Education News in India

Busy students outsource homework 3/Jan/2012
While parents struggle to pay annual school fees between Rs 12,000 and 18,000, a south Mumbai family outsourced a single Std X project for Rs 26,000. The cost of outsourcing projects has skyrocketed over the years. Regular project work is now compelling parents to send their children for tutorials, giving ..
Recognising the contribution of teachers 2/Jan/2012
Teachers shoulder the responsibility of moulding a generation. It is every teacher's duty to go beyond the textbook and educate students on different aspects of life. A teacher should be a friend, guide and a philosopher for students, said S. Buvaneshwari, headmistress, VLB Government Aided Girls School, Kovaipudur, ..
On a high in New York 2/Jan/2012
I decided to go abroad for my high school education to stay competitive in university admissions. I had to start as early as in high school to work towards realising my dreams of getting into Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As for the high school years, 11th and 12th grade are very crucial and I ..
Aim is to be an astronaut 2/Jan/2012
I am a student of Class 10 of CBSE stream. I want to become an astronaut or astronomer. Which courses will help me achieve my aim? Should I pursue 11th and 12th Standard or switchover to 1st PUC State Board as CET is going to be NEET in a few years time? via e-mail, Alike, Bantwal Taluk ..
A more 'practical' approach 2/Jan/2012
A major criticism of academics, and a major grouse of the students of undergraduate (UG) courses in the State, is that the syllabus is too theory-oriented, with hardly any scope for practicals. On the other hand, industry-insiders, who end up recruiting these graduates, find themselves complaining about the time wasted ..
School bridges a vital gap in life skills 2/Jan/2012
On November 4, 2009, eight students of Subulussalam Higher Secondary School, Moorkanad, drowned in the Chaliyar when their overloaded ferry boat capsized. Within two years, the government constructed a hanging bridge across the river on the site of the tragedy. The government also made a promise to construct 50 bridges ..
CBSE invites applications for AIPMT 2/Jan/2012
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has invited applications for the All India Pre-Medical/Dental Test (AIPMT) for admission to 15 per cent of the merit seats in the MBBS and BDS course in medical and dental colleges in India, except in Andhra Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Applications may be ..
Of the 'salts' of the earth 2/Jan/2012
Mineral resources development is a significant economic activity that converts natural mineral wealth into goods for industrial and domestic consumption. Improved ways and means have to be evolved through continuous research for making the process of such conversion efficient, effective, and economical. ..
Benchmark for the pursuit of quality 2/Jan/2012
More than three years after Yash Pal, eminent academic, began what was then termed as an attempt to review the functioning of the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the Union government, on December 28, introduced the Higher Education and Research Bill, 2011 in ..
Innovations for Indian sensibilities 2/Jan/2012
Dismantled circuit boards, codes running on the monitors and indecipherable combinations of letters scribbled all over the glass panes that separate the chaotic cabins. Welcome to Invention Labs Engineering Products where Ajit Narayanan, founder and managing director, walks into a room full of people bent over their ..

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