Education: News
11 Jun 2017
IndiaIIM-Calcutta witnesses its highest female representation in 2017
This time, the Indian Institute of Management at Calcutta has registered 31% women students for the 2017-19 batch, the highest ever for the campus.
10 Jun 2017
ExamsChina's "Gaokao" exams are a different kind of scary altogether
Millions of Chinese students are giving their "Gaokao" this week, which is China's annual university exams and authorities are bringing in an arsenal of surveillance equipment, like metal detectors, facial and fingerprint scanners, mobile-signal blockers, wireless detectors, drones and more, to nab cheaters.
09 Jun 2017
MalaysiaMalaysia amends anti-LGBT sex education competition following criticism
Malaysia's Health Ministry amended a sex education video competition, removing guidelines for a section on preventing homosexuality and transgenderism.
07 Jun 2017
IndiaOnly NCERT to publish school textbooks from 2018
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) will be the only agency to publish school textbooks from 2018.
05 Jun 2017
Game of ThronesGame of Thrones is now course material for Harvard University
I am going to tell you something and before you ask me how I know this, let me tell you, "That's what I do. I drink, and I know things," unlike John Snow, who knows nothing.
04 Jun 2017
IndiaDisabled girl disowned by parents, cracks UPSC
Odds have always been against Ummul Kher as someone living with a fragile bone disorder and disowned by parents at 14, because she wanted to study beyond Class 8.
03 Jun 2017
ThiruvananthapuramCBSE Results- Are students doing better or worse? An analysis
The CBSE declared the 2017 Class X results on June 3, later than its normal time of May end. Results were delayed due to a court hearing on its moderation policy.
03 Jun 2017
ChennaiCBSE Class X: Results out for some zones, others following
CBSE has declared the Class X board examination results for Allahabad, Chennai, Delhi, Dehradun and Trivandrum regions. Results for all other zones are expected to be out by 2pm.
01 Jun 2017
IndiaGirls in education vs women at work: Why the difference?
India is currently celebrating results' season. One trend that has repeated itself is girls outperforming boys under various boards, including CBSE, ICSE, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra and more.
31 May 2017
IndiaIndia's education-tech space to be Rs. 12,669cr industry by 2021
Education in India is a subject of stark contrasts.
30 May 2017
MumbaiMaharashtra Class XII: Mumbai fares the worst of 9 regions
Results of Class XII examinations of the Maharashtra Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board were declared on May 30.
30 May 2017
IndiaKerala: First state to train visually challenged teachers in ICT
Kerala government's IT@School project will now train 500 visually challenged teachers across the state in ICT to facilitate high-tech programs in the schools.
29 May 2017
IndiaHRD Minister Prakash Javadekar launches Anti-Ragging mobile app
In a move to curtail the menace of ragging, Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar launched an Anti-Ragging mobile app introduced by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
29 May 2017
KolkataICSE, ISC results out on May 29
The Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) announced results of Class X and XII examinations at 3pm on May 29.
26 May 2017
IndiaIIT-B hikes fees, but still does not have full autonomy
IIT-B has increased fees, ranging from 100-300%, for several categories including hostel, gymkhana, medical expenses and exam charges.
18 May 2017
HaryanaHaryana girls get their school upgraded after one-week fast
A week-long hunger strike by school girls of Haryana has borne fruit. They had been demanding that the local government high school be upgraded to senior secondary level.
16 May 2017
MumbaiThis year, Maharashtra has 13,000 fewer engineering seats
According to the data released by the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), the number of engineering seats in Maharashtra has dipped from 1.43 lakh to 1.30 lakh for the upcoming academic year 2017-2018.
12 May 2017
Donald TrumpAmid anti-immigrant rhetoric, US universities stare at losses of $500mn
Amid rising anti-immigrant sentiment under the Donald Trump administration, US has seen a sharp decline in foreign applications.
12 May 2017
IndiaNo saffronization in NCERT textbooks: NewsBytes RTI
There have been longstanding fears within certain segments of society of the possible saffronization of education by those in the RSS and other Hindu right wing groups since the Modi government came into power.
12 May 2017
IndiaNow, obtain an M-Tech degree off campus from IIT-Madras
IIT Madras, is now offering its students the chance to obtain an M-Tech degree without being physically present at the campus.
04 May 2017
MumbaiMumbai: 5 local stations to get clinics charging Re.1/patient
In approximately two months, Central Railway (CR) stations will have medical facilities that would charge Re. 1 per patient.
04 May 2017
IndiaIIT-Delhi looking to restructure curriculum to keep suicides at bay
Facing flak for the increasing number of suicide cases in the country, the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi has moved to renew its curriculum to help students cope with pressure and avoid suicides.
03 May 2017
Yogi AdityanathSenior IIT-B professor alleges rampant cheating in exams
A letter by a senior IIT-Bombay professor to higher-ups, including the Human Resource Development Ministry, alleges "rampant cheating" in the institute's exams.
All schools to have uniform Math, Science curriculum
All state school boards have agreed to follow the National Council on Educational Research and Training's curriculum for mathematics and science from classes 9-12.
25 Apr 2017
IndiaChetan Bhagat might soon be part of Delhi University syllabus!
If all goes according to plan, Delhi University students who take up the Popular Fiction elective paper in their second year might soon be studying Chetan Bhagat's Five Point Someone.
25 Apr 2017
IndiaDegree admission cut-offs may reduce this academic year
On Monday, 32 education boards including the Central Board for Security Education (CBSE) agreed to let go of "spiking" students' marks via "moderation".
19 Apr 2017
IndiaQuestion paper shortage delays ITI exam by 2 hours!
In contrast to the frequent reports of question paper leaks from across India, this time, hundreds of Industrial Training Institute students had to wait for over two hours to appear for their apprenticeship exams at Dadar after supply of question papers was delayed.
18 Apr 2017
NITI AayogJNU, DU to get financial autonomy
Sources stated that the NITI Aayog is working on a plan to introduce sweeping reforms in the education sector.
17 Apr 2017
IIT-KharagpurIIT Kharagpur to introduce Vastu Shastra courses
Sources have stated that IIT Kharagpur will introduce rudimentary courses in Vastu Shastra for architecture students from Aug'17.
13 Apr 2017
BiharBihar university's new low: University forgets to print question papers
Bihar, usually grabbing headlines for question paper leaks, is in news again for a strange reason.
13 Apr 2017
IndiaIIM-Bengaluru slips down one rank, second to IIM-Ahmedabad
The India rankings 2017 survey under the National Institutional Ranking Framework considered more than 3,300 institutes across 20 parameters.
13 Apr 2017
Delhi PoliceDelhi: Legal action against publisher for defining women's body shape
The "Health and Physical Education" textbook for Class 12 authored by Dr. VK Sharma recently received flak for defining "36-24-36" as a female body's "best shape."
