DoNER Ministry alongwith Tezpur University to encourage entrepreneurship in Northeast
Feb 23, 2017, at 10:38 pm
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IBNS) Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DONER), jointly with the Department of Business Administration, Tezpur University and North Eastern Finance Corporation Limited (NEDFi), is coming up with a Business Idea Challenge to encourage entrepreneurship in the North-East Region (NER).
Rotary Calcutta West Ridge awards scholarships to needy meritorious students
Feb 19, 2017, at 08:33 pm
Kolkata, feb 19 (IBNS): District Governor Rtn Shyamashree Sen handed over cheques to meritorious students in a ceremony organised by Rotary Calcutta West Ridge on Saturday afternoon.
Schools from Punjab, Haryana and Karnataka bag 'greenest' school awards
Feb 15, 2017, at 06:58 pm
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IBNS): A school in Punjab’s Moga, a Kendriya Vidyalaya from Hebbal in Karnataka, and a sports school from Sonipat, Haryana claimed the top honours as 2016 ‘greenest’ schools in India.
Second batch of village volunteers receive certificates
Feb 15, 2017, at 02:54 am
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IBNS): The second batch of volunteers from villages adopted by RashtrapatiBhavan under the ‘Smart Gram’ Initiative were presented certificates on completion of their training under Skill development and Internship training programme at a function held in RashtrapatiBhavan on Tuesday.
Visva-Bharati and Army sign MoU to promote education
Feb 14, 2017, at 09:39 pm
Kolkata : Feb 14 (IBNS) Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan and Indian Army’s Eastern Command signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Educational Cooperation Tuesday at Fort William, Kolkata.
EuroKids joins hands with Spacewood to launch child-friendly furniture line
Feb 08, 2017, at 06:29 pm
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IBNS): Pre-school chain EuroKids International has joined hands with Spacewood, a leading manufacturer of furniture solutions, to provide child-friendly furniture at all existing 900+ pre-schools in India and at all pre-schools added in future.
Health Ministry limits NEET attempts to three
Feb 04, 2017, at 02:20 am
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS): The Centre has set a limit of three attempts for NEET aspirants even as protests erupted over the issue.
Feb 01, 2017, at 01:38 am
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): Cambridge English Language Assessment invited several educational institutions across the country to partner with them, by signing Letters of Intent, to work towards developing effective English language communication skills for both teachers and students.
First Brahmaputra Literary Festival starts in Guwahati
Jan 29, 2017, at 01:30 am
Guwahati, Jan 28 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minsiter Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday inaugurated the first Brahmaputra Literary Festival in Guwahati in presence of Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar.
Vijay Bhatkar appointed new chancellor of Nalanda University
Jan 28, 2017, at 06:02 pm
Patna, Jan 28 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Eminent computer scientist Vijay Bhatkar has been appointed the new chancellor of the Nalanda University, a global project to revive an ancient seat of learning in India’s Bihar state.
Jan 25, 2017, at 11:12 pm
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IBNS): Amway India, the country’s leading direct selling FMCG Company, has tied-up with IIM Calcutta for a special course focused on entrepreneurship and leadership for its identified high potential direct sellers.
IIMs to be declared as Institutions of National Importance
Jan 25, 2017, at 12:31 am
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday approved the Indian Institute of Management(IIM) Bill, 2017, under which the IIMswould be declared as Institutions of National Importance which will enable them togrant degrees to their students.
Bihar Education Budget: High On Inclusion, Low On Per-Student Spending, CRY report says
Jan 14, 2017, at 04:30 am
Patna, Jan 13 (IBNS): Even though having allocated close to one-fifth of the total state-budget for school education, which is one among major states in the country, Bihar still remains the state with overcrowded classrooms attended by fewest number of teachers, a recent study done by CRY and CBGA revealed.
Australia and India deepen school partnerships
Jan 14, 2017, at 12:27 am
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IBNS): Australia and India have enhanced their bilateral school collaboration with the arrival of Australian teachers in Delhi under the 2017 Australia-India BRIDGE School Partnership program.
Maharashtra Tourism to strengthen Student Exchange Programs between Indian and Japan
Jan 14, 2017, at 12:18 am
Mumbai, Jan 13 (IBNS): On the second day of his tour in the Wakayama Prefecture in Japan, Tourism Minister, Government of Maharashtra, Jaykumar Rawal was welcomed by the city Mayor of Tanabe City Mitsutoshi Manago to visit Tanabe City.
Our school is even open to students suffering from dyslexia: Rupamala Singh
Jan 12, 2017, at 10:11 pm
Rupamala Singh, a woman donning many hats, including that of a journalist, educationist, and marketing and communication expert, speaks to Shilpa Salwan of IBNS about Hayde Heritage Academy, where she is the Principal.
IGNOU launches Certificate Programme in Russian Language
Jan 09, 2017, at 09:17 pm
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IBNS): The School of Foreign Languages of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has launched a Certificate programme in Russian Language which aims to provide the basics of Russian Language for beginners enabling them to read, write and speak Russian language in an accurate manner.
Genpact, Calcutta University create Financial Services Strategic Partnership
Jan 06, 2017, at 04:52 am
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS) Genpact, a global leader in digitally-powered business process management and services, on Thursday announced an agreement with Calcutta University for a consultancy and research partnership in banking and financial services analytics.
XAT 2017 to be held on Jan 8, to remain pen-paper based
Dec 29, 2016, at 11:26 pm
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IBNS) : Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2017 will be on the similar pattern like previous years. The entrance test is to follow the Pen-Paper format like every year.
IGNOU launches Certificate Programme in Russian language
Dec 28, 2016, at 09:47 pm
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IBNS): The School of Foreign Languages of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has launched a Certificate programme in Russian Language which aims to providethe basicsof Russian Language for beginners enabling them to read, writeand speak Russian language in an accurate manner.
Jharkhand likely to give second language status to Bhojpuri and two other languages
Dec 23, 2016, at 07:40 pm
Patna, Dec 23 (TheBIharPost/IBNS)): The Jharkhand state government is planning to accord Bhojpuri, Maithili and Magahi the status of second language in the state.
Indus Valley World School celebrates Christmas with underprivileged children
Dec 23, 2016, at 05:04 am
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IBNS): Indus Valley World School on Thursday celebrated Christmas at their school premises with the underprivileged students of Joyjeet Das Memorial School, a special school catering to the underprivileged children of Kolkata.
NEET-UG to be conducted in eight languages from AY 2017-18
Dec 21, 2016, at 09:59 pm
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IBNS): The union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Wednesday that it has been decided to conduct the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) from Academic Year (AY 2017-18) in English and seven Indian languages.
Dec 20, 2016, at 10:47 pm
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IBNS): IT-ITeS Sector Skills Council NASSCOM (SSC NASSCOM) announces that it has signed MoUs with JIS University & JIS Group, Kolkata, West Bengal to launch ‘Employability Enhancement Programs’ (EEP).
Dec 20, 2016, at 06:28 am
Mumbai, Dec 19 (IBNS): Tata AIG General Insurance Company Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Manipal Global Education Services (MaGE) to offer a customised General Insurance Training Program for participants at the Manipal Academy of Banking & Insurance in Bangalore.
CII-Deloitte releases “Annual Status of Higher Education of States and UTs in India 2016â€
Dec 16, 2016, at 09:18 pm
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IBNS): CII-Deloitte released a report on the “Annual Status of Higher Education of States and UTs in India 2016†(ASHE 2016).
West Bengal Governor inaugurates Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan conference
Dec 15, 2016, at 11:07 pm
Kolkata, Dec 15 (IBNS) West Bengal governor Keshari Nath Tripathi recently inaugurated Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Kolkata Kendra's 7th ‘All India Conference for Principals of Bhavan’s Secondary & Sr. Secondary Schools – 2016’ from Dec 8 to 11.
IGNOU signs MoU with All India Radio Gyan Vani
Dec 15, 2016, at 10:06 pm
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IBNS) Gyan Vani FM Radio Channels are being reactivated from Jan 2017 with an MoU signed between IGNOU and AIR on Dec 9 in the presence of Prof. Ravindra Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, IGNOU and other senior officials of both the institutions.
Jews are more highly educated than any other major religious group around the world, says study
Dec 15, 2016, at 03:01 pm
Washington, Dec 15 (IBNS): Jews are more highly educated than any other major religious group around the world, while Muslims and Hindus tend to have the fewest years of formal schooling, according to a Pew Research Center global demographic study that shows wide disparities in average educational levels among religious groups.
USF launches second Kalam postgraduate fellowship
Dec 08, 2016, at 06:50 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IBNS) The University of South Florida (USF) has announced the launch of second Kalam Postgraduate Fellowship.