Education News

Teacher strips girl student by force, takes photos

A teacher of a private school in an Uttar Pradesh village has been accused of forcibly stripping a 10-year-old girl student and photographing her on his mobile phone, police said Wednesday.2:05 PM on November 04

IGNOU to conduct engineering entrance test again in 10 days

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Tuesday said it will conduct an entrance test for engineering courses again in next 10 days, after its online test system collapsed Saturday.10:02 PM on November 03

IGNOU to conduct B.Tech entrance test again in 10 days

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Tuesday said it will conduct an entrance test again in next 10 days, after its online test system for engineering courses collapsed Saturday.10:01 PM on November 03

Central government school's staff don black bands as protest

The entire teaching and non-teaching staff of the central government's 586 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNV) across India has decided to work with a black arm bands to protest the government indifference to their demands.10:00 PM on November 03

Study in Cambridge on Dr. Manmohan Singh scholarships

Offering an opportunity to poor Indian students to study in Cambridge University, Britain, the British Council has announced the Dr. Manmohan Singh scholarships for 2010-12.8:06 PM on November 03

Deoband meet urges terrorists, Maoists to lay down arms

Urging terrorists and Maoist rebels to lay down arms, an Islamic cleric Tuesday assured them the community would help them take up their cause.8:03 PM on November 03

PM's arrival puts Chandigarh on its toes

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Chandigarh Tuesday to attend two convocations and police were on high alert since morning with traffic snarls expected in the city during his day-long visit.2:01 PM on November 03

AMU demands CBI probe into student's murder

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the murder of a final year B.Sc student and the alleged role of politicians in the case, an official said Monday.4:01 PM on November 02

Engineering professor commits suicide in Chandigarh

A professor of the Punjab Engineering College (PEC) committed suicide on the college campus here Sunday.4:02 PM on November 01

Punjab varsity demands Rs.12 lakh for reply under RTI

The Panjab University (PU) here has demanded over Rs.12 lakh (Rs.1.2 million) from a law student for giving information under the Right To Information (RTI) Act. The varsity says the reply would run into 600,000 pages.4:01 PM on November 01

Aligarh Muslim University students continue hunger strike

A day after the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was temporarily closed following prolonged student unrest over a murder, some students on a hunger strike Saturday refused to withdraw their agitation till the vice chancellor is removed.8:05 PM on October 31

Audit of Chandigarh government schools ordered after fraud

The Chandigarh administration Friday ordered an audit of the funds received and expenditure incurred by all government schools in the union territory after suspending the principal and four teachers of a school for alleged financial irregularities, an official said.12:03 AM on October 31

Haryana readies to set up IIM at Rohtak

A memorandum of association for setting up of an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) at Rohtak town in Haryana was signed Friday between the representatives of Haryana and central government.12:00 AM on October 31

PM's alma mater gets Rs.20 crore grant in 2009-10

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's alma mater Panjab University here has received a Rs.20 crore grant for the expansion of higher education and infrastructure development in 2009-10, an official said Friday.12:00 AM on October 31

Aligarh university shuts in the wake of violence

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was Friday temporarily shut down following protests by students over the murder of a final year student.8:08 PM on October 30