Education News in India

Research funding proposals 31/Jan/2012
Project Management Institute (PMI) has announced its call for research funding proposals for 2013. The call for proposals will open on February 1 and close on April 25. Those advancing to the second round will be notified by July 2012. All grant recipients will be notified of awards up to US$ 50,000 by November 2012. ..
School bus owners in Mumbai threaten indefinite stir 31/Jan/2012
School bus owners have once again threatened to go on an indefinite strike, claiming that this time, they will stick to their plan. The School Bus Owners’ Association (SBOA) in Mumbai called for a state-wide indefinite strike, starting from February 6, until the state government acknowledges their ..
UP students best in country 31/Jan/2012
One of the most comprehensive surveys of the learning achievements of Std V students shows that Uttar Pradesh children have outclassed their counterparts from the rest of India. The study, undertaken by the NCERT, has revealed that the mean achievement of Uttar Pradesh students in language (71.12%) and ..
Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development 31/Jan/2012
Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD) is an autonomous organization of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India, registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, fully funded by the Government of India. The Institute is located at ..
International education fair to be held at Chennai 31/Jan/2012
In an effort to expand their education horizon, several educational institutions from UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Switzerland will come under one roof on Feb 13th 2012 at Hyatt Regency, Chennai. The education fair is organized by an overseas education consultant. ..
Faculty strength lags behind student intake at B-schools 31/Jan/2012
Classrooms in business schools in India have been growing in size over the past decade, spurred by an increase in demand for management professionals. Top institutes are opening new campuses and new B-schools are popping up everywhere like a bad case of rash. Management education is more accessible than ever before, but ..
Soaring semester marks in DU: Teachers cry scam 31/Jan/2012
The high semester scores this season have triggered outrage among DU academia. While students are on cloud nine, the teachers are fuming. And the question doing the rounds is - Has DU gone too far to prove that the semester system is the best? Many teachers have gone to the extent of calling it a 'mammoth marks scam' ..
Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University to revert to new exam rules 31/Jan/2012
The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University will from August 2012 once again make it mandatory for medical and dental students to get a minimum of 50% in each paper to clear the examination, vice-chancellor Dr Mayil Vahanan Natarajan said here on Monday. The university received a communication from Dental ..
Turning the tables on illiteracy 31/Jan/2012
The government and the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) are in the process of finalising a national vision document for girl's education in India to chart a roadmap for achieving gender equality in education by 2015. Within the vision documents, the immediate plan of action for the next one year is ..
Council empowers varsity 31/Jan/2012
The Dental Council of India has written to Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University giving it the power to prescribe higher standards for dental education in the State. In a communiqué to the Registrar of the varsity, the DCI clarified that the “eligibility criteria and other provisions ..

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