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Centre plans 1000 girls’ schools for remote areas

By: Ishpreet Bindra

As part of its plans to universalise education under the new Right to Education Act, the Centre has announced plans for opening 1000 residential schools for girls across various rural and backward regions of the country. The schools...

Let Pvt. institutions heed to this still small voice

By: K Rasheeduddin

APJ Abdul Kalam – the name itself invokes great reverence among children and adults alike. This eminent scientist and engineer is no doubt a man of vision. He is always full of ideas aimed at the development of his country. He...

Inculcate scientific temper through education

By: Ishpreet Bindra

India today is experiencing a major educational revolution. The whole system of education is experiencing mega changes; ones, which are expected to help the country and its coming generations, move forward rapidly. As the system readies itself for re-moulding, there is one very important aspect of education that is demanding attention today; and that aspect is the need to inculcate scientific temper in the students of today.

Bill Gates predicts college education will become redundant

By: Ishpreet Bindra

The founder of the world’s largest software company, Microsoft, who himself is a Harvard University dropout believes that with the web being such a powerful tool and bank of information; soon the ‘hard to get’ college admission will become ‘five times less important that it is today’.

A long way to go for universalisation of education: PM

By: Ishpreet Bindra

Speaking at a lecture of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, organised by the Pratichi Trust, Asian Development Research Institute and the National Literacy Mission; Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that India still has a 'long way to go' in spreading literacy and education in the country and that the process would not be hampered or interrupted due to lack of funds at any point in time.

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Fee waiver for DU students vacating hostels for Commonwealth Games

02nd September 2010

By: Pallavi Kulkarni

In order to make arrangements for the stay of relatives of sportspersons coming for Commonwealth Games some of the Delhi University colleges have asked students to vacate their hostel rooms for three months. The colleges have also decided to waive off the hostel fees for these three months.

Tanvir Aiejaz, warden, Ramjas College Hostel said,

02nd September 2010

By: Pallavi Kulkarni

To promote higher educational standards in Gujarat, one of Israel’s top universities is planning to establish a centre of Innovation in the state. According to the Israeli ambassador Mark Sofer a centre would be set up by Israel’s world class research university named Technion Israel Institute of Technology. He made the announcement soon after an hour long meeting with Gujarat’s chief minister Narendra Modi.

Education pact with China under cloud?

02nd September 2010

By: Ashish Singh

Recent diplomatic tussle between India and China seems to be getting better of the proposed educational pact between the two countries. However, it’s still not official and seems more like speculation. The proposal to mutually recognize university degrees of both the countries was to be discussed in September. Actually, Union HRD minister Kapil Sibal is scheduled to visit China from September 10 to 16 and it was thought to be on his must-do list.

02nd September 2010

By: Ashish Singh

HRD minister Kapil Sibal, HRD minister is seriously upset about the botched National Education Tribunal Bill in Rajya Sabha. Mind you, it is not the opposition but his own party colleague Keshav Rao whose spirited show deferred the passing of the bill.

01st September 2010

By: Pallavi Kulkarni

Traditional Sanskrit schools called ‘ved pathshalas’ are now seeking exemption from the Right to Education (RTE) act. The demand is being raised after Human Resource Development minister Kapil Sibal exempted madrassas from the law. According to the ved pathshalas, the rules and regularities of the law could hamper their oral tradition practiced to memorise the texts.

01st September 2010

By: Pallavi Kulkarni

Online approval system, which was introduced by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) from this year, has resulted in delay in the process. The purpose behind introducing the online system was to speed up the process of approval of engineering, pharmacy, MBA and MCA colleges and also to check corruption and the role of middlemen but the system proved unreliable.

31st August 2010

By: Pallavi Kulkarni

In order to upgrade various technical institutes in North Eastern States, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has announced financial assistance for 2009-10. The announcement followed by around 191 applications during 2009-10 from North East technical institutes seeking financial assistance to upgrade their institutions.

30th August 2010

By: Pallavi Kulkarni

According to a public notice issued by University Grants Commission (UGC) New Delhi-based Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM) is not recognised by the government or any other India’s higher education bodies.

30th August 2010

By: Pallavi Kulkarni

Icfai Business School (IBS) is all set to invest Rs 150 crore to effect its own campuses across the country over the next two years. IBS is the division of Hyderabad-based Icfaian institution.

YK Bhushan, senior advisor and head of IBS-Mumbai while confirming the news said,

30th August 2010

By: Pallavi Kulkarni

Union home minister P Chidambaram distributed education loans of Rs 10.40 crore to 643 students at a loan mela (fair) in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu. According to him education loan was the good opportunity for students to pursue higher education. He said that if the government had not started education loan scheme for students, many students would have remained under graduate and hence unemployed, he said.

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