No political interference in university decisions needed: Tharoor
byNew Delhi: There should be no political interference in the decisions of a university, says Minister of State for Human Resource Development (HRD) Shashi…
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Students hold silent protest on Himachal Pradesh University Campus
byShimla: Students Central Association (SCA) backed by activists belonging to Students Federation of India (SFI) held a silent protest on the campus here today…
96 percent UAE school students pass Kerala board exam
byDubai, May 9 (IANS) School students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who appeared for the higher secondary examinations held by India’s Kerala state,…
Mukherjee to open Tagore’s study centre at IIAS
byShimla: President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate a study centre-cum-museum dedicated to the life and works of Rabindranath Tagore at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study…
Jamia prepares ‘brains’ to help India understand neighbours
byNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Jamia Millia Islamia, one of the country’s oldest universities, has embarked upon a series of country-specific programmes to prepare…
Dearth of Sanskrit teachers in the country: Tharoor
byNew Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Sanskrit universities in the country are facing a shortage of teachers, Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi…
Dalai Lama associate is chancellor
byassociate of the Dalai Lama, has been named chancellor of the Sanchi University of Buddhist-Indic Studies in Madhya Pradesh, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA)…
13-year-old Bihar boy cracks IIT-JEE prelim
byPatna, May 8 (IANS) A 13-year-old boy from Bihar has cracked the preliminary examination of the highly competitive Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination…
Court notice on plea against Kendriya Vidyalayas
byNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court today issued notice to the central government and the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) on a petition seeking direction…
Cloud campuses may be the future, but infrastructure a problem: Tharoor
byNew Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Cloud campuses may just be what are needed to meet India’s growing demand for quality education, but problems like…