Education News

Uttar Pradesh government to hone madrassa students' English skills

Students of madrassas will now be included in the upcoming pilot project of the Uttar Pradesh government that aims to hone spoken English skills of government-run primary school students through radio programmes, an official said Monday.5:30 PM on July 28

Exclusive hostel for foreign students at AMU

Foreign students at Aligarh Muslim University will now have exclusive residential facilities, a university official said Monday.4:31 PM on July 28

Court notice to Delhi University over OBC reservation

Delhi High Court has issued notices to Delhi University over its alleged failure to implement reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in some medical colleges of the capital.4:30 PM on July 27

Chandigarh government school toppers get laptops

In a one-of-its-kind morale booster for government school students, Chandigarh's education department has awarded laptops to two Class 12 toppers - one a student in a city government school and the other a rural school student.3:01 PM on July 27

Scholarship schemes for minorities approved

The government has approved three scholarship schemes for students belonging to minority communities of India with 30 percent earmarked for girl students.3:00 PM on July 27

Chennai gets new statistical research centre

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday opened the third centre of excellence of the Indian Statistical Institute here.7:01 PM on July 26

Foreign students heading for Chandigarh again

Students from countries like Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are once again lining up at the city's higher education institutions, which had seen a decline in the number of foreign scholars due to terrorism in Punjab in the 80s and early 90s.10:32 AM on July 26

Mayawati announces scholarships for poor students

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Friday announced that scholarships would be given to meritorious students of the Gautam Buddha Nagar University in Noida for pursuing higher studies in foreign universities.12:30 AM on July 26

IIT-Kharagpur to tie up with 15 foreign institutes

The Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur (IIT-K) will soon collaborate with 15 foreign universities for academic and research activities, the director of the institute said here Friday.12:01 AM on July 26

Court asks minority colleges to admit OBC students

The Delhi High Court Friday directed a group of colleges of Delhi University (DU), which claim to be run by minority institutions, to reserve seats for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the current academic year.10:01 PM on July 25

18 students held after clashes in Himachal college

Eighteen students of a college in Himachal Pradesh were arrested Friday for clashing on the campus, police said. They were later let off on bail.10:00 PM on July 25

Friends, teachers mourn St. Stephen college student's death

Students and teachers of St. Stephens college Friday held a condolence meeting to remember a 21-year-old final year student, who allegedly committed suicide at her home over poor performance in examinations.7:32 PM on July 25

AMU to set up modern information and communication lab

The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) will set up a state-of-art information and communication laboratory for its engineering students, a university official said Friday.7:30 PM on July 25

Vice-chancellor takes ill after 'house arrest' by students

The vice-chancellor of Jadavpur University fell ill Thursday after students at the campus put him and other varsity officials under 'house arrest', university official said here Thursday.10:01 PM on July 24

Stricter laws mooted to deal with fake universities

Concerned over mushrooming of fake universities and dubious institutes across the country, the government plans to amend the existing law to make it stricter, Minister for Human Resource Development Arjun Singh said here Thursday.10:00 PM on July 24