Education News in India

Deloitte report suggests more FDI to meet the countrys target of doubling .. 14/Nov/2012
India, which has the third largest higher education system in the world in terms of enrolments, after China and the US, needs more FDI to meet its target of doubling the gross enrolment ratio (GER) by 2020, a global consultancy firm has said in its report. "The private sector's role in the higher ..
Pakistans National Assembly unanimously passes Right to Free and .. 14/Nov/2012
Pakistan's parliament passed a bill to ensure free and compulsory education to all children aged between five and 16 years as enshrined in the Constitution. The National Assembly or lower house of parliament unanimously passed the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Bill 2012. The ..
Titan is 10 times more powerful than the last lab machine 14/Nov/2012
A computer called Titan, which is 10 times more powerful than the last lab machine, has claimed the title of the world's most powerful supercomputer. Titan uses microchips more usually used for video-gaming to crunch numbers for climate studies, models of advanced materials and alternatives to petrol.<br ..
Assam govt to fill vacancies of 12000 postas of teachers 14/Nov/2012
Assam government plans to recruit 12,000 additional teachers by March 31, 2013, besides undertaking steps to provincialise 480 schools operating in tea gardens across the state. Assam Education and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said after a meeting with Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi here that ..
People with moderate vision loss can regain the ability to read quickly .. 14/Nov/2012
People with moderate vision loss can regain the ability to read quickly and comfortably by using digital tablets, a new study has claimed. Researchers found that people with eye diseases that damage their central vision could increase their reading speed by 15 words-per-minute, on average. ..
Humans are losing intellectual and emotional capabilities 14/Nov/2012
A new study has claimed that humans are losing intellectual and emotional capabilities because we no longer need intelligence to survive. Researchers from Stanford University claim the intricate web of genes which endows us with our brain power is particularly vulnerable to mutations - and these mutations ..
VC of Malayalam University intends to have a fully digital varsity 13/Nov/2012
Vice chancellor of the newly formed Thunchathu Ezhuthachan Malayalam University, K Jayakumar said that he intended to make the new university a fully digital varsity. Speaking after receiving the National Education Awards instituted by the New Delhi based Chamber of Education at the Calicut University on ..
UGC shortlists five names for the post of Chairman 13/Nov/2012
The search-cum-selection committee for the chairman of the University Grants Commission has shortlisted five names. While the two contenders, who were already being named in the earlier list, namely Seyed E Hasnain, former vice-chancellor of Hyderabad University, and Pankaj Chandra, director of the Indian Institute of ..
GSHSEB declares details regarding JEE for the benefit of state students 11/Nov/2012
Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) has declared the details regarding the Joint Entrance Exam, the common national entrance exam for admissions in engineering colleges all over India, for the benefit of state students. GSHSEB officials said that the offline pen and paper exam ..
TN govt. making efforts to strengthen the school education system 12/Nov/2012
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa ordered creation of nearly 8,000 new posts, including that of 1,591 PG teachers, and allocated Rs 152.73 crore for infrastructure facilities in 131 schools, as part of efforts to strengthen the school education system. As per an oficial release she has ordered ..

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