Education News in India

NCPCR stresses on providing free and compulsory education to children .. 13/Jul/2012
A member of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) said on Thursday that providing free and compulsory education to children was statutory obligation of state governments under the Right to Education Act (RTE). Governments should provide free and compulsory education to children under ..
Australia to engage more actively in vocational and educational training .. 12/Jul/2012
Tertiary education minister Chris Evans, speaking at the Australia India Skills Conference in Perth recently said, Asian countries were hungry for skilled workers and Australia needed to engage more actively in imparting Australian know-how in skills and training. Evans said that vocational ..
Training academy and marketing services centres fro Jet Airways 12/Jul/2012
Private carrier Jet Airways plans to set up a marketing services firm and launch an aviation training academy, with a total investment of Rs one crore. The proposal is, however, subjected to regulatory approvals, including those from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board and the Reserve Bank of India, ..
Hi-tech glove for converting sign language into speech, 12/Jul/2012
Scientists have developed a hi-tech glove capable of converting sign language into speech, a feat they say could improve the quality of life of millions in the world with speech and hearing impairments. The "super" glove by a Ukrainian team of inventors is fitted with a complex network of ..
6.5 lakh candidates appearing for the first TET conducted by Tamil Nadu .. 12/Jul/2012
Sethurama Varma, Joint Director, Teachers Recruitment Board, cautioning candidates appearing for the first Teacher Eligibility Test,appealed not to be deceived by offering any sort of bribe concerning teachers recruitment for schools in Tamil Nadu. He assured that the exam would be ..
Campaign against new immigration rules of UK 12/Jul/2012
Amidst indications that foreign students may be removed from UK's net immigration figures in a change of policy, a campaign group espousing the case of Indian and other non-EU professionals said that migrants needed Britain as much as Britain needed them. After education and industry leaders ..
Silicon Valley venture capitalist donates 75 million pounds to Oxford .. 12/Jul/2012
Oxford University has received donation of 75 million pounds (USD 116 million from a Silicon Valley venture capitalist to help poor students attend the prestigious institution. The money is a gift from Sequoia Capital president Michael Moritz and his wife, novelist Harriet Heyman. <br ..
Bihar Governor indicted by Accountant General on VC, Pro VC appointments 12/Jul/2012
The Accountant General has indicted Bihar Governor Devanand Konwar, in his capacity as Chancellor of Universities, for appointment of six vice-chancellors and four pro-vice-chancellors without consultation with the state government. The Governor or his Secretariat held no consultation with the state ..
Maths Professor of IIT Madras honoured by German University 12/Jul/2012
A professor from the Mathematics Department of IIT-Madras has been honoured with the "Alumni Ambassador of the City of Kaiserslautern, Germany" award. "He is one among the four recipients, including the President of Google, Europe, and the only Indian to receive this ..
Over 100 private schools have applied to the DSE for NOC to start CBSE .. 11/Jul/2012
Over 100 private schools in the state have applied to the Directorate of School Education (DSE) for no-objection certificates to start CBSE schools with an aim to fix their own fees structure and have a flexible curriculum to attract more students. Private matriculation school managements claimed ..

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