Ramesh takes on IIMs, IITs
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, an IIT alumni himself, on Monday kicked up a controversy claiming the faculty of the premier IITs and IIMs are “not world class” but said these institutions are “ex
Schoolgirl wins right to use iPod in exams
A schoolgirl in Scotland who claims she can't concentrate when she doesn't listen to music has been allowed in an unprecedented concession to use her iPod after she threatened to take legal action aga
IIT fee hike faces stiff ministry opposition
The proposed five-fold hike in fee for Indian Institutes of Technology, put forth by the Anil Kakodkar committee in January, is likely to face stiff resistance.
The Human Resource Development Minist
Girls outshine boys in CBSE class 12 exams
Girls once again outshone boys in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) class 12 examinations, results of which were declared on Monday in seven regions across the country.
The pass percent
Kerala sets plus-2 pass record
A record 82.25% of students cleared the higher secondary exam this year, results announced on Friday show.
Last year’s pass percentage was 74.97.
Of the 2,76,115 students who took the examination,
Candidates to get full marks for 'wrong'questions: IIT
Admitting mistakes in the IIT-JEE maths paper, the IIT administration today said that all aspirants will get full marks for the two questions in which errors were reported.
The decision was taken o
Panel for Rs 2 lakh IIT fee hike
The committee constituted by the human resource development ministry to suggest ways to provide autonomy to the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) has recommended that the fee for B.Tech be hiked f
Bihar govt decides to implement Right to Education Act
The Bihar government on Wednesday decided to implement the Right to Education Act under which children in the age group of six to 14 years will be provided free and compulsory education.
The decision
Students battle slum conditions in Sydney
Slum conditions, overcrowding and dodgy landlords - welcome to foreign student accommodation in Australia's most glamorous city.
More than 350,000 foreign students are enrolled in colleges and univer
SC refuses to stay reconduct of AIEEE scheduled tomorrow
The AIEEE test will be held on Wednesday as scheduled with the Supreme Court on Tuesday refusing to stay governemnt's decision to hold the examination again for candidates who could not appear in the