Telangana State TS EdCET Exam Results 2015 at tsedcet.org

TS EdCET Exam Results 2015: TS Ed.CET is a common Entrance Exam that is been conducted in the State of Telangana.TS Ed.CET 2015 is been abbreviated as Telangana State Common Entrance Test. The exam is been conducted for these year 2015.TS Ed.cet Exam 2015 is conducted under the involvement of Convener TS Ed.CET and Osmania University Hyderabad on behalf of the Telangana state Council of Higher Education(TSCHE).The Education Common Entrance Exam hat is been conducted by Osmania University on behalf...

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Online Education Marketplace EduKart Gets $1 Million from YouWeCan Ventures

EduKart is a New Delhi-based company that connects students with educational institutions, has landed $1 million to increase access to learning in India.The startup was established in 2011 to help make education more accessible in India. Rather than bring learning online, such as MOOCs like Coursera, Udemy and others, Edukart is an enrollment service that aggregates and compiles lists of courses from physical education institutes across the country. Right now, it claims to have over 2,000 course...

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Smriti Irani releases course material ‘syllabus for yoga’ in govt schools

In a bid to make yoga a more integral part of the physical education programme in central government run schools, the Human Resource Development Ministry on Monday released course material and syllabus for yoga designed by NCERT for classes VI-X, while also introducing yoga as a training module in teacher education programmes.Yoga is already taught as an optional subject in government-run schools like the Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas under the co-scholastic activity of Physical...

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The American India Foundation (AIF) raises Rs 20 crore to educate, empower children

New York: The American India Foundation (AIF) held their Annual Spring Awards event at the historic Cathedral of Saint John Divine where over 500 successful leaders across various sectors, including successful executives and philanthropists from the Indian diaspora, came together to raise funds and awareness for AIF's Learning and Migration Program (LAMP). The program is aimed at educating and empowering children of Indian seasonal migrant workers. Nearly Rs 20 crore was raised at the event."This...

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Anuna Education Launches eEntreprenuership Training Program

Anuna Education, a partner of National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), with a mandate to train over 1.1 lakh students, announced today the launch of their eEntreprenuership Program in collaboration with eBay India.Entrepreneurs & Small Businesses are the back-bone of any growing economy. From the days of the silk-route, India has had its fair share of entrepreneurs from all walks of life. Today the market growth is shifting towards Rural and Small Towns, with new global business opportunities being made available through Web & eCommerce...

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Making India An Education Hub: What the Government Needs

Hiuen Tsang, the 7th century Chinese traveller had responded to the fellow Buddhist scholars in Nalanda who beseeched him to stay long by saying, "Who would be so unfortunate as not to spread the message of enlightenment elsewhere in the world." India, over centuries had kept its doors open to imbibe and disseminate knowledge. There were times when this openness was subverted for narrower ends. Policies cannot be driven by fear or insecurity but a quest to seek the best, innovate and improve our economic conditions. Improving educational outcomes...

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Bridging The Gap Between Education And The Future Workforce

The school year has come to an end. For newly minted college graduates it can be a tumultuous time filled with anticipation, anxiety, happiness and disappointment. Although some college graduates will find their first, degree-related job right out of college, it’s not the case for most.The prospect for adequate employment has been dismal for millennials as a whole — and often means going back to their parents’ home to embark on a multi-month job search that often ends in underemployment. The...

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Nine Indian universities made it to the Top 100 of the Asia University Ranking 2015

Only nine Indian universities have made it to the Top 100 of the Asia University Ranking 2015 by Times Higher Education.Last year, it had 10 institutes. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru is the number one in India and held the 37th position globally while last year's leader, Panjab University, is at the 38th position.Five Indian institutes of technology, led by IIT-Roorkee (joint 55th), and followed by IIT-Bombay, IIT-Delhi, IIT-Kharagpur and IIT-Madras, have also found mention among the top hundred, along with Aligarh Muslim University (90th)...

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How useful is CELA for students and job seekers in India?

Director of Operations, South Asia, Cambridge English Language Assessment (CELA) , Angela ffrench, was in Hyderabad recently to interact with school principals, educationists, institutions and State education officials to discuss on a host of issues ranging from communication skills, Cambridge examinations and of course, the English language.The top Cambridge official for South Asia believes that to be able to survive and achieve success in the corporate world, be it in India or elsewhere, an...

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California Assembly Moves To Expand Sex Education In Schools

California state’s sex education curriculum might soon include information about same-sex relationships, provided California Assembly Bill 329, a bill that would expand the school program, is approved by the Senate. The bill was approved 47-24 by the state assembly on Tuesday, sending it to the Senate.Democratic assemblywoman Shirley Weber wrote the bill to combine voluntary sex education courses with mandatory HIV prevention education for grades 7 through 12. Weber wants to expand the curriculum...

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Cameron Diaz, Paula Abdul join arts education program

NEW YORK — Cameron Diaz, Paula Abdul and Macy Gray are joining a White House-sponsored initiative to help struggling schools through arts education.The President's Committee on the Arts and the U.S. Department of Education are announcing the expansion of the Turnaround Arts initiative Wednesday.Turnaround Arts started in 2011 with eight schools in eight states. The program is being expanded to 49 schools in 14 states.The committee's executive director, Rachel Goslins, says some of the original schools in program were on the brink of being closed.Goslins...

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