Education News in India

Government starts fresh selection process for the post of UGC Chairman 12/Sep/2012
Having failed to select a candidate for the post of UGC chairman for over a year now, the government has started the selection process afresh, terming it as an "extended" exercise. At present, Vice-Chairman Prof Ved Prakash is acting as Chairman of the University Grants ..
Government to encourage development of 2,500 model schools and 3,000 ITIs .. 12/Sep/2012
In a major initiative to provide quality education to children living in remote areas, the government will encourage development of 2,500 model schools and 3,000 industrial training institutes (ITIs) in the Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal, ..
State government directed by Jharkhand HC to initiate steps in setting up .. 12/Sep/2012
The Jharkhand High Court directed the state government to initiate steps in setting up the proposed educational infrastructure on the government-acquired land at Nagari situated on the outskirts of Ranchi. Issuing the orders, division bench Chief Justice Prakash Chandra Tatia and Justice Jaya ..
NIIT signs pact with Microsoft Corporation to make available one lakh .. 11/Sep/2012
IT education provider NIIT said it has signed a pact with Microsoft Corporation to make available one lakh cloud-ready professionals over the next three years. As per the alliance, NIIT will offer new programmes in cloud and emerging technologies in association with Microsoft. ..
Karnataka High Court gives green signal to KPSC exam pertaining to groups .. 11/Sep/2012
Karnataka High Court gave green signal for conducting exams to initiate recruitment for the KPSC pertaining to groups A and B, vacating the earlier stay order issued in August. However, in relation to exams for the groups C and D, the High court continued its stay and the division bench headed by ..
Over 5,700 students hired by various IT Companies at a campus placement .. 11/Sep/2012
Major IT companies have hired over 5,700 students at a campus placement drive in Tamil Nadu, VIT University said. Accenture offered 3,603 jobs in VIT University, while Bangalore-based Wipro handed over 1,308 appointment orders, the University said in a statement. Cognizant ..
Youths from J&K to be given special job-oriented training by government .. 11/Sep/2012
Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said, that over 3,800 youths from Jammu and Kashmir will be given special job-oriented training by government and private aided organisation. He told reporters that a recent meeting of the Project Approval Committee approved proposals of IL and FS Skill ..
HRD Minister stressed on the need to increase partnership among .. 11/Sep/2012
HRD Minister Kapil Sibal, stressing on the need to increase partnership among educational institutes at the global level, said, the demographic dividend enjoyed by India should be exploited by foreign institutes to create a pool of skilled workforce. "India is going to play a significant ..
Indian-American environmental expert at Columbia University elected fellow .. 11/Sep/2012
An Indian-American environmental expert at Columbia University has been elected as the lone foreign fellow of the prestigious Royal Society of Canada for his ground-breaking contributions. Ponisseril Somasundaran, a faculty of the Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, received his MS ..
HRD minister stressed the need for inculcation of values like wisdom and .. 11/Sep/2012
Noting that values like wisdom and character should be inculcated among students, HRD minister Kapil Sibal today said life skills should become the central focus of education. "In the present day context, it is not enough for teachers to merely give information and knowledge to students ...human ..

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