Education News in India

Act before its too late 24/Jan/2012
A recent survey by the Pratham Education Foundation revealed that just 26.1 per cent students in class 3 were able to read a class 1 level text and only 26 per cent cleared the semester examination conducted by Anna University of Technology, Chennai. The Assessment, Survey, Evaluation and Research (ASER) ..
RTE fails to improve country?s education system 24/Jan/2012
When the Right to Education Act was enforced in April 2010, it looked like millions of schoolchildren could dare to dream. The Act guarantees access to schools, a target that has been met, with the enrolment rate at 90% among children in first grade. The Act demands schools to meet certain requirements, ..
CUSAT to merge depts to cut costs 24/Jan/2012
Facing a severe financial crunch, CUSAT is planning to cut posts and merge identical departments, in a bid to save at least Rs 4 crore to Rs 5 crore. According to top officials, there is a shortage of Rs 35 crore in non-plan funds at the university as the financial year comes to an end on March 31 and the ..
In first year, only 70k sign up for CMAT 23/Jan/2012
Merely 70,000 aspirants across the country have registered for the first edition of the national level Common Management Admission Test (CMAT). The entrance test, for admission to 3,500-odd MBA colleges in the country, will be conducted online by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) over a ..
Mumbai teachers learn how to promote heritage 23/Jan/2012
The Mumbai chapter of Intach (Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage) has initiated a Heritage Club programme for schoolteachers in the city. It will train educators to sensitise students to Mumbai’s built and natural heritage. Tasneem Mehta, who heads the Mumbai chapter of Intach, said ..
1267 graduate teachers to be appointed in middle schools 23/Jan/2012
TN Chief Minister Jayalalitha announced appointment of 1,267 graduate teachers to all middle schools in the state under the 'Education for all scheme', besides alloting Rs 36.17 Crore for upgrading infrastructure facilities. An official release said Jayalalithaa announced that 831 graduate teachers would ..
CISCE to revamp syllabus from next academic year 23/Jan/2012
The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), which has around 2,000 schools affiliated to it in the country and abroad, will revamp its syllabus from the next academic year. "We have already brought out the new textbooks recently, which will be introduced from the next academic ..
UGC asks varsities to prepare own plans for seeking grants 23/Jan/2012
In a step towards granting more autonomy to universities, the UGC has asked them to prepare their own proposals for seeking funds from it for development purpose. So far, expert committees deputed by the University Grants Commission (UGC) used to visit the varsities to assess their financial needs, based ..
Genetic effect on lifetime IQ revealed 23/Jan/2012
The genetic effect on lifetime IQ has been revealed by scientists who claim that genes account for a quarter of changes in intelligence over people's lives. Though it is yet to identify exactly which genes are involved in IQ, an international team, led by the University of Queensland, says that the ..
Now a library on wheels to entice people to reading 23/Jan/2012
Concerned over the fast declining habit of reading among people, especially students, a Kumbakonam-based bibliophile-cum-entrepreneur has started a four wheeler mobile lending library to reach out to customers in Thanjavur and Chennai districts. The brainchild of G Murugaraj, son of a ..

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