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Court stays OBC quota at IIM-Calcutta

The Calcutta High Court Wednesday stayed the quota for other backward classes (OBC) at the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) till June, putting brakes on interviews for OBC candidates scheduled at the institute Thursday.
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Hotel Management institutes to open in 30 WB towns

A society of entrepreneurs involved in hotel and hospitality industry has come up to set up Hotel Management institutes in small townships of West Bengal...
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Jharkhand govt to give its students a haircut

School principals have been directed to hire part-time barbers to give the students haircuts in the schools. There are many poor students with long hair as their parents are unable to take them to barbers....
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IIT in Andhra Pradesh to begin classes this year

The new Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Andhra Pradesh will commence classes from this academic year (2008-09) at a makeshift campus in Medak district, the state government announced on Monday....
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Arjun Singh assures education bill in monsoon session

Union Minister for Human Resource Development Arjun Singh Saturday assured that the right to education bill will be passed in the monsoon session....
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WB Board for early summer vacation

West Bengal Board of Secondary Education to decide on closing schools for summer holidays from May 9...
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Presidency scraps entrance exam

After missing the autonomous status, Presidency College has now decided to scrap entrance tests for at least six subjects...
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Asean students pick Singapore as top place to work

Singapore emerged as the top place to work and play among university students in the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) grouping, a survey said Wednesday....
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IIMA: no rollback in fees; OBC quota in two weeks

The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) has decided to implement the Other Backward Classes quota from this academic year onwards and there would be no rollback on the hiked fee structure announced, Samir Barua, director of the institute, said Saturday....
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Universities should not be mere teaching shops: PM

Expressing concern over many universities in the country turning into "teaching shops", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday sought reversal of this trend and more focus on research-cum-teaching in the university system....
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