Bihar News

Darbhanga/Samastipur (Bihar), June 15, 2015: The Mithila University today cancelled examination at Samastipur Womens' College after visuals of rampant cheating during BA part II examination were aired by television channels. "The June 12 examination of general knowledge paper of BA part ...

Patna, April 14: Five days after over 2.5 lakh contractual school teachers began an indefinite strike in Bihar and locked hundreds of schools, the state government warned of action and announced 'no work, no pay for them', officials said Monday. ...

Patna, March 24: Decrying slash of funds for the implementation of Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Mid-Day Meal (MDM) schemes, Bihar education minister P K Shahi today sought clarity from the Centre so that arrangements be made to continue the two ...

Patna, March 23: The Patna High Court on Friday slammed as "very shameful" Bihar Education Minister P.K. Shahi's statement that cheating-free exams were not possible in the state. The court, hearing a petition filed by a senior lawyer against Shahi's ...

Patna, Feb 4: The Bihar government has decided to provide free education to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and girl students till Post Graduation (PG) level in the state. The decision, taken at a meeting of the state cabinet, ...

Patna, Jan 27: The Bihar government and Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up a central university, the Rajendra Agricultural University (RAU), at Pusa in Samastipur district. Union Agriculture Minister Radha ...

Kanpur, Jan 14: Students, teachers and staff of schools and colleges consuming tobacco will now have to pay Rs 500 fine as the district administration will declare these areas 'tobacco free zones' from January 26. City Additional District Magistrate Avinash ...

Patna, Jan 01: A Japanese media group has selected Mathematician Anand Kumar's Super 30 among three pioneering initiatives in the field of education. Apart from Anand Kumar's Super 30, two others academic institutions, namely Japan's educational club, which works for ...

The girls students, who passed matriculation examination in first division from the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB), will get Rs 10,000 as stipend as the education department has finally released Rs. 63.73 crore to different districts for distribution. ...

Patna, October 17: A government-affiliated madrasa in Bihar Thursday lifted a ban on admission for girls and restriction on their entry on its campus after protests, officials said. Madrasa Azizia Thursday resumed admission for girls, its principal Mohammed Mumtaz ...

Patna, October 16: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, the chancellor of Nalanda University, Wednesday said the university will start two more schools from next year. "There is a plan to start two new schools of health care and economics and ...

Patna University, Patna invites application forms for Master of Education (M.Ed) Entrance Test (MEET 2014) for admission into first year M.Ed programme, commencing in the session 2014. Eligibility:Candidates must have a B.Ed degree with 55% (50% for SC/ST) ...

Patna, September 15: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Friday on September 12, announced the development of Vikramshila University, an ancient seat of Buddhist learning, on the lines of the revived Nalanda University. "We will try to develop and ...

Patna, September12: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will formally inaugurate Nalanda University, an ancient international centre for learning in Bihar, September 19, its vice chancellor said Thursday. Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi will also attend the event. ...