New Delhi News

In the wake of rising cases of the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in the city, some prominent schools of the capital have decided to shut their nursery and prep wings as preventive measure. The toddler wings of Delhi ...

Three top Indian universities has signed MoUs with three Belgian varsities for exchange of professors and students to expand bilateral cooperation in the field of education. President Pranab Mukherjee, in his opening remarks during talks with Belgian Prime Minister Elio ...

In a bid to introduce value-based learning for children of all age groups in government schools, Minister for Education, Social Welfare, Women and Child Development, Kiran Walia has released books on value education to be incorporated in the school curriculum. ...

The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to establish a Central Armed Police Forces Institute of Medical Sciences (CAPFILMS), along with a 500-bed General Hospital, a 300-bed Super Specialty Hospital, a Nursing College and a School of Paramedics. The Institute ...

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for reforming the state higher education system. During the 12th Plan period, 80 new universities would be created by converting autonomous ...

The Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) will meet Thursday to address the concerns of ad-hoc teachers following the introduction of a points system for appointments. "Keeping in mind the anxiety of thousands of ad-hoc teachers over the recent points system ...

Wooing youngsters ahead of the assembly polls, Delhi Government has decided to recommed to the Centre to provide 90 per cent reservation to students from the city for admission in twelve colleges funded by it. Delhi Higher Education Minister A ...

Asserting that India is a land of boundless opportunities, President Pranab Mukherjee has stressed for adequate investment in Education and Medical sectors for betterment of society. "Adequate investment has to be made in the fields of education and health. But ...

The School of Nursing Army Hospital (Research and Referral) Delhi Cantt and School of Nursing Command Hospital (Central Command) Lucknow have been converted to Colleges of Nursing and are affiliated to Delhi University and Chhatrapati Sahu Ji Maharaj Medical University respectively. ...

The Ministry of Human Resource Development has taken the initiative to constitute a Council of National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR) to facilitate better coordination and synergy between the four NITTTRs located at Chandigarh, Bhopal, Calcutta and Chennai. ...

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi, has decided to conduct the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) / Pre-Dental Test (AIPDT) for admission to MBBS and BDS courses, across the country. Decision of conducting the test would be ...

Provisions of the Right to Education (RTE) Act are being violated in various government educational institutions in the Capital, said a report released by non-government organisation Child Rights and You (CRY) and its alliance partners here on Monday. It noted "several ...

A day-long theatre festival in government schools, in the national capital on Monday, highlighted the poor condition of the government schools. The street plays were part of a national theatre festival - Bol Jamoore - organised by Child Rights and ...

With AIIMS Director R C Deka retiring 30 Sept, the institute body has forwarded the name of Dr M C Misra, chief of trauma centre, for appointment to the post. The institute body chaired by Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi ...