Education News in India

Small satellite revolution taking root at universities 7/Jan/2011
A 'small' revolution has taken root at some universities across the country. With a little push from the Indian space agency, more and more students are now building small satellites. These satellites ride to the outer space as piggybak payloads on Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) ..
HC stays MCI's notification on admissions 7/Jan/2011
The Madras High Court today stayed Medical Council of India's recent notification for holding national level entrance examinations for graduate and post-graduate courses in Tamil Nadu. When two petitions filed by the Tamil Nadu government challenging the MCI notifications came up for ..
New vision and strategy needed to preserve Urdu: Sibal 6/Jan/2011
Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Human Resource and Development (HRD) has said that a new vision and a national strategy is needed in order to preserve the rich cultural heritage of the Urdu language, literature and its art forms. He was speaking at the 18th meeting of the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language ..
In memory of Anjan Ghosh 6/Jan/2011
The Sociological Association of West Bengal recently organized the Anjan Ghosh Memorial Lecture at St. Xavier’s College Auditorium. Eminent historian and columnist Dr Ramchandra Guha was invited to speak on “The Tragedy of the Indian Adivasi”. A renowned social scientist Dr Anjan Kumar ..
B-School Meet 6/Jan/2011
IIM Calcutta is all set for 'Intaglio'-their annual international business school summit. Called ‘Perspectives at 50…Genesis of a new tomorrow’ it is scheduled to be held from January 6-9, 2011. A platform to facilitate the interaction of eminent personalities from ..
CLAT-2011 scheduled for May 15 6/Jan/2011
The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) - 2011 for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate law programmes at the National Law Universities in India will be conducted on May 15, 2011. To be eligible for undergraduate law programmes, candidates should have cleared 10+2 or equivalent examination with a ..
Code of conduct planned for central varsities, says Sibal 6/Jan/2011
The central government plans to introduce a code of conduct for central universities to bring about transparency and autonomy with accountability through self-regulation, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said today. Speaking at the inaugural session of the 98th Indian Science Congress here, ..
Setting up new Nalanda a challenging task - Amartya Sen 6/Jan/2011
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said restoring Bihar's Nalanda University - the world's oldest - was a difficult task, but progress was being made. "The university is being re-started right now, and since I happen to have the difficult task of chairing its interim governing body, I am finding out how hard ..
Principals may face jail for fee hikes 5/Jan/2011
Schools hiking fees unreasonably could face stringent punishment. Apart from de-recognition, representatives on its management committee could face imprisonment and a fine. The state school education department is finalizing a draft of the proposed legislation meant to regulate fee hikes. The government is keen to ..
SRA kids want school, soon 5/Jan/2011
Over 500 people staged a protest outside a school building in Chandivli on Tuesday to reopen it, a demand they have been voicing for two years now. Residents of Sandesh Nagar, a slum rehabilitation colony for people ousted from Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Borivli, have been appealing for the school to be opened, but ..

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