Higher Education
Mumbai Court verdict offers respite to 52 PGDM institutes on AICTE Notification
The Mumbai Court has offered its interim verdict on the recent AICTE Notification. The verdict came in favour of two petitioners
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Higher Education
Bhagalpur University Prof suspended on molestation charge
Prof Manish Chandra Verma is suspended by the Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University administration in Patna.
Higher Education
IGNOU provides healthy space for faculty
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has claimed that In the past four years, the university has not only doubled its student strength, but has also contributed significantly to the nation
Higher Education
Panel to fix norms for private firms in IIITs
A six-member panel of experts from government and private industry has been set up by the Human Resource Development ministry to fix norms for selecting private firms who can participate in Public Private Partnership (PPP) for...
Higher Education
New Business Courses at Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University from new session
Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) will now be introducing three new courses – MBA ( Hospitality Management ), MBA ( Financial Market ) and BBA ( Finanacial Market)- from the academic session 2011-12.
Policy Matters
J&K govt warns college teachers taking private tuitions
The state government of Jammu and Kashmir has warned college teachers taking private tuitions. The government said strict action will be taken against teachers who are giving private tuitions, in view of the blanket ban on...
K-12
CBSE board exams on, physics paper disappoints students
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examinations started on Tuesday on a disappointing note to many, with several class-12 students complaining that the physics paper was too lengthy to finish in three hours.
K-12
Nursery admission Criteria for Delhi schools to be out soon
Government of Delhi announced on Wednesday that schools will be allowed to set the criteria for nursery admissions but said they must reserve a quarter of their seats for poor families.
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Obama for investment in education, innovation to beat India, China
Citing growing competition from India and China, US President Barack Obama has warned against more tax breaks to the wealthy to find resources for investment in education, innovation and infrastructure.
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25 Indian VCs for Canada education summit
Twenty-five Indian vice-chancellors will participate in the Canada-India Education Summit to be held at Ottawa’s Carleton University as part of the Year of India in Canada.
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India raises education, health spending
The government will spend a staggering Rs.52,057 crore (Rs.520 billion/$11.5 billion) on education and Rs.26,760 crore (Rs.267 billion/$ 6 billion) on health in the year 2011-12 to ensure “inclusive growth” for all, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee...