Education News

New Delhi, February 13: A teacher in an Ahmedabad school has made it to the top ten finalists for USD 1 million Global Teacher Prize, to be given by the Varkey Foundation in Dubai next month. The Foundation, which has former ...

New Delhi, February 13: The controversial four-year undergraduate programme of Delhi University which was rolled back by the Narendra Modi government last year, would be part of deliberations during framing of a new national education policy. "With regards to the ...

New Delhi, February 13: HRD Minister Smriti Irani today called upon the students to follow the teachings of Swami Vivekananda for character development and nation building. Participating at an event here, she said, "if we teach what Vivekananda taught, we ...

New Delhi, February 12: The government could roll out an ambitious programme of setting up of 'kindergarten to post graduate' institutions in educationally-backward districts of the country. The proposal is under consideration of the HRD Ministry and could find mention ...

Mathura, February 12: The NDA government is contemplating a change in the existing examination system of Class 10 held by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and plans to include 'qualitative education full of Sanskar'. The government has also ...

Bengaluru, February 3: Global software major Infosys Ltd is partnering with Cornell University in the US for high quality research in hospitality industry. "As part the agreement with Cornell University, we are joining its school of hotel administration's centre for ...

Myanmar, February 2: Myanmar President U Thein Sein Sunday appealed to protesting students for cooperation to fulfil their demand for amending an already approved national education law. Stating that dialogue was the only practical way to find a solution, U ...

Aligarh, January 23: Saudi Arabia is keen to intensify bilateral ties with India with education being a priority, said Saudi Ambassador Saud Mohammad Al-Sati during his address at Aligarh Muslim University. While addressing the University Polytechnic Wednesday, Al-Sati emphasised on ...

Gurgaon, January 12: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) today launched TERI Prakriti School, a global school which will focus on sustainable learning and living practices. The groundwork has been laid for providing sustainability education worldwide. The school is TERI's ...

New Delhi, January 12: Canada's Seneca College has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the New Delhi-based Entrepreneurship and Management Processes International (EMPI) to expand its international reach through strategic partnerships. "The MOU with EMPI focuses on a joint ...

Washington, December 24: Two Indian-American families have offered financial support for the construction of a new research and engineering building in the University of Houston campus. The Mehta family with four siblings who all are alumni of the university's Cullen ...

Hyderabad, December 23: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today said that his state's education policy would promote professional excellence and make students "internationally" competitive. Telangana government's aim is to implement a free education policy from kindergarten (KG) to post-graduation (PG), ...

The Advanced Placement Program (AP), run by the College Board (makers of the SAT) is a rigorous academic program that gives motivated high school students the opportunity to pursue university-level studies, while they are still in school. AP courses and exams ...

Thiruvananthapuram, December 22: Using free software under Information and Communication Technology in Education (ICT) in 3.2 lakh schools across the country can save over Rs.8,000 crore, said an expert in free software. Rahul De of IIM Bangalore said this, Friday, ...