Education News

Guwahati, August 6, 2015: The Assam government on Wednesday launched a new website to celebrate Teachers' Day that falls on September 5 in a more collaborative manner. The website -- www.lets-celebrate-teachersday-together.in -- was launched by Assam Chief Secretary V.K. Pipersenia in ...

New Delhi, August 5, 2015: Over 25 lakh children with special needs are enrolled in schools and another over 2 lakh who have "profound" special needs are covered under home-based education system, the Lok Sabha was informed today. Social Justice and ...

Panaji, August 3, 2015: With hundreds of parents taking to streets over the issue of English as the medium of instruction, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar assured in the Assembly here today that grants to the English medium schools would continue. ...

Lucknow, August, 2015: Uttar Pradesh government today announced that it will rename Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU) as Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical university. "Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has announced to rename UPTU as Dr APJ Abdul Kalam University. ...

Vadodara, August 3, 2015: State-run Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd will set up a 'GSFC University' on 28 hectares of land near Dumad village on the outskirts of Vadodara. Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd will set up a 'GSFC ...

Bhopal, July 29, 2015: As many as 120 meritorious students from Muslim community in India will be felicitated and awarded scholarships by a US-based organisation. American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin (AFMI), in collaboration with an Indian organisation, will felicitate ...

New Delhi, July 29, 2015: P.B. Acharya, governor of Assam and Nagaland, on Tuesday paid tributes to former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, reminding people that the 79th birthday of the silver-haired "people's president" was observed as World Students' Day. "Dr. A.P.J. ...

New Delhi, July 27, 2015: The HRD ministry on Friday set up a committee to attract and retain talented teachers in the central government funded educational institutions to combat the problem of teacher vacancies. The committee will also be responsible for ...

New York, July 27, 2015: An Indian-American music professor has created an online education platform offering inexpensive creative arts courses from some of the world's leading institutions, including Stanford University and Princeton University. Created by Ajay Kapur, 35, associate dean of ...

Srinagar, July 27, 2015: At least 50 schools in Jammu and Kashmir will be upgraded as Model Schools in the next three months which will be equipped with computer labs, smart classrooms and implementation cells to prepare students for the cutting-edge ...

Getting Comfortable at the Front of the Room I'm sure my sixth-grade English teacher had good intentions, but for one afternoon, she was Beelzebub, as far as I was concerned. She had assigned my class a poetry project, and, with my ...

Kolkata, July 24, 2015: Sixteen students from India and the US will brainstorm to come up with innovations on tapping space technology for environmental sustainability, it was announced here on Thursday. Termed "Hacking Space: A Student Partnership To Sustain Life on ...

The education in India has a rich and interesting history. One of India's gem is education. India made its mark in the education much before anyone in the world.  We are listing out here 8 important facts of education in India, ...

Singapore, July 24, 2015: A Singapore-based educational institution will set up its campus in India through a joint venture with an investment of over Rs 46 crore to offer diploma and masters in the field of business and management. Management Development ...