Corporate Updates
Everonn Plans Rs 150 cr Capex
Everonn Education Limited, has plans of investing close to Rs 150 crore in the present fiscal.
News
Corporate Updates
NIIT Tech acquires Spanish firm Proyecta Sistemas
NIIT Technologies acquired Spainish software services firm Proyecta Sistemas de Informacion SA for for USD 7 million.
K-12
Educomp and Sri Kanchi Kamalkoti Peetam announce tie up
Educomp Infrastructure & School Management has entered into a joint venture with Sri Kanchi Kamalkoti Peetam to set up a 100 strong chain of schools.
News
Sterlite Technologies to enhance connectivity in Higher Education
Sterlite has announced that it has been chosen by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to enhance its network for promotion of Higher Education in India.
Higher Education
EDNERU Ties up with Aircel in Shillong
An EDNERU institute, namely the IGNOU Institute for Vocational Education & Training (IIVET), Shillong has tied up with Aircel Ltd.
News
Evernote launches Skitch for Android
Evernote has announced the acquisition of popular image annotation application Skitch.
Policy Matters
Govt identifies Special Focus Districts under SSA
The Department of School Education and Literacy has identified 389 Special Focus Districts (SFD) under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) for the year 2011-12
Policy Matters
Govt to start nationwide project in Vocational Education
Government has planned to start a nationwide project in vocational education on different sectors like agriculture, horticulture technology, hotel management, tourism, banking and animal husbandry.
News
National School of Leadership adopts My Open Campus for Blended Learning
The National School of Leadership (NSL) announced a collaboration with My Open Campus (MOC), an online resource from Enhance Education
News
IGNOU trains teachers to develop online courses
IGNOU has trained teachers to develop online courses.
Policy Matters
NCERT, NIOS submit proposal for 24X7 television channel
NCERT and NIOS have submitted a proposal for launching 24X7 television channel to cater to the needs of school education and adult literary.
K-12
Kerala’s IT@School project to impart massive ICT training to parents
Kerala’s IT@School Project would be imparting massive ICT (Information Communication Technology) training to parents, as part of 100 days programme of the Government.