Education News – Newsletter for November 27, 2010

30,000 Indian students have left Australia: Student federation

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – A spate of attacks, tough visa norms and denial of permanent residency have caused around 30,000 Indian students, mostly based in Melbourne, to leave Australia in the past year, claims the Federation of Indian Students in Australia (FISA).

The figure is quoted in the latest issue of Indian Student, published from Melbourne, a … Read more >>.

IIT Rajasthan’s New Effort

JODHPUR, RAJASTHAN (GaeaTimes.com)- The IIT Rajasthan has stepped up its endeavor to build three centers of excellence in Jodhpur for energy (solar), medicine & health and education. The reason of setting up these centers is the development of rural regions with low-cost technological innovations and research. In this context information and communication technology will …. Source  : IIT Rajasthan’s New Effort.

52 candidates admitted to IIT by mistake: Kapil Sibal

NEW DELHI – Clarifying the withdrawal of offer of admission to 52 candidates from IITs, the human resource development ministry Friday said that the offers were made “erroneously” to the candidates.

In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said that according to the Joint Admission Board, 52 candidates [..] Read the original article: here.