Education News in India

Chewing gum helps to stay focused for longer on tasks that require .. 12/Mar/2013
Chewing gum can help you stay focused for longer on tasks that require continuous monitoring, a new study has claimed. Research by Kate Morgan and colleagues from Cardiff University focused on the potential benefits of chewing gum during an audio memory task. Previous research has shown ..
APJ stresses on the need for creating an educational system that .. 12/Mar/2013
Former president APJ Abdul Kalam Monday said there was a need for creating an educational system that highlighted the importance of entrepreneurship. "In the present context, the education system has to be designed in a way that produces large number of employment generators and not just employment ..
NCC to be offered as an elective subject in schools and colleges carrying .. 12/Mar/2013
The National Cadet Corps (NCC) would be offered as an elective subject in schools and colleges carrying credit points, HRD minister MM Pallam Raju said on Tuesday. "Some of the autonomous colleges have already decided to start the programme right away and I wish all institutes under UGC and AICTE and ..
UGC has decided to retain the Performance Based Appraisal System 12/Mar/2013
Going back on its earlier decision to scrap the Academic Performance Index (API), a mandatory requirement for universities to select and promote faculty members, the University Grants Commission has decided to retain the Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS) with API. The decision was taken at the ..
MP CM appeals to PM to discontinue English weightage in UPSC 11/Mar/2013
Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discontinue the practice followed by the UPSC, wherein marks scored by civil services aspirants in English are taken into consideration before arriving at the final tally. In a letter to Singh, the chief minister ..
Union Budget earmarks Rs 1,000 crore for the skill development of 10 lakh .. 11/Mar/2013
The Union Budget for 2013-14 has earmarked Rs 1,000 crore for the skill development of 10 lakh youth through the National skills Development Corporation. "It will improve their employability, productivity and opportunities for self-employment," the finance ministry said in a statement, ..
Below-average looks or outright ugliness can reduce a man's earnings by 26 .. 11/Mar/2013
Good-looking male workers can earn 22 per cent more than their plainer colleagues doing the same job, a new study has claimed. However, good looks do not result in increased salaries for women, the study found. Researchers also found that below-average looks or outright ugliness can reduce ..
UP launched free laptop scheme for intermediate pass students 11/Mar/2013
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav launched free laptop scheme for intermediate pass students as promised in the manifesto during assembly elections last year. "There is no difference in the words and act of Samajwadi Party. We made efforts to fulfill our promises within a year," Yadav ..
Schools in Kashmir reopened after long winter vacation. 11/Mar/2013
Dressed in their uniforms, the students resumed schooling after three months and 10 days of vacations. Schools in the valley close in December every year for winter vacation and reopen on March one next year. However, the vacations were extended two weeks ago as authorities felt that the weather ..
Progress of construction of 8 new IIT very slow despite the set deadline 11/Mar/2013
Students of eight new IITs will have to wait longer to shift to new campuses as none of them have made "real" progress despite the June deadline. Flagging off this issue, a Parliamentary panel on HRD has pressed for "expediting" the work to help students avail the best facilities to ..

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