Education News

Online CAT is here to stay: IIM committee

The highly competitive Common Admission Test (CAT) for entry to the country's top B-schools will be held online again next year despite the technical glitches that marred the exam this time, the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) admissions committee said Wednesday.4:01 PM on December 02

Presidency College all set to become university

The city's 192-year-old Presidency College, which played a sterling role in the 19th century renaissance besides churning out scholars and luminaries in various walks of life till date, is now all set to be upgraded to a university.12:02 AM on December 02

Target to enrol 30 percent of eligible students in colleges by 2020: Sibal

Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday told Parliament that the government has set a target of ensuring that 30 percent of eligible students should attend college by 2020.10:00 PM on December 01

Sibal says IIMs failed on CAT, orders enquiry

Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday said the premier Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have failed to deliver on the online CAT and ordered an inquiry into continuing glitches that have left thousands of aspirants helpless.8:02 PM on December 01

CAT troubles continues for day four, aspirants flay IIMs 'laxity'

Many aspirants for the competitive Common Admission Test (CAT), including those unable to take the online computerised test in the past three days due to technical snags, were left in the lurch on the fourth consecutive day Tuesday, and blamed lax communication and management by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs).4:04 PM on December 01

CAT students to get another life online, say IIMs

Aspirants who couldn't take the computerised Common Admission Test (CAT) can breathe easy as the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) Monday said the students affected by the computer crash would be given a second chance soon.8:00 PM on November 30

Cursed CAT: Trouble on day three again

The competitive Common Admission Test (CAT) for institutes of management and business schools, which went online for the first time this year, ran into trouble for the third consecutive day when a computer crash stalled the exam at centres in three cities, a leading coaching institute said.6:04 PM on November 30

Online CAT finally has a smooth run on day three

The competitive Common Admission Test (CAT), which went online for the first time this year, finally got off to a smooth start Monday after two days of technical glitches and poor management affected hundreds of B-school aspirants across the country.12:04 PM on November 30

3,500 students to participate in Children's Science Congress

With the aim of 'catching them young', the Kerala government will invite around 3,500 school students to attend the Children's Science Congress (CSC) here in January and listen to eminent scientists speak.8:02 PM on November 29

New online CAT faces hiccups on day one

The hugely competitive common admission test (CAT) for admission into business schools went online for the first time Saturday, but several students had a harrowing time as computers crashed in 11 centres across the country.6:01 PM on November 28

Nine DU college principals fined for flouting RTI

Principals of nine Delhi University (DU) colleges have been fined Rs.5,000 each for not complying with the Right To Information (RTI) Act rule of placing information about their college in the public domain.6:00 PM on November 28

Technical glitches mar online CAT in Bangalore

Several aspirants to seats in the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other B-Schools failed to appear for the Common Admission Test (CAT) here Saturday as computer servers crashed at some of exam centres.4:03 PM on November 28

Computer crash hits start of CAT exam

A computer crash in an unspecified number of centres in six cities marred the start of the Common Admission Test (CAT) that determines admission to over 100 business and management schools, a leading coaching centre said.4:02 PM on November 28

250,000 students appear for CAT

Nearly 250,000 students across the country appeared for the Common Admission Test (CAT) Saturday. The scores of this test will determine a student's admission to a management institute, including the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs).2:00 PM on November 28

Tamil Nadu finalises unifom school syallabus

The Tamil Nadu government Friday announced a common syllabus for school students across the state, applicable from the next academic year.10:01 PM on November 27