Education News in India

Nation's progress is in its human resources, says Purandeswari 28/Feb/2011
A nation's progress is in its human resources, and children need to be made productive partners in its development, according to D. Purandeswari, Union Minister of State for Human Resource and Development. Speaking at the foundation laying ceremony for the National Institute of Technology building at ..
High research profile, facilities make Muenster popular with students 28/Feb/2011
A passion to be at the forefront of Geographical oriented research has led me to pursue a master's in Geo-informatics at the University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany. My interest in the field of Geography was instilled in me by my grandfather, a former marine engineer and sailor, who used to narrate a ..
AICTE?s new mark norm brings admission worries 28/Feb/2011
Will the number of admissions to engineering courses in Karnataka come down this year? This is the common question haunting both the State government as well as the managements of private engineering colleges. The cause for this apprehension is the new norm introduced by the All India Council for ..
It is just a step away 28/Feb/2011
Engineering education in India will get that much-needed international recognition if the country's hope of becoming a permanent member of the Washington Accord 1989 is realised in June 2011. Now, India enjoys a provisional status, which will end in June 2011. It became a provisional member in 2007. ..
Connecting schools the IT way 27/Feb/2011
A school student in Kasaragod in the northern end of Kerala working — in real time over the Internet — with a peer in Thiruvananthapuram on a project. A ‘cluster' of schools scattered across the State logging on for a joint classroom activity. The department of education sending Class 10 question ..
NCTE develops code of professional ethics for teachers 28/Feb/2011
The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has developed a Code of Professional Ethics for teachers to check the corporal punishments against the students. Special attention has been given to the issue of emotional and mental protection of the students from any kind of physical or mental ..
26,000 colleges, 800 universities to be connected with in 3-4 years 28/Feb/2011
In an effort to build an International Highway of Information, 26,000 colleges and 800 universities in the country would be connected with Fibre Optics in the next 3-4 years, Union HRD, IT and Telecom Minister, Kapil Sibal, said. Addressing students and teachers of the Rajagiri Public School at nearby ..
Country's first Coast Guard Academy to come up in Kerala 28/Feb/2011
With coastal security becoming a major area of conern, India's first Coast Guard Academy would be set up at Azheekkal near Kannur in north Kerala, Defence Minister A K Antony said here. Speaking after dedicating the Titanium Sponge Plant at the Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd ..
Now Facebook plays part in college admissions too 28/Feb/2011
What does your child learn in school? The answer is training to get good numbers, a trend that prevents young minds from knowing their true potential, say educationists. Perfect score is not the only criteria for getting admission into a reputed college now, but of late Facebook too has become an ..
Children grow better with innovative learning at school' - Educationists 28/Feb/2011
In most schools, teachers want their pupils to do well in their exams so that they can flaunt their results. But this single-minded motive to do well in exams and get good marks prevents young minds from exploring their other abilities that could otherwise make them true winners, says ..

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