Education News

UGC announces Rs.20 mn grant for West Bengal university

The University Grant Commission (UGC) Friday announced a Rs.20 million grant for developmental work at the Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University (RKMVU).

Haryana to provide 100,000 technical education seats

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Friday announced to double the technical education seats in the state and open an education city 'modelled on Oxford'.9:30 PM on July 04

Kerala University served ultimatum on 'missing' exam sheets

A quasi-judicial organisation served an ultimatum to the Kerala University Friday to produce within four days all records, including answer sheets, of an examination conducted in 2006 to recruit assistants in the varsity.7:31 PM on July 04

Village council not to teach controversial textbook in Kerala

Giving a new dimension to the row over a class VII textbook in Kerala, an opposition controlled village panchayat (council) decided not to teach from the book in a school under its jurisdiction.5:54 PM on July 04

Northeast's first IIM launched Friday

The seventh Indian Institute of Management started imparting lessons here Friday, becoming the first IIM in the northeast. Meghalaya Chief Minister Donkupar Roy would do the formal inauguration in the evening.5:01 PM on July 04

Government may ban institutes from opening franchises abroad

The central government is likely to pass a law banning Indian educational institutions from opening franchises abroad for running distant education courses.5:00 PM on July 04

America's oldest musical choir regales with classics

What happens when a Yale man meets a roomful of cheering Indians on the eve of American Independence Day? They make music, sip Coke, dig into pizzas with a slice of American scholastic heritage.10:00 AM on July 04

Chandigarh government schools in great demand

Thanks to excellent results, low costs and upgraded technology, government schools in Chandigarh are way ahead of private ones when it comes to attracting the brightest brains.10:00 AM on July 04

President to visit women's first education institute

President Pratibha Patil will arrive here Friday on a three-day visit, her first to the city after she assumed the country's highest office, to attend a function at India's first, over a century-old education institution for women.10:31 PM on July 03

President to visit India's first women's education institute

President Pratibha Patil will arrive here Friday on a three-day visit, her first to the city after she assumed the country's highest office.8:35 PM on July 03

Aligarh varsity sets up high-tech library for medical students

The Aligarh Muslim University Thursday inaugurated a high-tech library for its medical students to access journals from across the globe online, a varsity official said Thursday.7:01 PM on July 03

Himachal Pradesh teachers end strike, resume work

Teaching work in more than 250 schools in Himachal Pradesh resumed Thursday after thousands of teachers, who were boycotting classes for the past 10 days, ended their strike.5:05 PM on July 03

Student volunteers to preserve India's heritage: minister

The culture ministry has submitted an ambitious programme to the Planning Commission to educate students in nearly 12,000 senior secondary schools and 5,000 colleges across the country on the rich cultural history of India.1:00 AM on July 03

Education scheme to benefit 181,000 kids launched

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has launched an education scheme that is expected to benefit 181,000 children who are presently not going to school.10:21 PM on July 02

IIT Delhi revokes expulsion of three Dalit students

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi Wednesday cancelled the expulsion of three Dalit students, but said the remaining 17 against whom similar action was taken for 'poor performance' would not be reinducted.10:00 PM on July 02