Schools News

The British Council and the Kerala state education department Wednesday inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the conduct of the Aptis test in the state. Aptis is an innovative English assessment tool from the British Council. The ...

Even though India has achieved almost 100 percent access to school for its children at the primary level, it has a high 40 percent drop-out rate at the elementary level, according to a new study released here Wednesday. ...

Two schools from Guwahati, Delhi Public School and Army Public School, have been awarded by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) this year on the occasion of National Education Day. The two are among fifteen schools across the country ...

Tree House Education & Accessories Ltd. plans to open 100 self-operated centers in the current financial year FY 2014, of which it has already opened 22. Net addition of 16 preschools in the 2nd quarter of FY2014. Total number ...

Private schools in Kashmir, under the cover of a status quo order from the High Court, have hiked the tuition and other fees by a substantial 15 per cent, which has left many parents worried. One of the leading private missionary ...

Guwahati city is all set to conduct Assam Islamic Conference (AIC)on the coming Friday. The conference will focus on modernising the teachings of madrassa (relegious school) and maktabs (primary school) in the state, with the help of the government. The ...

Government has issued a circular to all the private schools and parents, stating that giving admissions for the academic year 2014-15 before January is totally illegal. According to the circular "It is hereby brought to the notice of the general ...

A foundation run by founder and chairman of HCL Corporation Shiv Nadar Tuesday committed Rs.3,000 crore to develop education institutions over the next five years. Addressing a media conference here, Nadar said the investments will be in new as well ...

The Bombay High Court has held that a teacher cannot be forced to fold his hands while standing in the school prayers or hold his hand in the front while taking oath of the preamble of the Constitution. "Forcing a ...

Mumbai, 31st October, 2013: Expression is the act of transforming ideas into something or communicating an emotion through music, sculpture, painting, dance etc. World Fest, a culminating activity on the theme "Countries of the World" was organised at Billabong High ...

The Karnataka government will soon impart skills to students in 100 schools across the state under the centrally sponsored scheme of vocational training in secondary education. "We have signed an agreement with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to implement ...

Unicef will prepare an action plan to help the Tripura government to provide quality drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in schools, an official said Wednesday. A three-member team of Unicef (United Nations Children's Fund) led by Dipendar Kapoor visited Tripura's Unokoti ...

Mount St. Mary's School is all set to celebrate its Golden Jubilee, in the month of November. Apart from decorations, deciding the events etc. students of St. Mary's school, came up with an unique idea of creating a rap on 'Samosa' ...

'It seems like previous efforts have no impact on the gaps between American-Indian students and non-Indian students in reading and mathematics at fourth and eighth grades in South Dakota' stated by Melody Schopp, the State Education Secretary to the Legislature's long-range ...