New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the University Grants Commission (UGC) to ensure appointment of ombudsman, for redressal of grievances of students, in all the central and state universities…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Students from persecuted religious minority migrant groups from Bangladesh and Pakistan, seeking admission in professional courses here will also have to appear for the central entrance examination, the government said…
Kochi, Feb 3 (IANS) Police in Kerala took 25 school bus drivers into custody for drunken driving in an early morning inspection on Friday, police said. The action was carried out at 8.30 a.m. in…
Washington, Feb 3 (IANS) The US President raised questions about whether the University of California should continue receiving federal funds after demonstrators at the Berkeley campus forced the cancellation of a speech by Trump supporter…
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) In a shocking development, a Maharashtra government approved textbook for class 12 suggests that ugly or handicapped girls are the reason for the social evil of dowry in the country. The…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Human Resource Development Ministry on Thursday signed an MoU for the third phase of Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP-III) with 18 states and a Union Territory for improving…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The JNU Students Union members on Thursday urged HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar to intervene and help roll back a change in the admission procedure for the M.Phil and Ph.D candidates….
London, Feb 2 (IANS) A British teen transgender is taking legal action against his former school for discrimination, the media reported. Aidan, 16, who was born female, claimed that he was effectively excluded because Hereford…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Congress Rajya Sabha member Viplove Thakur on Thursday raised the issue of suicide by students due to pressure to excel in competitive studies and urged the government to take note…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The central government said on Thursday said vacancies of teachers in educational institutions across the country will soon be filled. Responding to members’ concerns in the Rajya Sabha, Human Resource…
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) An IIT Kharagpur student has developed a cost-effective way of creating brand awareness in tier-III towns for the sector. Chirag Anil Patil, final year student at the Vinod Gupta School of…
Aligarh, Feb 1 (IANS) The Aligarh Muslim University on Wednesday expressed its “deep sense of sorrow” on the death of former Union Minister and Indian Union Muslim League leader E Ahamed, who played a key…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has asked the Arvind Kejriwal-led government if it was acting as a “super guardian” to parents by limiting the choice of schools to admit their kids…
Chennai, Feb 1 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O.Panneerselvam commended Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for the balancing act with the Union Budget 2017-18 on Wednesday but urged the central government not to impose national level…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday announced the setting up of an autonomous National Testing Agency for conducting entrance exams to higher education institutions and that the government will…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) JNU Vice-Chancellor M. Jagadesh Kumar, hailed the measures for higher education announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley here on Wednesday in the 2017-18 Union Budget. “Which institutions will get autonomy…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday announced setting up of an autonomous National Testing Agency for conducting entrance exams to higher education institutions and said the government will undertake reforms…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Students may see an increased presence of online courses at institutes of higher learning with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday proposing to harness information technology for learning purposes. Presenting…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the introduction of a bill in Parliament for empowering the Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM), Kurnool, to award degrees. The…
Kathmandu, Feb 1 (IANS) Nepalese Hindu families on Wednesday visited temples across the country to worship the goddess of knowledge and wisdom as they marked the Shree Panchami festival. Parents helped their children write messages…