SC slams ad hoc appt. of teachers, calls them 'shiksh shatru'

New Delhi:Appointment of teachers in primary schools on ad hoc basis by various state governments without following proper qualification criteria today drew flak from the Supreme Court which said that such policies are spoiling...

DU students petition Sonia Gandhi on four-year course

New Delhi : Teachers and students of Delhi University Sunday marched towards the residence of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, demanding the scrapping of the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP). They also submitted a memorandum...

Marks made public for 1st time, UPSC topper scored 53%

New Delhi: The final marks of successful candidates of the civil services examination were made public for the first time. The move came following a direction by the Central Inforamtion Commission (CIC) to make the results...

Indo-US cooperation in education to increase

Washington : India and the US will further expand cooperation in the knowledge sector, Human Resource Development Minister Pallam Raju said here during a round table discussion on the US-India Academic Partnership. The...

Revive higher education in India: President

Lumani : India lacks quality academic institutions and there is a need to revive higher educational institutions, President Pranab Mukherjee said here Wednesday. Speaking at the third convocation of Nagaland University,...

Kozhikode: CBSE has asked students who seeks to discontinue CBSE syllabus after 10 th standard to write board exams. Since 2011, those who continue studies in CBSE are exempted from board exams. But for Pre-University, vocational...

CBSE students can apply for Plus One admission in state syllabus: HC

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Friday directed that CBSE students who have cleared the class 10 examinations conducted by their schools can apply for admissions to the plus-one course in the state syllabus. At present...

96 percent UAE school students pass Kerala board exam

Dubai : School students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who appeared for the higher secondary examinations held by India's Kerala state, recorded a 95.9 pass percentage. In all, 499 students sat for the examinations,...

Kerala to have autonomous colleges

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala cabinet today decided to provide autonomous status to government and aided Arts and Science Colleges and Engineering colleges in accordance with UGC guidelines. An expert committee would be...

Pranab to visit Shimla for convocation

Shimla: President Pranab Mukherjee will be the chief guest at Himachal Pradesh University's convocation here May 24, while Human Resource Development Minister M.M. Pallam Raju will be the guest of honour, an official said...