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Private schools face textbook shortage
It has been a week since schools reopened, but thousands of students of private unaided schools following the State syllabus are yet to get their textbooks.
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Indian teacher in maths big league
Original research in mathematics is rare in India but a schoolteacher inspired by the legendary Srinivasa Ramanujam has won accolades for extending two complex theorems of geometry by his sheer grit and genius.
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IIT Bombay bans foreign internships
In a move to retain engineering talent in India, one of the country
Higher Education
PMO wants greater private participation in education
Even though the share of private sector in higher education is already more than 60%, the Prime Minsiters Office (PMO) feels it’s not enough. It has asked the Human Resource Development Ministry to prepare a comprehensive...
Higher Education
India’s Business schools need an upgrade: Study
Business education is booming in India, but the bulk of programmes in the country suffer from outdated textbooks, professors who don’t keep up with economic trends, and narrow curriculums, according to a report by Assocham.
Corporate Updates
Microsoft India renews its education investment
Microsoft India has announced an investment renewal of US$20 million in the education space over the next five years. The company has also renewed its commitment to the India chapter of ‘Partners in Learning’
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Students get web-based planning and time management service
Studiolo Systems has gone into beta testing with StudyRails.com, a Web application intended to help students improve their academic performance by optimizing their study habits. StudyRails provides step-by-step, personalized study plans, e-mail and cell phone study...
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Education ventures mean serious business for IIM, IIT graduates
Working in the education sector was always a weekend activity, not a potential employment avenue. But in an emerging wave, students from the best academic institutes are getting inclined towards making a mark in the field...
Higher Education
CBSE ties up with Fortis, Apollo to produce paramedics
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), in collaboration with tertiary care hospitals like Fortis, Apollo and Wockhardt, is introducing a new course in schools for those interested in a career as paramedics.
Higher Education
Indian campuses to see more UK students
In a unique development aimed at encouraging bilateral Indo-UK ties in education, UK Minister of State, Lifelong Learning (Further & Higher Education) Bill Rammell announced various measures to encourage more students from the country gain education...
Higher Education
Majority of engineering graduates not employable: Experts
India awarded 2.3 lakh engineering degrees in 2006, but only a small fraction of these engineers are actually employable by industry, leading education experts and industry executives said.
Higher Education
2nd shifts in engineering colleges for polytechnic courses
The All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has instructed states on conducting ‘second shifts’ in engineering colleges for polytechnic courses.