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Record 12 per cent rise in HS examinees

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:25:00 -0500

There has been a record rise in the number of students appearing for the West Bengal Higher Secondary Examination (WBHSE), this year. According to the West Bengal Higher Secondary Education Council (WBHSEC), it has recorded almost 12 per cent rise. The rise was 4 to 5 per cent last year.

EU set to woo Indian professionals

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:37:00 -0500

The European Union is finally opening up its frontiers for professionals from countries like India. A blue card visa, that applies to all the 27 member countries is being planned by the Union. The target is to lure top IT and medical professionals and students.

Kharagpur IIT to get Rs 400 crores for the development of infrastructure and courses

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:23:00 -0500

The ministry of human resource and development (HRD) has sanctioned Rs 400 crores for the development of infrastructure and courses in IIT-Kharagpur. The amount will be paid in instalments during the next five years.

CBSE exam, new format

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:20:00 -0500

The first day of the Secondary School Examination (Class 10) and Senior School Examination (Class 12) under the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), passed without any hassle.

Scottish Church College to introduce B.com

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:15:00 -0500

Scottish Church College will introduce a B.Com (Honours) course on 100 seats

IIM-C hiked fees to Rs 3 lakh

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:57:00 -0500

Students getting admission in Indian Institute of Management Calcutta will have to shell out an additional one lakh for pursuing a management diploma this academic session.

Besu cries foul over World Bank report

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 07:14:00 -0500

The recent assessment report of the 11 institutes implementing World Bank sponsored Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) has been questioned by Bengal Engineering and Science University (Besu) after being relegated to the fourth position.

Teachers defend Geography madhyamik exam

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 07:12:00 -0500

While Madhyamik examinees cried foul over some questions in the Geography paper, teachers said the questions could be “confusing” but were not out of syllabus.

Out-of-syllabus cry in exam

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:17:00 -0500

Madhyamik examinees alleged that three questions in Tuesday’s life science paper were from outside the syllabus.

Business schools may soon lose monopoly over strategic management lessons

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:45:00 -0500

plans to take the concept of strategic management out of the elitist confines of B-schools into every corner of the country.