Education In India News

New Delhi, April 27: Countering accusations of saffronisation of education, Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani said the new education policy would be within the parameters of the constitution. Replying to a debate on the demands of grants of her ...

New Delhi, April 27: Government supported a proposal to introduce agriculture as a subject right from the school level and in science colleges to encourage its promotion among students. "I agree that agriculture should be taught at the school level ...

Jammu, April 24: Jammu and Kashmir government is planning to introduce physical education as a "compulsory stream" from class 6 to 8 in every school from the 2015-16 session. The department will also introduce physical education as a ...

New Delhi, April 24: A parliamentary panel favoured "reconsideration" of the policy of 'no detention' up to Class VIII, saying the policy in its present form works against the interest of children, especially those coming from disadvantaged sections. The no ...

Kolhapur, Maharashtra: The University Grants Commission has now asked all the varsities and colleges under its jurisdiction to celebrate June 21 as Yoga day. UGC secretary Jaspal Sandhu issued an official letter on April 17, stating that the 69th session ...

As per the Central Government's initiative of Academic Network (GIAN) programme now has 20 Nobel Laureates and proposals from 800 foreign academicians for appointment to faculty of renowned institutes like IIMs and IITs. The GIAN programme will invite academicians, scientists, ...

Mumbai: Lack of adequate funding and high fees were some of the prime issues faced by the students in postgraduation programmes in the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B). In an open house conducted with the director, Professor Devang Khakhar, ...

According to a recent decision, two new state universities are expected to set up in Gujarat. The universities shall be set up in the Junagadh and Godhra districts of the state. Changes are to be done in the geographical territories ...

Bangalore: Medical and dental courses will be costlier this coming academic year. According to a copy of the proceedings of an official meeting held by medical education minister Sharan Prakash Patil on April 1, available with TOI, the fee for undergraduate ...

The Universities Grants Commission (UGC) has passed a new order directing all affiliated universities to start offering courses in environmental studies, to spread awareness on environmental matters. As per the norms, the environmental studies core-module is a 50-lecture unit, which ...

Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) conducts a survey recently on prospective students said "India stands among the top five global destinations" for the candidates aspiring to pursue Master of Business Administration (MBA) courses in a foreign country. The survey, conducted ...

The Karnataka legislative assembly passed a bill on Tuesday, to make Kannada, the primary medium of instruction in all government as well as aided schools upto Class 5. The assembly also passed a legislation that makes Kannada a mandatory subject ...

New Delhi: One of the first committee set up by HRD minister Smriti Z Irani to review the working of the University Grants Commission has said that the regulator not only has "failed to fulfill its mandate but also has not ...

Bangalore April 1: Learning Kannada language will be mandatory in schools across Karnataka from the ensuing academic year if bills adopted in the legislative assembly get the president's assent by May. State Primary and Secondary Education Minister Kimmane ...