Cabinet clears foreign varsity bill

NEW DELHI – The cabinet Monday cleared a bill that will enable foreign educational institutions set up campuses in India.

This is a milestone which will enhance choices, increase competition, and benchmark quality, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said after a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
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Lucknow feels heat of Mayawati rally

LUCKNOW – People in this Uttar Pradesh capital, particularly the board examinees, Monday had a harrowing time reaching their destinations due to lack of buses owing to the Bahujan Samaj Party’s (BSP) rally to mark its 25th anniversary celebrations. Students had to leave for their examination centres a few hours before their papers started.

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1.3 mn students taking Kerala school exams

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – Over 1.3 million students of Classes 10, 11 and 12 in Kerala are appearing for the state school examinations beginning Monday, officials said.

All arrangements are in place for the smooth conduct of the exams for Class 10 and the Higher Secondary and Vocational Higher Secondary courses for Class 11 and 12, said … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : 1.3 mn students taking Kerala school exams.

1.3 mn students taking Kerala board exams

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – Over 1.3 million students of Classes 10, 11 and 12 in Kerala are appearing for the state public examinations beginning Monday, officials said.

All arrangements are in place for the smooth conduct of the exams for Class 10 and the Higher Secondary and Vocational Higher Secondary courses for Class 11 and 12, … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : 1.3 mn students taking Kerala board exams.

Conn. considers proposal to forgive loans for students in ‘green,’ bioscience, health jobs

Conn. would waive student loans in ‘green’ jobs
HARTFORD, Conn. – Paul Goulet hopes Connecticut will help him get from under nearly $8,000 he’s borrowed for college after losing his job in a paper manufacturing plant.
Goulet, 55, is a student in environmental studies at Goodwin College in East Hartford, aiming to find work in … Read : Conn. considers proposal to forgive loans for students in ‘green,’ bioscience, health jobs.

Firing of all teachers from low-performing RI school deplored by many students and parents

Firing of all teachers at RI school roils students
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. – Ashley Delgado graduated from one of Rhode Island’s worst-performing high schools and wanted to go to college – if only she could get there.
When Delgado’s parents could not take her to visit Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass., her French teacher at … Read more : Firing of all teachers from low-performing RI school deplored by many students and parents.

GATE 2010 Results To Be Declared

NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The Graduate Aptitude Test In Engineering, or the GATE results 2010 will be declared tomorrow, Mar 15, as has been announced by the authorities. The announcement has been posted in the official website of the establishment. Candidates who sit for the examination, if they make it through, can apply for … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : GATE 2010 Results To Be Declared.