JNU, DU professors in CBI net ( Sat 06 Feb 2010) Top Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University professors are among those in the CBI net for allegedly conspiring to facilitate recognition to colleges in Jaipur by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The agency has registered two separate cases of cheati... more
CBSE gives schools six criteria for assessment ( Sat 06 Feb 2010) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has come up with six criteria under which summative assessment-II will be conducted in March 2010. While the questions for the assessment will be provided by the Board, the students will be tested internally at their schools. The CB... more
IIT- Kanpur in a termination row ( Sun 10 Jan 2010) THE INDIAN Institute of Technology IIT-Kanpur has landed in a controversy after it expelled 39 students in an unprecedented move. IIT authorities said the students had only been barred from appearing in their next semester exams on the grounds of indiscipline and poor academic pe... more
IIT-Bombay short of 222 professors ( Sat 02 Jan 2010) They are regarded globally as centres of excellence and considered to be India’s ticket to making it big in the industrial and entrepreneurial world. So, it is shocking that the nine centrally funded technical institutions (collectively called CFTIs), which include the pres... more
Education Expo 2009 ( Wed 16 Dec 2009) A Focused Education Fair of 2009 by Education Times.
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NUS-India Research Initiative ( Mon 14 Dec 2009) NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE (NUS) IS OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS TO INDIAN STUDENTS FOR SHORT-TERM RESEARCH PROGRAMMES.SURBHI BHATIA REPORTS
TO facilitate stronger ties with Indian institutes, the National University of Singapore (NUS) has established an India Research Initiativ... more
SRM University - Future Perfect ( Mon 14 Dec 2009) SRM University, in association with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has unveiled plans of launching a nano-satellite — SRMSAT — around July 2010. Accordingly, an MoU was recently signed between the two institutions. Select students and faculty members f... more
National consultation on legal education ( Mon 14 Dec 2009) IN order to introduce reforms in the legal education system, the law ministry will organise a national consultation in the month of January. The consultation will result in unveiling a vision document and a national policy on legal education. Issues pertaining to legal education ... more
First-ever online Common Admission Test ( Mon 14 Dec 2009) First-ever online Common Admission Test (CAT) unfolded, the term ‘post-mortem’ would become so appropriate! Though many managed to attempt the CAT without a hitch, others experienced bizarre problems. Any attempt to forecast the score is fraught with a risk generally.... more
50 deemed universties get UGC ‘all-clear' ( Sun 11 Oct 2009) Having found nothing wrong with deemed universities, UGC has decided, much against HRD ministry’s wish, to send a report of its review to the ministry for action. On Friday (9th Oct, 2009), the full commission met and approved the consolidated report of 50 deemed univ... more
IIMs to rectify error in online application ( Sat 12 Sep 2009) DO YOU use only your first name in official papers? Are you too careful about what you type in and take your time to complete online forms? If the answer to either of these questions is a ‘ yes’, chances are you may not be able to apply for the Common Admission Test (... more
Education must be relevant to life: UGC chief ( Thu 03 Sep 2009) In a convocation ceremony held by KIIT World, Gurgaon, chief guest Prof Sukhadeo Thorat, Chairman, University Grants Commission, said that education must be relevant to life and must impart human values. In all, 117 candidates of MCA, 89 of BEd, 74 of BCA, 101 of BBA received the... more
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