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NKN to boost India into knowledge society
Union Minister for Communication and Information Technology Kapil Sibal launched the logo and website for the National Knowledge Network (NKN).
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US varsities taking holistic view of Asian students’ applications
The focus is shifting from the entrance test scores to a holistic assessment of the profiles of Indian and Asian students aspiring to pursue higher education in the US and Canada, officials said on Saturday.
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IGNOU, IIT Bombay conduct workshop for visually impaired students
The Advanced Centre for Informatics and Innovative Learning (ACIIL) at the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B), conducted a ‘Digita
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US very sensitive, attentive to Indian students
The US is “very sensitive” to the issue of the Indian students deceived by a fake university in California and would not allow them to be mistreated, the country’s ambassador to India said here on Sunday.
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Medical education now under NCHRH
The initiative by the Prime Minister’s Office to decide whether medical education in India should be under the aegis of the National Commission for Higher Education and Research (NCHER) or the National Council for Human Resource...
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Congress focuses on implementing RTE
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday said that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has made provision of around Rs.2.25 lakh crore for the next five years for implementing the Right to Education Act.
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100 schools in Haryana to run in public partnership
A public partnership project will be implemented on a pilot basis in Haryana to make it an educational hub, the state’s Education and Social Welfare Minister Geeta Bhukkal said on Sunday.
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Social, emotional skills boost success at school
Success at school comes with a combination of social, emotional and academic confidence.
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IGNOU to train cops in human rights
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) School of Law (SOL), in collaboration with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has launched an online training programme to sensitize police personnel on human rights.
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CA ties up with IIT-Mum, JGU
Canada’s world-famous Carleton University is set to sign memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with various Indian educational institutions during the visit of it president and vice-chancellor to India next week.
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Alva urges Muslim girls for education
Millions of girls representing the rural poor, the scheduled castes and tribes, the minorities and the urban slums remain out of the educational umbrella because of the way India’s formal education system has operated, says Uttarakhand...
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Your child can be an astronaut if
If your child wants to become an astronaut, here’s a golden chance — Nickelodeon is hosting a contest for selection of a few kids for a 10-day curriculum at the Kennedy Space Center, Orlando later this...