The Indian Army Friday launched an initiative titled 'Kshamta' for soldiers to help them learn basic computer skills and spoken English, and secure "good jobs" after retirement."As the soldiers retire at an early age, we want t ..

As the human resource development ministry seeks to establish education tribunals across the country, a parliamentary panel has urged wider consultations with all stakeholders before parliament debates the measure.In its report to parliament, the sta ..

A Class 9 girl student was allegedly beaten black and blue by her Bengali teacher for writing a poetry in a classmate's notebook in school, prompting the teenager's parents to file a police complaint.Susmita Mondal, a student of the Chowhati  ..

In a survey conducted by Bangalore's India Foundation for the Arts, Jamia Millia Islamia University's "Centre for Culture, Media & Governance" (CCMG) has been rated as a "Centre with Potential for Excellence".The surve ..

Six medical students were evicted from the Goa Medical College hostel, located near Panaji, for ragging, a top official said Thursday.GMC Medical Superintendent Rajan Kuncolienkar told reporters that the institute's anti-ragging committee had dec ..

The moon is smaller than it used to be and could still be shrinking, NASA scientists said Thursday pointing to new evidence that the moon has contracted relatively recently.New high-resolution images have turned up geographical features on the moon t ..

President Pratibha Patil Thursday inaugurated the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM 2010) here with a call to promote mathematics amongst the younger generation. She said study of mathematics inculcates the habit of rational thought and p ..

The country's largest hydropower plant in Himachal Pradesh resumed generation Wednesday after remaining closed for more than 10 days due to increased silt in Sutlej river.Power generation in the 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri project was restored around  ..

The Delhi government is planning to open four technical education institutes in rural areas of the capital, an official said Thursday."With Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit of the view that rural areas need to be given special care, more teaching i ..

After launching its centres across India, Punjab Technical University (PTU) is all set to take the education world by storm by foraying into South Asian and African countries. To start with, PTU will launch its management and technical courses throug ..

As the faculty crunch in medical colleges becomes a major issue of concern, the Medical Council of India (MCI) is now mulling conducting tele-classes for students.An All India Medical College Tele-Medicine Network is under the consideration of the he ..

A common entrance test for students aspiring to study medicine is likely to be introduced from the next year, the Medical Council of India (MCI) said Tuesday."The common entrance test for undergraduate and postgraduate students will soon be a re ..

India Monday launched the second phase of pan-Africa e-network, adding 12 more countries to the New Delhi-aided long distance education and tele-medicine programme.Speaking to senior ministers of 12 African countries via videoconference, External Aff ..

President Pratibha Patil Tuesday urged educational institutions to prepare students as skilled workers as there was often a mismatch between the talents that graduates possess and the needs of employers.Inaugurating the golden jubilee celebration of  ..

Jamia Millia Islamia university's biotechnology department has been rated one of the top 10 public institutes of India in a nationwide survey, a university official said Monday.The biotechnology department of the university was surveyed under var ..

The government Monday said that 12,000 MW of wind energy has been tapped so far out of the total potential of 48,500 MW in the country.New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah informed the Rajya Sabha that more than half of the 9,000 MW targ ..

A total of 3,400 students out of 13,000 who registered themselves for admission into MBA and MCA courses have been granted admission so far. The admission process will end on August 16."Students will have to register themselves till August 16, a ..

Come 2011 and there will be only one common entrance test each for over 30,000 MBBS seats and over 11,000 MD seats in all government and medical colleges in the country.This important decision, taken by the Medical Council of India and accepted by th ..

The Chhattisgarh government has approved a proposal to allow private players to open medical colleges in the state, the health minister said Friday."The government has approved a policy for setting up of private medical colleges in the state and ..

Twenty-nine students from different towns of Punjab and Haryana are waiting for the refund of their tuition fees, amounting to Rs. 87 lakh, from a Dutch university that was closed in June.The students had applied for different courses at the European ..