutions 1/Feb/2011
In order to protect the interests of students and fill the void that existed in the legal framework in punishing higher, technical education institutions that indulged in certain malpractice, the Central government tabled the Prohibition of Unfair Practices in Technical Educational Institutions, Medical Educational ..
Separate timings for May 1 entrance exams 1/Feb/2011
With both AIEEE and AFMC MBBS exams scheduled for the same date, on May 1, across the country, the respective boards have decided to hold the tests at separate timings on that day, giving respite to candidates appearing for both. While the All-India Engineering Entrance Examination is conducted by the ..
Participants enthral audience with hair-raising rhythms at VIT cultural .. 1/Feb/2011
After popular singers enthralled the audience late into Sunday evening, it was time for an eccentric bunch of musicians to take over Riviera, 2011, the cultural festival at the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT). Rock bands from across the country and music enthusiasts flocked to ‘Headbangers ..
Bharti, Google join hands to promote education in rural India 31/Jan/2011
Bharti Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Bharti Enterprises, on Monday said it has received $5 million funding by search engine giant Google to support its Satya Bharti schools. “Google will provide financial support of $5 million to upgrade and support 50 Satya Bharti elementary schools, run by ..
Call to standardise quality of distance education courses 31/Jan/2011
Vice-Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and Chairman of its Distance Education Council Professor V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai felt that it was high time the Union and State governments stepped into action to standardise the quality of courses offered in the distance education (DE) mode by various ..

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