Ten thousand students to participate in “Gyaneshwari” reading in city

Nagpur News: Starting today, for the first time in Maharashtra’s cultural and academic history, a novel week- long reading programme of the religious book Gyaneshwari is being organised with 10, 000 school students at Mahavir Maidan, Ganesh Nagar in the...

US as a study destination,Indian students says “NO”

Nagpur Education News : The popularity of the US as a study destination for Indian students seems to be dwindling. According to the 2012 Open Doors Report released last week, the number of Indian students heading to institutions...

Recap 2012 : RTE mixes sweet, Varsity Scam adds sour experience to Education in Nagpur

Nagpur Today recalls the five biggest incidents that affected the Education scenario in the city in the Academic Year 2011- 12. Take a look. First common medical entrance exam conducted in November- In an attempt to do away with...

New NET rules cause of worry as candidates sit for exam today

Nagpur News: University grant commission (UGC) has brought out new guidelines for its National Eligibility Test recently, even as students across the board sit for the exam today. By the new rule, if a candidate wants to qualify as a...

“Mathematics plays a vital role in the development of any nation”- K.B. Patil

Nagpur News: Professor K. P. Patil, former Vice- chancellor of North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, said, “Mathematics gives students employment only in the field of lectureship and research nowadays, because of which students want to be Engineers and Doctors instead.” He...

Twelve thousand Nagpurians to sit for NET on 30th December

Nagpur News: University Grant Commission’s (UGC) National Eligibility Test (NET) is scheduled for 30^th December. 12, 205 applications have been filed for the test from Nagpur city, a jump of 1, 500 from last year.

First session of exam will be...

Guru Nanak teachers shine in annual debate competition

Nagpur News: Gurunanak high school & junior college, Bezonbagh, implemented a novel idea to encourage public speaking among its students, by conducting an annual debate competition that saw teachers competing with each other for the winning title,...

Fresh cases filed against University, students demand explanation for errors proven in court

Nagpur News: Bolstered by the High Court judgement ordering revaluation of 106 incorrectly revaluated Engineering papers, more students are now coming up and demanding their due. While more than 150 students have filed fresh PILs in court against the University,...

HC allows 106 “No Change” students to sit for University exams

Nagpur News: Slamming Nagpur University for arbitrary action and overwriting its regulations and procedures, the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court today directed that the 106 BE (Bachelor of Engineering) students who had failed due to callous evaluation be allowed...

VC under scanner, Court warns University of tough action

Nagpur News: Nagpur University is feeling intense heat, as it today submitted before the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court the results of eight BE (Bachelor of Engineering) answer papers that had been checked by independent valuators under court orders....

“That overseas education is very expensive is a misconception”- Pankaj and Nalini Agrawal

Nagpur Today spoke to Pankaj and Nalini Agrawal, Directors of the city’s biggest overseas education consultancy Krishna Consultants about the common misconceptions, opportunities and trends in overseas education among Nagpurians. Following are excerpts from the interaction: Meghna Majumdar: What are the...

Education Secretary Saharia assures RTE implementation, stresses on Vocational Education

Nagpur News: State Education Secretary J.S Saharia, guest of honour at St. Ursula Girls High School’s annual sports meet on Saturday, noted the importance of giving children the option of vocational education after Class 8. “After Class 8, vocational course is...

Apurva Vigyan Mela begins today

Nagpur News: ‘Apurva Vigyan Mela’, a science fair jointly organised by the Association for Research and Training in Basic Science Education and NMC, concluded today after leaving students, parents and visitors spellbound with exhibitions on experiments...

Scholarship for Medical Fellowships

Name: NBE FET (Fellowship Entrance Test) By: National Board of Examinations (NBE) Courses: Post Doctoral Fellowship Courses in the following courses, in select colleges across India 1. Critical Care Medicine 2. Reproductive Medicine 3. Cardiac Anesthesia 4. Minimal Access Surgery 5. Vitreo-Retinal Surgery 6. Interventional Cardiology 7 Pediatric Cardiology 8. Spine...

A Career in Forensics

Forensic sciences is essentially the practical application of scientific principles in the investigation of a crime. This field is a very essential organ that provides evidences and serves as an important aid to the legal systems and the judiciary at...

Pre- primary kids of Ira International School celebrate Annual Function

Ira International School, Butibori, celebrated the grand Annual Function of its pre-primary section, including students of class I, on 7^th December. The school celebrated the function with its unique charm, and an environment of excitement prevailed in the arena. Mrs. Anupama...

Word limit in MBA exam takes students by surprise

Nagpur News: Master of Business administration (MBA) students must now adhere to a word limit while answering their exams, in accordance with a new rule introduced to curb students from writing unnecessary and long answers. The MBA Department of Rashtrasant Tukadoji...

Reval case: University fails to evaluate 8 exam papers in two weeks

Nagpur News: Providing further proof of its incompetency, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj (RTM) Nagpur University today failed to revaluate and produce the eight BE answer papers that it had been told to by the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court fourteen...

“Academics is a small part of teaching”- Mrs. Sumathi Venugopalan

Nagpur Today had a talk with Mrs. Sumathi Venugapalan, Principal, Centre Point School, Katool Road, about new systems in education, changing perceptions and the joy of teaching. Following are excerpts from the interaction: Meghna: Has the RTE- mandated quota for underprivileged...

RTE makes it compulsory for teachers to be graduates

Nagpur News: While the Right To Education (RTE) Act implement across the state has been a cause of celebration in some quarters, it has also been a source of much worry in others. One particular mandate under the act threatens...