K-12
Kapil Sibal advocates for vocational training at open school
Recently, the Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal encouraged the National Institute of Open Schooling to look at providing vocational training to students.
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K-12
KVS and US foundation sign MoU
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) and the United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for reinforcement of their relationship.
Corporate Updates
$70M investment in Chaitanya by New Silk Route
Around INR 325 crore will be invested by the private equity $1.4 billion New Silk Route (NSR) in Hyderabad-based Sri Chaitanya Educational Group, known to be one of the country
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Study by Apsiring Minds, Companies are Missing Out On Large Set of Employable Students
According to a study conducted by Aspiring Minds, a recruitment assessment co., it appears that Tier II colleges have a moderate pool of employable talent, which is often ignored by companies and therefore creates an artificial...
Corporate Updates
ViewSonic launches PJD7383i, interactive projector
ViewSonic India has announced the launch of new projector; PJD7383i in its already extensive projector range, directly targeting the education and training sectors.
Policy Matters
Obama on Indian US education perspective
India is to witness big international education deals in coming week, by beginning with US President Barack Obama
Corporate Updates
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited invests in CSR
During the year of 2009-10, Kuthethur-based Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) invested INR 12.70 crore on various corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities.
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Little Genius course by Reliance
Reliance WebWorld has launched a certificate programme, Little Genius, on computers and Internet for kids in India between the age group of 5 to 13 years.
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Refresher course in language skills for over 200 Teach India volunteers
Participation of over 200 Teach India volunteers was witnessed in a weeklong ‘training the trainers’ programme that they described as outstanding – conducted by expert facilitators from the British Council of India.
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UIDAI and HRD partner for education schemes
The Indian Human Resource Development Ministry has signed a MoU with Unique Identification Authority of India, realising the importance of Unique Identification Number.
Higher Education
Tech Education to be improved in Chennai
A project information document (PID) prepared by the World Bank says TEQIP II, taken up at an estimated INR 2,350 crore.
Higher Education
Delhi University gets new Vice Chancellor
On October 29, 2010 the Delhi University got its 20th Vice Chancellor in Dinesh Singh, who was till recently the institute’s Pro-Vice Chancellor.