No Party Has Mechanism to Check Education Degrees
With one of its MLAs arrested in an alleged fake degree case, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today said there is no mechanism with any political party to examine the degrees of its party members. “There is no mechanism available with any party to check (educational) degrees of its party... read more »
Rajnath Singh asks students to use knowledge for benefit of society
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday asked young graduates to use knowledge in a positive manner to the benefit the society. Delivering the convocation address at the Jaypee University, Singh said, “You have education, you have knowledge. But having knowledge is not everything. The... read more »
Scholarship exam now for class 5th and 8th in Maharashtra
Maharashtra government has decided to stop scholarship examinations for class 4th and 7th students, and instead conduct them for those studying in class 5th and 8th. “The exam will be known as primary and secondary scholarship exam,” state education minister Vinod Tawde said... read more »
India needs to regain its global standing in education: President Pranab Mu...
India needs to retain the place it had during ancient times in the world education map, and for that there is a need to link education to research and improve quality of education — this was the message given by President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday to the students at Dr D Y Patil... read more »
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IIM gets going but law school, IIIT for Nagpur still on paper
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IIM-Bangalore hikes fees by 10%
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Delegation seeks release of funds for SC-ST scholarships
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