The recent rise in incidents of child abuse seems to have spurred the Department of Primary and Secondary Education into action. It has now issued a set of guidelines for parents, the police and school authorities on how to protect schoolchildren. The department formulated the rules in association with the Women and Child Welfare Department. […]
Ā As a part of the Union budget 2014 which was announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Rs 500 crore has been allotted for setting up five new Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) and four All India Institutes of Management Studies (AIIMS) across various states of the nation. The IITs […]
The government plans to set up a Railway University for technical and non-technical subjects and also have alliances with other technical institutions. The Indian Railways, which employs over 14 lakh people, will become a better training ground for students. Also on the anvil is an Innovation Incubation Center and internships for engineering and management students. […]
The Karnataka Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Determination of Fee) Act, 2006Ā will beĀ implemented soon with some amendments to check irregularities in the admission and fee fixation in professional colleges in the state, by the Government of Karnataka. Medical education minister Sharan Prakash Patil told the Assembly on Tuesday that the government […]
Engineering Students may have to cough-up the ‘extra fee’ this year too. Going by the websites of some Engineering colleges, the fee payable is more than the fee stipulated by the GovernmentĀ A few engineering colleges announced the extra fees after a circular was issued by a One-man Committee appointed to look into the complaints […]
The Karnataka State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) is mulling over a proposal to extend BangaloreĀ Universityās move to offer multiple exit options to students in degree courses, Ā to all universities in the State. At a meeting of a three-member committee set up by KSHEC on Monday, a proposal on the above lines, wherein students will have […]
8 per cent reservation for students from Hyderabad-Karnataka region in educational institutions also applies to deemed universities said Minister for Higher Education R.V. Deshpande in a reply to a question from Amarnath Patil in the Legislative Council on Thursday. He said the stand of the educational institutions was that, being deemed universities, they were not […]
Living up to it’sĀ reputation once again, Super 30 of mathematician Anand Kumar has excelled in JEE (advanced) results which was declared on Thursday with 27 out of its 30 students, all fromĀ under-privileged backgroundĀ cracking the exam. Among the successful ,this year, are childrenof cobblers, roadside vendors and grocers. With tears in his eyes, Sunil son of […]
Here’s something to cheer for Aspirants to the professional courses in Karnataka.. A note on the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) website said, āThere is a possibility of more colleges being added to the seat matrix. The number of available seats may increase in some institutions. All MBBS and BDS seat aspirants are requested to look […]
Medical Education Minister Sharanprakash Patil has expressed concern over the reported decision by the Medical Council of India (MCI) to deny approval for admissions in six new government colleges for the academic year 2014ā15. Dr. Patil toldĀ The HinduĀ that no official announcement had been received, but the reports from New Delhi were ādisturbingā. He said the […]