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Nearly 70 students from various CBSE-affiliated schools had visited Japan in December, 2007. This initiative was a part of Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for students and Youth Programme — JENESYS. Central Board of Secondary Education — CBSE has announced that the second participation event of JENESYS would be held in 2008. Its objective is [...]Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:34:31 +0000
15th February, 2009 has been announced as the official date for the Union Public Service Commission, UPSC to conduct the CDS — Combined Defence Services Examination (I). This examination serves as an entrance test for admission to the IMA — Indian Military Academy, Naval Academy and Air Force Academy. These exams are being conducted for [...]Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:22:05 +0000
This would be perhaps the first-of-its kind university in India. The Karnataka government has announced that they are considering a proposal of establishing a university dedicated to the study of Cinema in memory of the iconic Kannada cinema performer — the Late Rajkumar. Rajkumar is considered a legend in the Kannada film industry. He had [...]Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:17:33 +0000
The students of Madhya Pradesh, MP are celebrating the announcement by the state government, wherein school children and BPL cardholders would be provided free entry in national parks in the state. This free access would be available to all the students of the state during the Wildlife Week.
This initiative has been taken by the state [...]Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:16:15 +0000
A team of five students pursuing B. Tech from The Babu Banarasi Das National Institute of Technology and Management have won the Go-Alive Challenge Contest organized by Microsoft Corp India Pvt. Ltd. This national-level contest was organised by Microsoft. The competition saw the students competing for developing the best website for their respective educational institutions. [...]Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:33:05 +0000
An urban consultancy firm endeavours to provide special courses in the construction industry. The ideology behind this initiative is to provide quality education in coherence with the needs of the construction industry.
The Aryama Institute of Technology, AIT is recognized by the Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC). It would provide dual degree programmes for engineering [...]Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:39:32 +0000
If a recent study of the Human Resource Development Ministry is to believed, most Indian students are passive learners, i.e. the learning style of a majority of Indian students is through inert mediums like listening to the teachers or taking dictations. The HRD report states that nearly 45 to 55 percent of the classroom time [...]Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:22:37 +0000
The private school sector in the state of Haryana has welcomed a gesture by the state government. The Haryana government has announced a special concessional scheme for all the private schools in the state. Haryana’s Chief Minister, BS Hooda, announced that all the institutions which had applied for recognition before the cut-off date were no [...]Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:17:11 +0000
The Supreme Court has stayed a plan proposed by the central government to keep some seats reserved for the backward-category students for a period of three years in the higher educational establishments across various states in the country. The SC bench dismissed the plea which wanted that the seats reserved for candidates of the OBC [...]Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:17:40 +0000
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan has decided to set up centres of Gandhi Institution of Information Technology or the GIIT at Guwahati and Jorhat in Assam and other regional centres in Kohima, Agartala, Shillong and Gangtok. BVB already boasts of 30 GIITs all over the country and has become a recognised brand in the field of affordable [...]