Education News

Three girl students create ruckus at Indore college

At least three students of a girl's college in Indore were arrested Friday for misbehaving with their principal who fainted and had to be hospitalised, police said.12:02 AM on November 14

Six cases of swine flu hit Punjab Engineering College

With six students of Punjab Engineering College testing positive for swine flu, health authorities have asked the institute to close down for a week, an official said here Thursday.12:04 AM on November 13

Attacks on Indian students will not be tolerated: Rudd

Allaying India's concerns over attacks on Indian students in his country, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Thursday underlined that such 'criminal attacks' would not be tolerated and assured that his government was doing 'everything possible' to ensure their safety.10:04 PM on November 12

BHU student commits suicide

A first semester student of law at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree inside the university campus in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi town late Wednesday night, officials said Thursday.4:02 PM on November 12

Defying decrees: A madrassa where students sing Vande Mataram

Even as Vande Mataram is once again being debated, discussed and dissected after a fatwa on singing the national song was re-endorsed by an Islamic seminary here, there is a madrassa in a little village tucked away in Uttar Pradesh where children begin their day with 'Sujalam, Sufalam....'.4:01 PM on November 12

Maoists blow up two schools in Jharkhand

Maoist guerrillas blew up two school buildings in Jharkhand's Latehar district to prevent security forces from using them as make-shift camps during the upcoming assembly polls, police said Tuesday.12:03 PM on November 10

Panjab University degrees to carry students' photos

Panjab University will publish photographs of students on detailed mark sheets and degrees to avoid discrepancies and tampering of results, an official said here Monday.2:05 PM on November 09

Education reform bills to be tabled in parliament soon

Bills to introduce reforms in the education sector, including setting up an independent accrediting body, will be introduced in the next two sessions of parliament, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said here Monday.2:03 PM on November 09

ABVP strike call shuts Himachal colleges

Colleges across Himachal Pradesh were closed Monday following a one-day strike call by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) youth wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).12:02 PM on November 09

IGNOU to establish 400 training centres in Bihar

To improve educational facilities in Bihar, which has the lowest literacy level in India, and launch market driven vocational courses for its youth, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is setting up 400 training centres in the state to train students and government officials.2:03 PM on November 08

Rajasthan school that gives women a voice

On the edge of the Sariska Tiger Reserve, 14 children cram chemical formulae under a tree in the compound of a village school. Seven of them are girls.12:03 PM on November 08

Agra varsity students forcibly close colleges

Hundreds of students of the Dr. B.R.Ambedkar University took to the streets Saturday afternoon forcibly closing down all colleges, to protest the assault on students, including on girls, Friday by varsity employees.12:01 AM on November 08

Amend Right to Education Act: NGO

Starting this Children's Day Nov 14, child rights NGO CRY will start a nationwide campaign asking the government to amend the Right to Education Act 2009.10:05 PM on November 07

Over 27,000 institutes of higher learning needed: Sibal

More than 27,000 additional institutions of higher learning would be required to meet the targeted Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of 30 percent for 2020, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal said here Saturday.10:04 PM on November 07

India has one of the lowest teacher-student ratios: expert

The number of teachers in India is one of the lowest in the world and is generally a last career resort, an expert said at the sixth Higher Education Summit here Saturday.8:00 PM on November 07