Delhi University (DU) may see an open discussion between teachers, students and parents to clear the air about implementing the semester system, a statement by the varsity teachers said Friday. Science teachers of the university held a general body m ..

Flashing on LCD screens in college canteens will be live sports events of the Commonwealth Games, job opportunities and even entertainment programmes - the Delhi University's soon-to-be launched television channel is all set to revolutionise life ..

President Barack Obama has named an Indian American science teacher Radhika Plakkot as one of the 103 mathematics and science teachers for the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Plakkot, who teaches bio ..

She pedalled 10 km to and fro school every day from her village home and went on to stand second in the Bihar Class 10 board exam. Khushboo Kumari says she could never have done it without the cycle she got under a government scheme."I simply pe ..

Infosys Technologies and Georgia Institute of Technology, US, plan to set up a research institution here with centres for excellence in information technology and information systems, energy systems, biotechnology and infrastructure studies, the IT m ..

India and Sri Lanka have agreed to start a knowledge initiative that will assist in making the island nation into a trilingual society and improving linkages between universities in the two countries. A joint declaration signed Wednesday between Indi ..

Super 30, a Bihar-based free coaching centre for the poor, has requested union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal to allow poor students three chances to appear in the highly competitive IIT-JEE, in view of the vast disparity in th ..

"Would cats take the trouble of catching rats when they can have easy access to fish?" "Looking up to the starry skies and keeping down-to-earth" or "The change of light and shadow in one's life." Students in China h ..

Andhra Pradesh, Chhatisgarh and Orissa Thursday sought more funds from the central government for implementing the Right To Education (RTE) Act.At a meeting with Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal, education ministers from the three stat ..

As the tug of war between the ministries of human resource development and health on medical education continues, a middle path by having common members in both proposed councils is being contemplated by the two."If we have two boards, we can ha ..

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will start a certificate programme in water harvesting from this academic session to train people in techniques of water harvesting, a university press release said Thursday."To train people in hand ..

The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the University of North Carolina (UNC) in the US for research and academic exchange, an official said."The agreement aims to promote exchange of inform ..

Delhi University (DU) may see an open discussion between teachers, students and parents to clear the air about implementing the semester system, a statement by the varsity teachers said Friday. Science teachers of the university held a general body m ..

A city-based immigration company in association with a non-government organisation of international students AIESEC is offering scholarships of worth Rs.10 million for 160 students, willing to pursue higher studies in New Zealand. Healthyway immigrat ..

Underlining the need for serving hygienic midday meal to students, the Delhi High Court Thursday announced a relief of over Rs.4 lakh for 126 government school kids who fell ill after eating contaminated food. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak  ..

Fresh law graduates will have to clear a new test from this year to be eligible to practise in court, the Bar Council of India (BCI) said Wednesday.The test, which will cost a candidate Rs 1,300, will be conducted twice every year by the BCI, the ape ..

As India is set to pass a legislation for setting up foreign campuses in the country, major American universities in their meeting with HRD Minister Kapil Sibal Wednesday expressed their interest in venturing into higher education here. According to  ..

Describing the Right to Education Act a "historic step", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said his government will work in tandem with the states to make it a reality."The Right to Education Act is a historic step that will give e ..

Three MBA students were Tuesday suspended by the vice-chancellor of the Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) here for ragging their juniors, officials said. The three students - Aman Redhu, Surender Bishnoi and Anil Dalal - were accused of physically h ..

Many provinces in China are forcing internet cafes to shut down in order to allow students to prepare for their upcoming National College Entrance Examination. The local governments of Linxian county in Shanxi province and Linchuan district in Jiangx ..