Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said at a function at the Islamic University of Science and Technology in south Kashmir's Awantipora, that, "There is need to impart subjects of present and future relevance to students in the universities and colleges so that they are easily absorbed in the open job ..
In a bid to enhance the retention rate of tribal students in primary classes, 'Shiksha Sathis' will be appointed in schools in interior parts of Odisha's Kandhamal district.
Youths educated upto middle school (Class VIII) and fluent in tribal Kue and Odia language would be appointed as Shiksha ..
The state's school education structure is set for a major overhaul to ensure conformity with the Right to Education (RTE) Act. Highly placed sources in education department confirmed that under the new format, Std I-V will be classified as primary, Std VI-VIII as middle and Std IX-X as high school.
The ..
The recent trend in arts departments at Panjab University is indicative that admission to post-graduate courses will become harder from the current academic session.
With lesser number of seats than previous years in two prominent courses - English and History, these departments are now citing dearth of ..
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) authorities are toying with the idea of conducting Common Admission Test (CAT) on a global scale from next year.
It is not yet clear whether students who appear for CAT held abroad would get admission to IIMs or the score would be valid only for admission to B-schools ..
Farook College, Kozhikode, is holding a programme called Genuine Afghanistan, which will give a general introduction to and talk about the culture of Afghanistan.
The programme, organised by Afghan Students in Kerala will be held at Yosaf Sagar Hall on July 18.
Nazir K.M., lecturer in the ..
The Mahatma Gandhi University, which has initiated steps to streamline and strengthen the functioning of its off-campus centres, received 135 applications for new centres this year. The deadline for fresh applications expired last month.
The response has come as a boost to the varsity which intends to ..
In another attempt to involve the industry in redesigning the undergraduate curriculum to include the latest technologies, Bharathiar University and Tata Consultancy Services have come up with a paper called “Finance and Accounting for Business Process” to be offered to commerce students studying in ..
A three-day international conference on engineering education: Innovative Practices and Future Trends (AICERA-2012) would commence here on July 19.
The conference Secretary Dr Sony C george told reporters today, that the four major themes of the conference are Engineering education; current trends and ..
The state government of Tripura has decided to set up an ayurvedic and homoeopathic college besides a dental college in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode.
Health Minister Tapan Chakraborty said, "The central government has sanctioned Rs. 18 crore for building Ayurvedic and Homeopathic Colleges, ..