Education

At the ongoing India International Science Festival (IISF), India has announced fully-sponsored academic fellowship to scientists and researchers of neighbouring countries. As per reports, India has taken this initiative to step up its cooperation in the field of science and technology. A brief about 2018-India Science and Research Fellowship (ISRF): To support PhD scholars, a new element has been added ... Read More »

The Uttar Pradesh (UP) board will be announcing the dates of class 10 and class 12 examination 2018 before Diwali, said deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma. Moreover, strict measures will be taken to curb cheating and the examinations would be wrapped up within a month, said Dinesh Sharma. School authorities to stay 200 meters away from exam centre: “School managements ... Read More »

Education Analytics, a Madison-based nonprofit focused on education research, has been awarded a $7.73 million grant from the U.S. Dept. of Education to expand an early literacy program in partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs in in Wisconsin, Alabama and South Carolina. The SPARK Early Literacy program is a research-based, kindergarten-through-second-grade early reading intervention developed by the Milwaukee-based Boys & Girls Clubs ... Read More »

The Uttar Pradesh (UP) Deputy Chief Minister, Dinesh Sharma has directed officials of the secondary education department to declare the date sheet for the state board examinations by this month for the benefit of students. Here’s what Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma said: “The examination centres should be decided in such a way that they are utilised to their full ... Read More »

A blunder created by Darbhanga’s Lalit Narayan Mithila University (LNMU) sent a student in shock, after he spotted Lord Ganesha’s photo and signature in his admit card instead of his own. Krishna Kumar Roy, a first-year BCom (Hons) student of JN College, Nehera was issued the card in order to appear for a commerce exam. As per HT report, Roy had to ... Read More »

High quality education has become the norm for local public school systems. But, what exactly comprises those educational systems? And what trends are occurring at each level of local education? Those were questions answered recently at the Midland Country Club as the Midland Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its quarterly Issues and Answers forum. The event brought together five local ... Read More »

Expressing strong opposition against MBBS/BDS admission provided to students from other states under the government quota, a medical aspirant has moved the Madras High Court seeking to quash the provisional merit list. The court will hear the matter next week. D Vignayya of Pudukkottai pleaded to the court to quash the August 23 provisional merit list issued by the secretary ... Read More »

The NEET 2017 candidate Saumitra Ginodia found that she had been granted four marks in a question instead of five as her answer was considered wrong before it was found that there was a mistake in the question. Supreme Court on NEET 2017: No extra marks, revision of merit list will be done The Supreme Court (SC) has put a ... Read More »

In April 2017, the bestselling author, Chetan Bhagat announced on Twitter that his book has been included in the DU curriculum. Chetan Bhagat’s novels, FB post writing hits a roadblock in DU for now Chetan Bhagat’s novels are indeed one of the best sellers in the market, but some colleges of Delhi University seems to be not in a good ... Read More »

A protester holds up a fist as U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos (R) speaks with moderator Paul E. Peterson, Director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance, at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Sept. 28, 2017. U.S. President Donald Trump’s education chief, who has been accused of wanting to “destabilize and privatize” public schools, ... Read More »