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Bangalore, October 8, 2014: The Anita Borg Institute (ABI), a non-profit organisation focused on the advancement of women in computer science and engineering, opened student scholarship applications for participation at the 2014 Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) of Women ...

Bangalore, October 8, 2014: Pustaka Digital Media yesterday launched India's first ebook selling and lending portal in vernacular languages - www.pustaka.co.in. Initially www.pustaka.co.in will have 150 plus titles from the eminent authors of Tamil, Kananda and Telugu languages. The ...

About 30 technical colleges of Gujarat, have told the fee regulatory committee (FRC) for technical education that they have no intentions to increase or decrease the fee for the next year. They have told FRC that if they ...

Using technology in classroom often brings an awkward, undesirable mixture. A classroom is filled with distinct individuals and a teacher needs to connect with each one of them. Though we believe in learning to be intrinsically motivated, yet we ...

Bangalore, September 26, 2014: Ace Creative Learning, one of the pioneers of introducing the concept of integrated learning in schools for students of class 11 and 12 in Karnataka, yesterday, announced its foray into the retail segment in education. ...

Bangalore, September 23, 2014: The Anita Borg Institute (ABI), a non-profit organisation focused on advancing women in computing, today announced the 4th edition of the Women Entrepreneur Quest (WEQ) 2014, which will be held during ...

Studying in college has its own problems. College education is expensive and it has some traditions that are outdated too. Also, colleges produces graduates who find it difficult to find a suitable job due to the changing economy. It is ...

New Delhi, September 17: California-based chip-maker Intel and Metis Learning Tuesday launched a tablet for children aged 2-10 priced at Rs.9,999, an official said here. "The technology landscape is changing in India. Tablets can be used as a learning ...

To make educational content more engaging, Samsung Electronics announced the launch of the Samsung Smart Learning, India's first education store. This application is cloud-based education solution which is designed to supplement traditional classroom learning. It includes content, text, ...

With a major chunk of India's youth population opting for a career in engineering, it is obvious that quite a lot of engineering colleges will pop up to meet this growing demand. Not all of these colleges are good though. While ...

New Delhi, August 25: President Pranab Mukherjee Friday asked the IITs to explore ways to improve the country's quality of higher education so that India can become a global supplier of skilled manpower. Speaking at the inauguration of a ...

Kolkata, August 25: Calling for a synergy between academia and industry, President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday stressed on giving high priority to the upgradation of state-level institutions. Speaking after inaugurating the first Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology ...

West Bengal, August 25: Calling for focusing on women's education, President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday asserted that by 2030, India will have an edge over other countries in supplying skilled manpower to the world. In an address after inaugurating ...

New Delhi, August 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Friday, August 22, 2014, asked the IITs to use technology for building economical and eco-friendly houses to help fulfill the government's vision of "housing for all". "Contribute towards fulfilling the ...