Education News in India

KSOU warned of stern action by Govt. 9/May/2012
Karnataka Government warned the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) of stern action against its "illegal actions" including offerring some courses without approval by statutory authorities. State Minister for Medical Education S A Ramdas at a press conference here alleged that ..
HC notice over amenities for visually challenged 9/May/2012
The Rajasthan High Court issued notice to the state government over a PIL seeking directives to provide appropriate facilities to visually impaired in public institutions. A division bench Chief Justice Arun Kumar Mishra and Justice N K Jain (senior) issued notice to the state authorities seeking ..
Parliament nod to amendments to Right to Education Act 10/May/2012
Parliament passed a Bill that makes children with disabilities eligible for free and compulsory education under the Right to Education Act in all schools. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, passed by the Rajya Sabha on April 24, also exempts madarsas and Vedic ..
HC gives Govt, SFDC liberty to take action on schools 10/May/2012
The Madras HC gave TN govt. and School Fee Determination Committee (SFDC), the liberty to take appropriate action against schools not covered under the May 3 court order collecting higher fees than that prescribed by the committee. Passing orders on a petition filed by the government seeking ..
TN to set up Resource Centre for differently abled children 10/May/2012
In an effort to help differently abled children, Tamil Nadu Government has decided to set up a State Resource Centre here, the first-of-its-kind in the country. Making a suo motu statement in the assembly, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said the Centre would have specialised doctors associated with Ministry ..
Gujarat education board cancels affiliation of 6 schools 10/May/2012
Taking serious note of inadequate staff and other irregularities, Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) has cancelled affiliation of six self-financed schools in Rajkot and slapped a fine of Rs 25,000 on four other non-granted schools. The board had carried out random ..
ICAI to reintroduce direct entry into CA course 10/May/2012
In the next 2 to 3 months ICAI would reintroduce direct entry into the CA course from articleship for graduate students that was discontinued from 2006, revealed, ICAI president, Jaydeep N Shah. "Commerce graduates with 55 per cent and non-commerce with 60 per cent marks can get ..
British Council launches two new courses 10/May/2012
In an effort to impart quality training to upcoming teachers, British Council announced the launch of two new courses Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) and IELTS courses under its new "Train the Teacher" initiative. The TKT and the IELTS courses would be launched in the British ..
Three AICTE experts among six arrested by CBI for bribery 10/May/2012
Six persons, including three experts associated with the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), have been arrested by CBI in a bribery case. The trio Sanjay Soni, Manoj Kumar Kushwaha and Rajesh Kumar Singh, who were on an AICTE experts panel, have been charged with entering ..
Punjab Deputy CM proposes vocational training for jail inmates 10/May/2012
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal proposed vocational training for jail inmates in soft skills to enable them to find jobs after completion of their sentence. In a meeting of jail department held here, Badal said it was the duty of the government to ensure that the inmates were ..

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