Education News in India

Assocham survey claims majority of kids in metros suffer from backache 21/Apr/2012
Majority of school going children between the age group of 5 and 12 carry excessive load in their school bags, causing a higher risk of back pain and stress in them, said an Assocham survey. "Nearly 82 per cent of children carry as much as over 35 per cent of their weight on their backs. Heavy school ..
BARC to set up centre at NIT Silchar 22/Apr/2012
Bhaba Atomic Research Centre would set up a centre at the NIT, Silchar campus to promote research and work among students and scholars. NIT Silchar Director N V Deshpande has said, "BARC will set up its unit here in order to enable scholars, teachers and students to undertake more and better research ..
5319 new primary schools opened in Jammu region 22/Apr/2012
A total of 5,319 new primary schools were opened and 3,001 upgraded to the level of upper primary under SSA in Jammu region. Director School Education, G A Qureshi said here, "As many as 5,319 new primary schools opened and 3,001 primary schools were upgraded to the level of upper primary ..
UK Museum plans design exhibition in India, training program with NID 22/Apr/2012
The prestigious London-based Victoria and Albert Museum(V&A) may soon be finalising a series of collaborations with the Indian art fraternity. The museum is said to hold the world's largest collection of decorative arts and design including sculpture, art, textiles etc from India. ..
BITS Pilani Dubai Campus introduces PhD programme 21/Apr/2012
BITS Pilani's only international campus has announced to start PhD programmes in engineering, management and allied interdisciplinary after getting approval from emirate's Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA). The Birla Institute of Technology and Science here has said that the Doctoral ..
Portal launched to track nation's skill development prgs 20/Apr/2012
To bring more efficiency in execution of implementation of government's skill development scheme, a web portal was launched here which will help in online registration of candidates, tracking the training programme and providing online certificates. The portal, developed by HP, intends to expedite ..
IITs smart tech to be on display soon 20/Apr/2012
Research designs and prototypes of various technological innovations, ranging from everyday household items to sophisticated gadgetry, designed by students at the Indian Institute of Technology would soon be on public display. The lay public including a mix of curious schoolchildren students as well as ..
Maharashra to close down aided schools which inflated rolls 19/Apr/2012
The Maharashtra government decided to crack the whip against some aided schools which were found to have inflated the number of enrolled students to get government grants in a recent state-wide inspection. The state cabinet decided to initiate criminal proceedings against school ..
Extension Campus of IIT Delhi in Haryana 19/Apr/2012
Officials of Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, will visit a site at Jhajjar in Haryana to explore the possibility of setting up its extension campus in that state. Prof M Balakrishanan, Deputy Director of IIT, Delhi, told reporters here, "We are still not sure how feasible or suitable the ..
Genetic variants linked to bigger brain, higher IQ 19/Apr/2012
It's believed that the bigger brains are smarter ones. Now scientists have found two genes that not only affect the brain size and intelligence, but also your risk of developing cognitive disorders like Alzheimer's. The study, the world's largest brain research conducted by an international team of over ..

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