The director and the registrar of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Andhra Pradesh's Warangal town have announced their decision to quit following massive protests by students who alleged embezzlement of funds.Director Y.V. Rao and in ..

It's exam time again and kids are overwhelmed with stress, facing sleepless nights, revision stress and tension. But popular Nicktoon Dora the Explorer is reaching out to kids with tips to bust the stress. A schoolgirl herself, Dora gives the fol ..

The decision of the University of Hyderabad to lease out 200 acres of land for Knowledge and Innovation Park (KIP) on the campus has sparked a row with a section of teachers and students strongly opposing the move. The protest by the Joint Action Com ..

From outsourcing infrastructure development of educational institutions to adopting the "no work no pay" principle in government institutes, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday called for a better tie-up with the private ..

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane took its maiden flight Monday passing a crucial milestone as it aims to become the first private sector vehicle to take paying customers into space.The craft, dubbed VSS Enterprise, took to the air stra ..

The Mizoram government will soon set up four more polytechnic institutes and a National Institute of Technology (NIT) to provide technical education to the youth, state Education Minister Lalsawta said here Monday."The polytechnic institutes and ..

NIS-Sparta, a learning solution company of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group, has joined hands with the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) to train and place 24,000 youths from poor families in the telecom and BPO sector. The training proje ..

Ethiopia's ministry of education has awarded Indian media house Laxmi Publications a contract to print and distribute textbooks and teacher training guides. The ministry had issued a tender for the publication of civics and ethical education text ..

The Right to Education Act will be implemented in Madhya Pradesh from April 1, state Minister of School Education Archana Chitnis said here Sunday. Addressing a state level workshop on the Right to Education Act, the minister said the state governmen ..

A planet discovered 1,500 light years from Earth is remarkably similar to those in our own solar system, according to astronomers. The Jupiter-size world, called Corot-9b, is orbiting a distant star in our Milky Way every 95 days, reports dailymail.c ..

Many Canadian universities and colleges are likely to enter India after the Indian parliament passes a bill to allow foreign educational institutions to set up independent campuses in the country. Currently, universities and colleges from Canada and  ..

Amid dissent and a walkout by opposition members, the Karnataka legislative council Thursday passed the Azim Premji University Bill, 2010, paving the way for the first private varsity to come up in the state. The state assembly had passed the amended ..

Educational exhibition GETEX Dubai 2010 would run from April 14 to 17 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre here.GETEX Dubai 2010 will build on the growing demand for postgraduate programmes in the United Arab Emirates, a trend  ..

The government will take the help of private TV channels to reach out to the masses and popularize an act that makes education compulsory for all children aged six to 14. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, popularly known as  ..

Security was stepped up around the sensitive Deep Space Network (DSN) facility of India's space agency ISRO near here after a shootout early Tuesday between two unidentified men and security guards. Police said hunt was on for the men and maintai ..

The union cabinet Monday cleared a proposal to allow foreign universities to set up campuses in India, a step that is expected to provide quality education in the country and reduce the flow of Indian students abroad."This is a milestone, which  ..

With student interest in science subjects waning fast, due largely to poor teaching and absence of lucrative career opportunities, it is time to take some drastic measures like appointing a brand ambassador, Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) ..

Over three million students across India will get their exam results faster and more conveniently as the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Sunday created six zones to decentralise the evaluation of answer scripts."IGNOU today (Sunda ..

The Delhi High Court Friday issued notices to eight colleges run by the central government for not implementing the disability quota for teachers despite directions. A division bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Ajit Bharihoke asked the college ..

Thousands of students and teachers took to the streets here Friday to protest against French President Nicolas Sarkozy's education reforms, Xinhua reported.Demonstrations were also held in major cities like Strasbourg, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse a ..