Higher Education
Foreign Faculty to teach at IITs
In a meeting, HRD minister Kapil Sibal along with IIT directors on Wednesday resolved the salary imbroglio that saw IIT faculty go on strike.
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NRIs at Malaysia to avail Indian Scholarships
It was announced scholarships for the Indian diaspora for undergraduate studies in India during 2010-11 at New Delhi.
K-12
Free monthly season tickets from today for Madrasa students
The students studying in Madrasa, High Madrasa and Senior Madrasa will be able to get free Monthly Season Tickets (MSTs) in 2nd class in the trains, from today onwards.
Policy Matters
Five education bills under discussion in Cabinet
On 11th March 2010, the Cabinet was to take up five bills, which shall overhaul the scenario of higher education in India, for a discussion.
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NCE summit produces new decisions on education
At the 56th National Council on Education (NCE) summit which held in Abuja last week, a number of initiatives were given a green signal by the nation’s education system operatives at federal and state level as...
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Climate change library lauch by TERI
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has launched a specialized library on climate change.
K-12
2.4million for ICT programmes in Malaysian Rural schools
An allocation of RM2.4 million has been made by the CIMB Foundation for carrying out Information and Communication Technology (ICT) programmes in 10 rural schools nationwide, as an empowerment initiative.
Higher Education
President appreciates IIT Kanpur by buring Time Capsule
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) campus saw President Pratibha Patil appreciation, recently, when she buried a ‘Time Capsule’ on the campus.
Corporate Updates
More entries from Indian firms to DIC
At Dubai Internet City (DIC), it is being expected that a higher number of Indian IT companies will come to UAE this year, according to sources.
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Private educational institutes to receive encouragement from new laws
Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal, recently, mentioned that many legislation will be proposed by the government to encourage private participation in education as the states alone cannot provide resources.
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Training in Govt School for DU students enrolled in B.Ed.
Delhi University’s (DU) Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) students, to get hands-on training, will now teach in government schools for a year as part of their internship.