Delhi University will not conduct the Common Aptitude Test for English for admission to BA English (Honours) course this year. The department of English, which conducted the test on behalf of the colleges to enrol students based on the CATE score, has decided to discontinue the entrance test for the 2013-14 ..
Bangalore based Indian Institute of Science has developed a pen-shaped needle-less drug delivery device that promises to be pain free and economical.
The device uses supersonic shock waves for painless delivery of medicines into the body, Minister of State for HRD Shashi Tharoor informed the Lok Sabha in ..
Three American native students are travelling to India later this month on a six-month study tour to learn about the social economic changes in the tribal population of the country.
The three students are from the University of Montana and is funded by the Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative. In ..
Adding captivating visuals to a textbook lesson to attract children's interest may sometimes backfire, making it harder for kids to learn, a new study has found.
US researchers in a study involving 122 students in kindergarten, first and second grade found that 6 to 8 year old children best learned how to ..
Tamil Nadu government doubled the financial assistance given to differently-abled students studying in schools and colleges in the state.
Making a suo motu statement in the Assembly, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa announced the government's decision, would benefit 23,454 differently-abled students in the ..
President Pranab Mukherjee would address the convocation ceremony of a medical college here tomorrow, college authorities said.
Mukherjee has been invited to be the chief guest for the fourth convocation ceremony of Ganesh Shanker Vidyarthi Medical College.
"President Mukherjee will be ..
Every university and institute recognised by the UGC will have to set up a grievance redressal mechanism where students can lodge their complaints on matters related to admissions, irregularities, victimisation and sexual harassment.
The University Grants Commission today published a gazette notification ..
On May 6, the first free and online platform for courses, from multiple universities in the UK and other leading organizations has announced further five partners. These include the University of Glasgow, University of Strathclyde and the British Museum. The new partners are joining Future Learn, which was launched in ..
A new study has found that adding a few kilos can make people more thoughtful about their actions but they are also more likely to give in to temptations.
To understand how fluctuations in body weight might relate to personality changes, psychological scientist Angelina Sutin of the Florida State ..
Tamil Nadu government would soon set up Molecular Virology Laboratories in Medical College Hospitals in Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore and Tirunelveli, in a bid to avoid delay in diagnosing diseases such as Dengue, Chickungunya and swine flu in the state.
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, making a suo motu ..