Education News

Fearing ragging 50 medical students flee Lucknow hostel

About 50 medical students of the Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj University (CSMMU), better known as King George's Medical University, have fled their hostel fearing ragging by senior students, an official said Friday.5:31 PM on October 17

'Right to education remains on paper'

Despite 20 years of campaigning involving 1.5 million volunteers, a people's movement for free, compulsory and quality education for all children in India finds that its goal is still far away.11:01 AM on October 17

Uttar Pradesh to debar over 300 schools from conducting exams

In its attempt to curb copying during examinations, the Uttar Pradesh government will debar over 300 schools from conducting the state board's high school and intermediate examinations, an official said Thursday.10:03 PM on October 16

International civil aviation university to come up in Hyderabad

Concordia University of Canada has decided to set up an aviation-focussed university in India's first aerospace special economic zone, coming up in Andhra Pradesh.6:01 PM on October 16

Ministers to decide on providing hot meals to schoolchildren

The cabinet Thursday decided to constitute a Group of Ministers (GoM) on the controversial issue of providing hot cooked meals to schoolchildren under the the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme.5:32 PM on October 16

Retrenchments a minor hiccup, say aviation institutes

Drop in recruitments in the aviation sector is a 'minor hiccup' and "the industry will bounce back" in a few months, say leading aviation training institutes here.5:30 PM on October 16

Hospitality, tourism education gets boost

Taking note of the growing demand for trained manpower in the hospitality and tourism industry, the government Thursday cleared a proposal for setting up new educational institutes and strengthening of the existing ones in these key areas.3:30 PM on October 16

Court constitutes panel on problems of disabled students

The Delhi High Court Wednesday constituted a committee to examine the problems faced by disabled students in the capital's schools because of the absence of teachers.1:02 AM on October 16

Duke University woos working Indians with MBA programme

It is not here to compete with Indian B-schools. Instead, what America's Duke University aims to do with its Indian venture is to reach out to entrepreneurs and other professionals aspiring for an MBA degree without leaving their jobs.1:00 AM on October 16

'No takers for human rights education in Delhi schools'

The Institute of Human Rights Education (IHRE), a non-governmental body which has initiated human rights education in schools across 11 states says that it hardly finds any takers in Delhi.8:32 PM on October 15

Adiga gets invite from his Mangalore school

Man Booker prize winner Aravind Adiga has been invited by the St. Aloysius High School in Karnataka's coastal city of Mangalore, where he was a top-ranking student, for a get- together of Aloysians in Bangalore on Oct 18.7:30 PM on October 15

Human rights education board approaches IGNOU for new course

A non-governmental body which has initiated teaching of human rights in schools across the country has approached the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) to introduce a course for teachers on the subject.7:02 PM on October 15

'Teach children how to use natural resources'

School students should be taught how to use natural resources so that they don't run out, Ahmedabad-based Consumer Education and Research Centre (CERC) said here Wednesday.2:00 PM on October 15

Get that accent right with Bangalore's English teachers

At first glance, one would mistake Sadhana Govindraj, 32, to be practising English pronunciation with a headphone attached to a computer assisting her at her home in the uspscale Jayanagar neighbourhood of south Bangalore. She is, in fact, teaching her students miles away to speak English the way it should be spoken.10:30 AM on October 15

Supreme Court scoffs at hike in creamy layer income bar

The Supreme Court Tuesday scoffed at the central government's recent decision to raise the annual income limit to Rs.450,000 for deciding who are the better off - forming 'creamy layer' - among the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and not eligible for various quotas.9:00 PM on October 14