Japanese educational institutions will start student exchange programme with at least 12 educational institutes including Indian Institutes of Technology and other universities. Yuichiro Anzai, a former president of Keio University and a leading figu ..

A survey has revealed that post-graduate studies are in great demand among the working professionals in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The survey was conducted by the International Conferences and Exhibitions (ICE), organiser of Getex Dubai 2010, th ..

Madhya Pradesh government Tuesday decided to set up a university in the backward Bundelkhand region of the state, a minister said."The decision has been taken at a meeting of the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan,&quo ..

A human chain was organised here Tuesday to protest the huge capitation fees and donations charged by various educational institutes and to sensitise people about the issue. Scores of people from various walks of life gathered here at Sector 17 plaza ..

Allocation of inadequate funds and dearth of teaching staff have impacted higher education in Tripura, a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) said. In its latest report, the CAG said that an absence of an effective monitoring  ..

Japanese educational institutions will start student exchange programme with at least 12 educational institutes including Indian Institutes of Technology and other universities.Yuichiro Anzai, a former president of Keio University and a leading figur ..

Minister of State for Environment Jairam Ramesh Friday termed the wearing of the traditional convocation robe as a "barbaric colonial practice" and called for wearing a simple dress instead."The practice of wearing a traditional colour ..

The central government proposed to increase its gross enrolment ratio (GER) in education sector from the current 12.4 percent to 30 percent by 2020, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday said here."Education is not only a vehicle of growth  ..

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday dedicated the Right to Education (RTE) act to the nation terming it as a fundamental right and urged every Indian to make the country strong through education."The act comes into effect from today. Our gove ..

Right to Education as a fundamental right formally came into effect Thursday with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urging all stakeholders to make it a success by empowering people through education."Today our government comes before you to pledge  ..

The statewide dawn-to-dusk shutdown in Bihar called by the students organisation Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) Thursday, to protest the government's decision to set up a branch of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in Kishanganj, beg ..

The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) will offer religious counselling and spiritual teaching programmes to help students overcome psychological stress, an official said Monday."Within two-three days we will launch such programmes," AMU's ..

States in north India must focus on developing educational standards so that their working-age population can meet emerging demands in the job market, says a study by industry lobby Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)."Currently the region tr ..

An undergraduate girl student of the premier Cotton College in Assam's main city of Guwahati Monday committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan due to alleged exam-related stress. A college teacher said Shahnaz Rasul Ahmed, a Zoology  ..

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is planning to start an Information Communication Technology (ICT) cluster in five South Asian countries for capacity building in education sector. The varsity, has already given a presentation outli ..

Indian fellowships and teachers are playing a major role in spreading education in Africa's second most populous nation. With fellowships under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme, popularly known as ITEC, "steadily incre ..

American universities are excited by prospects of expanding their presence in India's growing education market but some prestigious Ivy league institutions like Yale University don't expect to open a campus in the country any time soon. Vivek ..

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday mourned the death of leading educationist Amrik Singh, who was cremated here in the presence of galaxy of people. Amrik Singh, who was in coma for a fortnight, breathed his last Monday. His last rites were perf ..

The director and the registrar of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Andhra Pradesh's Warangal town have announced their decision to quit following massive protests by students who alleged embezzlement of funds.Director Y.V. Rao and in ..

It's exam time again and kids are overwhelmed with stress, facing sleepless nights, revision stress and tension. But popular Nicktoon Dora the Explorer is reaching out to kids with tips to bust the stress. A schoolgirl herself, Dora gives the fol ..