Education News

Students to evaluate teachers at Punjab University

You have heard of teachers evaluating their students - but vice versa? Very soon Panjab University (PU) students will start grading the performance of faculty members.10:00 AM on November 20

Green lessons for school kids - in lap of nature

Imagine riding through a lush green forest, soaking in lessons on the environment. That's what many school students in Uttar Pradesh are about to experience, thanks to the officials of a wildlife sanctuary.10:00 AM on November 20

Delhi government schools to get facelift by 2010, says Dikshit

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday said that all government schools in the capital will wear a new look by 2010.8:08 PM on November 19

Distance education could address dearth of teachers: Sibal

Distance education, via cell phones and other technology geared to provide open access to education, could address the dearth of teachers plaguing the Indian education system, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said Thursday.8:03 PM on November 19

President calls for hiking gross enrolment in education

Emphasising that the number of enrolments in primary and secondary education is very low in the country compared to rest of the world, President Pratibha Patil Thursday called for making 'strenuous efforts' to increase gross enrolment.6:01 PM on November 19

Delhi school to raise funds to help street, slum kids

St. Columba's School here is all set to host a music concert Friday, not just to entertain the audience, but raise funds for mid-day meals and a hostel for disadvantaged slum and street children.6:02 PM on November 18

Pranab favours establishing smaller universities

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday advocated the need for establishing smaller universities which were 'easier to manage' and would serve to capture 'synergies between teaching and research'.8:00 PM on November 17

Swine flu cases cross 100 in Chandigarh

With swine flu cases crossing the 100 mark in this Union Territory, the health authorities have ordered the Punjab Engineering College (PEC) and six other schools to close down for a week after H1N1 infections were reported.12:00 AM on November 17

Aligarh Muslim University to re-open Dec 1

The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), which was closed for an indefinite period Oct 30 following violent protests over murder of a student, would re-open Dec 1, vice-chancellor Abdul Aziz said Monday.6:00 PM on November 16

Kids' who fell ill after mid-day meal better

As many as 20 children, who were taken ill after a mid-day meal at a school in Chhattisgarh, have shown signs of improvement, a doctor said Sunday.2:00 PM on November 15

20 Chhattisgarh students in hospital after mid-day meal

At least 20 students, including nine girls, started vomiting and were taken to hospital after eating food provided under mid-day meal scheme in a Chhattisgarh primary school, a health department official said here Saturday. The doctors termed the condition of the students as serious.10:05 PM on November 14

AMU may re-open Dec 1: Vice chancellor

The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), which was closed for an indefinite period Oct 30 following violent protests over the murder of a student, is likely to re-open Dec 1, Vice Chancellor P.K. Abdul Azis said Saturday.10:01 PM on November 14

Punjab to set up 13 new colleges

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Saturday announced that 13 new degree colleges would come up in the state by next year at a cost of Rs.104 crore.6:04 PM on November 14

Educate the illiterate and get enrolled in computer course

To attract youth and encourage them to promote literacy in Uttar Pradesh, an NGO has said it will offer those teaching the illiterate an opportunity to opt either for a computer course or a personality development course for free.4:00 PM on November 14

AMU to have 250-acre branch in Bihar

The centre of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in Bihar would come up in 250 acres, instead of 100 acres now, as the Bihar government has allotted an additional 150 acres of land free to the varsity.2:01 PM on November 14