Noting that the gross enrolment ratio (GER) is "abysmally low" in the country, a senior HRD ministry official said India should achieve 30 per cent GER in higher education by 2020, as against the curr

New Delhi: The right to education act might have made education compulsory for children in the 6-14 age group, but very few government schools in Delhi seem to be aware of this as they have been allow

Nov 10: Canada will give over 50 fellowships and funds worth more than $4 million to Indian graduate students and institutional partners as part of its steps to boost educational ties between the two

Oct 29: A major fire broke out at the Chemistry Department in the Baker Building of Presidency University at 4:30 am this morning, fire brigade sources said.
Eleven fire engines were fighting the blaz

Boston: Insisting that the US cannot afford to cut its education budget, President Barack Obama has said it has to compete with countries like India and China which are 'not playing for a second place

Oct. 6: Weeks ahead of his trip to India, the US President, Mr Barack Obama, has said America is in fight for future with countries like India and China who are spending massively on education, while

The US President, Mr Barack Obamas's special envoy, Mr Rashad Hussain on Sunday said Bihar's 'Super 30', which provides free IIT entrance examination coaching to underprivileged students, is the best

Private recognised schools cannot claim exemption from disclosing information to education directorate under Right to Information Act, a full bench of the Central Information Commission has held thus virtually bringing them under the ambit of transparency law.

Right to Education as a fundamental right formally came into effect Thursday with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urging all stakeholders to make it a success by empowering people through education.