Court notice on pre-primary classes in state-run schools
September 6th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the central government on a plea seeking directions to the state government and civic agencies to start ... Read more...
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Government to set up 10 community colleges for skill development
September 6th, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The government will set up 10 community colleges in collaboration with Canadian educational institutes to educate illiterate adults and provide skill-based training for employment, Human ... Read more...
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Court issues notice to centre on filling UGC chairman seat
September 5th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government to respond on a petition seeking direction to fill the seat of UGC chairman ... Read more...
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HRD ministry calls IIT meet on common entrance test (Lead)
June 22nd, 2012 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) A day after IIT Delhi followed Kanpur's way against the proposed common entrance test, the human resource development ministry has called a meeting of ... Read more...
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HRD ministry calls IIT meet on common entrance test
June 22nd, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) A day after IIT Delhi followed Kanpur's way against the proposed common entrance test, the human resource development ministry has called a meeting of the ... Read more...
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Bhandarkar, Benegal honoured with Hindi promotion award (With Images)
June 20th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Wednesday honoured filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar with Ganga Sharan Singh Award along with Shyam Benegal and Girish Karnad for their contribution to ... Read more...
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Prime Minister assures on autonomy of IITs
June 15th, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday assured members of the All India IIT Faculty Federation (AIIITFF) that the autonomy of the prestigious Indian Institutes of ... Read more...
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Sibal rules out rollback of common IIT test
June 12th, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 11 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Monday virtually ruled out going back on the controversial proposal for a nationwide common entrance test for Indian Institutes of ... Read more...
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Now, IIT-Kanpur seeks PM’s intervention on common test
June 11th, 2012 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 11 (IANS) Two days after raising the banner of revolt against the proposed Common Entrance Test (CET), mooted by the union human resource development (HRD) ministry, IIT-Kanpur ... Read more...
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More IITs may go against common entrance test
June 9th, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay are likely to emulate Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur which has decided to hold its own entrance test after ... Read more...
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IIT Kanpur revolts, to hold separate entrance exam
June 8th, 2012 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) In a clear revolt against the human resource development ministry's move for a common entrance test, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kanpur Friday decided to ... Read more...
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Northeast India’s first IIIT coming up in Tripura
June 8th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 8 (IANS) Northeast India's first IIIT (Indian Institute of Information Technology) will be set up in Tripura, a minister said here Friday.Tripura Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty told reporters: ... Read more...
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Sibal asks Delhi police to meet N-E communities quarterly
May 26th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) In a move to solve the problem of northeastern communities in Delhi, the union HRD Ministry has asked the Delhi Police Commissioner or a senior ... Read more...
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Sibal apologises after Ambedkar cartoon row rocks parliament (Fourth lead)
May 11th, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) A cartoon on Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar in an NCERT textbook rocked parliament Friday, prompting the government to apologise and order removal of the ... Read more...
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Government hopeful of passing important education bills
April 22nd, 2012 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) With the budget session of parliament set to resume Tuesday, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal and education officials are keeping their fingers crossed ... Read more...
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IIM-Indore chairman and board member resign
April 12th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, April 12 (IANS) L.N. Jhunjhunwala, chairman of the Indian Institute of Management-Indore, has resigned from the board of governors over alleged mismanagement in the institute.Another board member and retired ... Read more...
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HRD ministry preparing citizen’s charter
January 24th, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The human resource development ministry Monday announced it was preparing a citizen's charter to bring more transparency in its functioning.Under the charter, 25 working ... Read more...
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After RTE, Haryana students get Rs.15.71 crore fee refund
November 13th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 13 (IANS) Thanks to the implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act in Haryana, the state's school education department has refunded fees amounting to Rs.15.71 crore ... Read more...
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India launches cheapest tablet computing device
October 5th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Aiming to bridge the digital divide in the country, India Wednesday launched the world's cheapest tablet computing device Akash costing Rs.2,250 ($46).
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3 lakh faculty shortage
August 10th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The findings of an HRD ministry taskforce Tuesday said the estimated faculty shortage at present in colleges is around three lakh."The task force takes note ... Read more...
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Computers to monitor midday meal scheme
August 2nd, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Aug 2 (IANS) Quality of food, stocktaking and complaints. All these and more will soon be streamlined with the central government finalising plans for a computerised monitoring system of ... Read more...
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Deemed universities: Apex court denies government more time
July 22nd, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday declined the central government's plea for more time to complete the scrutiny of responses from 44 deemed universities threatened with the ... Read more...
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Sibal launches school sanitation website
July 7th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister (HRD) Kapil Sibal Thursday launched a website to give National School Sanitation Ratings, which will recognise the schools taking significant steps ... Read more...
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Goa University to have chair on Indian diaspora studies
July 5th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 5 (IANS) The union Human Resource development (HRD) ministry has decided to set up a chair on Indian diaspora studies at the Goa University, Goa's commissioner for Non-Resident ... Read more...
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Jharkhand girl ends life after failing intermediate exam
June 13th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 13 (IANS) A girl committed suicide after failing the 2011 Intermediate examination in Jharkhand Monday, the fourth such case so far since the results were declared Friday.Soni Kumari, ... Read more...
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Kapil Sibal meets Malaysian Deputy PM
March 11th, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 11 (ANI): Union Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal met Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Mohd. Yassin.During the meeting, discussions were held on a wide range of subjects. ... Read more...
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CBSE asked to give names of students for Indo-Japanese Exchange Programme
February 23rd, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 23 (ANI): The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has asked the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to suggest names of students of classes IX to XII from CBSE ... Read more...
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Seats in technical education to be increased (Lead)
December 30th, 2010 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Thursday announced revised norms for All India Council for Technical Education to increase the seats in technical education. The ministry also ... Read more...
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Delhi schools free to formulate nursery admissions criteria (Lead)
December 15th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Delhi government Wednesday left schools free to devise their own criteria for nursery admissions but said they must reserve a quarter of the seats for poor ... Read more...
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Sibal asks open school to provide vocational training
November 17th, 2010 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday urged the National Institute of Open Schooling to look at providing vocational training to students.Chairing the 19th general body meeting ... Read more...
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Kendriya Vidyalayas to offer skill development
November 3rd, 2010 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Kendriya Vidyalaya campuses will now be available for skill development courses after school hours, the human resource development ministry said Wednesday.The decision was taken by the board ... Read more...
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Central funds to help Panjab University clear deficit
November 2nd, 2010 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 2 (IANS) Panjab University (PU) Vice-Chancellor R.C. Sobti Tuesday announced that the central government has agreed to provide a grant to clear the financial deficit of the varsity."The centre ... Read more...
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Students strike cripples varsity in Meghalaya
November 1st, 2010 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Nov 1 (IANS) Normal functioning of Meghalaya's North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) was disrupted Monday, the first day of the indefinite strike called by students to pressurise the central government ... Read more...
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Meghalaya varsity students press for V-C’s ouster
October 31st, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Oct 31 (IANS) Students of Meghalaya's North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) will resume their indefinite agitation from Monday to pressurise the central government to remove of A.N. Rai as vice-chancellor ... Read more...
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IIT-Kanpur, IIM-Kozhikode tie up with Yale
October 28th, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) In a step towards enhancing educational links with the US, the Indian Institute of Management-Kozhikode and the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur are tying up with the ... Read more...
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