If the HRD Ministry has its way, New Delhi could see a Meta University soon. Jamia Milia Institute, Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi would participate in this arrangement. Meta University in Delhi Meta Universities enable sharing of learning resources from different universities by using latest technologies available in [...]
The new format of exams for entrance to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) will ensure brighter students getting through to the prestigious institutions, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said Friday. Speaking at a function in IIT-Delhi, Sibal said the new system will not replace the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) as speculated, and will [...]
The CBSE invites projects on innovation in the areas of school education from Individuals/Firms/Institutions/Non- Govt. Organisations/Agencies/Trust/Companies for collaboration with CBSE in bringing out a well researched document on ‘Innovation and Best Practices in school Education’. There has been an increase in debate about innovation in education since 2008. Researchers and practitioners in innovation are engaged [...]
From the upcoming academic season, colleges across the country will offer a bachelor’s degree in vocation education, thus underpinning a stream that has always languished for the want of a formal degree. Sensing the gap in the system, the move to offer the BVoc is largely in response to the hungry local manufacturing industry’s requirement [...]
In a move that will enable the HRD Ministry to go forward with examination reforms, a majority of states on Wednesday gave an ‘in principle approval’ to the new common entrance exam format that will replace the AIEEE and JEE from 2013. However, the nomenclature will stay. On request from IIT directors it has been [...]
The fees of the following documents has been revised. All concerned are hereby requested to henceforth apply for the document concerned alongwith the fee indicated against the document – S. No. Name of the Document Amount of Fee i) Fee for duplicate copy of Admission Card Rs.50/- ii) Fee for duplicate copy of certificate/marks sheet [...]
Common Online Admission System (COAS) The Common Online Admission System (COAS), to be introduced for admission to PUC I in nine cities of the State in the next academic year, is expected to block out the disparity between SSLC and class X students of CBSE-ICSE syllabus. A separate merit list will be prepared for CBSE [...]
Indian Science Engineering Eligibility Test (ISEET) The successor to the JEE and AIEEE — for long the gateways to India’s top engineering colleges including the IITs — will be called ISEET, the Indian Science Engineering Eligibility Test. As reported by The Indian Express on January 31, the new, SAT-style exam comes into force in 2013. [...]
The Human Resource Development Ministry is all set to go ahead with its plan to conduct a common engineering entrance examination from 2013, but the first nation-wide test may only cover technical institutions funded by the Centre. FIITJEE, the country’s first corporatized institute for IIT-JEE and Other Engineering Entrance Exams, on Monday voiced concern over [...]
National Genius Search Foundation (NGSF) National Genius Search Foundation (NGSF) is inviting registrations for the First ever National School Awards – 2012 ( NSA – 2012) for Indian Schools & Schools following Indian Curriculum abroad. NGSF also announces the First Ever National Genius Search Examination ( NGSE – 2012) for class V- XII. National School [...]
