Education News in India

Soon teachers to undergo mandatory eligibility test: Sibal 18/Jan/2011
Soon candidates willing to be teachers will have to undergo a mandatory Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) revealed HRD Minister Kapil Sibal. Speaking at the meeting of central and state regulatory institutions for School education, the minister said that this test will be as per the norms of the National ..
Top foreign varsities participate in virtual education fair 18/Jan/2011
Eighteen top Australian universities, including five listed among the world's top 100, are taking part in a virtual education fair here, a statement said on Monday. Hosted by IDP Education, the country's top university placement forum for higher education in the US and ..
Situation much better for Indian students in Australia: Envoy 18/Jan/2011
With things turning out to be a "lot calmer" in recent months for Indian students in Australia, Australian High Commissioner to India Peter N. Varghese said that the safety of Indian students there is an issue that is "behind us". Speaking to media persons in an interview here, ..
American online courses getting popular in China 17/Jan/2011
Online courses from top US universities are becoming popular among Chinese who cannot afford to go overseas to study but still want to learn. According to the China Daily, the students can now go online for free courses from top American varsities on the Chinese website 163.com. The ..
Soon, 50 centres of excellence in frontier disciplines 17/Jan/2011
Within the next six years, the Indian government plans to establish as much as 50 centres of excellence in frontier areas of science and technology. A committee headed by scientist C N R Rao has shortlisted 35 proposals from 30 institutions and 15 more will be added later. They will be ..
UK visas to get quicker and cheaper 17/Jan/2011
British Prime Minister David Cameron promised to make the system of issuing visas to Indians quicker and cheaper. Speaking to UK tourism industry representatives on the need to increase Britain's revenue from tourism, Cameron said, "Measures to help the industry would be speeding up the process of ..
IGNOU to offer several culinary and catering courses 17/Jan/2011
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is all set to offer a host of degree and diploma programmes in catering, culinary arts, and food production, a varsity official said. The courses will be offered by the university's upcoming Institute of Culinary Arts. Aspiring canditates can enroll ..
Bridge the gap 17/Jan/2011
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Ahmedabad, has launched a two-year postgraduate diploma programme in Management - Development Sector and Social Entrepreneurship. Talking about the need for such a course, Binod K Das, associate faculty, Development Sector and Social Entrepreneurship, said that ..
Tech-know-logy 17/Jan/2011
A student's life today predominantly revolves around technology. Gone are the days when notes were taken down in class, when projects were hand written and tests had to be taken in examination halls. We have stepped into an era where study material is handed out through electronic mail and online examinations test ..
Live virtual classes for chartered accountants 17/Jan/2011
The launch of live virtual classes by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) envisages a range of benefits for the student community. The classes will commence from February 1. "This initiative shall be reckoned as one of the historic steps undertaken by the board of studies of the institute," ..

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