Education India: March 2013

Nagpur University members slams VC for deferring exams

Vaibhav Ganjapure | 10 hrs ago|The Nagpur University administration is likely to face tough time ahead for buckling under pressure to defer the summer examinations and affecting over 1.5 lakh students.

Mysore University reserves seats for victims of sexual harassment, trafficking

Lawrence Milton | 10 hrs ago|Under a special quota called "out of intake", educational institutions under the university will now reserve two seats in undergraduate courses and one for postgraduate.

No major change in admission process

Manash Pratim Gohain | 11 hrs ago|The admission process for the new four-year undergraduate degree in Delhi University will not be different from last year.

Four years a long haul, feel students

Manash Pratim Gohain | 11 hrs ago|Instead of putting four years into a BBS or BCom (honours) degree, is it not prudent to study a five-year integrated course leading up to an MBA?” said P K Bhalla, a private sector bank employee and father of a Class XII commerce student.

Delhi University executive council to discuss retro fee cut

Manash Pratim Gohain | 11 hrs ago|As per the agenda note, some teachers were granted higher AGP of Rs 7,000 and Rs 8,000 on their appointment as assistant professor on the basis of recommendations of the selection committee.

AICTE approval for IRMA to expand post graduate diploma in rural management seats by 60

PTI | 20 hrs ago|Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) has been granted approval to increase the batch size of its flagship Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management (PRM) by 60 seats, an institute official said.

Australia introduces new simplified visitor visa program

Ishan Srivastava | 21 hrs ago|For the 150,000 Indian tourists and business visitors that travel to Australia each year, selecting the right visa they need for a short-stay to see Australia, visit relatives and friends, or hold business meetings will now be much easier.

Exam issues likely to dominate UoP senate meet

TNN | 23 Mar 2013, 03:48 IST|Examination related issues, including problems faced by students in submission of online pleas, delay in declaration of results and errors in paper assessment and re-evaluation process, are likely to dominate the discussion at the University of Pune's (UoP) forthcoming senate meeting on Saturday.

CBSE asks students to observe Earth Hour 2013

Preetu Nair | 22 Mar 2013, 21:08 IST|CBSE has issued notification to all schools affiliated to it to ensure that students observe Earth Hour 2013.

Over 300 copycats caught in UP Boards

TNN | 22 Mar 2013, 06:42 IST|Thursday remained eventful during the ongoing High School and Intermediate examinations of UP Board as a total of 303 candidates, including 236 boys and 67 girls, were caught using unfair means in examination.