Education News in India

  • Not everybody is as bright at Oxford!- 24/Jan/2012
  • If you thought that everybody studying at Oxford was bright, think again! Some students from the esteemed university are unable to spell 'erupt' or 'across' correctly, according to examiners' reports. Some Oxford University students show a "distressing" grasp of their subjects and the answers to ..
  • 600 million new jobs needed in next 10 years says ILO 24/Jan/2012
  • The International Labour Organization released a pessimistic report for the global jobs market in 2012 saying urgent attention is needed to create 600 million new jobs in the next 10 years. "Despite strenuous government efforts, the jobs crisis continues unabated, with one in three workers worldwide, ..
  • IIM-T to sign pact for exchange programmes with foreign institutes 24/Jan/2012
  • Indian Institute of Management–Tiruchirapalli will have faculty and student exchange programmes with foreign institutes with the soon to be signed MoU with six institutes. As per MoU, it will have exchange programmes with two each in France and USA, and one each in Sweden and Singapore. ..
  • Guidance Plus: The Northeast and a scientific bellwether 23/Jan/2012
  • Among the various regions of the country, Northeast India has several unique features. By the Northeast, we mean the area covered by the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura. It has China on the north, Bangladesh on the southeast, Bhutan on the northeast, and ..
  • Spare the mice, use the mouse 23/Jan/2012
  • Who has not heard stories of students losing consciousness while conducting a laboratory experiment involving dissecting an animal or insect? Practicals, being a pre-requisite, force the students to carry out the dissection, irrespective of how uncomfortable they are, or how cruel they find the whole ..
  • Different Strokes: To dissect or not 23/Jan/2012
  • Animal dissection as an aspect of Zoology curriculum is about 90 years old. However, the new UGC guidelines on phasing out animal dissection have started a debate about whether there is an effective way of learning the ropes without getting an opportunity to dissect real animals. While some students ..
  • The UGC guidelines on dissections 23/Jan/2012
  • Here are some of the UGC guidelines: Recommendation 1: All institutions of higher education to strictly adhere to the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. All educational institutions coming under the purview of UGC shall ..
  • Agriculture entrance examination 23/Jan/2012
  • The Indian Council for Agricultural Research has invited applications for the all-India entrance examination for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses in agriculture and allied subjects. All seats in the B.Tech. dairy technology course in the National Dairy Research Institute and 15 per cent of the seats ..
  • Ranchi: Digital classes give rest to chalk & duster 23/Jan/2012
  • This year has brought a complete change in the system of education at Greater Triveni Public School, a plus-2 level institution of the district. For the smart age students, the school has introduced digital classes for the first time in the district, free from chalk and duster. The digital smart classes ..
  • N-medicine has a bright future 24/Jan/2012
  • I am studying class 12 bio science group, I would like to know about career opportunities in nuclear medicine and nuclear medicine technology K. Sai Lakshmi, Erode Ans: Nuclear medicine combines chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer technology, and medicine in using radioactivity to ..

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