British Council invites proposals for grants

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• British Council invites proposals for grants
• Globsyn to offer international UG programmes
• New academic session commences at XLRI Jamshedpur
• Melbourne Business School modifies its MBA programme
• On the global highway
• Young women in science scholarships
• Technology bridging the gap between the abled and differently abled
• Internet making things possible
• GFS Sumer School 2012 starts in West Bengal and Assam
• Career in digital marketing
• Social networking sites as tool of change
• If CCE works for Class X, why not extend it to Class XII?
• Go vocational, build capacity
• Toppers too need lessons on failure
• Pune: Validation of marks a hassle for CBSE students
• Rationalisation of posts hits Magadh University hard
• Govt no to Patna University entrance test for degree courses
• Rajasthan University colleges announce first cutoff list
• Most quota seats in private schools vacant in Pune
• Day 1 of DU admissions: 71% BCom(H) seats filled at SRCC
• First cutoff list: DU notifies corrections
• DU: Cutoffs top of mind, colour and cut not behind
• DU admissions: No papers to show, Haryana students in a fix
• DU admissions: Most book a seat, wait for second list
• OBC hurdle: Colleges still lack space

British Council invites proposals for grants Posted: 27 Jun 2012 12:15 AM PDT The British Council is inviting proposals for grants under the UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI).

Globsyn to offer international UG programmes Posted: 27 Jun 2012 12:13 AM PDT Globsyn to offer international UG programmes from University of London International Programmes.

New academic session commences at XLRI Jamshedpur Posted: 27 Jun 2012 12:10 AM PDT XLRI Jamshedpur has announced the commencement of its new academic session 2012-13.

Melbourne Business School modifies its MBA programme Posted: 27 Jun 2012 12:06 AM PDT Melbourne Business School has made a significant change in the MBA model with the introduction of its new 12 month full-time programme.

On the global highway Posted: 27 Jun 2012 12:00 AM PDT The Indian student population in your full-time MBA programme has grown from 8 to 13%.

Young women in science scholarships Posted: 26 Jun 2012 11:58 PM PDT In its efforts to encourage women to pursue careers in science, L'Oréal India has launched the 'For Young Women in Science' Scholarships programme 2012 for the tenth consecutive year.

Technology bridging the gap between the abled and differently abled Posted: 26 Jun 2012 11:47 PM PDT With the internet spreading its wings into even the remotest places on earth, everybody wants to be tangled in the 'world wide web.' This is where Job Access with Speech enters the scene. More commonly known as JAWS, it strives to bridge the gap between the abled and differently abled.

Internet making things possible Posted: 26 Jun 2012 11:39 PM PDT The need to constantly stay in touch has evolved in the past years.From hunting and gathering in little groups, all of us are now a part of so many groups, local and international most of these online.

GFS Sumer School 2012 starts in West Bengal and Assam Posted: 26 Jun 2012 11:35 PM PDT Globsyn Finishing Schools (GFS) Sumer School 2012 has started. This year the courses will be conducted across six locations in West Bengal and Assam.

Career in digital marketing Posted: 26 Jun 2012 11:27 PM PDT If you have ever received an e-mail offering a variety of numbers or websites to contact for free wall papers of Bollywood stars, youre no stranger to the world of digital marketing.

Social networking sites as tool of change Posted: 26 Jun 2012 11:16 PM PDT Check, share, comment, like, tweet, view, update, retweet, follow, blog, post, delete, upload. How often have we heard that each of these has been instrumental in stirring change?

If CCE works for Class X, why not extend it to Class XII? Posted: 26 Jun 2012 05:26 PM PDT If the CBSE's system of continuous and comprehensive evaluation (CCE) and optional board exams were extended to Classes XI and XII, would it reduce the emphasis on sky-high school-leaving exam scores?

Go vocational, build capacity Posted: 26 Jun 2012 05:24 PM PDT Irrespective of the inflation of Class XII marks, there aren't enough seats for students fighting for a Delhi University (DU) college seat.

Toppers too need lessons on failure Posted: 26 Jun 2012 05:21 PM PDT Our education system doesn't teach students to deal with failure. That, experts say, is its biggest shortcoming. With college cut-offs reaching 100%, a 99% too can be depressing because it doesn't guarantee admission to your dream college.

Pune: Validation of marks a hassle for CBSE students Posted: 26 Jun 2012 05:19 PM PDT The problem is more pronounced in the case of students from outside Maharashtra who have come to the city to apply for seats in Std XI under the ongoing centralised admission process (CAP). Wednesday is the last date for submission of admission forms.

Rationalisation of posts hits Magadh University hard Posted: 26 Jun 2012 03:59 PM PDT The state government's decision to abolish nearly 1,700 existing posts of college and university teachers has hit the Magadh University the hardest as nearly 900 of these posts are from the MU alone.

Govt no to Patna University entrance test for degree courses Posted: 26 Jun 2012 03:57 PM PDT The state government has turned down the proposal of Patna University (PU) to hold entrance test for admission to the three-year degree courses in different colleges of the university.

Rajasthan University colleges announce first cutoff list Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:14 PM PDT The highly-anticipated first cutoff list of Rajasthan University's constituent colleges - Maharani's, Maharaja's, Commerce and Rajasthan was finally out on Tuesday.

Most quota seats in private schools vacant in Pune Posted: 26 Jun 2012 01:51 PM PDT Over 4,300 seats reserved for students from the economically and socially weaker sections as per the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009 are lying vacant in private, aided and unaided schools in the city, though the last date to fill them is June 30.

Day 1 of DU admissions: 71% BCom(H) seats filled at SRCC Posted: 26 Jun 2012 01:20 PM PDT Commerce courses remained the main draw on the first day of Delhi University's undergraduate admissions, on Tuesday.

First cutoff list: DU notifies corrections Posted: 26 Jun 2012 12:56 PM PDT Delhi University has notified a few corrections on the first cutoff declared on Tuesday.

DU: Cutoffs top of mind, colour and cut not behind Posted: 26 Jun 2012 12:54 PM PDT On the first day of admissions in Delhi University, students came prepared not just for the soaring cutoffs but also the heat.

DU admissions: No papers to show, Haryana students in a fix Posted: 26 Jun 2012 12:41 PM PDT Students from the Haryana Board of Secondary Education are facing difficulties in getting admission to DU colleges even when they meet the criteria.

DU admissions: Most book a seat, wait for second list Posted: 26 Jun 2012 12:36 PM PDT Though many students could not get admission into the college or course of their choice thanks to the high cutoffs, most decided to secure a seat wherever they qualified and wait till the second cutoff list was out.

OBC hurdle: Colleges still lack space Posted: 26 Jun 2012 12:33 PM PDT After the implementation of OBC quota and admissions beyond capacity in the general category, colleges are generally left with little space in classrooms and labs.

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