Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) have given its approval to the proposed single national-level entrance test for admission to undergraduate programme for science and engineering. At a meeting of the directors of these premier institutes here on Monday, chaired by HRD minister Kapil Sibal, a proposal to have a council for the IIITs...
A day after Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia said in New Delhi disjointed distribution of prosperity among masses was unacceptable, Supreme Court judge Justice A K Patnaik here said on Sunday boom in professional education has got no meaning if it is beyond the reach of the masses. Speaking at the foundation...
Anshu Kataria, Chairman – Aryans Group Dr. Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Ludhiana-based Aryans Group of Colleges today said that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) should be allowed in educational institutions. He said the educational institutions should either be treated as charitable trusts or commercial institutions. He said some institutions that are treated as charitable organizations are...
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Joining the fray by telecom providers to provide educational content to their consumers, Govt. owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has also launched its online education service ‘Topper Education’ in partnership with Greycell 18 for its landline broadband customers. Using this service, BSNL subscribers can access education resources from a comprehensive library of video...
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Pharmacy Council of India, the apex body for pharmacy education and profession has barred new admissions in seven pharmacy colleges in Andhra Pradesh from the ensuing academic year 2012-13. PCI took the action against the colleges for admitting more students than permitted by it under the Education Regulation Act, 1999. PCI has informed the...
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According to a news report in Times Of India, National Assessment and Accreditation Council ( NAAC) Director H A Ranganath, has asked stake holders to introspect why Indian universities are not on a par with global standards? ” There is a dire need to introspect where we have gone wrong and unless quality issues...
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Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) which conducts the All India Engineering/Architecture Entrance Examination (AIEEE) exam has introduced an Online option for taking the exam. CBSE expects around 1 Lakh students to opt for the same. Both online and normal paper based tes would be conducted on April 24, 2012. As per the Programme of...
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At the University-Industry Higher Education Summit organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the industry body appealed to the government to consider the CII has mooted Private Public Partnership (PPP) in education to meet the national deadline. In a clear message to govt. it said that the govt. must realize that to achieve the ambitious target...
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