Education News in India

Datawind completes delivery of all the Askash tablets to the government 3/May/2013
Datawind, the maker of low-cost Aakash tablets, said it has shipped to the government all the 1 lakh units completing the deal after almost two-and-a-half years that was marred by glitches. Datawind had won the contract to supply 1 lakh unit of Aakash tablets priced at USD 49.98 apiece in 2011, translated ..
87th annual general body meeting of vice-chancellors of Indian .. 3/May/2013
Uttar Pradesh governor B L Joshi inaugurated the 87th annual general body meeting of vice-chancellors of Indian universities here. Governor is the Chancellor of all the UP universities. Prof Ved Prakash chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) will deliver the keynote address.<br ..
Day 1 of the Common Entrance Test witnesses an easy Biology paper and a .. 2/May/2013
The Biology paper seemed to have been a cakewalk for many, but Maths paper was the spoilsport on Day 1 of the Common Entrance Test (CET). The competition for that coveted medical seat just got tougher with experts claiming that the Biology paper was quite easy scoring. A well-prepared student can score 55 ..
UGC devising ways to standardise the process of awarding MPhil and PhD .. 2/May/2013
In an attempt to standardize the process of awarding MPhil and PhD degrees and bring about a qualitative improvement in the research output, the University Grants Commission has devised a way to crack down on universities that award degrees in a haphazard manner. All universities, including central, ..
Rashtriaya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan is going to cost Rs 98,983 crore over .. 2/May/2013
The HRD ministry has sought the Expenditure Finance Committee's clearance for its mammoth Rashtriaya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) that is going to cost Rs 98,983 crore over the 12th and 13th Plan. RUSA, to be launched in mission mode, aims to take the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education to ..
Regulations to book erring paper-setters are not harsh enough 2/May/2013
Even as thousands of students spend anxious hours in the examination hall over erroneous papers, paper-setters responsible for these goof-ups get away easily. University officials said that the regulations to book these paper-setters are not harsh enough. These teachers are either blacklisted or debarred from ..
Several exam regulations are being flouted at Third-year BSc practical .. 2/May/2013
Third-year BSc practical tests, which began after the written exams ended on April 17, are not proving to be a smooth affair for students. As the university is in a hurry to conclude the exams, which have spilled over into the summer vacations for thousands of students, several exam regulations are being flouted, some ..
Madras HC justifies separate fee for extra-curricular or co-scholastic .. 1/May/2013
The Madras high court has virtually freed private schools from the confines of the fee regulation committee and the state government by ruling that the schools can collect separate fee for extra-curricular or co-scholastic activities. The fee committee and government will have no role in the matter, it said. The court, ..
Centre of Excellence in Digital Forensics inaugurated in Chennai by TN .. 1/May/2013
A private institute that will train professionals and students on cyber and digital forensics was inaugurated in Chennai on Wednesday. "National crime records bureau statistics reveal that cyber criminals not only commit conventional crimes but economic offences causing huge financial losses to the ..
International conference on Interdisciplinary Applications of Remote .. 2/May/2013
An international conference on Interdisciplinary Applications of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems was recently conducted at the KJ Somaiya College of Science and Commerce, Mumbai. Sponsored by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), ..

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