While detailing the steps his ministry has taken to check the recurrence of the incidence of ragging in higher educational institutions, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal reiterated government’s firm commitment to “zero tolerance” to the scourge.
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Finally, the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill 2005 has got approval of the Union Cabinet. The Bill seeks to make free education for all the children in the 6 to 14 age group mandatory.
'Almost half of them Indians.'
In a shocking report published in Australia’s reputed daily The Age that could not have come at a worse time for the USD 15.5-billion-dollar Australian education industry, reveals that the Australian government has concealed the details of deaths of over 50 foreign students last year.
In keeping with the state’s tradition of ayurveda which dates back to ancient times, the Orissa based Utkal University tied up with Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha (CCRAS). The joint venture aims at carrying out advanced research in the parallel systems of medicine.
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Reports of racial attacks fresh in their minds, many students from Kolkata bound for Australia seem to have second thoughts about their visit before their departure. Many of them weighing option to return even before they are airborne.
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Prof. Yash Pal’s committee report titled Renovation and Rejuvenation of Higher Education in India that was submitted on June 25 before the HRD Ministry has recommended that India allows only the best foreign universities to enter the country in the higher education sector.
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Arpit Jaiswal has preferred to join the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad despite having an option to get into the Stanford University. A BTech (honours) graduate from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, Arpit took everybody by surprise by his unconventional decision, including his batch mates at IIM-A.
Read moreAccess IITJEE, AIEEE sample papers online 04th July, 2009Good news for those who are looking to crack any of the competitive examinations like IIT, IIT JEE, AIEEE.Now all the preparation material can can be accessed online.
Read moreSchools not immune to anti ragging checks; Sibal talks of tough action04th July, 2009While detailing the steps his ministry has taken to check the recurrence of the incidence of ragging in higher educational institutions, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal reiterated government’s firm commitment to “zero tolerance” to the scourge.
Read moreIt’s official, CAT 09 will commence by Nov-end 04th July, 2009The test will be held over 10 days, confirms IIM-A Disclosing on their website, www.iimahd.ernet.in, that Common Entrance Test (CAT) 2009 is scheduled to start by the end of November; IIM Ahmedabad confirmed that the test would be conducted during a ten-day window.
Read moreUGC advisory against study centres04th July, 2009The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued an advisory to students asking them to be cautious while seeking admission in franchises or study centres affiliated to any private universities. There are 42 such universities all over the country which have UGC recognition.
Read more18 lakh dropouts back in Bihar schools, courtesy Sarva Shiksha Abhaiyan03rd July, 2009Even as majority of the parents are opting for enrolling their wards with private schools in the rest of the country, the government run schools are becoming a big draw for students in Bihar. From 72.2% in 2005, the enrolment in government schools in the state has jumped to 83.6% in 2008.
Read moreEconomic Survey envisages sweeping education reforms03rd July, 2009Economic Survey envisages sweeping reforms in the education sector. If its recommendations are implemented, the Survey will prove a harbinger of unprecedented education reforms in the country.
Read moreGovt regrets absence of law to curb practice of capitation fee 03rd July, 2009Even as the private colleges are thriving on capitation fees, the government has expressed its inability to curb this practice in the absence of a specific legislation to do so. Confessing that it is not oblivious of the fact that private educational institutions are extorting hefty capitation fees from the students, regretted that there was no law to deal with the menace.
Read moreTicket to B-school: TTE makes it to IIM-C03rd July, 2009A travelling ticket examiner (TTE) with Northern Railway has made it to Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C). Anurag, 23, who hails from Kanpur, was on ticket checking duty on trains till May 30.
Read moreStudents of Nitish’s dream B-school see no future03rd July, 2009While launching Chandragupta Institute of Management-Patna (CIMP) little did Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar know his dream project would soon earn him a bad name among students. One year is on; the students who took admission in the management institute have started developing a sinking feeling. They see no future after graduating from the college.
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