Kolkata News

Kolkata, June 5, 2015: The CISCE today said it would go to court to get justice unless colleges and universities "stop discrimination" in the process of admission of students of national boards. "Why should there be discrimination? In a ...

Kolkata, June 3, 2015: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the city's Jagadish Bose National Science Talent Search (JBNSTS) would be granted Rs.5 crore to set up an innovation centre for nurturing young scientists. Founded in 1958, ...

Kolkata, April 16: Adopting an inclusive approach in education, the Jadavpur University here has included a separate column for the third gender in its admission forms for this year, an official said. "We have put in a separate column in the ...

Kolkata, April 6: There is a need to expand primary and higher education facilities in the country to increase employment opportunities for younger generations, President Pranab Mukherjee has said. He has expressed concern that none of India's over 700 universities and ...

Kolkata, April 6: Pepsico boss Indra Nooyi on Saturday urged the outgoing batch of the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) to use their skills and insights to tackle India's "interconnected" and "global" challenges. Nooyi, herself an IIM-C alumnus, gave a ...

IIM Calcutta invites applications for Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships (PDRF) 2015 from research scholars who want to contribute to the theory and practice of management. Details of the Scholarship: Each fellowship will carry a stipend of Rs.40, ...

Kolkata, March 26: Three prestigious institutes- the IIT-Kharagpur, IIM-Calcutta and Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) - will for the first time jointly offer a course in business analytics. Scheduled to begin this session, the two-year, full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics ...

Kolkata, March 24: Senior citizens who find it difficult to grapple with basic computing and internet activities can learn the essentials, courtesy a special summer camp course, an organiser said on Tuesday. To be launched in May, the summer vacation ...

Applications are invited by Aliah University, Kolkata for admission to 2 years Master of Law (LL.M) program for the commencing session 2015. Eligibility Criteria: Candidates who have passed the final examination of the three-year degree program with ...

Kolkata, March 4: Students seeking admission to engineering, medical and dental courses at the undergraduate level can now opt for a single, online entrance examination for getting admitted into select colleges in India, it was announced here on Tuesday. ...

Kolkata, February 25: West Bengal Education minister Partha Chatterjee today said that the state government is trying to develop Bengal as a higher education hub and emphasising on more centres of excellence. "We are trying to develop Bengal as a ...

Kolkata, February 19: South Point school will soon come up with a new 6.65-acre integrated campus in Mukundapur with a capacity for accommodating about 15,000 students. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today unveiled the foundation stone of the Rs ...

Kolkata, February 19: The University of Calcutta Wednesday inked a two-year pact with the Webster University, Thailand that will enable students from West Bengal to avail short term courses and collaborative research projects. Besides, the memorandum of understanding (MoU) provides ...

Kolkata, February 11: The Japanese consulate here will display audio-visuals of the nation's traditions for the students of a school in West Bengal Thursday to generate awareness about the East Asian country. As part of a school visit programme for ...