India Educational News
NCMT launches degree course in fashion
Kolkata, May 18 : NSHM College of Management and Technology (NCMT) on Friday announced the launch of 3-year B.Sc. Degree Course in Fashion Design & Management at its Kolkata campus....
Full StoryNewspaper vendor cracks management exams to get inducted in a premiere institute
Kolkata, May 16 : Overcoming economic hurdles, a newspaper delivery boy, Shiv Kumar has successfully cleared the entrance examination of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Joka, in Kolkata....
Full StoryUS degree in supply chain management from Mumbai
Mumbai, May 16 : With India opening up the retail trade sector to overseas investment, the University of Southern California is offering a master of science degree programme in global supply chain management through the SP Jain Institute here....
Full StoryRevive higher education in India: President
Lumani (Nagaland), May 15 : India lacks quality academic institutions and there is a need to revive higher educational institutions, President Pranab Mukherjee said here Wednesday....
Full StoryPresident seeks accessibility of education
Silchar, May 14 : : Higher education should be taken to remote parts of the country, said President Pranab Mukherjee while attending the Annual Convocation of Assam University at Silchar in Assam on Tuesday. Mukherjee inaugurated an Innovators' Exhibition and an Innovation Club at the University. At the convocation, the President said, "To make education accessible to more students, our efforts must be directed at bringing higher education closer to our population to particularly those in remote corners of the country." "We must remove the imbalances in the reach of higher education across states, regions and sections of society," he said. "Knowledge pursuit has many dimensions. It brings gender equity as a result of access and reach. I am happy to know that the North-East has focused its attention on education for women and it has resulted in a large of number of North-Eastern girls are now pursuing education in major cities of India and are also employed in metropolitan cities," Mukherjee said. The President added, "We must remember that once we had world class universities in Nalanda and Takshashila. Therefore, the dream of creating world class universities in India is an achievable aspiration." "India with strong scientific and technical manpower has the opportunity to become a major knowledge power in the years to come. To make this dream a reality, we have to invest in research and development."...
Full StoryEducating the Muslim girl child - in a Mughal-era structure
By Meha Mathur, New Delhi, May 14 : Functioning in a Mughal-era structure near Jama Masjid in the capital's old quarters is the Balak Mata Centre of Jamia Millia Islamia, one of India's oldest universities. The centre, located in Matia Mahal, provides education and vocational training to deprived Muslim girls and women....
Full StoryIIT JEE aspirant seeks disclosure of exam entrance keys from CBSE
New Delhi, May 13 : A Delhi student who appeared for the engineering entrance exam of the Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination (IIT JEE) today moved the Delhi High Court seeking disclosure of exam entrance keys from Central Board of examination after the results....
Full StorySC clears decks for admissions to medical colleges
New Delhi, May 13 : In a big relief to aspiring medical students, the Supreme Court Monday paved the way for government and private medical colleges to admit students to under-graduate and post-graduate medical and dental courses for the 2013 session....
Full StoryIGNOU offers course on rural development
New Delhi, May 13 : The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is offering a masters programme on rural development from the 2013 session, an official said Monday....
Full StoryEducation trust of Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj honoured
Lucknow, May 11 : Their effort for the uplift of the girl child, especially in the India's rural quarters, has won the Jagatguru Kripalu Parishat Education the prestigious Nari Award instituted by a prominent media house....
Full StoryJNU, DU English departments among world's top 100
New Delhi, May 10 : Jawaharlal Nehru University's Center of English Studies has once again been ranked amidst the top 100 English departments in the world by prestigious QS World University Rankings 2013....
Full StoryPresident calls for moral values in education
Lucknow, May 10 : President Pranab Mukherjee Friday expressed his concern over growing crime against women and children and called for inclusion of moral values in the curriculum of educational institutions....
Full StoryIIM Calcutta features in Limca Book of Records
Kolkata, May 9 : The Limca Book of Records has recognised the 50 hour marathon conducted by the students of Indian Institute of Management(IIM) Calcutta during the Golden Jubilee Celebrations as a National Record....
Full StoryMukherjee to open Tagore's study centre at IIAS
Shimla, May 9 : President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate a study centre-cum-museum dedicated to the life and works of Rabindranath Tagore at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) here, an official said Thursday, the poet's 152nd birth anniversary....
Full StoryPune, May 9 : The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) will conduct a short course on basics of acting for children between 10 and 16 years of age from May 27 to June 7....
Full Story13-year-old Bihar boy cracks IIT-JEE prelim
Patna, May 8 : A 13-year-old boy from Bihar has cracked the preliminary examination of the highly competitive Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE). He is the youngest to pass the exam....
Full StoryCourt notice on plea against Kendriya Vidyalayas
New Delhi, May 8 : The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government and the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) on a petition seeking direction to the schools body on its failure to provide totally free education to Class 1-8 students under the RTE Act....
Full StoryCloud campuses may be the future, but infrastructure a problem: Tharoor
New Delhi, May 8 : Cloud campuses may just be what are needed to meet India's growing demand for quality education, but problems like shortage of power and last mile connectivity may play spoilsport....
Full StoryDU gets notice over four-year undergraduate programme
New Delhi, May 8 : The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to Delhi University on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging its proposed four-year undergraduate programme with multiple degrees in its present form....
Full Story1.5 lakh students qualify for second phase of IIT entrance
New Delhi, May 7 : A total of 1.5 lakh students qualified in the first stage of the entrance examinations for the Indian Institutes of Technology after the results were declared Tuesday, a release said....
Full StoryL'Oreal India invites application for scholarship program
Mumbai, May 7 : Beauty care expert L'Oreal India recently opened application for Class XII candidates from Delhi, NCR, Maharashtra and Karnataka to apply for the 11th edition of the 'For Young Women in Science' scholarship program....
Full StoryNew Delhi, May 7 : Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) 2013 scores are expected to be declared at 4 pm today. Conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, JEE (Main) 2013 scores will determine admission to the National Institutes of Technology (NIT) and the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) and other deemed Universities....
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US funds scholarship program in Kolkata
By Rahi Bhattacharya, Kolkata, May 7 : The second edition of the US government funded, two-year English Access Micro-Scholarship Program marked its completion with a graduating ceremony at the American Center here on Monday....
Full StoryIndian law institute launches LL.M. - 1 year degree programme
New Delhi, May 6 : The Indian Law Institute has launched an innovative LL.M. - one year degree programme, with a better curriculum and innovative approach for research excellence, from the ensuing academic year 2013-2014....
Full StoryUnderground parking facility of AIIMS inaugurated
New Delhi, May 6 : Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad inaugurated a three level underground parking facility of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here today....
Full StoryAMU announces centre in Tipu Sultan's name
Aligarh, May 4 : The Aligarh Muslim University Saturday announced a centre for strategic studies named after the great Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan, who fought against the British forces in the 18th century....
Full Story11 from Jammu and Kashmir make it to civil services
Srinagar, May 4 : Eleven candidates from Jammu and Kashmir have made it this year to the final list of candidates in the prestigious civil services examination....
Full StoryAnnapurna joins global campus network
Hyderabad, May 3 : Annapurna International School of Film and Media (AISFM) Friday announced today that it represented Indian media industry in Ryerson University's Global City Project, a live TV show that was streamed online to film students around the world....
Full StoryMore special schools will help autistic children: Tharoor
New Delhi, May 3 : More special schools can create awareness among parents and help in social acceptance of children with neurological disorders, Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor said here Friday....
Full StoryKeralites corner glory in civil service exams
Thiruvananthapuram, May 3 : For the first time since 1991, a Keralite has come first in the Civil Services Examinations while the second and fourth positions have also been bagged by people from the state....
Full StoryStudents' judge professors based on their Facebook profiles: Study
Washington, May. 2 : More than 800 million people worldwide use Facebook, and 93 percent of college students have an active account on the social networking site, according to a recent estimate....
Full StorySingapore-based James Cook varsity to hold scholarship exams
Chennai, May 1 : James Cook University (JCU), one of the leading 400 Universities in the world, through its Indian partner Institute of Management Training and Placement (IMTP) will hold scholarship exam for Indian students aspiring to do MBA and MIT (Master of Information Technology) courses in Singapore....
Full StoryHC notice to UGC on wrong evaluation of UGC-NET exam 2012
New Delhi, May 1 : The Delhi High Court today issued noticesto the University Grants Commission (UGC) on a PIL filed by two students that wrong evaluation of UGC-Net Examinations held in December 2012 led to lowering of their marks and denialof UGC-NET qualification to them....
Full StoryNew Delhi, May 1 : The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have announced the dates for the Common Admission Test 2013 (CAT 2013) for admissions to top management institutes in the country....
Full StoryPicture books can boost your child's vocabulary
London, May 1 : A study has claimed books having photographs but no words prove ideal for building children's language skills. And, the parents can help their kids the best if they used such books for the bedtime story....
Full StoryTata tie-up with Tel Aviv University on tech innovations
New Delhi, April 30 : Tata Industries and Ramot at Tel Aviv University (TAU), the university's technology transfer company, have entered into a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) to fund and generate leading-edge "commercialisation ready technologies"....
Full StoryIIMs announce dates for CAT 2013
Kolkata, Apr 30 : Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) on Tuesday announced the dates for the Common Admission Test 2013 (CAT 2013)....
Full StoryGulzar appointed chancellor of Assam University
Mumbai, April 30 : Lyricist-writer Gulzar has been appointed the new chancellor of Assam University....
Full StoryHyderabad, Apr 26 : Hyderabad-headquartered Next Education India Pvt Ltd, a leading E-learning Technology Company in India, has been awarded 'Corporate -Innovation in Teaching Pedagogy' at the World Education Summit 2013 at New Delhi for MathsLab....
Full StoryKerala nod for Amjad's proposed international school of music
Thiruvananthapuram, April 27 : The Kerala government did not have to think twice after ace music maestro and Sarod player Ustad Amjad Ali Khan expressed his desire to start an international school of music in the state....
Full StoryIIM-Trichy to offer short-term executive courses
Chennai, April 26 : The Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirapalli (IIM Trichy) will soon start several short-term executive education and customised management programmes for individual companies at its centre here....
Full StoryHRD ministry outlines criteria for PPP schools
New Delhi, Apr 26 : The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has outlined criteria for setting up Model Schools under Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) mode for achieving Right to Education (RTE) objectives....
Full StoryCourt refuses to allow photocopy of international textbooks in DU
New Delhi, April 25 : The Delhi High Court Thursday rejected a plea of Delhi University students' asking it to vacate the order on a photocopy shop in the north campus, restraining it on selling of photocopies of certain text books of international publishing houses....
Full StoryHooda announces university for south Haryana
Gurgaon, April 25 : Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Thursday announced that a new university would be opened to serve the southern region of the state....
Full StoryUganda PM presents award to Aptech
Kampala, Uganda, Apr 25 : Uganda Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi awarded the 'Best Computer Training School of 2013' title to Aptech Limited, a global leader in learning solutions, at Uganda Responsible Investment Awards held in Kampala recently....
Full StoryChiranjeevi opens IITTM campus
Noida, Apr 23 : Union Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi inaugurated the new campus of Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM) in Noida on Tuesday....
Full StoryJamia begins undergraduate admissions process
New Delhi, April 20 : The Jamia Hamdard University has began its admissions process for various undergraduate programmes for the academic session 2013-14, it announced Saturday....
Full StoryJamia in cutting-edge nanotechnology research, says official
New Delhi, April 20 : The Jamia Milia Islamia here is at the forefront of path-breaking research in nanotechnology, which could change the lives of people for the better, a university official said Saturday....
Full StoryRobotics competition for Andhra school students
Hyderabad, April 19 : JAY Robotix Pvt. Ltd, pioneers in multidimensional robotics, has announced ROBOKID 2013, a competition across more than 250 schools in Andhra Pradesh, aimed at increasing awareness amongst the student community about the field of robotics....
Full StoryHeritage education for youth important, say educators
Kolkata, April 18 : Educating youngsters about heritage and culture is as important as awareness about other issues, said educators and heritage conservationists here Thursday on the occasion of the World Heritage Day....
Full StoryHimachal announces medical scheme for school kids
Shimla, April 18 : The Himachal Pradesh government Thursday announced a health programme under which critical illness of children studying in government schools will be covered....
Full StoryChiranjeevi opens new IITTM campus
Bhubaneswar, Apr 18 : Union Tourism Minister Chiranjeevi on Thursday inaugurated the new sprawling campus of Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM) at Dumduma in Odisha's Bhubaneswar....
Full StorySchools that are scripting change (April 18 is World Heritage Day)
By Madhusree Chatterjee, New Delhi, April 18 : Education is the key to conserving a country's cultural heritage and it is manifest nowhere as in India, which has been playing with non-formal education models since early historical ages and is now touching modern schools with their regimented education systems....
Full StoryIIT Delhi to showcase 500 research projects
New Delhi, April 17 : Five hundred research-based projects will be showcased at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi Saturday....
Full StoryFoundation stone for IIT's Jodhpur campus laid
Jodhpur, April 16 : Union Human Resource Development M.M. Pallam Raju laid the foundation stone for Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-J's campus in Rajasthan's Jodhpur city Tuesday, almost five years after the premium institute started academic operations here....
Full StoryIndia, Germany plan joint vocational university
By Gyanendra Kumar Keshri, New Delhi, April 16 : India and Germany are planning to set up a jointly funded, central vocational university that will provide employment-oriented training to youth....
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Nitin Bal to give design tips to Lisaa students
New Delhi, April 16 : His claim to fame is his quirky designs and ready to wear affordable western clothes. And now designer Nitin Bal Chauhan has been invited to share designing tips with students of a French design school....
Full StorySMSes, online chatting affect student grades?
London, April 15 : A US study has suggested children spending long time over texting on social networks and the internet do less well in the classroom....
Full StoryHBS to host executive education program
Mumbai, Apr 15 : Harvard Business School (HBS) will host an executive education program, Building a Global Enterprise in India, from April 29 to May 2 at the HBS classroom, Taj Lands End in Mumbai....
Full StoryIIIT-Delhi to offer joint PhD programme with QUT Australia
New Delhi, April 14 : The Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-D) has joined hands with Australia's Queensland University of Technology (QUT) for a collaborative PhD programme....
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