EDUCATION NEWS - Page 93

Young MP village girl inspires others to take up studiesSubscriber Only

April 13, 2010 14:53 IST

The Government Girls' Middle School at Sherpur village in Madhya Pradesh is now being widely recognised as 'Lalita Ka School.'

Professional education eludes girl studentsSubscriber Only

April 13, 2010 14:22 IST

85 per cent of girl students enrol in conventional streams of Arts,Science and Commerce.

Terminated IIT students seek intervention of Prez,PMSubscriber Only

April 12, 2010 12:45 IST

38 students were denied admission into fresh semester in January this year for 'bad academic record'.

Now,errors surface in IIT entrance test paperSubscriber Only

April 12, 2010 02:35 IST

Minor glitches appeared in this years IIT entrance examination after students reported that there were some confusions regarding the question paper...

Misprint in IIT-JEE paper confuses candidatesSubscriber Only

April 12, 2010 00:26 IST

Students across the Capital appearing in the IIT-JEE complained of a 'misprint' in the answersheets of Paper 1 that led to confusion in the examination halls.

IndiaCan opens vocational training centres in DelhiSubscriber Only

April 9, 2010 18:59 IST

IndiaCan,a joint venture of Educomp Solutions and Pearson launched its North India operations with the launch of its Vocational Training Centres in Delhi.

DMC Intl announces partnership with Quest TutorialsSubscriber Only

April 9, 2010 18:54 IST

DMC International announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with Quest Tutorials,one of the prominent IIT JEE Preparatory institutes of the country.

Sibal meets Smith,discusses safety of Indian studentsSubscriber Only

April 7, 2010 12:40 IST

Concerned over the safety of Indian students,Sibal has reviewed with Smith the steps taken by the Australian government here to ensure their safety and security.

RTE Act heavily underfunded: CRYSubscriber Only

April 6, 2010 16:34 IST

Prominent child rights body CRY welcomed the Right to Education Act but noted that it was heavily under-funded.

Learn to earn earlySubscriber Only

April 6, 2010 15:01 IST

Students can opt for exclusive vocational stream at Class-XI and XII like Arts.

JNU teachers oppose move to amend its statuteSubscriber Only

April 5, 2010 20:17 IST

A government circular asking the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to amend its statute to facilitate reappointment of a Vice Chancellor for a second term has drawn flak from the teachers' association,which said the move is "deleterious" to the functioning of the varsity.

Top IT firms hire students from MRIUSubscriber Only

April 5, 2010 17:05 IST

Manav Rachna International University (MRIU),Faridabad has been witnessing campus recruitments with major corporate and IT firms coming and hiring at the campus this year. 116 students of the B.Tech (CSE,IT,ECE,ME,AEI),Biotech,MCA,M.Tech (CSE,IT) from FET and MRCE have been hired by Infosys. NIIT Technologies,Shanghai Hitachi,Shriram Piston,Bank of Baroda,Mercer have also hired from the campus. Naggaro,Huawei,ABN-AMRO,Interglobe Technologies and […]

Right to Education: India joins league of 130 nationsSubscriber Only

April 2, 2010 10:36 IST

Free & compulsory schooling for children in the 6-14 year age bracket came into force in India from April 1.

IGNOU the largest university in worldSubscriber Only

April 1, 2010 17:13 IST

The Indira Gandhi National Open University has emerged the largest in the world.

UK hikes student visa feesSubscriber Only

April 1, 2010 15:20 IST

Britain announced a steep hike of 54 pounds in the student visa fee and introduced a new category of 'dependent relative' visa.

Right to Education law comes into force from tomorrowSubscriber Only

March 31, 2010 12:52 IST

The historic law will directly benefit close to one crore children who do not go to schools at present.

GDR requires,40% kids must attend colleges: SibalSubscriber Only

March 30, 2010 15:48 IST

HRD Minister Expressed concern over slow increase in the number of students in colleges.

iProf – The iPad of Education,now in IndiaSubscriber Only

March 30, 2010 15:25 IST

iProf Learning Solutions India launched iProf,Indias first personal education tablet.

IIM-B hikes fee Rs 13 lakhSubscriber Only

March 29, 2010 20:58 IST

IIM-B hiked fee for its two-year post-graduate programmes to Rs 13 lakh from the present 11.5 lakh,from the next academic year.

Deemed tag: Govt to move SC to challenge stay on UGC orderSubscriber Only

March 29, 2010 13:14 IST

Govt will move SC to challenge stay orders of High Courts on an UGC direction to all deemed universities.

Indians better than British students,even in English!Subscriber Only

March 29, 2010 11:36 IST

It's official. Indian students are better than their British counterparts in schools,even in subjects like English.

UK varsities warned against treating Indians as ‘cash cows’Subscriber Only

March 26, 2010 14:42 IST

Indian students will turn away from British universities if they are treated merely as 'cash cows',the chief executive of the British Council has warned.