'Wake-up call' data shows 63 million adolescents out of school – joint UN agency report

Jan 20, 2015, at 02:08 pm

New York, Jan 20 (IBNS) One in five adolescents worldwide is not in school, which means that some 63 million young people between the ages of 12 and 15 are denied their right to an education, mainly because they are marginalized and poor, a joint United Nations agency report has found as pressure mounts to include universal secondary education in the post-2015 global development agenda.

XLRI organises 7th National HR Conference

Jan 16, 2015, at 06:14 am

Jamshedpur, Jan 12 (IBNS) : B-School XLRI- Xavier School of Management recently hosted the 7th National HR Conference on Jan 10 and Jan 11at XLRI Campus here.

Global thought leaders and thinkers congregate at the inaugural Harvard US India Initiative Conference

Jan 13, 2015, at 11:17 pm

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IBNS): The Harvard College US India Initiative (HUII), an undergraduate student organization, hosted the inaugural Harvard India Initiative Conference 2015.

Jaitley, Nobel laureate attend 49th ISI convocation

Jan 10, 2015, at 07:18 am

Kolkata, Jan 9 (IBNS): The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) held their 49'th convocation here on their ISI campus in Kolkata on Friday inviting among others 2007 Economics Nobel laureate professor Eric Stark Maskin as the chief guest.

IIT-Delhi director resigns, govt denies any pressure

Dec 29, 2014, at 05:09 pm

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IBNS): The government denied that it put pressure on Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Delhi) director RK Shevgaonkar for his resignation, media reports said.

Scindia School hosts Model United Nations

Dec 24, 2014, at 05:52 am

Gwalior, Dec 23 (IBNS): More than 85 students from six prestigious schools across India participated in the Model United Nations organized recently by The Scindia School, Gwalior.

No school on X-Mas: Smriti Irani

Dec 15, 2014, at 05:55 pm

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IBNS): Human Resource Development minister Smriti Irani on Monday denied a newspaper report that CBSE schools might have to remain open on Christmas Day, media reports said.

Kolkata college conducts workshop on media literacy

Dec 05, 2014, at 01:05 am

Kolkata, Dec 4 (IBNS) : Kolkata's Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College and its Department of Journalism and Mass communication along with Peace Gong hosted a workshop on media literacy and training programme at the college auditorium on Wednesday.

British Council launches research on quality standards in Indian education

Dec 02, 2014, at 03:50 am

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IBNS): The British Council on Sunday organised the Quality Standards in Education conference at The Lalit in New Delhi.

British Council to host series of events as part of work in school education

Nov 28, 2014, at 06:05 am

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IBNS) The British Council will be hosting a series of events as a part of their work in school education from Friday.

Washington College welcomes an Indian to serve as Vice President for Enrollment Management

Nov 24, 2014, at 06:41 pm

New York, Nov 24 (IBNS) Satyajit Dattagupta, a former admissions executive at the University of Rochester having a strong background in computer science and data analysis, has joined Washington Collegeas as their new Vice President for Enrollment Management.

SSEI launches innovative programs for commerce students

Nov 24, 2014, at 04:21 am

Kolkata, Nov 23 (IBNS): Sanjay Saraf Educational Institute (SSEI), in partnership with K2 Learning System, has launched their new project "Innovative Programs for Commerce students" in Kolkata.

More than 1400 Mumbai kids creep down the animal world at Creepy Crawlies

Nov 18, 2014, at 05:48 am

Mumbai, Nov 17 (IBNS): Kangaroo Kids Pali Hill- voted as the most trusted brand in education in 2014, in association with Billabong international school organised an open-for-all event ‘Creepy Crawlies and Dino Mania' for children between the ages of 2 - 10 years.

Anushka Sharma launches Season 3 of Support My School campaign

Nov 14, 2014, at 02:25 am

Kolkata, Nov 13 (IBNS): Coca-Cola India, NDTV and UN-Habitat's multi partner program for Happy, Healthy and Active schools-Support My School will now scale up its effort to touch 1000 schools and 3,50,000 students in next two years.

Anushka Sharma launches Season 3 of Support My School campaign

Nov 14, 2014, at 02:18 am

Kolkata, Nov 13 (IBNS): Coca-Cola India, NDTV and UN-Habitat's multi partner program for Happy, Healthy and Active schools-Support My School will now scale up its effort to touch 1000 schools and 3,50,000 students in next two years.

Vedanta Foundation launches chartered accountancy coaching centre in Thane

Nov 12, 2014, at 04:34 am

Mumbai, Nov 11 (IBNS): Vedanta Foundation on Tuesday launched a new coaching centre at Vedanta College of Management and Information Technology in Thane.

Aligarh Muslim University faces flak over not allowing girls in library

Nov 11, 2014, at 08:52 pm

Aligarh, Nov 11 (IBNS) The prestigious Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is sucked into a controversy over allowing girls inside the library since it will attract boys there.

Smartur.com launches India's First Online National Proficiency test

Nov 03, 2014, at 09:28 pm

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS) Smartur.com, a digital education solutions company, Monday announced its 'Smartur.com National Proficiency Test (SNPT)' for students of classes 1st to 10th at the National Level, available on www.smartur.com.

NIIT launches GET to help graduates choose new age career programs

Oct 31, 2014, at 04:45 am

Kolkata, Oct 30 (IBNS): Global Talent Development Corporation NIIT on Thursday launched the Graduate Employability Test (GET)-to enable graduates choose a career that matches with their abilities and interests .

Smartur.com launches online national proficiency test

Oct 31, 2014, at 04:20 am

Kolkata, Oct 30 (IBNS): Smartur.com, a digital education solutions company, has announced its 'Smartur.com National Proficiency Test (SNPT)' for students of classes 1st to 10th at the National Level, available on www.smartur.com.

Milkha Singh, Farhan Akhtar get Standing Ovation at Scindia School

Oct 28, 2014, at 07:39 pm

Guwalior, Oct 28 (IBNS) : The legendary "Flying Sikh" Milkha Singh and Mumbai film world youth icon Farhan Akhtar were guests of honour at the 117th Founder's Day celebrations at the Scindia School.

TCNSP hosts conference on 'bridging the world of science and arts'

Oct 16, 2014, at 06:35 am

Kolkata, October 15 (IBNS) The Tagore Centre of Natural Sciences and Philosophy (TCNSP) held a day-long conference on "Natural Sciences and Philosophy – a singular reality?" at the Bose Institute in Kolkata on Tuesday.

XLRI to host the 3rd International Workshop on inclusive finance

Oct 15, 2014, at 05:49 am

Jamshedpur, Oct 14 (IBNS): XLRI - Xavier School of Management is all set to organize the '3rd International Workshop on Inclusive Finance' this months in Jamsehdpur.

JU: VC says ready for discussion with protesting students

Oct 10, 2014, at 06:24 pm

Kolkata, Oct 10 (IBNS): Controversial Jadavpur University (JU) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Abhijit Chakraborty, who requested protesting students to join classes from Oct 13, has also asked them to take part in a discussion on the entire matter.

British Council launches India Employability Survey

Oct 08, 2014, at 06:06 am

Kolkata, Oct 7 (IBNS) The British Council, UK's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, on Tuesday launched the India Employability Survey 2014.

Filling classrooms with poorly trained teachers undercuts education gains, warns UN

Oct 03, 2014, at 05:58 am

New York, Oct 2 (IBNS) A global shortage of teachers has pressured many countries into hiring educators with little or no training, undermining the educational progress of numerous school-age children around the world, the United Nations education agency warned on Thursday.

Kolkata hosts Education USA Fair for students

Sep 28, 2014, at 05:02 am

Kolkata, Sept 27 (IBNS) U.S. Consul General Helen LaFave on Saturday inaugurated the Education USA Fair hosted by the United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF), in partnership with the Institute of International Education (IIE) in Kolkata at the Oberoi Grand Hotel here.

Annual Regional Convention of IIPA held in Guwahati

Sep 28, 2014, at 01:25 am

Guwahati, Sept 27 (IBNS) : The Annual Regional Convention of the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) Assam Regional Branch was organized on Saturday at the Conference Hall of Hotel Brahmaputra Ashok in Assam's Guwahati city.

Cambridge University Press launches 'Centre for Excellence'

Sep 24, 2014, at 11:07 pm

New Delhi, Sept 24 (IBNS) Cambridge University Press, which has been active in South Asia for the last decade, has announced the launch of a "world class" 'Centre for Excellence for the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) in New Delhi.

Social media steering the heights of journalism: Expert

Sep 18, 2014, at 09:42 pm

Kolkata, Sept 18 (IBNS): Social media is raising the bar of journalism constantly, said journalist and American digital media trainer Mandy Jenkins where speaking here recently about the impact of social media on news dissemination.