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IIM Bangalore hikes its fees

Your dreams of pursuing MBA from your dream college just took a hit! IIM-Bangalore, one of the top B-schools in the country, has decided to raise the fees of its post graduate program from the existing Rs 17 lakh to Rs 18.7 lakh.   Once the changes in the fee structure come into effect, IIM-Bangalore will become the costliest IIM in the country. This decision was taken at a meeting of the board of Governors of the institute this week. This increase in the fees comes after a gap of... Thursday, Jan 08,2015 93 0 0 2 Read More
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3.7 lakh apply for madrassa exams in UP

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh More than 3 lakh 70 thousand students have filled up application for the clerics’ exams which is conducted by the ‘Madrasa Board for clerics’. The number of applicants this year has risen sharply as compared to the last year when a much lesser number of candidates applied for the exam. The total count of applicants to have filled the form online for being appointed as munshi, qamil, maulvi, aalim and faazil was 3,76,060. According to the offi... Friday, Jan 09,2015 81 0 0 2 Read More
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Delhi government to take over medical college from DU

New Delhi After losing out on its premier engineering college, the Delhi University may soon lose out on its University College of Medical Sciences as well. The Executive council had a meeting on Friday after which it was reported that the administration has decided to accept the decision of the Central Cabinet which asks the Delhi University to transfer administrative rights of UCMS to the state government of Delhi. In the council, 5 members were against this outcome. The member... Sunday, Jan 11,2015 86 0 0 0 Read More
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CA curriculum to change in 2016, says the ICAI president

Kannur The ICAI (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) has decided to roll out a revised curriculum for the CA course starting from the year 2016. According to the president of ICAI, K Raghu, these changes would be made based on the recent developments seen in the global economy. Addressing a press conference after laying the foundation of ICAI’s Kannur branch, he said that "There are many new areas of accountancy in the changed economy and we have taken all these ... Tuesday, Jan 13,2015 87 0 0 0 Read More
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IIM-A signs MoU with University of Melbourne

Ahmedabad There is some good news for the MBA aspirants in India. The well known Australia bound University of Melbourne has entered a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the IIM-A (Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad). The MoU contains provisions for faculty and student exchange between the two premier institutes. The agreement was penned down by Australia’s Trade and Investment Minister, Andrew Robb during his visit to IIM-A on last Saturday. The programme wa... Thursday, Jan 15,2015 101 0 0 0 Read More
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Now get your scholarship directly in your Bank account

New Delhi The Government has decided to bring about a major change in the scholarship funds transfer mechanism. All the funds for the central scholarships would now be transferred straight into the Bank Accounts of the students as a part of the DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer) program. The Government expects to curb student harassment and discrimination with this move. The UGC (University Grants Commission) has directed all the higher education institutes in the country to ensure th... Friday, Jan 16,2015 74 0 0 3 Read More
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Kerala moves closer to its IIT dreams

Palakkad, Kerala The state of Kerala may have some good news in the offing in the coming days. The state’s long standing demand to have an IIT got a major boost when a 5 member team from the Centre undertook an inspection of the site proposed by the state Government for the premier institute. The site is situated in the Palakkad district of the state. According to the team members, the report on the matter in discussion would be out in a couple of weeks. The team was led by... Sunday, Jan 18,2015 113 0 0 4 Read More
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Soon, an Urdu teacher for every Government school in Bihar

Patna, Bihar The state Government of Bihar has decided to rope in Urdu teachers in every Government school in the state, with the aim of encouraging the language. The announcement was made by the state’s chief minister, Jitan Ram Manjhi. The CM was quoted saying "I have decided that at least one Urdu teacher will be appointed in every government school. Earlier there was a provision to appoint such teachers only in those schools which had ten Urdu students. I want those w... Sunday, Jan 25,2015 53 0 0 0 Read More
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IELTS 2015 awards launched by British Council

The prestigious British Council IELTS (International English Language Testing System) awards for the year 2015 were recently announced by the British Council. To mark the silver jubilee year for IELTS, this edition of the awards would also see a study abroad scholarship being offered to as many as 10 Indian students. The awards would see a total of 3.9 million INR being awarded to the students from South Asia, including students from Nepal and Bhutan. British Council’s Dire... Thursday, Jan 29,2015 57 0 0 4 Read More
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The Karnataka Government eyeing an amendment in the RTE

Bengaluru, Karnataka Not in a mood to take any further chances against the legal machinery, the state Government of Karnataka has finalized plans to amend some of the key points in the RTE (Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education) Act of 2009. The changes are sought to clear the blocks in making Kannada as the official language of instruction in the schools up to the 5th class. With the new legislature session in the state commencing from 2nd February, the Government has ... Friday, Jan 30,2015 48 0 0 0 Read More
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Many well known Law Schools announce admission on the basis of LSAT scores

If you are a Law college aspirant, this piece of news may be of much interest to you. After some of the best known Law colleges and Universities in the country announced that they would admit students based on the LSAT (Law School Admission Test) India, the net number of such institutes has swelled to 60. Facilitated by the global Law School Admission Council, the LSAT India is one of the best known law entrance tests for the graduate as well as the postgraduate law programs in the ... Saturday, Jan 31,2015 57 0 0 2 Read More
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Arunachal Pradesh implementing web based education soon

Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh The state of Arunachal Pradesh entered the record books today when it became the 1st Indian state to witness the launch of ‘web-based educational program’. Launched in collaboration with Google, this program would cater to all the schools in the state. The first stage would see the program being kicked off in 50 schools, which would be expanded further after assessing the outcomes. The major aim behind this program is increasing the influen... Saturday, Jan 31,2015 118 0 0 5 Read More
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Government making plans to modernize Madrasas : Irani

New Delhi According to the central HRD Minister, Smriti Irani, the government is making holistic plans for modernization and strengthening of all the madrasas present in the country. Speaking at a function at the Jamia Milia Islamia University, Irani said that her ministry has already taken a number of steps in this regard. She was present at the prestigious university to address the gathering on the national symposium on "Educating and Mainstreaming of Indian Muslims".... Tuesday, Feb 03,2015 35 0 0 5 Read More
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NCERT to come up with Veergatha, a book series on national heroes

New Delhi The NCERT is of the view that the current textbooks do not highlight the contribution of our heroes enough to influence the young generation. To rectify the same, it has decided to come up with ‘Veergatha’, a series which would highlight the lives of our national heroes. The decision to launch Veergatha was the outcome of the 52nd General council meeting of the NCERT which was held on 3rd January 2015. Presided over by the central HRD Minister, Smt Smriti Ir... Wednesday, Feb 04,2015 38 0 0 5 Read More
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West Bengal Child's rights panel wants the school syllabus to include child's rights

Kolkata The West Bengal’s child rights panel has come up with a unique demand. To ensure that the children understand their rights, the panel wants the school curriculum to be modified to include child’s rights. The chairperson of West Bengal’s Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Ashokendu Sengupta said that the panel would pass on a recommendation to the state Government for the inclusion of all the laws around right to education as well as protection an... Thursday, Feb 05,2015 27 0 0 3 Read More
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