Education News

CAT schedule extended by one day

After the online Common Admission Test collapsed in several places, creating confusion among thousands of B-school aspirants, the CAT authorities Friday extended the exam schedule by one day.6:02 PM on December 04

CAT examinees being pushed around the country

Not in their worst dreams did management aspirants imagine that their attempts at the Common Admission Test for entrance into prestigious business schools would become so bizarre. First unable to take the exam on scheduled dates, many have received last minute intimation that their test would be conducted in far off cities.4:02 PM on December 04

Education for all could cost Rs.171,000 crore: Sibal

A landmark act providing for free and compulsory education for children aged 6-14 could cost Rs.171,000 crore anually to implement but the share of the centre and the states in this has yet to be decided, the Rajya Sabha was informed Friday.4:02 PM on December 04

Security forces vacate Lalgarh school building

Security forces Thursday vacated a school building in Lalgarh area following an assurance given by the West Bengal government to the court.10:08 PM on December 03

IIMs to take decision on online CAT after Dec 7

The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are now collating all relevant data on how the technical glitches happened in the online Common Admission Test (CAT) this year and would take a decision once the staggered exam is over by Dec 7, an official of the premier B-school said here Thursday.10:06 PM on December 03

Colleges shut down in Telangana region for 15 days

With the movement for separate statehood to Telangana taking a violent turn, the Andhra Pradesh government Thursday declared a 15-day holiday for all colleges in the region, comprising of 10 districts, including Hyderabad.8:04 PM on December 03

St Stephen's row: Court pulls up principal

The Delhi High Court Thursday pulled up the principal of St Stephen's College, Rev Valson Thampu, for abusing his power over the appointment of governing body member, Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi.8:03 PM on December 03

Sibal to rope in Nilekani to map disabled

Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Wednesday said the government is in talks with Unique Identification Authority chief Nandan Nilekani to map disabled children in the country to record their educational growth.12:01 AM on December 03

St Stephen's governing body row: Court ruling Thursday

The Delhi High Court will Thursday decide whether Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi can participate in the governing body meeting of St. Stephen's College here to be held on that day.10:02 PM on December 02

All new schools, varsities to be disable friendly

All new schools and universities that will be established in the country will be disable friendly, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said Wednesday.10:02 PM on December 02

AMU revokes suspension of 18 students

The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has revoked the suspension of 18 students after warning them to exhibit good conduct in future.8:07 PM on December 02

Delhi village to get school, power

The Delhi government Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that a school will soon be started in Badarpur Khadar village and it will also be provided electricity.8:06 PM on December 02

Online course on political leadership for women launched

The Centre for Social Research (CSR) Wednesday launched an online course on political leadership for women.8:05 PM on December 02

Government pulled up over special teachers

The Delhi High Court Wednesday voiced its anger over the Delhi government's failure to appoint special teachers for disabled children in state-run schools.8:02 PM on December 02

Jamia Millia not a minority university

As the debate over the minority status for Jamia Millia Islamia rages, the Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry Wednesday said the institution is not a minority central university.6:06 PM on December 02