University and college sports persons who bring laurels to the country in national and international events will be provided free education till the highest level, the government said.
HRD Minister Kapil Sibal told reporters here following approval of guidelines, "Any sports person, who brings ..
An official statement said, "An agreement between Government of India and the World Bank for loan of USD 500 million (equivalent) from World Bank for the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) has been signed."
The project will help to achieve increased and more equitable access to good ..
An Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) that is coming up Guwahati is likely to become operational by 2014, education and health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Sarma said on Thursday that the government was working towards a 2013 deadline for making the IIIT operational but in the event it ..
At least 127 medical and dental students have been trying to get their degrees for the last 10 years. So far 857 students of the state medical university, including 217 pharmacy and 395 physiotherapy students, haven't been able to finish their courses even after double the duration of their course. Some medical ..
More than 38,000 candidates have registered for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Postgraduates (NEET-PG) in 24 hours. Testing agency Prometric said that this translates into 1,600 transactions an hour. The test is mandatory for admission to postgraduate medical courses starting the 2013-14 academic year...
As many as 38,000 candidates registered themselves online within the first 24 hours for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Postgraduates (NEET-PG), according to data made available by Prometric, the provider of testing services for the exam. The registration window for the national online exam opened on ..
Mahindra Group is setting up its fifth Mahindra Pride School (MPS) in Srinagar. According to a press statement, Anand Mahindra, chairman of Mahindra Group, announced that the aim of MPSs will be to train and create a pool of one million employable youth by 2022.
Other MPSs are located in Pune, Chennai, ..
The Southern India regional council of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India ( ICAI) is organising the third edition of all India campus recruitment programme on October 6, 2012 at hotel Vestin Park in Egmore. An industry orientation training programme is also being organised on October 5, 2012 from 9.45am. More ..
While there may be growing concern in government circles regarding social networking sites like Facebook (FB) and Twitter, they appear to have their uses for students and colleges, providing them a convenient platform for interaction.
VIT University, for instance, has a Facebook page with 60,000 members ..
When organisation CRY’s volunteers ventured into Surya Nagar in Kottur, they were not looking to conduct a conventional statistical survey.
Their survey, on education and the girl child, intended to delve into the ‘knowledge, attitudes and practices’ that gave a glimpse of the barriers ..