HDFC School to Open Soon in Gurgaon!
MUMBAI: HDFC, the country’s largest housing finance company, is planning to replicate its housing success in education now. This is planned to be done by launching its first English medium school under the CBSE stream in Gurgaon this week. Though the HDFC School will start functioning only from next academic year i.e. 2015- 16, it […]
Microsoft Office World Championship Won by Indian Arjit Kansal!
Arjit Kansal, a 16 year old boy from Delhi, has suddenly risen to fame. And why not? He has made the country proud! Arjit from Delhi has become the world champion in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010. This is a world renowned technology skills measuring competition. This year Arjit faced tough competition from 400, 000 other competitors […]
Smriti Irani Led HRD Ministry to Boost Sanskrit Language in Schools
NEW DELHI: When we heard about Sanskrit week celebrations for this year, it in itself was a surprise. But the way it has shaped up has been really profound. Though Sanskrit week is being celebrated by HRD ministry for long but never before with so much pomp and thought. NCERT (National Council of Educational Research […]
‘Why No Solution To Vacant Seats?’ Delhi HC Raps IITs and NITs
The Delhi High Court came down heavily on the IITs and NITs for not finding a solution to the problem of empty seats at the IITs. The court was caustic in its criticism, warning the IITs that they would soon be a laughing stock in the eyes of the world, if the process of admissions […]
Common counselling for IITs and NITs from 2015, orders Delhi HC
In the latest decision on a PIL filed by Professor Rajeev Kumar through lawyer Prashant Bhushan regarding irregularities in the IIT admission process, the Delhi High Court directed the MHRD (Ministry of HRD) and the IITs to hold common counselling for all IITs and NITs from 2015 onwards. The move comes after measures being undertaken […]
Math wizards from Philippines Bag them all in China and Singapore Olympiads!
The Philippines students continue their country’s winning streak in international math contests by home medals from Math Olympiads in China and Singapore very recently, continuing following similar victories in Hong Kong and South Korea. The picture represents the Philippine Team in the 11th China Southeast Mathematical Olympiad. They are (from left) team leader James Kelvin […]
Engineering College Chairman Abducted at Gunpoint
RANCHI: The 50-year-old chairman of a private engineering college in Ranchi was kidnapped at gunpoint from Burmu, 22km from the capital, on Monday night. Bhim Munda, a resident of Kadru locality, was on his way to home in his SUV when a group of five armed men stopped the car and abducted Munda at gunpoint […]
Three engineering graduates died as woman car rammed their bikes
NELLORE: Three engineering college students were killed and six were critically injured after their bikes were hit by a speeding car in the late hours of Sunday. The incident took place on the highway near Harinathapuram area in Nellore town. Although the errant woman fled the accident spot, police identified her as Sharon Priyanka of […]
HC Thwacks Punjab for ‘Fraud’ with MBBS Aspirants, Shame!
The Punjab and Haryana high court has put a stay on the operation of the state government’s letter addressed to the MCI (Medical Council of India) on July 9th on seeking lowering of the eligibility percentage in case of NRI aspirants from 50% to 45% in the All India Pre- Medical Test (AIPMT- 2014). The […]
Jadavpur University Student Hangs Himself after Writing Microsoft Exam
Fate fell hard on a 22 year old engineering student of Jadavpur University.  The student named Manish Ranjan committed suicide in his hostel room after writing an online recruitment test for Microsoft. This was done as a part of the college’s placement procedure. Manish could not clear the final round of placement for Amazon, which […]