New Delhi, December 20: Members of parliament, while expressing appreciation for the landmark Right to Education (RTE) Act, Saturday called for further reforms in the school education system in the country, the human resource development ministry said.
Bangalore, Dec 19: With the admission season knocking at the door, schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) have been told to accommodate children who are themselves HIV+ or belongs to HIV+ families and ensure they are not victimised.
In most cases, it was the reluctance of other parents which prevented schools from admitting HIV+ children.
Johannesburg, Dec 19: A South African Indian medical student has scored an academic first by graduating at the top of his class with two simultaneous degrees at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban.
Hailing from a family of doctors and scientists, 22-year-old Vivek Naranbhai decided that a plain doctor’s degree was just not stimulating enough.
So he signed up for a simultaneous honours degree in medical microbiology, something that is very rarely permitted.
Now Naranbhai wishes to complete his master’s degree in immunology next year.
Pune, December 19: A student of Frankfinn Institute of Air Hostess Training in Chinchwad has filed an FIR against the institute, alleging that the institute has issued an invalid course certificate to him.
New Delhi, Dec 19: The government is in favour of introducing semester system in universities to ensure continuous evaluation of students, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday.
“The Planning Commission has asked for universalisation of semester system in universities. While new universities are mandated to implement it, existing ones have been asked by UGC to introduce it within two years,” he said during Question Hour.
Ludhiana, Dec 19: The madrassas, known for imparting religious and moral education to children will now start imparting technical education. This was disclosed by Maulana Isa Mansuri, Chairman, World Islamic Forum, during his maiden visit to the city.
Mumbai, Dec 19: The state will set up research cells in government medical colleges to identify common diseases, pinpoint their causes and devise counter-strategies.
Medical Education Minister Dr Vijaykumar Gavit told that the cells, to be created in a couple of months, would identify causes of diseases found commonly in their areas of operation, reasons for their occurrence, and examine whether the line of treatment offered was useful. The cells would conduct research to see what needs to be done to combat the diseases.
Tirupati, Dec 19: Students of Sri Venkateswara Children’s High School here have prepared a 75-feet long greeting card to convey their wishes to Ms. Patil, who will be celebrating her 75th birthday on Saturday. It is a joint endeavour by the school and the Tirupati City Chamber.
Hyderabad, December 19: The first test will be conducted next March. Here comes our own TOEFL. Those interested in examining their proficiency in English can sit for a test, the first of its kind introduced by an Indian institution.
The English and Foreign Languages University (EFL-U), Hyderabad, a Central university, has set up AIELTA, All India English Language Testing Authority, to hold a test to certify candidates’ proficiency in English.
New Delhi, December 18: After a delay of 20 months since it was presented, the government Friday tabled in the Lok Sabha a report on the status of minorities in India that has recommended 10 percent quota for Muslims – the largest minority in the country – in government jobs, educational institutions and social welfare schemes.
New Delhi, December 18: The government today ruled out adopting austerity measures while allocating funds for coaching students belonging to SC, ST, women and minorities during the 11th Plan.
“Question of applying austerity measures in these schemes does not arise,” Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal told Rajya Sabha during Question Hour.
P Madhu (CPI-M) wanted to know the reason for the low allocation while pointing out that over Rs 20 crore was allocated during the 10th Plan period for coaching students belonging only to the minority communities.
Dharamsala, Dec 18: The Medical Council of India has recommended to the central government an increase in the number of MBBS seats in the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMCH) in the Himachal Pradesh capital, Health Minister Rajeev Bindal said today.
In a suo-motu statement in the assembly, Bindal said: “The executive committee of the Medical Council of India (MCI) at its meeting Dec 15 recommended to the government of India to increase the seats of MBBS in the IGMCH from 65 to 100.”
New Delhi, Dec 17: National Knowledge Commission chairperson Sam Pitroda today said Indian universities must become the hub of research to capture the synergies that exist between teaching and research.
“Universities must become the hub of research to capture synergies between teaching and research. This goes on to enrich the two areas beautifully,” Pitroda said in an interview to Indira Gandhi National Open University’s newsletter.
New Delhi, Dec 17: Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal today said the government is open to Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) opening their branches abroad.
“The government is not opposed to IITs opening their branches outside of India,” Sibal said here.
The ministry had earlier said that it may not be immediately feasible for the premier engineering institutions to open campuses abroad as they are facing faculty shortages and have to undertake 54 percent expansion in their intake to implement an OBC (Other Backward Class) quota.
New Delhi, Dec 17: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today filed a chargesheet in a city court against three people for submitting forged documents to the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) to run an educational institution.
The chargesheet was filed in the court of a CBI special judge against S.P. Singh, then regional officer at AICTE’s Chandigarh office, Manoj Kumar Chachal, chairman of Chachal educational society in Alwar, Rajasthan, and Sanjay Aggarwal of the same society.
New Delhi, Dec 17: In the wake of technical glitches disrupting the computerised Common Admission Test, the government has asked for daily updates on the entrance test, the Lok Sabha was told today.
The convenor of CAT 2009 has been asked to furnish the updates on a daily basis, Minister of State for HRD D. Purandeswari said in a written reply.
The test, which was conducted by an American firm Prometric for 11 days, ended on December 8. However, a few thousand students are yet to write the test, which was marred by a virus attack and other technical glitches.
New Delhi, Dec 17: The concept of a “parallel” school for children from “weaker sections” of the society evoked strong words of reproach from the Delhi High Court on Wednesday as it pulled up
Sanskriti School, primarily catering to children of senior bureaucrats, for making sub-classes even in education.
“What do you mean by a parallel school?” a Division Bench of Chief Justice A P Shah and Justice S Muralidhar asked. “The children of the economically weaker sections must sit in the same classroom sharing the same bench as that of your senior public officers’ group.
New Delhi, December 16: Giving reprieve to those students, who failed to appear in the Common Admission Test (CAT), The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) Wednesday assured that the candidates will get chance to give the test in mid-January. He also stressed that the pen and pencil format of Common Admission Test (CAT) is history now.
“We are conducting a retest in mid-January for all those students who could not take the CAT. This test will also be computer based,” said Sameer Barua, director of IIM-Ahmedabad.
New Delhi, Dec 16: Delhiites are not smiling and Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, is worried.
“More than 80 percent of Delhi’s population is suffering from various dental ailments, including periodontal (advanced gum disease), cavities, self—inflicted wear and traumatic injuries to teeth and most of them are preventable with early education,” a worried Ms. Diskhit said at a dental health fair on Tuesday.
Chandigarh, Dec 15: The administration of this union territory (UT) will spend Rs.4.65 crore (Rs.46.5 million) on the maintenance and construction of government schools and colleges, a senior official said here Tuesday.
‘Out of the sanctioned amount, Rs.1.1 crore will be earmarked for schools, Rs.1.9 crore for colleges, and Rs.30 lakh for providing scholarships,’ said UT home-cum-education secretary Ram Niwas.
Mumbai, Dec 15: The Common Admission Test (CAT) will continue to be online and there will be no retest this year. The inaugural computerised edition of the exam, taken by those aspiring to join the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management and a few other business schools, was hit by technical glitches.
New Delhi, December 15: Livid over thousands of students failing to appear in the computer-based CAT, the government has convened a meeting of IIM directors on Wednesday even as the IIM faculty has demanded scrapping of the entrance test which was marred by technical glitches.
The faculty associations of IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore and IIM Kolkata have passed separate resolutions, seeking scrapping of the test. A few thousand students could not write the test due to virus attack and other technical problems.
New Delhi, Dec 15: Nursery admission process will begin in the capital from tomorrow and will continue till March 31 next year.
To bring uniformity in schedules for nursery admissions, the city government has instructed schools to sell forms between December 15 and January 15.
The schools cannot take any interview of children or parents as Delhi High Court has banned such practices.
As per the schedule, the schools will scrutinise the application forms till January 30 and bring out the first list of successful candidates. All formalities will have to be completed by March 31.
Chandigarh, December 14: The future of thousands of students in schools across Punjab hangs in the balance with the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) deciding to disaffiliate 187 schools in the state for not adhering to rules.
The affected schools have decided to observe a two-day shutdown this week to protest the decision.
The move comes as the schools failed to adhere to rules of the education board, especially on paying minimum prescribed basic salaries to their teachers.
New Delhi, December 14: The human resource development ministry has called a meeting of directors of all Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) to discuss the problem that thousands of students faced due to technical glitches in the Common Admission Test (CAT) earlier this month.
The meeting will take place Wednesday and the higher education secretary will preside over it, said a senior IIM official.