Tamil Nadu ready to take over ESIC Medical Colleges
Chennai, March 11 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam Wednesday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the state government 'in princ
President to honour Satyarthi, Gulzar at PU convocation
Chandigarh, March 11 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will honour six people from various fields, including Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi and A
Acute shortage of optometrists in India
Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) The nation needs about 1.15 lakh optometrists while it presently has only 9,000 of these professionals, leading to an acut
Haryana to scrutinise appointment of guest faculty
Chandigarh, March 10 (IANS) Scores of teachers recruited as guest faculty in schools across Haryana could face action with the state government ord
Bus passes for students now in Punjab schools, colleges
Chandigarh, March 9 (IANS) Students in schools and colleges in Punjab now need not stand in long queues at bus stands to get their monthly bus pass
Student denied internship in Germany over 'rape problem' in India
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) A professor from Leipzig University in Germany denied internship to an Indian male student citing the "rape problem" in I
Convention on Libraries Automation in Shimla from March 12
Shimla, March 9 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Advanced Study and Himachal Pradesh University will jointly host a three-day convention on automatio
Jamia gets A grade from NAAC
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Jamia Millia Islamia has been assessed and accredited by NAAC for the first cycle with an "A" Grade, the Delhi-based cent
University teachers demand state funding of Higher Education
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Coming down heavily on the government move to privatise higher education, a group of central university teachers here on
Students, staff with cough or cold to go on leave in Goa
Panaji, March 3 (IANS) As a precaution against swine flu, Goa's educational authorities have directed all schools to send students, teachers and ot
Common, Online exam for multiple Universities launched
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) Students seeking admission to engineering, medical and dental courses at the undergraduate level can now opt for a single,
Odisha Government Recommends setting up IIM in Sambalpur
Bhubaneswar, March 2 (IANS) Ahead of elections to the Sambalpur municipal corporation in Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday urged the
Unfolding the JNU Saga
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Those who are not familiar with Jawaharlal University (JNU) and feel it is only a leftist institution, here comes a book
CBSE examinations commence from Monday
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) examinations for standards 10 and 12 commence from Monday.According to a C
Free laptops for Kerala girls admitted in Professional Colleges
Thiruvananthapuram, March 1 (IANS) A total of 1,500 girl students in Kerala from poor families or with small land holdings who are admitted in prof
13 Percent hike in Budget Allocation for Higher Education
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Giving a boost to higher learning and with the promise of providing one major central institute in each state, India Satur
Loans, Scholarships to Help Needy Students
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The government will set up an authority to administer and monitor scholarship as well educational loan schemes, Finance Mi
Government Announces new IIT, IIMs
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The government Saturday announced the setting up of an IIT in Karnataka along with IIMs in Jammu and Kashmir and Andhra Pr
80,000 Secondary Schools to be Upgraded
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday said the government was committed to providing quality education and planned to upg
Moral, Cultural values must with Education: Rajnath
Greater Noida, Feb 27 (IANS) Underlining the need of moral and cultural values for students, Home Minister Rajnath Singh Friday called for promotio
