By Prashant K. Nanda ----
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) In a move that could see discretionary quotas being scrapped, former human resource development (HRD) minister Arjun Singh used his clout to give away 4,710 central school seats during 2006-09, much above the limit of 3,600 for three years.
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The union cabinet Monday cleared a proposal to allow foreign universities to set up campuses in India, a step that is expected to provide quality education in the country and reduce the flow of Indian students abroad....
By Madhusree Chatterjee----
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Encyclopaedia Britannica textbooks and an online study module will hit Indian schools from April 2010 in four subjects - computer science, mathematics, environmental studies and general knowledge, says its president Jorge Cauz.
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By Vivek Shukla----New Delhi, Mar. 7: The mood among students of deemed universities studying across the length and breadth of country is gloomy and uncertain. It goes without saying that they are affected by the recent decision taken by the HRD Ministry....
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Thousands of anxious students were seen making their way to examination centres across the capital Wednesday for the start of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) examinations....
By Jaideep Sarin----
Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) Irregularities in teacher recruitment for government schools have rocked Chandigarh for the second time in five months. The latest controversy is about last-minute changes in criteria for selecting over 500 teachers.
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By Nakshab Khan----
Aligarh/New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The suspension of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) professor Shrinivas Ramachandra Siras over his alleged involvement in a gay sex scandal has pitted the AMU administration and gay rights activists against each other - with the former accusing him of violating "cultural" norms and the latter of trampling their rights.
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By Asit Srivastava----
Lucknow, Feb 17 (IANS) Over 1,500 girls from a private college here have been busy shaping up the careers of illiterate and unemployed villagers in eastern Uttar Pradesh.
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By Sujeet Kumar-----
Dornapal (Chhattisgarh), Feb 17 (IANS) By bombing hundreds of schools since 2005, Maoist militants have taken a heavy toll on education in Chhattisgarh, officials say....
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) From the 2011 academic year, all school boards across India will have a common curriculum in science and maths for Classes 11 and 12, to give students a level playing field and help them in taking competitive examinations....