The education sector on Thursday received a 17 per cent jump with an allocation Rs 65,867 crore for 2013-14 fiscal, but HRD Minister MM Pallam Raju termed it as "little" increase and said he would be asking for more to meet the goals. He said that with the RTE deadline coming to an end on March 31 for fulfilling all provisions, states would be asking for more the central share...
04:43 PM, Feb 28, 2013
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday declined Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor's plea to quash a case against him for allegedly insulting the national anthem and directed him to approach the trial court for discharge. Disposing of the petition, Justice VK Mohanan directed Tharoor to approach the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate court for discharge and granted him time till Febuary 16 to move the trial court....
04:03 PM, Jan 16, 2013
New Delhi: Taking charge as Minister of State for HRD, Shashi Tharoor today emphasised on universalisation of education with focus on quality, even as he made a strong case for an IIT in his home state of Kerala. Asserting that the Ministry would witness a "good team spirit" among the three new ministers, he said the big issue according to him would be "making education relevant for all along with...
02:59 PM, Nov 02, 2012
New Delhi: The IIT Kanpur on Saturday accepted the new Joint Entrance Exam pattern proposed by the Human Resource Development Ministry, clearing the way to make changes in the reputed examination. Most of the members of the IIT Kanpur senate agreed to the latest prescribed pattern avoiding a confrontation on the issue. The confirmation of the exam pattern changes will be given at the academic senate meet on Sunday. ...
07:48 AM, Jul 29, 2012
New Delhi: The NCERT monitoring committee will meet on Saturday to decide whether to axe caricatures from text books. The Thorat Committee, set up by the Human Resource Development Ministry, had recommended the scrapping of 46 caricatures, of which 24 pertained to the Nehru-Gandhi family. Sources say that the cartoon on Dr Ambedkar that started the whole controversy in the first place is sure to go. So is the one...
11:39 AM, Jul 14, 2012
New Delhi: Senate members of the seven IITs will on Friday meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in connection with the JEE proposed by the HRD Ministry for admission in IITs and other centrally-funded engineering institutes. The IITs have maintained that the 'one-nation, one-test' proposal compromises with their autonomy and will affect standards maintained at the institutions. Their representatives had met senior PMO officials on Thursday with regards to the matter....
07:59 AM, Jun 15, 2012
Washington: As the first ever high-level Indo-US education summit gets underway, India on Wednesday pitched for famed American universities to 'reach out' to the country, with the visiting minister Kapil Sibal saying that tie-ups would yield high economic returns. Making a strong case for US institutions of higher education to partner with those in India, the Minister for Human Resource Development said it is time that the US institutes of...
01:51 PM, Oct 12, 2011
Govt plans to restructure the existing post-graduate programme in law from that of two years to one. ...
08:36 AM, Apr 22, 2010
Sibal will meet senior officials at the Departments of State and Education. ...
10:31 AM, Oct 28, 2009
Grading system will be introduced in all CBSE affiliated schools. ...
03:23 AM, Sep 01, 2009
The Minister said IITs should go beyond the fixed boundaries. ...
05:27 PM, Jul 01, 2009
UPA plans to multiply the number of institutions to get an added advantage. ...
07:23 PM, Feb 11, 2009
A bill in this regard will be introduced in the next session of Parliament. ...
07:03 PM, Jan 20, 2009
Birmingham: The headline may look like a mistake, but it's true. When Virender Sehwag takes the field on day one of the third Test against England at Edgbaston on Wednesday, it will be his first Test appearance here since 2002. The dashing opener, who had had a slump in form midway through the 2000s, was not picked for the 2007 series that India had gone on to win. His last...
12:25 AM, Feb 20, 2008
The Govt plans a complete overhaul of the higher education system in India. ...
12:31 PM, Oct 11, 2007
The Indian Institute of Management in Shillong will soon become operational. ...
09:49 PM, Aug 19, 2007
This scheme could change the face of higher education in the country. ...
09:21 AM, Jul 31, 2007
Government has decided to set up three new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) during 11th Five Year Plan. ...
02:45 PM, Mar 06, 2007
Kerala has topped the list of states in providing better primary and upper primary education. ...
02:09 PM, Mar 05, 2007
