Education News

Agra varsity students forcibly close colleges

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:48:44 GMT

Hundreds of students of the Dr.

Salwan cross-country attracts 30,000 students

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:13:39 GMT

Around 30,000 students from across the country will vie for the gold medal at the Salwan Cross Country Run at the Army Equestrian Centre here on Sunday.

Over 27,000 institutes of higher learning needed: Sibal

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:06:30 GMT

More than 27,000 additional institutions of higher learning would be required to meet the targeted Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of 30 percent for 2020, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal said here today.

Amend Right to Education Act: NGO

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:50:36 GMT

Starting this Children's Day Nov 14, child rights NGO CRY will start a nationwide campaign asking the government to amend the Right to Education Act 2009.

India has one of the lowest teacher-student ratios: experts

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:47:54 GMT

The number of teachers in India is one of the lowest in the world and is generally a last career resort, an expert said at the sixth Higher Education Summit here today.

President to inaugurate IGNOU's silver jubilee celebrations

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:35:53 GMT

President Pratibha Patil will inaugurate the silver jubilee celebrations of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) on Nov 19.

IIM-A summer placements end in just 4 days

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:10:09 GMT

It came as a relief to the premier B-school in India as the entire batch of 2009-11 management students of IIM- Ahmadabad got summer placements and that too within a span of 4 days.

AMU suspends 12 more students for violence

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:56:51 GMT

The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has suspended 12 more students for delivering inflammatory speeches, disrupting the academic atmosphere and manhandling varsity officials during their protests against the murder of a student, an official said today.

Walt Disney enters IIM-A campus as a recruiter

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:55:16 GMT

After going through a phase of prolonged meltdown things are falling in places for the IIMs.

Chandigarh teacher showed kids pornographic sites: Parents

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:08:58 GMT

Parents of a child studying in a private school here today filed a complaint with the union territory authorities alleging that a teacher of the school was showing kids pornographic websites.

Three Delhi schools issued notice on admission of poor students

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:57:45 GMT

The Delhi High Court today issued notices to three private schools for not giving admissions to students from economically weak families.

Sibal hopeful on central status to Panjab University

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:08:38 GMT

Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal today told a delegation of students from Panjab University (PU) that he was hopeful of central status for the varsity but it was necessary to first convince the state government on the issue.

AMU suspends six students for violence

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:02:28 GMT

The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has suspended six students for indulging in violence, assaulting varsity officials and disrupting academic activities during protests against the murder of a student, the university said today.

Five booked for ragging

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:50:47 GMT

Five students of a government-run polytechnic in Uttar Pradesh have been booked for ragging and torturing a junior, leading to his hospitalization, police said today.

Scottish varsity delegation to visit India for tie-up

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:58:25 GMT

A delegation of university professors from Scotland will be visiting India later this week to forge stronger ties in the field of higher education.