Education News in India

IITs to play a bigger role 17/Jan/2011
The Institutes of Technology (Amendments) Bill, 2010, will make it mandatory for all the 15 IITs in the country to provide training, facilitate study visits, share laboratories and resources with other technical institutions in their respective zones. The council of IITs has already given a go-ahead to ..
Lessons with Robots 17/Jan/2011
As a first year student at IIT, Bombay, Gagan Goyal witnessed the first robotics competition of his life. That is when he realized the potential of such a competition in terms of inspiring students to think out-of-the-box and come up with innovative ideas. This experience inspired Goyal to set up Think ..
Principles of Innovation 17/Jan/2011
There is an emphasis on generating 'big ideas' in the corporate and business fraternity the world over. "However, the emphasis in terms of turning these ideas into actual breakthrough products, services and process improvements is clearly not adequate," says Vijay Govindarajan, founding director, Centre for ..
The way forward in education 15/Jan/2011
An interactive session was initiated by Oaktree International School recently on the educational prospects of Kolkata. Chaired by Paul Regan - founding Head of the school the session was attended by Dr David Wilkinson, chairman - board of directors, Arno Dirks, director of Studies of Oaktree International School, Dr ..
Banking upon MBA 14/Jan/2011
A bank and an university come together to offer MBA. In a first of its kind partnership, the not-for-profit NIIT University and ICICI Bank Ltd, have come together to launch a Master of Business Administration (Finance & Banking) program. The agreement was signed between ..
Resurgent Kolkata 14/Jan/2011
The once educational capital of the East has been robbed of its charm with the advent of popular educational destinations like Pune, Bangalore and Delhi. The international curriculum offered by Oaktree International School through its affiliation with the International Baccalaureate (IB) promises to put Kolkata on the ..
Shorter med course for rural docs gets go-ahead 14/Jan/2011
A medical degree in three-and-a-half years could soon become a reality. The Bachelor of Rural Medicine and Surgery (BRMS), which had earlier faced stiff opposition, has finally got the go-ahead. The health ministry, which convened a meeting of state health ministers in Hyderabad, said, “The ..
Lancet recommends joint action in education and health 17/Jan/2011
Making out a strong case for instructional and institutional reforms in medical education, an independent global report by the Lancet Commissions has recommended aligning national efforts through joint planning, especially in the education and health sectors, engaging all stakeholders in the reform process and ..
Integrate sports with education of children with disability? 15/Jan/2011
While schools are witnessing a growing recognition of sports and extra-curricular activities in their regular curriculum, many special educators feel that a lot needs to be done to integrate these activities in the education of children with disability. “Everybody understands that academic ..
Large reduction in Indian students going to Australia: Peter Varghese 12/Jan/2011
There has been a “large reduction” in the number of Indian students going to Australia, its High Commissioner Peter Varghese said on Friday but claimed that it was not due to the spate of racial attacks against the community there. “For the last 18 months, the situation (Indian students ..

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