The importance of proper education for children can never be overstated. It is the responsibility of the government that the school education is provided at minimal cost, if not free. Even in extremely capitalist countries such as the USA, no…
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Open Book-Exam for CBSE Students
In line with the examination system in the US and UK, the Union government has proposed to introduce open book examination in 2013 and is going to do away with the existing system based on rote learning.
New Timings for Government Junior Colleges from the New Academic Year
The Intermediate Board of Education has recommended new timings for Intermediate classes in Government junior colleges from the new academic year. According to the orders issued by the Commissioner of Intermediate Board, college timing will be between 9 am and…
Inter I Books have Inputs from CBSE
The BIE, AP has published new books on physics, chemistry, botany and zoology revised by including 20 per cent of the syllabus of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to previous physics and chemistry texts and 40 per cent to…
Private Schools Have to Admit Students from Financially Weaker Sections
As per Supreme Court, the Right to Education Act, 2009 aims to enable children from weaker sections to access primary eduction with no cost. Under this Act, private schools have to get students from disadvantaged groups. The pronouncement would come…
NEET, Common Medical Entrance Test to be Implemented from 2014 in the State
The Central Government has decided to implement the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for MBBS admissions from 2014 in the state. Considering the requests from the state government, the Centre made its decision to exempt AP students from NEET,…
Common Entrance for Admission in to IITs and NITs
Admission into India’s most prestigious institutes like the Indian Institute of Technology(IITs) and the National Institute of Technology(NITs), is often a day dream for many talented and deserving students, who cannot afford a good coaching, which is necessary to get…
Corporate Educational System Making Students Unfit for IIT’s
The number of suicides in the country’s top technical institutes, IIT’s is increasing at an alarming rate. The obvious reason for all these suicides being the incapability of the students to cope up with the academic pressure. With the recent…
Indian Universities Perform Poor in the QS World University Rankings
As per the 2011 ‘Top 200 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings’ not even a single Indian university has made in to the top 200 world’s best universities. And only one university (IIT-Mumbai, ranked 225) is among the top 300…
UoH and OU Rated Among the Top 10 Indian Universities
14 Aug 11: As per a survey conducted by India Today-Nielsen for 2011, University of Hyderabad (UoH) and Osmania University (OU) occupied sixth and seventh positions respectively among the 10 best Indian universities. The survey considered 45 universities all across…