Policy Matters
Indian President: Legislation to curb Ragging
President Pratibha Patil on Saturday said if necessary, a law should be considered to curb ragging.
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Educational TV programmes in India from Germany
IT@School ViCTERS, inked agreement with German broadcaster Deutsche Welle to allow Indian students access to more than 200 hours of its educational programmes.
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A Study: Deficit in education in Indian youth wrt employment
A study titled ‘Youth in India: Situation and Needs’, released on February, 20, 2010, explained that youth from many Indian states are not equipped, educationally, for the employment available, with respect to the market demand.
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Inauguration of ICT laboratory for Pentecost Preparatory School
The Parent-Teacher-Association (PTA) of Pentecost Preparatory and Junior High School inaugurated a computer laboratory to promote IICT in the school established in 1994.
Higher Education
Mumbai online admissions on Trail run
A trial run of the online admissions process for junior colleges was conducted by the education department recently.
Policy Matters
INR 9.8 crore to Delhi schools as government boost
The Delhi Government on Wednesday presented a plan of action before the Supreme Court for improving the infrastructure and other facilities in about 1,000 schools in the capital.
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Workshop on bilingual dictionaries by IGNOU
The School of Foreign Languages from the Indira Gandhi National Open University’s (IGNOU) organised a five-day workshop of scholars in Indian languages.
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Wireless Internet connectivity for secondary school
Wireless Internet connectivity has been installed at Maria Regina Girls’ Junior Lyceum, Malta meaning that every classroom within the school will have Internet connectivity that may be accessed by students and teachers alike.
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Meet on National Language begins in Gujarat
A linguistic gathering of over 650 speakers representing some 320 Indian languages were seen in a two-day Bharat Bhasha Confluence.
Higher Education
13p.c. more takers of BITSAT this year
13% more applications including absolute number of 139,000 applications for 2000 total seats were received this year.
Higher Education
Increasing number of Indian students moving to New Zealand
Indian students continue flocking to New Zealand for higher education and the number has increased by 300 % in the last six years, says a diplomat from that country.
Corporate Updates
51 industrial training to be adopted by Power firms
To combat a chronic shortage of skilled manpower, state-owned power utilities will adopt 51 industrial training institutes (ITIs) by providing them with financial and technical assistance, said a top official.