Education News

Kalam gets dedicated EduSat connection

Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has a direct connection from satellite that will enable him to interact and hold video conferences from any corner of the country.6:32 PM on July 20

Educational institutes under fire for unauthorised foreign tie-ups

Technical education institutes and B-schools competing with each other to find partners abroad have run into trouble with the authorities terming many such ties-ups as illegal.6:30 PM on July 20

A school chain which takes Sanskrit shlokas, Gandhi to the world

The corridors of the school resonates with the chants of Sanskrit shlokas each day. Never mind the somewhat muddled and imperfect pronunciations, the spirit of the students, many of whom are not Indians, symbolizes the ideology of the Global Indian International School that offers global education with the Indian spirit.12:01 PM on July 20

Varsity law teacher in police net for land fraud

One would expect a law professor to stay on the right side of the law but an academic at the prestigious Aligarh Muslim University has been booked by the Uttar Pradesh police for duping two people by selling them the same piece of land.2:02 AM on July 20

Agitation against textbook claims teacher's life

A school teacher who was allegedly attacked Saturday morning by agitators protesting against a controversial textbook died in hospital later in the day, police said.2:02 AM on July 20

Controversy over Class 7 textbook continues in Kerala

The Catholic Church in Kerala and the two Left parties that are in the ruling coalition criticised each other Saturday over a controversial Class 7 social science textbook published by the state government.6:01 PM on July 19

Notice to 600 colleges on NRI quota violation

The Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur has served notice on about 600 colleges across the state for violating admission norms in allotting seats in the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) course under the NRI quota, an official said Saturday.5:30 PM on July 19

IUML demands withdrawal of textbooks for extra reading

Continuing its opposition to a controversial Class 7 textbook for social science in Kerala, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) Friday demanded withdrawal of five textbooks proposed for extra reading saying that they foster communalism and the caste system.12:30 AM on July 19

Maharashtra to open 1,600 colleges to clear admission rush

The Maharashtra government has decided to open 1,600 new colleges all over the state this year to provide relief to thousands of students who have recently passed out of school but have not secured admission to junior colleges.11:00 PM on July 18

Court notice to Delhi varsity over lecturer's temination

Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to Delhi University and Shyam Lal College for illegally terminating the services of a Hindi lecturer.9:02 PM on July 18

Cambridge announces Manmohan Singh Scholarship winners

Three academically brilliant people, including an IITian who is a nature photographer and an Indian researcher at a Lahore varsity, have bagged the first Manmohan Singh Scholarships instituted by the Cambridge University, Britain.9:00 PM on July 18

IGNOU to train students for career in BPO

The India Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will soon start a diploma programme to train students from across the country to take up jobs in business process outsourcing (BPO) firms, well known as call centres.7:31 PM on July 18

Ahmedabad medical students call off strike

Students of a medical college here and junior doctors in the hospital attached to it called off their strike Friday after the state government announced the setting up of a panel to look into the students' complaints against the common entrance test (CET) to postgraduate courses.5:00 PM on July 18

Stephen's creates additional post for non-Christian teacher

In a move that may bring about peace between the acting head of St. Stephen's college and its teaching faculty, an additional teacher's post has been created and the non-Christian candidate who was earlier bypassed by two Christian candidates has been appointed.4:30 PM on July 18

Uttar Pradesh to check ragging in engineering, medical colleges

A committee of the Uttar Pradesh legislative council will visit universities and colleges across the state to inquire into cases of ragging, an official said Friday.4:01 PM on July 18