Policy Matters
KVS to boost gender sensitivity in students through workshops
With this step, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan aims to inculcate awareness about issues of safety and take it a step ahead…
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News
NCERT launches one-year diploma course for educators
Admissions will be offered on a regional basis at the NCERT Headquarters and Regional Institutes of Education…
Higher Education
HP and IIITB join hands for IT skills development
HP Education Services in association with IIITB will launch the following certificate programmes including Integrated Networks, Network Security, Networking for Cloud…
Higher Education
AICTE signs MoU with BSNL for enhancing employability
To facilitate technical institutions to respond to the need of providing State of art Telecom equipment based operational Skills to engineering graduates to enhance their qualification, competence and employability by enhanced skill up-gradation All India Council...
Higher Education
Haryana to get Medical College for women soon
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will dedicate the Bhagat Phool Singh Government Medical College for Women at Khanpur Kalan in Sonipat district to the people of Haryana. Nearly a century after the Lady Harding Medical College was...
K-12
CBSE to introduce course on gender sensitivity
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) plans to introduce a new subject in the curriculum with the aim of creating awareness about gender sensitivity and gender issues. The course, set to be introduced in the...
K-12
CBSE launches official CBSE Channel on YouTube
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) takes one more step towards promotion of education through technology. In a first of its kind step, the central board has become the first among in country to launch...
News
Budget 2013-14 has good share for education sector
Rs. 65,867 crore has ben allocated to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MoHRD) – an increase of 17 % from the funds allocated last year New Delhi: The Union budget for 2013-14 has one overarching...
Corporate Updates
Pearson announces 100% acquisition of TutorVista
In 2009, Pearson had acquired a minority stake in TutorVista, increasing its holding in 2011 to a controlling position of 80 percent New Delhi:Pearson has announced the acquisition of the block of shares it does not...
Higher Education
LPU wins Shiksha Ratna Award at SES Punjab
LPU got this honour for best IT practices in Higher Education for its product “University Management System” New Delhi: Acknowledging unique and innovative initiatives in the field of higher education in Punjab, Shiksha Ratna Award has...
Higher Education
Private varsities alleged for tax evasion
The Central Revenue Department which has launched the probe with support from UGC estimates tax evasion of several crores from these varsities New Delhi: Against the backdrop of diminishing revenue reserves, the central Revenue Department launched...
Higher Education
UPSC to focus on General Studies
UPSC is introducing this change with the aim to judge candidates on their knowledge and understanding rather than last moment rote learning New Delhi: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is set to bring fundamental changes in...