Campaign to promote CG games among Delhi school-kids launched
New Delhi: In a bid to spread positive energy and enthusiasm among school children in the capital, a campaign titled "Shera Mera Dost: Commonwealth in Education Programme" by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit along with Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi.The campaign was lau...
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:59:54 GMT

Rs.100 cr approved for Swami Vivekananda Values' Education Project
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee has highlighted the relevance of the teachings and values of Swami Vivekananda in today's competitive environment. Pranab Mukherjee was addressing the first meeting of the National Implementation Committee constituted to commemorate the 150th Birt...
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:02:47 GMT

ABVP tops in Delhi University polls
New Delhi: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), virtually swept the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) polls on Saturday winning three of the four seats.Jitender Chaudhary, Priya Dabas and Neetu Dabas bagged the posts of president, ...
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:26:25 GMT

Teacher's Day across the world
New Delhi: India celebrates Teachers Day on September 5, while the International Teachers Day is observed on October 5.Teachers Day is, interestingly, not observed on the same day all over the world. It is perhaps one of those few days which has a separate international day whose importance is super...
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:42:27 GMT

Teacher shortage could hamper universal education goal
New Delhi: As India celebrates another Teacher's Day on Sunday, it comes as a reminder of a major challenge that lies ahead - a massive crunch of teachers, at both the school and university levels that could hamper the goal of education for all.Availability of teachers in fact remains the biggest ch...
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:33:24 GMT

Panjab University's students poll results out
Chandigarh: In a very close contest in the Panjab University Campus Students' Council (PUCSC) elections here on Friday, the alliance of the Panjab University Students Union (PUSU) and the Indian National Student Organization (INSO) won three seats of the four-member panel.The post of president went ...
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:06:16 GMT

40 percent turnout in Delhi varsity student union polls
New Delhi: A mere 40 percent of the electorate turned out on Friday for the elections to the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU), officials said.The turnout defied the election office's expectation of a substantial turnout as the number of "freshers" had increased this year. Altogether 41 student...
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:58:52 GMT

Impressive start of placements at DTU
New Delhi: The new academic session commenced at Delhi Technological University (DTU), formerly Delhi College of Engineering, barely a month ago but the companies are already making a beeline to recruit DTU graduates. In the month of August, 2010 itself, 18 reputed organizations have visited DTU for...
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:05:49 GMT

NMAT-2011 to introduce international testing standards for CBTs in India
New Delhi: The Narsee Monjee Management Admission Test (NMAT) 2011 is all set to redefine the way Computer Based Tests (CBTs) are conducted in India. The second largest management entrance examination in CBT format shall take a significant leap towards "on-demand testing" and bring to test takers se...
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:39:27 GMT

15-year-old is youngest Cambridge student in over 200 years
London: A 15-year-old Briton has become the youngest student to gain a place at Cambridge University for over two centuries. He has enrolled for a course that is considered one of the toughest in the world and former scholars include Isaac Newton.Arran Fernandez was educated at home by his father, N...
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:41:59 GMT

Protests over sealing of hall in prestigious Agra convent
Agra: Teachers, students, parents and even the city mayor are up in arms over the Agra Development Authority's (ADA) move to seal the hall of a prestigious convent school - said to be one of the oldest in Asia. The newly constructed multipurpose hall of St Patrick's Junior College was sealed two day...
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:33:05 GMT

First phase of Delhi University elections receives tepid response
New Delhi: A handful of posters hanging on a flimsy wire and policemen outnumbering the voters and students - this was the scene outside Sri Venkateswara college in south campus as Delhi University (DU) went to polls on Friday sans fervor.The students' elections received a lukewarm response from the...
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:19:47 GMT

Govt provides coaching to NDA aspirants in Punjab
Chandigarh: Around 2,929 students are being trained in Punjab via a special coaching programme being sponsored by the government to prepare them for the National Defence Academy examination, which will be conducted in April 2011.The coaching classes for NDA aspirants have been organized by the Depar...
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:09:12 GMT

Noida schools to be closed only during CG Games' cycling event
Noida/ New Delhi: The Noida administration has decided to keep its schools to remain open during the Commonwealth Games except during the cycling event, which will be held in Noida itself.The Delhi Police had been quite miffed by the Noida administration's decision to keep its schools open during th...
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:32:09 GMT

DUSU elections today, students from 51 colleges to vote
New Delhi: Fifty-one colleges under the University of Delhi (DU) will be voting today to elect the new office-bearers for the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU).Around 96,083 students studying in 51 DU colleges are eligible to vote in the elections, which will be held between 8:30AM and 12:30PM...
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:32:34 GMT

Astronomy workshop for UAE kids during Ramadan
Abu Dhabi: More than 6,000 children took part in a month-long workshop on astronomy that was organized in Abu Dhabi to encourage youngsters to learn science.The annual "Reach for the Sky" workshop conducted during Ramadan by the Emirates Foundation for Philanthropy and Mubadala Aerospace also includ...
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:49:03 GMT

Indian student visas fall by half in Australia
Melbourne: The number of Indians granted student visas in Australia during the last financial year has fallen to 29,721, less than half of the number in 2008-09.Overall, the number of international student visas dropped more than 16 percent. The results follow a year of turmoil in the education sect...
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:42:14 GMT

MHRD invites applications for Commonwealth Scholarship
New Delhi: The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) is inviting applications for the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan-2011 (UK).Candidates interested in the scholarship or fellowship can either apply online or submit an application written on plain paper in the format given on th...
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:33:25 GMT

Salman Khurshid inaugurates 38th National Convention of Company Secretaries
Kolkata: "Corporate Social Responsibility is to be taken from 'Company's Vision' to 'Country's Vision'," said Salman Khurshid while inaugurating the 38th National Convention of Company Secretaries here today, emphasizing the role of Company Secretaries in corporate sector. Ref...
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:03:15 GMT

Sibal asks NCERT revise CCE for disabled students
New Delhi: It seems that the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry is keen to spread education in all areas of the society, including to students with disabilities.The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) was asked by HRD Minister Kapil Sibal to introduce a new methodolo...
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:41:24 GMT