Education News

Textbook controversy heats up in Kerala

The Congress party in Kerala Saturday decided to strengthen agitation against the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government of the state over a controversial Class 7 textbook.

Class 12 boy stabs fellow student in Delhi school

A juvenile quarrel took an ugly turn Saturday when a Class 12 student allegedly attacked another student with a sharp object and injured him in a south Delhi school, police said.5:00 PM on July 05

Probe urged into stripping of schoolgirl in Kerala

Kerala Health Minister P.K. Sreemathi Saturday said that the education department would conduct an inquiry into the alleged stripping of a schoolgirl to search for a mobile phone.1:32 PM on July 05

First medical textbook in Hindi makes quiet impact

There is nothing to distinguish the tome from hundreds of bulky volumes vying for attention on the bookshelves in this booming town in India's Hindi heartland. But a closer inspection reveals it is a landmark of sorts - the first ever textbook of medicine in Hindi.11:00 AM on July 05

Suddenly, Gandhian studies have a lot of takers!

Call it a post 'Munna Bhai' phenomenon, but students in and around this city are suddenly showing a keen interest in courses like Gandhian studies, environment studies, peace studies and conflict management.11:00 AM on July 05

UGC announces Rs.20 mn grant for West Bengal university

The University Grant Commission (UGC) Friday announced a Rs.20 million grant for developmental work at the Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University (RKMVU).10:30 PM on July 04

Haryana to provide 100,000 technical education seats

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Friday announced to double the technical education seats in the state and open an education city 'modelled on Oxford'.9:30 PM on July 04

Kerala University served ultimatum on 'missing' exam sheets

A quasi-judicial organisation served an ultimatum to the Kerala University Friday to produce within four days all records, including answer sheets, of an examination conducted in 2006 to recruit assistants in the varsity.7:31 PM on July 04

Village council not to teach controversial textbook in Kerala

Giving a new dimension to the row over a class VII textbook in Kerala, an opposition controlled village panchayat (council) decided not to teach from the book in a school under its jurisdiction.5:54 PM on July 04

Northeast's first IIM launched Friday

The seventh Indian Institute of Management started imparting lessons here Friday, becoming the first IIM in the northeast. Meghalaya Chief Minister Donkupar Roy would do the formal inauguration in the evening.5:01 PM on July 04

Government may ban institutes from opening franchises abroad

The central government is likely to pass a law banning Indian educational institutions from opening franchises abroad for running distant education courses.5:00 PM on July 04

America's oldest musical choir regales with classics

What happens when a Yale man meets a roomful of cheering Indians on the eve of American Independence Day? They make music, sip Coke, dig into pizzas with a slice of American scholastic heritage.10:00 AM on July 04

Chandigarh government schools in great demand

Thanks to excellent results, low costs and upgraded technology, government schools in Chandigarh are way ahead of private ones when it comes to attracting the brightest brains.10:00 AM on July 04

President to visit women's first education institute

President Pratibha Patil will arrive here Friday on a three-day visit, her first to the city after she assumed the country's highest office, to attend a function at India's first, over a century-old education institution for women.10:31 PM on July 03

President to visit India's first women's education institute

President Pratibha Patil will arrive here Friday on a three-day visit, her first to the city after she assumed the country's highest office.8:35 PM on July 03