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Jamia Millia reaches out to women in distress
The women’s studies centre in Jamia Millia Islamia has broken new ground by reaching out to distressed and deprived women on the capital’s fringes as part of its study module.
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Dept. of Biotechnology to set up Centres of Excellence
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) is implementing a programme to augment and strengthen institutional research capacity for promotion of excellence in interdisciplinary science and innovation in specific areas of biotechnology through support for the establishment of...
Higher Education
Jamia vice chancellor to ‘play’ a new role
Jamia Millia Islamia University Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung will soon be seen in a new ‘role’ as he will act in a play staged in the campus.
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Private colleges challenge AICTE’s approval norms in Delhi HC
The private unaided professional institutions have filed a writ petition in the Delhi high court against the All India Council for Technical Education’s (AICTE) latest norms for approval of new institutions or renewal of the existing...
Higher Education
IIT Madras student commits suicide
A 26-year old MTech student of Mechanical Engineering at IIT- Madras committed suicide by hanging himself.
Higher Education
Kapil Sibal unhappy with Eflu VC’s appointment
The Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal has asked the President Pratibha Patil to reconsider her decision to appoint Prof B. Gopal Reddy
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Private schools are money spinning ventures – Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday said private schools were money-spinning enterprises and asked them to wake up to their corporate-social responsibility by educating poor children.
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Community radio crackles to life at Panjab University
Using spoken words to develop intimate bonds among students and providing a platform to voice opinions, Panjab University has joined the few universities in northern India that have their own community radio.
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President inaugurates Dwarka campus of LBSIM
The new campus of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM) at Dwarka was inaugurated by President of India Pratibha Devisingh Patil. On the occasion, the President also unveiled the statue of former Prime Minister...
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Glitch forces ISRO to shut educational channel, students suffer
Indian space agency ISRO has suspended the telecast of popular educational programmes in many states due to an unidentified glitch in its ground equipment, says a senior official. As a result, millions of students have been...
Higher Education
ICSI to announce CS Examination December 2010 Results on Feb 25
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) will announce the results of the Company Secretary (CS) Examinations conducted in December 2010 on Friday, February 25, 2011 at 12 noon IST.
Higher Education
IGNOU hosts workshop on Gender Responsive Budgeting
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) hosted a workshop to sensitize men and women working in the university about gender mainstreaming.