Education News in India

Check it out! 31/Jul/2010
Whether a geek, freak or genius there is one thing a college applicant dreads more than anything else: a standardised stamina-oriented long test. Most of us are left wondering how this will ever gauge our intelligence. Considering the emphasis placed on these tests, we are always confused as to how this one test relates ..
Finance ministry approves more funds for RTE Act 31/Jul/2010
Putting an end to the complaints by state governments over insufficient funds, the Central government has decided that it would be paying almost 70 percent of the finances that would be required for the implementation of the Right To Education (RTE) Act in all states. A large hike in the central funding ..
Smoke-free zones planned in schools and colleges 31/Jul/2010
Government officials launched a crackdown on shops selling cigarettes to consumers below 18 years and vowed to take action against those trading tobacco products within 100 yards of the campus. "The drive, which was launched by the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at the ELM ..
Indo-US higher education summit inaugurated in Mumbai 31/Jul/2010
With an aim to increase access and enhance quality of Indo-US higher education, a two-day summit for higher education was inaugurated here Saturday. The summit is a part of the golden jubilee celebrations of the Indo-American Society. Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal was the chief ..
Government to set up more AIIMS-like institutions 31/Jul/2010
The Government is setting up six All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS)-like institutions in the States of Bihar (Patna), Chhattisgarh (Raipur), Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal), Orissa (Bhubaneswar), Rajasthan (Jodhpur) and Uttarakhand (Rishikesh) under the first phase of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)...
Plan to expand IIT-Madras infrastructure 31/Jul/2010
A detailed master plan for Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) campus to create infrastructure sufficient to increase student strength mandated by the Centre will be ready by August, M.S. Ananth, Director, IIT-M, has stated in his annual report. All structures under the plan will have features ..
Sibal wants 30% students to reach varsity level 31/Jul/2010
Stressing for collaborations in the field of education, Human Resources Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal today said he had set a target of 30 per cent students reaching university level in India by 2020. â€œThe current rate is only 12.4 per cent. Presently, there are 500 ..
Govt has agreed to pay 70% to implement RTE Act 31/Jul/2010
The Centre Govt has agreed to pay almost 70% of the finances required to implement the RTE Act, ending months of bickering with state governments crying over inadequate funds. The finance ministry's expenditure finance committee (EFC) on Wednesday approved a massive hike in central funding for the law, ..
Anna University of Technology-Madurai gets nod for six postgraduate .. 30/Jul/2010
Anna University of Technology - Madurai, established recently by the State government, has obtained the necessary approvals to offer six full-time postgraduate courses. Admission process for M.E., M.B.A. and M.C.A. programmes would commence in a few days after completing the formalities, according to R. ..
Engaging battle of brains 30/Jul/2010
It was literally the battle of brains at the Hyderabad edition of Tata Consultancy Services' IT Wiz 2010 held at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan on Thursday. Six teams, comprising two contestants each, were selected from over 1,000 students in a preliminary round to compete in the Hyderabad finals. The teams were ..

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