Indian wunderkid is youngest Berkley topper in a century

Posted On, May 11, 2013

Kolkata-born Ritankar Das, a bioengineering and chemical biology double major at the University of California at Berkeley, has become the youngest student to receive the University Medal in more than a century.

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JNU, DU English departments among world’s top 100

Posted On, May 11, 2013

JNU, DU English departments among world's top 100

Jawaharlal Nehru University's Center of English Studies has once again been ranked amidst the top 100 English departments in the world by prestigious QS World University Rankings 2013.

UAE students shine in Kerala board exam

UAE students shine in Kerala board exama

Posted On, Apr 25, 2013

Students of schools in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who appeared this year for the class 10 examinations conducted by the Kerala State Education Board, have come out with flying colours, posting a 98.8 percent pass rate.

Tripura to be declared fully literate

Posted On, Apr 12, 2013

India's northeastern state of Tripura will be declared fully literate in September this year, state finance minister Badal Choudhury said here Friday.

Woman student 'illegally expelled' over hijab in Russia

Woman student ‘illegally expelled’ over hijab in Russia

Posted On, Apr 4, 2013

Prosecutors in Russia's Siberian region have said that a university's expulsion of a female student for wearing a hijab was "unlawful".

Successful Kumbh earns Akhilesh a Harvard invite

Posted On, Mar 25, 2013

The successful hosting of Maha Kumbh 2013 has earned Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav an invite from Harvard University to speak on how the 55-day religious congregation, which attracted tens of millions of people from India and around the world, went off like clockwork and was praised its organisation worldwide.

Theft in Visva-Bharati, vital files missing

Posted On, Mar 23, 2013

Some important documents and hard disks were stolen from the Visva-Bharati University premises in West Bengal's Birbhum district, police said Saturday. The varsity was founded by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.

Tripura curriculum to help check crime against women

Posted On, Apr 22, 2013

Tripura will incorporate issues like crime against women and domestic violence in the school curriculum to sensitise students towards such evils, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said here Monday.

Himachal announces medical scheme for school kids

Posted On, Apr 19, 2013

The Himachal Pradesh government Thursday announced a health programme under which critical illness of children studying in government schools will be covered.

Lata Mangeshkar inaugurates Vishwashanti Sangeet Kala Academy (VSKA) at MIT

Posted On, Apr 13, 2013

Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar inaugurates Vishwashanti Sangeet Kala Academy (VSKA) established at MIT campus for music lovers of the world.

Mamata returns to ‘safety’ but are students safe?

Posted On, Apr 13, 2013

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee left Delhi in a hurry, cutting short her three-day visit to the capital to firm up the state's annual plan, saying: "Delhi is not a safe place." Back in Kolkata, however, even campuses of top educational institutions appear to have turned unsafe for students under her watch and have become a battleground for the state's vindictive politics.

NIT Agartala students face suspension over Facebook comment

Posted On, Mar 29, 2013

A disciplinary panel of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) here has proposed to suspend 57 students for six months over a comment on Facebook against a girls' hostel superintendent.

The End of Cheap China: Economic and Cultural Trends that will Disrupt the World

Posted On, Mar 29, 2013

CMR is delighted to announce that Managing Director Shaun Rein's acclaimed international bestselling book The End of Cheap China: Economic and Cultural Trends that will Disrupt the World, published by John Wiley & Sons, is celebrating its one-year anniversary on March 27th.

Emirati teachers reluctant to join Sharjah schools

Posted On, Mar 26, 2013

Emirati citizens account for only four percent of the teachers in Sharjah, while "non-national" teachers dominate the scene. The trend shows the reluctance of Emiratis to join the teaching profession, a study has said.

India needs excellence in higher education: President

Posted On, Mar 23, 2013

President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday called for concrete steps to create a "culture of excellence" in higher education.

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