Education News – Newsletter for November 16, 2010

Land acquisition for Vedanta University quashed

BHUBANESWAR – The Orissa High Court Tuesday quashed the process of land acquisition for Vedanta University in Puri and directed the government to return the acquired land to its owners, a lawyer said.

The division bench of Chief Justice V. Gopal Gouda and Justice B.P. Das delivered their verdict in response to eight petitions, said … Read more »»».

IIMs want more girls, non-engineering students

KOLKATA – The Indian Institutes of Management are now looking to rope in more girl students and those with non-engineering background to get a more diversified variety on their rolls.

Directors of five IIMs from across the country Monday held a conference and felt the need to change the quantitative bias in the Common Admission …. Source article  : IIMs want more girls, non-engineering students.

O’Brien, Bond cast spell at inter-school quiz

NEW DELHI – Derek O’Brien was back at his enthusiastic self amidst an enthralled audience as he fired questions at young contestants at the annual Puffin Quiz for school students in the capital Monday.

The ace quiz-master was accompanied by renowned author Ruskin Bond at the inter-school event where nearly 90 schools from the national …. Source article  : O’Brien, Bond cast spell at inter-school quiz.

Chinese overtake Indians as largest student group in US

WASHINGTON – The Chinese with an over 18 percent student population have overtaken Indians as the largest group of foreigners pursuing higher education in the United States, according to a new report published Monday.

The number of international students at colleges and universities in the US increased by three per cent to a record 690,923 …. Source article  : Chinese overtake Indians as largest student group in US.

We want to go to the moon, schoolkids tell Kalam

BHOPAL – Students of a city-based school had a field day Monday interacting with former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who too received a pleasant surprise when the children told him that they wanted to be astronauts.

Kalam addressed students at the Model Senior Secondary School here, and asked them about their career choices.
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