14 May 2008
INDIA: Forty percent of Indian kids suffer zinc deficiency
New Delhi: Nearly 40 percent of Indian children suffer from zinc deficiency, a reason behind the whopping malnutrition in India, a top government official said on Tuesday.
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14 May 2008
INDIA: IIM Lucknow to offer certificate programmes
Lucknow: With the Central Government permitting all educational institutions to offer their popular courses through the distance and mixed-education mode, the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow has announced that it will offer certificate programmes for courses which will be made available to students online.
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12 Apr 2008
Rural women`s education programme gets Rs.2.1 bn
New Delhi: An amount of Rs.2.1 billion was Friday approved by the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) for expanding the Mahila Samkhya programme (MSP) during 2007-12 for the educational empowerment of rural women. A joint initiative of the Britain-based Department for International Development (DIFD) and the Indian government, the MSP was launched in 1989 to implement the goals of the National Policy on Education (NPE), 1986 to empower rural women, particularly from the socially and economically marginalised groups.
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05 Apr 2008
13 first year MBBS students in dock
Pune, April 02 First year MBBS students are in for a rude shock. Thirteen students who gained admission from the CBSE quota to B J Medical College are no longer “eligible” to appear for examinations in May. The students have decided to file a writ petition in the Delhi High Court against the Medical Council of India (MCI).
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05 Apr 2008
Budding docs boycott classes
Ranchi, April 2: Students are running out of patience but the management and government are trying to do all possible to safeguard their future.
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05 Apr 2008
DU cut-off marks to climb this year again
The cut-off marks of various courses offered in the Delhi University (DU) are expected to go up this year as well.
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02 Apr 2008
IIM-B introduces Research Aptitude Test (RAT) for its Fellowship Program
In an attempt to strengthen its research Program, Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) is all set to introduce the Research Aptitude Test (RAT) for its fellowship Programme in management on the lines of the Common Admission Test (CAT) amid plans to double its intake, increase the stipend and attract more corporate sponsorships for doctoral fellows.
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02 Apr 2008
Many Institutes running without AICTE Approval
Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM) is among a list of institutions functioning in collaboration with foreign universities but without the approval of the All-India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), the Rajya Sabha was told on Monday.
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02 Apr 2008
IIM-C signed MoU with Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), London
THE Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM-C) has entered into a collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (C.IMA), London, to establish a Centre for Management Accounting, at its Joka campus.
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14 Apr 2008
INDIA: 400 students register for AIEEE model tests
CHENNAI: About 400 students have registered for the online AIEEE model test series offered by AIMS Education in association with The Hindu EducationPlus. The series comprising 10 trim tests and two full model exams will commence on Tuesday and conclude on April 25 and 26.
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