digitalLEARNING Weekly Newsletter: April 03, 2014   Volume 11, Issue 14

  
India gives 200 Nepalese students scholarship
In order to boost the human resource development in Nepal, the Indian government has provided scholarships to 200 Nepalese students on merit basis.
School education department ensures implementation of RTE in Chhattisgarh
The school education department of Chhattisgarh has taken up the initiative to provide free and compulsory admission to poor children on the 25 per cent seats reserved for them.
Dual accreditation must for tech institutes
Dual accreditation has become mandatory for institutes in Maharashtra offering courses in engineering, pharmacy, hotel management etc.
Schools with overstaffed teachers to be transferred
Teachers from overstaffed government schools in Uttarakhand will be transferred to the ones suffering from shortage of teachers, the state government said.
Only ten new engineering colleges open in Tamil Nadu this year
This year, there may be fewer new engineering colleges as well as a possible reduction of seats in Tamil Nadu ahead of the admission season.
IIT-Gandhinagar plans a new lab on carbon dating
IIT Gandhinagar plans to set a new lab for carbon dating. A centre for archeological science has already been set up in the institute and it will see a multi disciplinary approach to archeology, along with the establishment of a carbon dating lab.
Delhi High Court not to lift its stay on nursery admissions
The Delhi High Court has refused to lift its stay on the nursery admission process. After hearing the various stakeholders, the division bench consisting of acting Chief Justice BD Ahmed and Justice S Mridul, extended its interim stay till April 2.
INA signs MoU with IIT Madras
The Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) with the aim of collaborating together for academics and research in the areas of mutual interest, exchange of academic information, scholarly information, materials and publications.
UGC confers college of excellence award on four colleges
The University Grants Commission has selected four Jesuit colleges — Loyola – Chennai, St Joseph’s-Bangalore, St Xavier’s-Kolkata and St Xavier’s-Mumbai — for the college of excellence award.
28 percent high school dropout rate in Goa
Goa, being the small state in the country still does not show an impressive growth in the education sector.
Kumaon University opens cancer biology department
To promote research in cancer therapy using medicinal herb, the Kumano University of Uttarakhand in collaboration with US’ Rosewell Park Cancer Institute will set up a cancer biology department.
Students design robots to aid agriculture in India
With the aim to bring awareness to problems in the agricultural domain, the e-Yantra Robotics Competition was held at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.
100 percent placement for Mica
Mica, the premier B-school in strategic marketing and communication in India has recorded a 100 percent placement for its 19th batch of PGDM-Communication students.
The New Age Classroom
Gone are the days of rote learning and chalk and talk. Today there are a variety of ICT solutions available to make the teaching-learning process fun and dynamic.
10 Emerging PGDM Courses
A Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) is a passport to some of the most glamorous job profiles of the industry.A boom in the diverse job profiles has increased the demand for trained professionals who can work...
  
Initiative to change the landscape of Physical Education in India
Saumil Majmudar, Co-founder and CEO, EduSports has been extensively working on improving the Physical Education and Sports scenario in the present education system in the country.
   
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