New Delhi, January 12: Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said Tuesday the government will issue a show cause notice to all deemed universities for their de-recognition, which will be treated on a case-by-case basis.
‘We will issue show cause notice to all the deemed universities within a time frame and the matter will be decided separately in each of the cases,’ Sibal told reporters here.
Beenapara (Uttar Pradesh), January 12: This small village is redefining the image of Azamgarh, branded as the ‘nursery of terror’ after the 2008 Batla House shootout in Delhi. With a population of just 5,000, it boasts of seven institutions imparting technical, medical and general education.
The educational institutes include a medical college named Ibn-e-Sina Tibbiya College, the Beenapara Intermediate College, Aisha Siddquia Girls Intermediate College, Sir Syed Boys Higher Secondary School, an English medium intermediate college, and an Industrial Training Institute (ITI).
Chandigarh, January 12: The winter vacations have been extended in all schools of this city till Jan 16 due to the prevailing intense cold, an official said here Tuesday.
The schools were supposed to open Jan 3 after the usually 15-day winter vacation but the break was extended till Jan 11 as the city and the neighbouring region was in the grip of freezing chill.
‘All classes will remain shut till Jan 16. To compensate for the loss of classes, schools will be open on second Saturdays, which are otherwise holidays,’ an official spokesperson said.
Hyderabad, January 12: Mr P. Narayana, owner of Narayana Educational Society, on Wednesday inaugurated a new website www.englishnenglish.com in the society main office at Vittalwadi, Narayanaguda at 2 pm.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Narayana said that all people can learn English from primary level through Telugu. Besides, the new website would be useful to those preparing for the competitive examinations.
Hyderabad, January 12: The Subordinate Legislative Committee Chairman and MLC Mr Paladugu Venkatrarao has demanded the State government to introduce ‘Jumbling System’ in the Intermediate Practical Examinations from the current academic year.
Lucknow, January 12: Eight engineers have scored a perfect 100 percentile marks in the CAT-2010 – the gateway to pursue MBA in Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other prestigious business schools. The results were announced Wednesday.
“Of the eight engineers, two are from Mumbai and one each from Pune, Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai and Indore,” Himanshu Rai, the convenor of Common Admission Test (CAT)-2010 and professor with IIM-Lucknow, told reporters.
New Delhi, January 12: The result for the Common Admission Test 2010 (CAT 2010) is out. The result, declared on January 12, 2011, is available online.
The students who appeared in the exam can visit the official website www.catiim.in to check the result.
The successful students will be eligible to get admissions at various Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) in the country and over 150 B-schools this year. CAT 2010 was held online from October 27 to November 24.
–Agencies
Hyderabad, January 11: Sensitisation programme for restoration of the historic Hussain Sagar were conducted in the slum school situated near the nala connecting the lake on Monday. In a move to make the lake surroundings a plastic-free zone, Chatri, a voluntary team organised an awareness programs in Boon High School situated at Prakash Nagar.
New Delhi, January 11: The Delhi government informed the Delhi High Court Tuesday that the cut-off date for the calculation of age of a child seeking admission to a school should be March 31 of the year of admission. A child should have completed four years on or before March 31 of the year of admission to be eligible for admission to pre-primary, or nursery, it added.
“A child should have completed a minimum of five years on or before March 31 of the year of admission to be considered eligible for gaining admission to Class 1,” the affidavit said.
Mumbai, January 11: It is that time of the year when young men and women, clad in formals, sit outside offices on their college campus revising their much-rehearsed answers to anticipated questions on technology and applications.
Honnavar, January 11: Turning up late for classes proved fatal for an eighth standard student of a private school who collapsed and died after being forced to jog around the playground by the headmaster as punishment.
Police said the headmaster of New English school in Uttara Kannada district asked Afzal Ahmed Fayaz (14) to do three rounds of the ground for turning up late, despite the boy’s plea he could not do so as he was suffering from fever for the past two days and had not been attending classes.
Hyderabad, January 9: The Minister for Secondary Education, Mr K. Parthasaradhi, on Saturday appealed to the agitators to exempt the educational institutions from bandh calls keeping in view the interests of the students. He also said that jumbling system would not be implemented for practical examinations this academic year.
Bangalore, January 08: Terming as “bizarre” Union Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal’s stand that there was no loss in the 2G spectrum allocation, CPI-M today said it appeared to be “a cover-up exercise” to shield beneficiaries of the scam.
The party also stuck to its demand for a JPC probe into the spectrum issue, saying it was required not merely to nab the accused or look into financial details but to plug loopholes in the system that gave rise to such a situation and formulate new regulations.
Kabul, January 08: What started as a small movement has now become a phenomenon as a unique skateboarding school in Kabul teaches its 300 students to read, write, operate computers, and journalism
Their scarves flying, hands and body moving in tandem to keep balance, a dozen beautiful Afghan girls in their pre-teens fearlessly zip down the skateboarding ramps.
Hyderabad, January 8: The Spellbrain India is organizing the first annual twin cities inter-school spelling Championship oral round on January 8, at Oxford Book Store, Park Hotel, Somajiguda at 3 pm.
New Delhi, January 07: The government spending on education [^] will be increased to $100 billion in the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) from the estimated $70 billion during the current plan period, the prime minister’s advisor on education and innovation Sam Pitroda said on Friday.
“We will be spending close to $100 billion on education in the 12th plan period. This will be in addition to around $20 billion investment on IT,” Pitroda said at the ninth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) here.
New Delhi, January 07: The three-day ‘International Conference on Accountancy Profession: Catalyst to Sustained Economic Growth’ concluded here today with the signing of a Joint Declaration between the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and the Association of International Accountants, UK (AIA).
It was signed by ICAI President Amarjit Chopra and M. S. Khare on behalf of the AIA. The joint declaration is prepared to benefit Chartered Accountants as well as the students who pursue the chartered accountancy course.
Hyderabad, January 07: Indian School of Business (ISB), known for its high-profile placements, on Wednesday indicated that there may not be an increase in the number of companies visiting the campus for recruitments which begin around mid-January.
“The trend this year can be assessed only after the companies visit. We expect the same number of companies,if not more, to visit on day one. But it’s not about the number of companies that visit but the appetite of the top companies that matters,” said V K Menon, director of ISB.
Hyderabad, January 07: The college premises was bustling with students from various colleges. Some were busy participating in competitions and the rest, just hanging out with their friends. On one side, there was emcee Sunny entertaining the students with some fun activities and on the other hand, students had fun dancing to the DJs tunes.
New Delhi, January 06: The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) – 2011 for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate law programmes at the National Law Universities in India will be conducted on May 15, 2011.
To be eligible for undergraduate law programmes, candidates should have cleared 10+2 or equivalent examination with a minimum of 50% marks for general and 45% marks for SC/ST/OBC category and persons with disability category candidates.
Ahmedabad, January 06: Premier B-school Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, today said it has initiated the process of setting up a fund, which will provide support to research on emerging economies.
“We shall set up a fund that will provide support not only to the IIM-A faculty but to faculty from anywhere who undertakes research on emerging economy,” Director of the institute Samir Barua said while addressing the 4th biennial IIM-A Conference on ‘Marketing in Emerging Economies’.
Hyderabad, January 6: Directorate General of Employment and Training, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, Director General Sharada Prasad will inaugurate eight-week long training programme, part of the six international programmes from January 6.
The training programme will be organized by National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises at its Auditorium.
Hyderabad, January 6: Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Directorate of Distance Education has extended the last date of submission of registration fees for IInd and IIIrd year of Undergraduate Courses & IInd year of Post Graduate Courses to 31st Jan. 2011. According to Prof. S.A. Wahab i/c Controller of Examinations, the last date has been extended for the convenience of students.
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Hyderabad, January 6: Center for English Language and Training (CELT), University College Engineering, Osmania University is offering a one-day taster session on ‘Pronunciation Skills’, between 10 am and 5 pm on January 9. Last date of registration is January 7. For more information, candidates can contact phone or mobile nos: 64575575 or 9291611664.
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Hyderabad, January 6: Youthworld consulting, a decade-old overseas education consultant that has represented many foreign institutions and universities is organising ‘Youthworld Fair 2011’, an education fair for KG to PG and beyond in Hyderabad.