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14, Jul 2011

UP govt approves scheme to train school teachers

LUCKNOW – In a bid to implement Right to Education Act, Uttar Pradesh government today approved a scheme to provide training to untrained ‘shiksha mitras’ through distance learning education programme.

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14, Jul 2011

Admission fees to pvt colleges should be regulated by govt: HC

KOCHI – The Kerala High Court today held that admission fees to self financing colleges should be regulated by state government.

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14, Jul 2011

Education department website secured after complaints

BHUBANESWAR: Following allegations of security lapses and manipulation in the website of the department of higher education (www.dheorissa.in) the state government on Wednesday made necessary changes to make the site more secure.

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14, Jul 2011

For parents, it’s a rush to grab college seats

MUMBAI: A day after the merit list was announced, anxious students and parents on Wednesday rushed to various city colleges in a bid to secure their FYJC seats.

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06, Jul 2011

IMT opens new campus at Hyderabad

Rated among the top 10 business schools in India, Institute of Management Technology (IMT) having  campuses in Ghaziabad, Nagpur and Dubai has forayed into one of the  major IT/ITES destination  in  South India-Hyderbad. The futuristic Hyderabad campus was inaugurated by Mr. Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for HRD, IT & Communication, Government of India on July 2nd, 2011.

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05, Jul 2011

MCI proposes a single common national entrance examination for MBBS Admission

The regulatory body for medical education, Medical Council of India (MCI), has proposed one entrance examination for all medical colleges in the country in compliance to the Supreme Court rulings. This will cover 290 medical colleges, both private and government-run.

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05, Jul 2011

AICTE nod for 20 more Tech Institutes

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) approved 20 more technical institutes in the state on Thursday making it a total of 48 new institutes this year. The first batch of approvals came on June 10. Of the new batch of approvals in Maharashtra, seven are engineeringcolleges and nine are management institutes. So, totally there are 22 new B-schools and 26 new engineering colleges for students this year. The rest are polytechnics and architecture institutes.

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05, Jul 2011

IIM offers management course after Class 12

Now you can go for the coveted IIM tag right after Class 12. The Indian Institute of Management — Indore is starting its five-year integrated postgraduate programme (PGP) in management from this year. This is the only IIM so far to venture into this kind of programme. Candidate should have completed 17 years of age and not be more than 19 years old as on June 30, 2011, as per the eligibility criteria.

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24, Jun 2011

Counselling from July 8 for govt quota in self-financing engineering college seats

The general counselling for government quota seats in self-financing engineering colleges in the state will commence on July 8 and go on for 35 days at Anna University here.
Speaking to reporters after releasing random numbers for engineering counselling, higher education minister P.Palaniappan said Anna University had received 1,48,353 applications from students to take part in counselling and the fee waiver for first generation students scheme launched by the previous DMK government would continue this academic year also.

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23, Jun 2011

IGNOU launches five new courses on gender and development

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has launched five new courses on gender and development commencing July, an official said on Tuesday.

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