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K-12
Mandarin Chinese- new option now in CBSE
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is offering schools in the country the option to offer Chinese language as a subject of study. It proposes to offer the subject for students of Class VI from...
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India to have its first chair in Canadian varsity
Canada will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India on the 24th January to promote research and understanding about the emerging South Asian giant.
Higher Education
Malaysians now to benefit from Indian scholarships
The Indian government has offered 20 scholarships to Malaysians wanting to pursue courses in Ayurveda, Siddha, homeopathy and Unani in India for the academic year 2011-12 and onwards.
Policy Matters
Centre plans to launch a 24×7 television channel for school education, adult literacy
The National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) is ready with a proposal in this regard which has been approved by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD).
Corporate Updates
Pearson wins over TutorVista for Rs 577 crore
Pearson, one of the world’s largest publishing groups and owner of the Financial Times newspaper, today said it had increased its stake in Indian education firm TutorVista to a controlling level of 76 per cent, for...
K-12
Form Six students suggest co-education in secondary schools
Advanced level co-education should be introduced at Ruaha Secondary School in the municipality to improve students
K-12
HCL, ICT to distribute 6500 laptops, netbooks to Kerala schools
Hardware services, ICT systems integration and distribution company HCL Infosystems have bagged the contract to provide over 6,500 units of laptops and netbooks from Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd. (Keltron). Keltron is the nodal agency...
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Rates of Indian students to Australia essentially declining- Envoy
The flow of Indian students to Australia for higher studies has substantially reduced, said the Australian envoy adding an anticipation of the stringent migration policies to be the reason over incidences of attacks on Indian students...
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Chinese students aspiring for online American courses
With the advancement of education in various spheres, the implementing technologies of educational courses have also moved to the next level, especially for students who cannot afford to travel overseas but have the urge to pursue.
Higher Education
8 engineers hit cent percentile in CAT
Altogether eight engineers have earned a perfect 100 percentile marks in the CAT-2010 – the gateway to pursue MBA in Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other prestigious business schools.
Higher Education
UPSC engineering exams on May 14
The Union Service Public Commission (UPSC) will hold the Engineering Services Examination 2011 commencing from May 14, 2011 at various centres across the country.