The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and All India Technical and Management Council (AITMC) launched "Earn While Learn" to educate and develop the skillset of over 1.5 million youth pan-India..
To help the education sector in the state to grow to international standards, Joint Committee of Private Schools is organising a mega education conclave from May 24. The conclave will be attended by international..
A cluster university in Jammu and Kashmir and language laboratories in Jharkhand's Ghatsila College were among the 17 projects launched by HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar. The projects spread across 14..
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has been named the youngest ever UN Messenger of Peace, with a special focus on girls' education.The 19-year-old Pakistani activist became known around the world..
Google.org, which is the tech companies arm for philanthropy, announced grants of $8.4 million (a little over Rs 54 crore) to four Indian NGOs. The money will be given to the Learning Equality, Million..
Six students from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies(UPES) at Dehradun in Uttarkhand have been working here since 8 am on Saturday to develop a software tool to prevent hacking of highly-sensitive..
Paytm announced that it has partnered with IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Kanpur, under its 'Cashless Campus' initiative, to bring its cashless payment solution to the country's premier engineering..
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in close collaboration with the Afghanistan Ministry of Education (MoE) announced the official launch of Afghan Children Read (ACR), a five-year..
Dubai-based Indian expatriate Priyanka Praseed says she has a simple yet innovative solution which could help save hundreds of children's lives in the UAE, every year."The idea first came to me after reading..
The project aims to create a platform to deliver skills training to around 50,000 students every year. The Kerala Technological University has been asked to furnish the complete list of educational institutions..
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has stipulated some important regulations for its affiliated schools including the Kendriya Vidyalayas. This in regard to the running of the school buses..
India and Sri Lanka on signed an agreement to construct a multi-ethnic tri-lingual school in a north central district of the island nation that would provide opportunities to Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim..
A USD 201.50 million financing agreement has been signed between India and the World Bank in order to improve the quality of technical education in the country. The focus of the project is on improving..
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has proposed various reforms for the education sector in the Union Budget 2017-18. The budget seems to focus more on higher education, secondary education, IT for learning..
For the past one year, about 700 children from underprivileged families, mostly Dalits, in Chennai and a remote village in Bihar are being imparted informal education by volunteers from the same community...
The World Book Fair, the largest event of its kind in the country, will be held between January 7-15 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.The 44th edition of the book fair will be inaugurated by Minister of..
Budget allocation for the education sector is expected to rise by 10-12% this year, doubling the quantum of increase from the previous year.A major part of the increased allocation will be for improving..
While Rajasthan is known for its music and literature festival, the state will now host a first-of-its-kind ‘Festival of Education’, ‘ in Jaipur next year which will see convergence of academicians..
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, announced that in order to give a boost to higher education, his government has launched a number of programmes so that 40 percent of youth in the state can pursue higher..
A leading media house in Kerala, Mathrubhumi Group in association with SRM University today announced the launch of "I AM KALAM" – science exhibitions for higher secondary students across Kerala.The..
Independent schools could help fund 10,000 new places for children from lower-income families, following government calls for them to do more to justify their charitable status.The proposal forms part..
Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) has announced to launch free education project for partially disabled persons in collaboration with Special Education Department.Talking to Radio Pakistan, Punjab Education..
Fifteen-year-olds from Singapore topped the ranks of the best- performing students in the OECD's triennial survey on international education, followed by Japan, Estonia, Finland and Canada.The metropolitan..
Ahead of International Day of Disabled Persons on December 3, the Narendra Modi government has paved the way for a landmark initiative increase in reservation for the differentlyabled from 3% to 4% in..
Acting on a Hindustan Times report about poor mid-day meal facilities in the schools, the state human rights commission has issued recommendations to the government for immediate up gradation of such facilities..
Activist and artist Kalki Subramanian donated the money she earned by selling her paintings for the education of four transgenders in the city on the eve of World Transgender Day."One of the beneficiaries,..
Now, there is an online portal to exclusively register complaints against private schools. The education minister Manish Sisodia launched the "grievance redressal and monitoring system for private unaided..
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship launched Pradhan Mantri Yuva Yojana to scale up an ecosystem of entrepreneurship for youngsters. "The scheme spans over five years (2016-17 to 2020-21)..
The University of Jammu was awarded with A+ grade by NAAC, an autonomous organisation established by the UGC."University of Jammu has been awarded A+ grade (Cycle III 2009-2016) with CGPA of 3.51, thereby..
Microsoft-owned professional social network LinkedIn has signed an MoU with the Ministry of Human Resource Development for all colleges affiliated with the All India Council for Technical Education to..
Maharashtra for the first time in history will offer an international programme for Class 10 students from the next academic year. The state education department will launch the Secondary School Certificate..
The effort of a group of transgender people to lift their community members from the depths of despair and uncertain future through education, has met with obstacles.Trans India Foundation, an organization..
Our highest priority is that Stanford remains affordable and accessible to the most talented students, regardless of their financial circumstances, said Provost John W. Etchemendy in a statement.In what..
Prakash Javadekar led Union HRD ministry is planning to hold a unique ‘Smart India Hackathon 2017’ in January-February next year, which would reach out to 30 lakh students from all technology institutes..
A team in the US has won $ 750,000 prize from NASA for designing a robot that can retrieve samples from challenging terrains, and could help the space agency explore surfaces of planets such as Mars in..
The Delhi Government today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thuringia, a state in Germany, to collaborate on exchange of faculty and research in higher education.The agreement was signed..
Education ministers of BRICS countries Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will come together in New Delhi on September 30 to brainstorm on ways to cooperate in the fields of learning and pedagogy.India..
The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to introduce Hindi for engineering students keeping in mind the problems faced by students from various parts of the country who studied in regional languages...
Malala Yousafzai today called on everyone to watch a newly-released Pakistani film, made in collaboration with Bollywood musicians, for its strong message about girls education.The youngest-ever Nobel..
Two young cyclists 26-year-old Sumeet Paringe and 22-year-old old Prisiliya Madan, from Mumbai have been cycling across India armed with a mission. The duo, who started their journey from Kanyakumari in..
In order to give a major push for the creation of high quality infrastructure in premier educational institutions, Union Cabinet approved the establishment of Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA)...
Deepa Malik won the silver medal in the women's shotput event with a throw of 4.61m at the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.India’s Deepa Malik created history by becoming the first ever woman from the..
In a historic moment for India, Mariyappan Thangavelu won the gold medal while compatriot Varun Singh Bhati clinched the bronze in the men's high jump T-42 event on Saturday at the Rio Paralympics.The..
The 37th National Education Day and 50th International Literacy Day-2016 were observed across the country by organising various programmes.President Bidhya Devi Bhandari conferred Nepal Bidhyabhusan medals..
The global ranking of prestigious Indian institutes have gone down with Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, along with six top-ranked Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), dropped in the latest..
Almost 500, 000 students will benefit from the progressively free Senior High School education, President John Mahama has announced.President Mahama addressing Chiefs and people of Agona Abodom in the..
A new $65 million project to improve education sector in Somalia launched on 31 august, with the presences of Somali’s Federal Government officials and U.S. officials in the capital Mogadishu, Garowe..
Amar Chitra Katha will publish and distribute a special edition of a comic book focusing on Swachh Bharat Mission. The book will carry messages related to sanitation and solid waste components of Swachh..
Minister of higher education Jaibhan Singh Pawaiya distributed smartphones among 55 students (2014-15 batch) from 11 government colleges of Indore for having over 75% attendance in their freshman year.The..
From Auguest 31st to September 1st, the inaugural International Career and College Counselling (IC3) Conference will be held in Mumbai by the Global leaders in education.The event will bring over 300 delegates..
An award recognising the abilities and achievements of special education students was unveiled at the annual Special Awards Presentation Ceremony yesterday.The Lee Kuan Yew Exemplary Student Award honours..
The Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) has donated Dh200,000 to the National Charity Schools to help alleviate the plight of parents burdened by financial stress as they provide for students in..
Although for city-based scientist Anoop Mahajan, running has been a passion since a long while, this time he has decided to add a purpose to it.Mahajan will be joining the Australian endurance athlete,..
Indian blue-collar workers in the UAE can achieve their dream of good education to their children back in India, thanks to an initiative launched by a leading money transfer brand.Xpress Money, in partnership..
The University Grants Commission (UGC) declared that August 9-23 will be observed as "Freedom Fortnight" or "Azadi(Freedom) 70, Yaad Karo Kurbani (Remember the sacrifice) by all universities and affiliated..
Recently the government had increased the annual fees for undergraduate courses from existing Rs 90,000 to Rs 2 lakh from the upcoming academic session. The budgetary allocation of IITs have already been..
Students in Classes 1 to VIII of all government schools will get 200 ml milk every day along with the mid-day meals. The scheme is a part of the government's policy to meet nutritional needs of school-going..
The Pondicherry University Students’ Council has come up with its annual magazine under the name ‘Widerstand’ which means ‘resistance’ in German. The students said that the magazine stands in..
The new batch of IIT Kanpur students, who recently took admission, tried to make a new Guinness world record of flying maximum number of air planes. Earlier in 2015, the previous record attempted was by..
US based AppAlert Inc’s Indian subsidiary, AppAlert Online Services has announced the launch of its Commercial App, Version 1.1 targeted at schools in India. AppAlert is a Cloud, Mobile only, real-time..
Thirty paintings by Indonesian artists are being exhibited for sale at The Dharmawangsa Jakarta in South Jakarta until July 27 to help fund education for children in need.Dubbed Art Charity for Education,..
A 14-year-old boy R Advay from Chennai has made the city proud by winning the prestigious Google Science Fair Community Impact Award 2016 (Asia-Pacific Region), which was announced on Tuesday, for his..
The University Rover Challenge (URC) is the premier robotics competition in the world for college students which challenges them to design and build the next generation of Mars rovers. This year it was..
Candidates who applied for the SSC CGL 2016 (Combined Graduate Level) Tier 1 Exam has changed their attention towards the new exam pattern. The Changes are as follows The number of questions has been..
Twelve students from a Delhi school have been selected to participate in the finals of the prestigious International Space Settlement Design Competition (ISSDC) at NASA.The Class X to XII students of Delhi..
Chennai-based Alamelu Mangai Educational and Charitable Trust has come forward to sponsor education for any girl child from poor economic background wanting to pursue medicine.This was announced by Alamelu..
Children's television programme Hi-5 introduced its early childhood learning programme at its first House of Learning pre-school in Singapore this month.Registration for the school's term starting in July..
IISc Bangalore grabs 33rd rank among top 50 institutes of Asia in the QS University Rankings for 2016 and has emerged as the top Indian Institute. According to the QS Ranking Organization, IISc Bangalore..
Tanmaya Shekhawat has just got on the proverbial road to success. And he even has a sleek BMW sedan to cruise towards his destination.A coaching institute in Rajasthan’s Sikar has gifted the luxury vehicle..
The Tamil Nadu Ambedkar Law University issued notification call for applications to fill all the law seats for Tamil Nadu Law Admission 2016.There are two types of courses namely B.A L.L.B a five year..
Technology education startup AcadGild on Saturday launched social app vPledge developed by its teenage students, 12-year-old Prateek Mahesh and 13-year-old Priyal Jain.vPledge stimulates the general public..
The University of Mumbai's Academic Council decided that there will be a new curriculum for students from this year. The earlier announcement from MU regarding bringing in the change in the syllabus of..
A group of high school students in Japan have made an incredible discovery - they've figured out how to hatch a perfectly healthy chick from an egg without the shell.The discovery is so significant, the..
High Commissioner of Pakistan in Sri Lanka Maj General Shakeel Hussain reiterated Pakistan’s continued support to enhance capacity building of Sri Lankan youth with better educational opportunities.He..
The young student/game developer Medansh Mehta who is just eight year old from Mumbai, shared his gaming application “Let There Be Light” with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella during a meeting with student..
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa launched the distribution of free text, note books and uniforms to students in government and state-aided schools for the 2016-17 academic year.As in previous years,..
Six students from India won prestigious awards at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).Students from different parts of the world took part in the Intel fair 2016 organised at Arizona..
Etisalat eighth edition Award for Arabic Children’s Literature is now open to accept submissions, with its organisers encouraging publishers, authors and illustrators of Arabic children’s and young..
India bags 24th position out of 50 in the QS World Higher Education System Strength Rankings (HESSR) 2016. Indian institutions has scored 60.9 out of 100. While the US topped the list with 100 marks, the..
The free interactive website Expii that focuses on math and science has presented the first round of the inaugural - The Spirit of Ramanujan Math Talent Initiative. It is an initiative to find undiscovered..
Han Kang, the south korean author had received the prestigious man booker prize. The international edition of the Britian's man booker prize has been awarded every two years since 2005. The prize is given..
Tamil language education in Malaysia will be 200 years old this year and the Government is not about to let it go unnoticed. Deputy Education Minister Datuk P. Kamalanathan said various events would be..
Pranjal Patil, the visually impaired girl from Ulhasnagar cracked IAS exam this year with a rank of 773. The Ulhasnagar girl lost her vision completely when she was just six, but she still prepared her..
Singapore Technologies (ST) Electronics and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) launched a $44.3 million joint cyber security laboratory on Friday (May 13), which is aimed at researching..
University of Dubai has announced a unique scholarship plan offering 50 per cent discount on tuition fees for undergraduate courses to outstanding national and international students.Students must score..
R&B superstar Rihanna has announced a college scholarship programme, where she will be offering scholarships of up to USD 50,000 for students who need financial support. The “Work” hitmaker is offering..
Apple Music subscriptions will be $4.99 a month for students, half the normal price.College students drawn to Spotify because of its education discount can now consider Apple Music as a viable option too.Apple..
President Barack Obama on Tuesday bestowed the National Teacher of the Year honor on a Connecticut woman who has demonstrated through her own life that students can overcome almost any obstacle.In a White..
The Open House to announce the launch of a General Management Programme for Healthcare Executives, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) also announced its partnership with Apollo Medskills to..
Indian academician Radha Kumar was appointed in UnitedNationâs University Council along with other 11 people by UN Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon. They will serve for terms of either three or six years..
A group of students from Karnataka is working hard on two satellites that are expected to be launched late this year or early next year by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).The satellite named..
More than 4,000 New York City high school seniors joined the First Lady on Tuesday for her third annual College Signing Day at the Harlem Armory. The event is part of Mrs. Obamaâs Reach Higher initiative,..
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-B) welcomed thepublic sector jobs in the second placement-phase season. The public sector companieshave returned to IIT-B the campus after an interval caused due..
Hackbright Academy, the San Francisco-based coding school for women, has been acquired by Capella Education for $18 million as the publicly traded education company looks to expand its efforts to train..
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has postponed itsCombined Graduate Level Examination (CGLE) Tier-1 to August from the originalscheduled dates of May 8 and 22.A notice put up by SSC has said that the..
Inorder to collaborate in areas of innovation, entrepreneurship and research, The Indian School of Business (ISB) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Singapore Management University..
MGNREGA is the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the centre has funded Rs.12, 230 crore for implementation of its flagship programmes. The ministry has also decided to maintain..
A leading e-learning portal - Iclassonline with offices in North America and South Asia, has launched its India operations with an aim to help students prepare for competitive exams using cutting-edge..
Government school teachers will have to undergo a training programme at National Institute of Education in Singapore as per a new plan chalked out by the Education Department, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister..
The HRD ministry has proposed that all IIT students willhave access to interest-free loan for the entire tuition fee under government'sVidyalakshmi scheme at the time of admission.The proposals will be..
Radha Mohan Singh , the Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister has laid the foundation stone of Haryana State University of Horticultural Sciences at Karnal, Haryana.The establishment of a fully..
The Fort Convent Association (FCA) launched a project"Khilo" for promoting education of the underprivileged girl child. Itwas organised by the alumnus of Fort Convent School, Mumbai. A whopping amount..
This is the first time an exercise of compiling rankings of various institutions has been undertaken by the Union government.In the first of its kind ranking of educational institutions released by the..
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is set to launch arecord number of 22 satellites in a single mission in May 2016. The launchvehicle will inject 22 satellites into orbit, a first in the history..
With tuition at Ivy League colleges costing upwards of $60,000, those schools may seem unattainable for low-income students.For example, Yale's website lists total costs at a whopping $68,230. Harvard's..
Founder and CEO of Educate Girls, Safeena Husain has introduced 100,000 girls from India's under-privileged communities to school. She set up Educate Girls as an NGO in 2007. Since then, the NGO has been..
Many private educational institutions, business schools, and engineering colleges operating with the All India Council for Technical Educationâs (AICTE) approval will have to lower their fees to comply..
Wings Learning Centres has announced the launch of its Pre-School centre at Banashankari in Bangalore. The pre-school aims at equipping students with basic educational skills in Mathematics and English.The..
Indian football team suffered a humiliating 0-4 loss to Iran in a Group D match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at the Azadi Stadium. Haji Safi (33rd, 66th) scored twice, while Azmoun (61st) and..
It may have dropped one notch from last year, but Delhi University among the world's top 20 institutions for development studies.In the QS World University Rankings by Subject to be released on Tuesday..
RUSA scheme which was started in 2013 to improve the Quality of Higher education in India was in news again with the Minister of HRD providing information about the scheme in the Lower house.What is..
On Friday, March 11, the district administrator of Mansa, Punjab honoured 40 women under the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' (save girl child, educate girl child) scheme, according to an HT reportAlso, on the..
The oldest man in the world is Yisrael Kristal and his age is 112.He has been awarded with a certificate by the Guinness World Records with the status as the oldest known man on the planet.According to..
Google launches an International Women's Day campiagn, #OneDayIwill. Google, today, marks the International Women's Day with its special doodle. International Women's Day, is a global event aimed at inspiring..
From March 18, 2016, the UK government has planned to increase visa fees across various application categories. This steep increase in visa fees will affect scores of Indians who were the largest group..
On this day, let us redouble our efforts for achieving gender equity and empowerment of women said President Pranab Mukherjee..International Women’s Day is being celebrated today as governments, NGOs..
The government of India, government of Madhya Pradesh and the World Bank signed a 300 million USD credit agreement for Madhya Pradesh Higher Education Quality Improvement Project, on March 1.According..
The 18-year-old Sataparna Mukherjee of a village around 30 kms away from Kolkata has been selected for National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) prestigious Goddard Internship Programme. She..
With the motive to change the lives of Children, Google has unveiled a customized search engine for kids named Kiddle. Features of the search giant are safe search, kid-oriented results, big thumbnails,..
Most people don't take 10-year-olds seriously, let alone provide them with a platform to share their pearls of wisdom. However, Ishita Katyal is not like most kids her age. This Pune girl vowed the esteemed..
Honda Motor India has announced Ninth Young Engineers and Scientists’ (Y-E-S) awards for 2015 in India. The Y-E-S awards—instituted by Honda Foundation in 2008 to encourage and support young Indian..
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) campus here at Jatni, as part of his two-day visit to the state. Apart from making the..
For thefirst time at Allahabad University, attendance of students would be registeredthrough biometric attendance machine. One such machine has been installed atthe department of Botany on an experimental..
The Punjab government is all set with their idea of establishing an educity at New Chandigarh, Mullanpur. The educity will be modelled on the UK's Oxford University and the process of acquiring and developing..
Seeking to create cleaner campuses across the country, higher education regulator UGC has asked colleges and universities to set up cleanliness panels as it works to launch a national student-engagement..
Education remains a key way to help displaced Syrians whose lives have been shattered by the ongoing conflict in their country. As such, Turkey is preparing to allocate 1 billion euros it hopes to receive..
Tata Trusts has tied up with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) to upskill rural secondary school students in four states using digital interactive..
Goa government today distributed more than Rs 7.49 crore in grants under the Union Government's Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan to various colleges in the state, including the Goa University. The..
Due to the terrorists attack in Pakistan the schools were closed and the Pakistan's interior minister today criticised the government in Punjab province for shutting down schools over fears of terror attacks...
India is celebrating its 67th Republic Day on Tuesday showing off its latest weapons at a military parade in the capital, Delhi.At Rajpath (King’s Avenue) thousands of people lined up to watch the colourful..
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar released the first set of five books (Veergatha series) in English and Hindi as a part of Republic Day celebrations. National Book Trust published these illustrated books..
The admissions to the MBBS course will be conducted by AIIMS- All IndiaInstitute of Medical Sciences on May 29. The online exam will have a total of200 multiple-choice and reason-assertion based questions...
Suddhasatta , a class 10 student from Kalna, Burdwan district, West Bengal has created a history and outsmarts the scientists. He has successfully extracted electricity from carbon dioxide. He is no ordinary..
Every year, Indian children between the ages of 6 to 18 are felicitated for their commendable acts of bravery. On this Republic Day, 25 children will be bestowed with the National Bravery Award by the..
The Government of India has come up with a new web portal for candidates who wish to apply for jobs at Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Force. The website - http://www.recruitment.itbpolice.nic.in - was..
A 11-year-old Indian-origin girl in the UK has achieved the top possible score of 162 on a IQ test of Mensa, becoming one of the youngest brainiest students in the country Mumbai-born Kashmea Wahi achieved..
Banning mobiles and other tech devices has been banned inschools and it had a negative impact. Instead, according to Professor Paul Howard-Jones, teachersand parents should look at how pupils are interacting..
The Alagappa University has proposed to establish ‘Centre for Thirukural Studies’ to propagate the greatness of the couplets of Saint Poet Thiruvalluvar by promoting research works and organizing international..
The Napa County Office of Education is starting a new program to help kids learn math in an enjoyable and competitive manner.The math challenge, part of a national effort called LearnStorm, is for students..
Today is 97th birthday of Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar famously called as B.K.S. Iyengar- founder of the style of yoga known as "Iyengar Yoga". He was one of the topmost yoga teachers in the..
FORE School of Management, New Delhi, the Delhi based premium Management School, has extended the applications for the admissions in Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) and Post Graduate Diploma..
The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, has become the country’s first institution to enter in the world’s top 100 universities for engineering and technology.IISc made its entry at 99th spot in..
An Afghan woman, Sakeena Yacoobi, popularly known as Afghanistan's mother of education has been awarded the fifth annual WISE prize on Wednesday, for taking education to marginalised communities. She has..
Kshitij is the annual techno-management fest of IIT Kharagpur. Since its inception in 2004, Kshitij has grown exponentially to become Asia's largest techno-management fest. Its magnitude can be understood..
Harvard University could soon house a department dedicated to Tamil if an initiative taken by two India-born doctors in the US bears fruit. The Ivy League university which has a 100-year-old Sanskrit chair..
The government has appointed a five-member panel to review the situation. After the decision of University Grants Commission to scrap non-NET fellowship sparked controversy and protest, the government..
Punjab University has planned to offer course on Global terrorism. Some universities have started specialized courses on Terrorism Studies, Security Studies, Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism in..
Punjab is set to meet the craze of its citizens for working on foreign lands by providing them a capsule training programme with a certified degree that would enable them to seek work visa in Australia,..
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad this year has issued gender neutral admit cards for all candidates for Common Admission Test (CAT). After the landmark judgment of Supreme Court in April..
Students intend to continue with their protest and by Monday they had even managed to amass nearly a thousand supporters at the body's ITO office. They're now calling in supporters from other states and..
Ahmedabad-based Education technology startup AlmaMapper has raised about Rs 2.6 crore in seed funding from Oswal Techno Ventures LLP (OTVL). It offers a free student utility platform that aims to provide..
A 17-year-old girl from Canada's Welland city has been honoured with the 'Youth Citizen of the Year' award sponsored by the Welland-Pelham Chamber of Commerce, a media report said.Vritti Patel, a grade..
Two schools from India feature in the 2015 rankings of The Economist of best business schools in the world. They are IIM Ahmedabad, a 50-year-old legacy institution and SP Jain School of Global Management,..
Continuing with their expression series programme, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced that the next in line will be held to pay a tribute to the former president Dr APJ Abdul..
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), India’s military research and development organization, has decided to rename its missile complex in Hyderabad after former president A.P.J. Abdul..
When Suresh Babu started the Facebook page Kalam’s Kanavu (Kalam’s Dream), he didn’t expect more than 25000 people to join the community. He then decided to start ‘Naalaya I.N.D.I.A’ (Tomorrow’s..
The delay in getting UGC recognition for Calicut University's distance education programmes has created an academic crisis in the varsity affecting around 46,000 students. The UGC withdrew the recognition..
An 18-year-old Indian boy in the UAE has become the youngest affiliate with a global body for professional accountants, according to a media report.A graduate from the Indian High School, Dubai, Ramkumar..
Wonder Kid, 2-year-old Aaliyah Shahul Hameed has achieved a rare feat by creating a new record and entering her name into the India Book of Records. Aaliyah hails from Tamil Nadu, she participated in..
Dr Dattagupta , the Vice Chancellor of Visva-Bharati University has sent a letter resigning from his post to the President after he was accused of financial and administrative irregularities.He had emailed..
Digital India’ Campaign, an initiative launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 1, 2015, finally has 4 brand ambassadors, who will be spreading awareness all over the country regarding the campaign. It..
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to drop the process of interview for recruiting government employees from the Red Fort on Independence Day this year, Department of Personnel and Training is identifying..
Mathematician Jacob Tsimerman of the University of Toronto, Canada was chosen for the prestigious 2015 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize.Tsimerman is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the University..
AXIS Bank isnow recruiting for the post of “AssistantManager” . The educational qualifications is of any graduation degree and thejob location would be in Hyderabad. Thesalary package is around..
Centre for Digital Media (CDM), Canada is organizing a live webinar today (25 Sep 15) between 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm PDT. The online live webinar provides an opportunity for interested candidates to learn..
India will be launching its first indigenous astronomy satellite called ASTROSAT to study heavenly objects. It was earlier scheduled to be launched in 2005, then delayed to 2010 and will be finally launched..
A nine-year-old Indian-origin boy, Anirudh Kathirvel has won the first 'The Great Australian Spelling Bee' contest, winning a 50,000 dollars scholarship.Kathirvel, born in Melbourne to a Tamilian couple,..
In view of the prevailing drought conditions, the Maharashtra government decided to waive off educational fees of the farmers' children upto standard 12 in the districts hit by the natural calamity.State..
Twice on either side of 1900, Jamsetji Tata traveled to the United States, looking for technologies that would put steel in India's industrial frame. In America, Andrew Carnegie had "been there, done..
Novak Djokovic, the world’s top ranked tennis player, was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). This is another milestone to his credit now, as the UNICEF..
Anmol Tukrel, a 16-year old standard 10 student, has claimed to build a personalized search engine that he claims is 21% more accurate on average than other search engines and 47% more accurate than the..
The engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu are mulling to introduce English Learning Programmes to improve the communication skills among students. According to recent study, Chennai is being ranked the lowest..
The finance ministry said that it has launched a portal - Vidya Lakshmi - to provide single window access for students to apply for education loans and government scholarships. "It is expected that students..
Every year Aug 12th is celebrated as International Youth Day since 2000. The purpose of the day is to draw attention to a given set of cultural and legal issues surrounding youth. It is an opportunity..
Delhi Government has announced that children of bravery awardees from paramilitary forces will be given preferences for admissionin four of its higher educational institutions. The facility which will..
The Tamil Nadu Science Forum (TNSF) urged the Government to take steps for providing free and quality education from KG to postgraduate level to create an efficient youth force.A resolution to this effect..
With cooperation and support of Centre, the Andhra Pradesh government is going to set up an 'Energy University' with focus on research orientation and development of energy efficiency, energy conservation,renewable..
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new campus of Indian Institute of Technology-Patna (IIT-P) on July 25."As per the information given by the officials from ministry of human resource development,..
The Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University, aimed at facilitating and promoting aviation studies and research, will start functioning "very soon" at Fursatganj, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi..
An alumnus of Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), graduating with a doctorate in management from VIT in 2010, has been appointed the Minister for Education in the Rwanda government. Dr Papias Musafiri..
As Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication (HJUH) is under the review of cabinet sub-committee, Rajasthan Government has banned its admission process for academic year 2015-16. This..
The University Grants Commission, the apex body for higher education published a list of fake universities in the country for the benefit of students.A total of 21 universities have been listed by the..
In some good news
for the Internet-savvy, the city's colleges, including ones under Delhi
University, and villages will avail free wi-fi facility by the end of this
year. In its maiden budget, the AAP..
Canada has shown interest in setting up Haryana's
first horticulture university and to explore possibilities of a joint venture
with the state to develop smart cities.A high-level Canadian delegation..
Former President APJ Abdul Kalam called for the inclusion of entrepreneurship in the educational curricula in the country. He said we need education that creates environment for entrepreneurship, at the..
The state government informed the Madras high court,
Tamil Nadu will have a brand new education law, governing all types of schools,
within a year.Special government pleader D Krishnakumar said a
high-powered..
The admission for medical students are processing for the current batch of this year and 4,679 class 12 toppers students of previous year have joined the race for MBBS seats. About 70 students..
Mrs Obama, who is travelling with her mother and two daughters,
is due to meet Prince Harry and have tea at Downing Street with David and
Samantha Cameron tomorrow.She will also host an event at the..
There is good news for ssc aspirants that the Centre is considering age relaxation for candidates appearing in this year’s Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGLE) for recruitment to various Group..
Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani on Monday dismissed the
charge that education under the present government was being saffronised and
backed an education system that promotes a career in sports and politics.
"I..
Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani decides to follow the path of our honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi by means of ‘Education Diplomacy’. In the last year she has acquired..
Overseas education
consultants, Edwise, that represents over 525 universities worldwide, is
organising the 22nd World Education Fair at The Park, Delhi, on May 31, 2015,
Sunday, from 10.30am to 5pm...
Annamalai University, Chidambaram has invited applications for admission to Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) programmes for the academic session 2015-16.Eligibility..
A major global scam was busted following an expose on a company known as Axact operating out of Karachi in Pakistan. It was alleged that this company was running a racket running into millions of dollars..
The British Council has launched myEnglish, its unique blended learning course in Pune recently. myEnglish combines the latest education technology and student-centred classroom instruction to improve..
The Hindu Education
Plus International Education Fair, 2015, which will create a platform for
aspiring students to explore education abroad, will take place on Saturday and
Sunday.Universities
and..
State
Bank of India is ready to witness some major changes in its recruitment
structure in near future.As per SBI Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya, the number of
recruitment at the entry level will be..
A top
UGC official stated that Anna University in Tamil Nadu may get the University
on Potential for Excellence (UPE) status out of the seven universities
shortlisted across the country. Prof H Devaraj,..
It's time for college
admissions again, and with it comes the confusion about which college to
choose. If you've been thinking of a career in commerce, you would already know
that B.Com (H) is the most..