Thursday, April 19, 2012

Education must be above political agenda: Kapil Sibal

Education must be above political agenda: Kapil Sibal


Education must be above political agenda: Kapil Sibal

Posted: 19 Apr 2012 01:11 AM PDT

With a slew of critical education bills remaining pending for parliament approval, a visibly irked Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said "political interests" were overshadowing national interest in parliament.


President bats for changes in teaching methodologies of schools

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 11:38 PM PDT

President Prathiba Patil on Wednesday pitched for adopting teaching methodologies that will prepare children to "think critically" and come out with solutions for several issues in this technologically-advanced world.


IIT officials to visit site for extension of IIT Delhi campus

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 11:34 PM PDT

Officials of Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, will visit a site at Jhajjar in Haryana tomorrow to explore the possibility of setting up its extension campus in that state.


Vocational education being prioritised: J&K minister

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 11:31 PM PDT

Stressing on the importance of skilled and professional courses, a Jammu and Kashmir minister on Wednesday said required efforts are underway to promote vocational education in the state.


More than 1.5 lakh students are set to take VITEEE

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 11:04 PM PDT

More than 1.5 lakh students are set to take the VIT Engineering Entrance Examination (VITEEE) on April 21 at 238 centres in 112 cities in the country. This is the eighth edition of the test.


Tamil Nadu to introduce education channel

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 09:58 PM PDT

Aiming to utilise the state-run cable TV service provider for education purposes also, Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday proposed introducing a separate Education Channel in its Arasu Cable Television Network.


Battle of the Blues

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 09:51 PM PDT

MBA students from Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge and Saïd Business School, University of Oxford will battle each other in a strategic war game, 'Designer Foods – Who will win, big pharma or consumer goods?' on April 30.


Battle of the Blues

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 09:51 PM PDT

MBA students from Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge and Saïd Business School, University of Oxford will battle each other in a strategic war game, 'Designer Foods – Who will win, big pharma or consumer goods?' on April 30.


Schools in dilemma over RTE implementation

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 06:23 PM PDT

An official said, the government is committed to ensuring implementation of the RTE Act and had issued regulation in this regard way back on February 18, 2011.


Attend top US colleges at no charge

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 05:32 PM PDT

Five prestigious US universities will create free online courses for students worldwide through a new, interactive education platform dubbed Coursera, the founders announced on Wednesday.


Is the school bus safe?

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 02:42 PM PDT

Shahin, an eight-year-old girl from Mumbai, was travelling in school bus back her home.


Sibal accuses private players of stalling education bills

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 09:44 AM PDT

Perturbed over key bills related to reforms in higher education being stuck in Parliament for over two years, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal today accused private players running educational institutes of stalling passage of these legislations which seek to raise quality.


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