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Since the sanction of 70; 30 evaluation systems for SSC students from 2013, the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Board (GSHSEB) has been requested by 5 board members to delegate the responsibility to demeanour board examinations of class X to the schools. As per the latest changes and the introduction of comprehensive evaluation, it was [...]

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has signed an agreement for exchange program with Iranian universities and institutions. It attracts students from all over the world, especially Africa, West Asia and South East Asia. The language taught here includes English, Urdu, Hindi, Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Kashmiri, French, Turkish, German and Russian. [...]

A teacher Vandana Suryawanshi of Vidya Valley School from Maharashtra has been chosen for the US Space Foundation’s elite 2012 Flight of Teacher Liaisons program. He is a middle school educator who has been teaching biology, earth science and general science for 20 years. He joins 19 other outstanding educators selected for their active promotion [...]

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will be focusing on more foreign tie-ups in order to provide more quality education to students, Vice Chancellor M. Aslam said. IGNOU is operating in 43 countries across the world through 82 partner institutions. Higher foreign tie-ups will facilitate more international presence to the institute and also more [...]

Ex IIT student Romesh Wadhwani launched a research centre for biosciences and bio-engineering with the focus on cancer in IIT. The US based IT entrepreneur and founder of Symphonny Technology Group and Chairman of Wadhwani Foundation is an alumnus of 1969 batch of IIT. He along with his wife Kathy and IIT Bombay director Devang [...]

There are some schools being run from tents and considering this, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday appealed to the government to immediately replace the temporary structures with pre-fabricated portable cabins. The schools were using tents as classrooms despite court’s earlier orders. The court’s order came on a plea filed by NGO Social Jurist which [...]

Tripura Central University will set up a Bangladesh Study Centre soon to teach Indian students more about the neighboring nation. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) would be signed soon between the Tripura Central University, Dhaka University and University of Chittagong to establish the Bangladesh Study Centre. The MoU is in its final stage. After the [...]

University Grants Commission (UGC) has proposed 20 exclusive universities and 800 constituent colleges under the central varsities to facilitate quality education to women belonging to rural and sub urban areas. It has sought Rs 1,84,740 crores to achieve its proposed initiatives which is four times the last allocation. The colleges will be of international configuration [...]

Unbelievable as it may sound, one room class offers B.Com degree in Daryaganj in old Delhi. It is called Commercial University Ltd and it is not affiliated to any institution. It has been branded ‘fake’ by the University Grant Commission in the list of the year 2011. Its owner VK Goel, said: “We are a [...]

Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal, said that IT based education would be made compulsory in the state with the motive to make rural youth more employable. He promised to provide free laptops to the students in a bid to win their support in Ludhiana city as the party released its election manifesto [...]