Schools violating RTE norms | Education News

Chandigarh: Recently, private schools in Chandigarh have announced Tests and interviews for admission to all classes except the entry level ones, proving the fact that they haven’t understood the provisions of the Right to Education (RTE) ...
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Ups and Downs of education in Odisha | Education News

With the introduction of choice-based credit system (CBCS) at the undergraduate level, 2015 was a year of witnessing growth in higher education in Bhubaneswar as a number of universities came into being. However, government missed the deadline ...
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Who will be DU’s next Vice-Chancellor? | Education News

Delhi is once again in news; this time due to selection of vice-chancellor for Delhi University has taken a new turn with fight of political ideologies.The candidature of Professor Bidyut Chakrabarty, for vice chancellors position is being oppo...
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Traditional toys better than electronic toys | Education News

Modern technology might be harmful for your kids, as an electronic toy that flashes light or talks is not good as a wooden toy, confirmed a research. It further stated that a book will also be helpful for young ones providing mental stimulation...
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President on quality education at Bengaluru | Education News

Emphasizing the importance of values in education, on December 23, President Pranab Mukherjee, (an education enthusiast), said that education needs to help in building character. It can really help in creating the spirit of peaceful co-existenc...
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How to make a career in jewelry designing | Education Article Blog

The perfect blend of creative flair, training and an impeccable vision, the art of #jewelrydesigning requires artistic skills of a designer, in-depth knowledge of precious stones and gems and precision of a professional artisan. The creative art o... post by Pankaj
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70% uniformity in all courses according to UGC | Education News

University Grants Commission (UGC) wants to have 70% uniformity in curriculum for all universities for its undergraduate courses. It seems that it is on the verge of making changes as it also introduced a choice based credit system (CBCS) for unde...
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A new mobile app- E-CBSE- studies on your phone | Education News

To facilitate students and teachers, CBSE launched an application to provide e-learning materials. It’s called E-CBSE; it’s a mobile application for helping students and teachers.According to an official release, Union Minister for Urban Develo...
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Muslim student’s enrollments lower than those of scheduled caste- an issue | Education News

A provisional report of All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) indicates a startling fact that enrollment of Muslim students is lower in higher learning institutions both in centre and state. It’s even lower than Scheduled Castes (SCs), S...
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Top US Universities for MBA | Education Article Blog

The United States of America is considered as the mecca of #highereducation for pursuing management courses. The #US boasts of several #managementinstitutes that can land anyone to the top corporate offices holding apex positions and senior management...
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to open a centre in Mumbai | Education News

Studying at #Harvard is a dream of every student. But only a handful go on to realize this dream and make it huge. To ensure that this dream doesn't go away, the premier institute is contemplating on opening up a #SchoolofPublicHealth in India.In...
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J&K to promote literary culture | Education News

Even after years of internal disturbances, the state of #JammuandKashmir remains one of the most favored tourist destinations in the country.To promote and build literary activities among students, Jammu and Kashmir’s #education minister Pri...
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Report Card of Gujarat students | Education News

And it is the season of the #results yet again. A time when your entire year’s preparation is judged on a single day’s performance. #GujaratSecondaryandHigherSecondary #Education Board just released its annual results.Students have yet again prov...
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Fellow Programme in Management in IIM-U | Education News

Among the new IIMs that have come up in the past few years, #IIM-U is one of the best known. Owing to its popularity, the #fellowshipprogram offered by the institute has found a number of takers ever since its inception.Applications have been invit...
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All about B-CAT | Education News

For admissions to three years full time Master of Computer Application (MCA) and two years lateral entry to #MCA programmes for the academic session 2016, #B-CAT is organized by Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University ( #BVDU ), Pune and the official date...
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#Universities or fraudsters? | Education News

The #USA has always been one of the most favored #studydestinations for the Indian students. These days two universities are getting popular in US- - Silicon Valley University (SVU) and Northwestern Polytechnic University as flocks of Indian studen...
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Super 30 to become Super 100 | Education News

The Super 30 training centre in Patna soon to be established as Super 100, confirmed the man who created Super 30- Anand Kumar. After IITJEE results were declared, he wanted to turn it into Super 100 and now it seems he has cracked a deal with ...
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MoU between Indian railways and IIT-M | Education News

On Tuesday, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Indian railways and IIT-Madras for being operative for three years. It is done with a view to build a long-term frame work for research collaboration and technology advancement....
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Gita to be kept at libraries of Rajasthan schools | Education News

On Monday, Education minister Vasudev Devnani said that all the upper primary schools in Rajasthan need to keep the Gita from the next academic session in their libraries. This step was taken to saffronize education at government schools.Coinci...
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Career Prospects after EMBA (Executive MBA) | Education Article Blog

An ardent charge to develop your #career requires prudent planning and proactive introspection. It has been clearly understood that #ExecutiveMBA degree provides exclusive #opportunities to determined and enthusiastic working professionals
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XLRI and State Government to join hands for forest management | Education News

A joint venture between state government and XLRI School of Business and Human Resources has been made with a view to introduce and conduct a two-day programme on governance for sustainable forest management. This will help to match internation...
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Higher education increasing in India | Education News

In 2010-11, the enrollment for higher education was 27.5 million which raised to 33.3 million in 2014-15; a startling fact. Not only this, there has been increase in Gross Enrolment Ratio. It jumped from 19.4 % in 2010-11 to 23.6% in 2014-15. G...
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Integrating ancient knowledge with current genre | Education News

There have been discussions to evolve the new education policy which would integrate the teaching of ancient knowledge in different subjects such as science, mathematics, peace, values and environmental education. These have found their way int...
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Top Universities in USA | Education Article Blog

#USA is invariably the topmost study destination for all students around the world. The country has some of the #bestuniversities in the world that encompass nearly each and every domain.
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Strict criteria of IITs leading to increase in students failing | Education News

On Monday, Lok Sabha was informed that during 2014-15 session, almost 63 students failed to sustain the minimum requirement i.e. prescribed grades in six Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT). A strange but true fact.This information was provid...
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CBSE’s warning to schools | Education News

Last month, CBSE board sent a warning to all the institutions who through non-conventional means allow students to sit for board exams in exchange of a whopping amount or any other thing. It is illegal by all means. Board has suggested that it ...
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Success of placement drive @ IIT-Kanpur | Education News

Out of 1400 students registered with the placement cell of IIT-Kanpur, almost 200 opted out of the drive, reducing the number to 200. Those who opted mainly want to do PhD or would like to go for civil services. It’s not only this year, but mos...
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Best engineering colleges of India | Education Article Blog

India is known for providing the best talent across the world. The youth of India has been a shining one since a long time. It is spread across different #streams and different sectors. One of the best-known streams is the #Engineering field.
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Open book examination – coming soon in UP | Education News

A good news for students taking standard 10 and 12 examinations from UP Board as the Uttar Pradesh government will most probably introduce an “open book system” during exams from the next session.It is a system which is popular in Europe but new...
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Course books now available online- no excuses from studies | Education News

All CBSE books and learning material to be made available online for free- such an announcement was made by Union HRD minister Smriti Irani. The Centre to launch initiatives immediately so that parents can analyze the performance of their child ...
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UGC to include module on ill-effects of fire crackers | Education News

Now, we will be taught about ill-effects of crackers as UGC has asked all universities and colleges to introduce a module on it in the paper of environmental studies which is a mandatory subject for all undergraduate students. Approx 400 univer...
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Development of Marathi language in Maharashtra | Education News

A resolution for the formation of Joint Parliamentary Committee was adopted unanimously today by the Maharashtra Legislative Council for development of Marathi language.The resolution was unanimously passed by the Council and was tabled by Maha...
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Education system needs a makeover | Education News

President, Pranab Mukherjee recently observed that our system of education needs toto comply with the contemporary requirements as there is no dearth of talent in the country.The President said that some initiatives must be taken to comply ...
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Upper age limit fixed for nursery kids | Education News

An upper age limit has been fixed for entry level classes by the directorate of education, Delhi. There was always a debate on the upper-age limit but the minimum age was fixed in 2007. Separate limits have been imposed for differently-abled c...
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Why is it the best time to launch a #startup in India?

We live in an every evolving world. We as a nation are growing and emerging as an influential and stable #economy. We were one of the few to be least affected by the global economic slowdown in 2009-2013.
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Going back to roots- Sanskrit learning | Education News

A bill was passed in West Bengal Assembly today in a bid to create a nodal center in learning of Sanskrit.To enable complete up-gradation of the 191 year-old Sanskrit College along with its properties and liabilities, Sanskrit College and Univ...
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J&K schools to get transformed | Education News

State education department of Jammu and Kashmir was directed today by the government to introduce new technology-driven initiatives in the educational institutions. This will lead to improvement in the quality of teaching and learning. “J&K...
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Punjab University to see an increase in scholars from Iran | Education News

The number of Iranian research scholars is to be increased at Punjab University (PU), a desire expressed by Iran Embassy on Wednesday after the delegation of Iran Embassy visited PU on Wednesday and met the PU vice-chancellor Prof Arun Kumar Gr...
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UGC's decision to rank all institutions earns brickbats | Education News

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has said it will rank all institutions across the country. This has proved to be a controversial move. Private colleges and universities will fall under its rating ambit.UGC ranking out educational i...
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Harsh Ratings of NAAC | Education News

Christ and Jain universities in BENGALURU have been given 'B' grade by National Assessment and Accreditation (NAAC), which is a statutory body of the UGC. Due to this, some universities are planning to approach the appeals committee seeking rev...
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A Strategic alliance of ISB and Strategy& (a part of PwC network) | Education News

In order to drive thought leadership and for impacting the Indian defense sector, the Indian School of Business (ISB) and Strategy& (a part of PwC network) have entered into a partnership to set up an industry think-tank.Recently, in ISB Na...
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Request to postpone Civil Services Mains exam | Education News

On Saturday, DMK chief M Karunanidhi requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to postpone the exam in view of heavy rain and floods in Chennai and nearby districts. This was a day after the Centre announced that the Union Public Service Commissi...
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An Alliance of Harvard with IIM-L | Education News

Recently, two professors of Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L) visited Harvard Business School to attend a faculty workshop on 'Microeconomics of Competitiveness' held at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, HBS. As a r...
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Increasing health of the nation- new medical colleges to come up | Education News

An increase of 5800 MBBS seats will be witnessed in the country due to new medical colleges being set up in 58 districts. The parliament was informed today about it.Health and Family Welfare Minister, J P Nadda said in a written reply in Rajya ...
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Telescope for advanced learning | Education News

On Monday, an advanced 14" Cassegrain Schmidt Telescope was installed by The Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Calcutta at its APC Road campus. In order to help students to train for the observational part of Astrophysics, this ...
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A Global opportunity at Global Entrepreneurship Summit | Education News

A Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) is being organized by entrepreneurship cell of IIT Kharagpur at their campus from January 8-10. Here, well known speakers will be invited from across the globe providing an opportunity and entrepreneurial ...
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A supplementary reader for heroes of the nation | Education News

NCERT recently, in consultation with the defense ministry has decided that it will feature in its books, chapters on the unsung heroes of the nation i.e. twenty-one war heroes of the country who have been awarded Param Vir Chakra, the highest ...
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Growing importance of French | Education News

A workshop on French language is being organized by Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT) in Vadodara.A renowned expert of French language, Kalpesh Patel is providing functional knowledge of the language to the students during...
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Every region in one color- equalising the languages | Education News

For formulating the New Education Policy (NEP), a collaborative, multi-stakeholder and multi-pronged consultation process was undertaken by government including online, grassroots and national level thematic deliberations.Recently, human resour...
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Sudden rise in number of girls joining NIT-K | Education News

A sudden change in trends of admission in the premier technical institution National Institute of Technology-Surathkal (NIT-K) has been observed in the last three years, with the joining of more and more girls. It is becoming difficult for NIT ...
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