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Policy Matters

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Higher education to get more accessible

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Spiralling prices have disturbed budgets in majority households, but the middle and lower income groups can hope of some relief in the near future at the education front with the Government of India (GoI) planning to...

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‘Hold UPSC Exams On Pattern Of GMAT, IIM’

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To check “enormous wastage of time” between advertising vacancies and declaring results, a parliamentary standing committee has recommended that UPSC should consider conducting its examinations on the format adopted for GMAT, IIT and IIM entrance tests.

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All of Afghanistan

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While lauding the progress made since 2001 in getting millions of Afghan children, especially girls, into school, UN envoy Kai Eide has reaffirmed the commitment of the world body to helping ensure that every child in...

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Maharashtra puts sex education on hold

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Maharashtra government’s flip flop on the issue off sex education continues. Till early this week, the government was ready to get sex education back on the syllabus after banning it in schools last year.

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India

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The allocation for education in Budget 2008-2009, amounts to 0.8% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and by the end of the eleventh five-year Plan, it is expected to increase to 6% of the GDP (with...

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February 21: international language day

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Increasing concern over dying languages which have not been written down, promoted or simply passed on to the next generation has led to UNESCO declaring 21 February as International Mother Language Day.

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Becta takes Microsoft school policy to OFT

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The British Educational and Technological Agency (Becta) has reported Microsoft to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) after negotiations with the software giant over schools

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Interest-free education loans for students soon

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Students would soon be able to take interest-free loans till they complete higher studies with the government planning to allocate Rs.40 billion for the purpose, a government official said.