India, France sign pacts on space research, education, culture

France President Francois Hollande who is on an official visit to India is heading a high-level delegation, including six ministers and a 50-member trade delegation. For Hollande, who became president last May, this is his first bilateral state visit to Asia, and on a personal level, his first visit to India.He will be accompanied by his companion Valerie Trierweiler — a journalist. They are the first unmarried couple to represent France.While the two big ticket deals with France — the over $10-billion contract for the purchase of 126 Rafale fighter...

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Madrasas to be linked to mainstream education system

The age-old system of madrasa (religious schools) and maktabs (primary schools) teaching is set to undergo an overhaul with the state government planning their modernization and linking them to the mainstream education system.The scheme will introduce vigorous reforms in the age-old system to enable the madrasas to keep pace with the modern world and bring its graduates closer to job opportunities. Similar schemes have been planned in other states in the backdrop of charges that madrasas have become breeding grounds of 'conservatism'. However,...

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CA Technologies Announces Centre Of Excellence

CA Technologies has announced the establishment of the Centre of Excellence (COE), to be housed in Chitkara University in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. As part of this collaboration, CA Technologies will be setting up the centre to help drive the adoption and awareness of CA Technologies solutions from the root level.Under the agreement, Chitkara University will roll out CA Technologies programs, at the Undergraduate level. The programs would be embedded in various course schemes or as value add-ons to students. The institute will feature courses...

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Sharjah education show to host the Great India Education Fair

For the first time ever, India's most popular education event that is held across Asia is coming to the UAE - the Great India Education Fair will be held in Sharjah from February 20 to 22, 2013.The Great India Education Fair, one of the largest and most sought-after Indian education fairs, will be organised along with the ninth edition of the International Education Show at Expo Centre Sharjah."The Great India Education Fair is the largest gathering of Indian educational institutions under a single roof and is a regular event in countries like...

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New policy needed to make agriculture education more attractive: Expert

BHUBANESWAR: There are few takers for agriculture as a career option of late. So it is high time proper policies were formulated to make agriculture education more attractive and contemporary, said R B Singh, president of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) here on Wednesday on the eve of XIth National Agricultural Science Congress. The theme of the congress is 'Agricultural education: shaping India's future'. It will be held at Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) here."You name a challenge, it is there in the agriculture...

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Shy Indian education sector shuns branding

 When one thinks of the education sector in India, the first few names to come to mind are IIT, IIM, DPS followed by others. Linked to a social status, quality education or branded name, all these associations sum up to a perceived achievement.What are the associations one has with these institutions and equally importantly, why?The Indian education sector’s market size in FY’12 was estimated to be Rs 341,180 crore and is expected to grow substantially to Rs 602,410 crore by FY’15 in response to a strong demand for quality education. However,...

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India vs China- Economic Growth and Higher Education

India and China are battling to overtake one another in terms of economic growth in the coming decade. However, higher education enrollment is the principal indicator of economic growth as per World Bank statistics. When a nation significantly increases the number of university students it educates, that nation is likely to see an increase in economic growth in the decade that follows, reports William H Avery for the Economic Times. The same was witnessed in case of Japan and Korea in the early...

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US official visiting India to enhance educational partnership

 With the focus on helping India build up its community colleges, a senior US official is visiting the country to enhance an educational partnership between the two countries.The US Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Tara Sonenshine, during her three-day visit beginning today will highlight the breadth and depth of the India-US people-to-people relationship, particularly the strong educational partnership, the State Department said.In New Delhi, Sonenshine will lead the US delegation to the conference ‘Mainstreaming...

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Education Fair Across India Conducted By IDP Edu'n

The IDP Overseas Education India, which is the leading student placement service provider has organized education fairs in 11 cities for students aspiring to pursue education in Australia. As per the schedule the fair is taking place from January 29 till 13th February. This fair will bring together prominent universities and educational institutes from Australia under one roof. The fair starts from Kolkata-29th January and ends in Coimbatore on Feb 13, 2013. The major cities where the fair is...

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Towards an online educated rural India

The development of technology has influenced every field known to man, including the educational system. India has an enormous appetite for quality education and the introduction of online learning has changed the entire face of the Indian educational system, so much so that the advancement in the education system is not just restricted to providing education, but also includes professional skill-based training for out-of-the-box career options. Quite evidently, the online learning program has...

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Minority educational institutions under government scanner

Minority educational institutions running professional courses have come under government scanner.Following complaints that minority institutions are giving seats to deserved beneficiaries and misutilizing government schemes, the higher education department has constituted an inquiry panel involving commissioner for collegiate education, director for technical and medical education to probe the allegations."Of the 17 engineering and 9 medical aided minority institutions many are violating admission procedures. Deserving students are not given...

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Distance education students can pursue two degrees

In a fillip to distance learning programmes in the country, the Distance Education Council (DEC) has decided that though students cannot pursue two degree programmes simultaneously, they can pursue two programmes simultaneously through distance or combination of distance and regular modes. Uttar Pradesh Rajashri Tandon Open University PRO Prabhat Mishra in a press release said the DEC has decided to allow students to pursue two or more programmes simultaneously in various combinations. According to the decision of the DEC communicated to UPRTOU...

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