Education News in India

Gujarat University showcause to dental colleges 2/Feb/2012
Gujarat University (GU) has issued a show cause notice to the Karnavati Dental College and Ahmedabad Dental College after it received a complaint that the two colleges had jointly organized an entrance test on the basis of which the management would grant admission in their postgraduate seats. The two ..
GTU to conduct surprise checks at technical colleges 2/Feb/2012
Gujarat Technological University (GTU) has issued notification to all technical colleges that surprise checks would be carried out by teams specifically designated for the task of carrying out local inquiries. The varsity has directed all colleges to co-operate with the squads. The notification comes on ..
GTU: 13 government engineering colleges colleges headless in Gujrat 2/Feb/2012
There is a lack of principals in technical colleges in Gujarat. GTU officials say of the 16 government engineering colleges in the state, only three colleges have full-time principals. The rest 13 are being run under in-charge principals. The situation in self-financed colleges is equally alarming. Of the ..
Testing times for students as practical exams begin 3/Feb/2012
The school examination season for this year began on Thursday with the State Board practicals for class XII students. Like in the past, the practical examinations for higher secondary examinations are being conducted in two phases – February 2 - 11 and February 13 - 20. “Schools are given the ..
Universities in city to share resources 3/Feb/2012
The University of Madras will be entering into a memorandum of understanding with several institutions of higher learning in the city, including Anna University and IIT-Madras, for sharing resources and facilities, its vice-chancellor G. Thiruvasagam said here on Thursday. “Even for research ..
Court quashes appointments in Madras Institute of Development Studies 3/Feb/2012
The Madras High Court has quashed an order of August 2006 of the Director of the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS), Adyar, here, approving the appointment of four persons to the post of Associate Professor in the institute. Originally, K. Sivasubramaniyan filed a writ petition seeking to ..
CBSE school heads briefed on guidelines to implement RTE 2/Feb/2012
It is now school principals' turn to do some homework. Heads of private CBSE schools have been asked to go through the Tamil Nadu government's guidelines for implementing the Right To Education Act and get doubts cleared with the School Education Department. A meeting in this regard was organised on the ..
The Montessori phenomenon 1/Feb/2012
Start your kids — on the day they enter home — on Montessori education; the equipment and the elaborately-planned approach will enhance their concentration, independence and confidence, said the mother-and-two-daughter team of Montessori practitioners from the U.S. in their workshops for teachers, teachers ..
Why do Chinese students outperform Indians? 3/Feb/2012
A handful of weeks back, in the ACER PISA test — the OECD’s annual global assessment of students’ skills (for South and South East Asia) — India came second from the bottom defeating Kyrgyzstan while China topped the list. This acts as the final nail in the coffin of India’s dented ..
Less than 12 pc graduates get hired in India 3/Feb/2012
Less than 12 per cent of graduates get employed in the country, lamented the chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), N.K. Ranganath, adding that the government and universities should join hands to improve the situation in the country. India would put a large pool of youngsters in the ..

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