Education News – Newsletter for November 23, 2010

At 64, ex-IAF man goes back to college

ROBERTSGANJ – He is a retired Indian Air Force (IAF) serviceman with two grown-up sons who are well settled. Yet, Meerut native Jaigopal Tiwari has gone back to college at the ripe old age of 64 – thanks to his passion for learning and for helping spread awareness of basic laws among poor people.

Tiwari …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Online entrance test planned for budding engineers

NEW DELHI – The All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) will be conducted online on a limited scale next year for admission to technology institutes and deemed universities, the Central Board of Secondary Education said Monday.

The exam conducted by the CBSE will have the option for around one lakh candidates to appear in the … Original article on : Online entrance test planned for budding engineers.

Check school drop-out rate: Gurcharan Das

NEW DELHI – Author Gurcharan Das Monday said that the high drop-out rate in government schools needed to be addressed on a priority.

“Our record in primary education is dismal. The drop-out rate in government schools is very high at 90-94 percent,” he said at Indira Gandhi National Open University’s 12th and final silver …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Jamia students shouldn’t fall into communal trap: Najeeb Jung

NEW DELHI – Calling for caution after anonymous letters with communal overtones were distributed on campus, Najeeb Jung, vice chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, says he has taken a serious note of the incident as it had the potential to disturb peace in the entire country.

“If anything happens in Jamia, it may well have …. Read the original article  : here.

Release nursery admission guidelines, Delhi government told

NEW DELHI – The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) Monday issued a notice to the Delhi government to release guidelines for nursery admissions without any further delay. It added that as per the Right to Education Act, neighbourhood should be the sole criterion to admit children.

A DCPCR official said: “Taking suo …. Read the original article  : here.