Private city schools shying away from RTE implementation

Nagpur News: Right to education (RTE) Act makes the provision of education to poor and backward class children compulsory, but the children are not getting the benefit from this act. Certain big private schools in the city are taking the...

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By Nagpur Today On Saturday, January 12th, 2013

Going Global: How Education can succeed with Social Media

Nagpur News : In recent years the use of social media by the education sector has increased significantly with more colleges and universities incorporating social networking solutions into their marketing campaigns. Whereas the terms ‘social media’ and ‘social networking’ are often...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, January 10th, 2013

XQizIT 2013 on 12th January

Nagpur News: Sheffield Hallam University of UK in association with Krishna Consultants has organized an Inter Collegiate Quiz for students on the 12th of January 2013 atScientific Auditorium, Aath Rasta, Laxmi Nagar, Nagpur from 11.00 am to 3.00 pm. The Quiz will be...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, January 10th, 2013

City engineering kids join the 99+ CAT percentile club

Nagpur News: At least four engineering students in the city have scored a percentile of 99% and above in the Common Admission Test for admission to India’s prestigious IIMs (Indian Institute of Management). Mattupalli Ravi Teja (99.73 percentile), Nihar Pachpande (99.67...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, January 10th, 2013

Common Class XII question papers across boards from 2014- Maharashtra Test State

  Nagpur News: In an attempt to bring in uniformity across different education boards in the country, the Council of Boards of School Education (COBSE) is planning a common syllabus and common question papers for Science and Mathematics exam papers for class...

By Nagpur Today On Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

Raman Science Centre’s Science Expo begins today

Nagpur News: Science Expo, a unique event to bridge the gap between science and society has been organised for the first time in Vidarbha,  with collaborative efforts of Scientific & Research Institutions in and around Nagpur this year. Raman Science...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, January 8th, 2013

Destination IT 2013 – Galaxy of Technocrats to Guide Students

Nagpur News : Vidarbha Computer & Media Dealers Welfare Association (VCMDWA) an association ranked 2nd best association in the whole country represents Nagpur’s IT dealers.  Every year it holds a Mega Exhibition COMP-EX showcasing current technologies and products from the...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, January 8th, 2013

GPAT registrations open on 17th Jan

Nagpur News: Online registrations for the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT 2013) will begin from 17th January. The entrance exam will be conducted registration on May. This is an all- India entrance examination for admission to Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm),...

By Nagpur Today On Sunday, January 6th, 2013

AICTE approves distance B.Tech education

Nagpur News: Students who want to complete Bachelor in Technology (BTech) and Master in Technology (MTech) through distance education can now be happy because All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has given permission for it recently. In the academic...

By Nagpur Today On Sunday, January 6th, 2013

BA-LLB students to get three chances to pass

Nagpur News: BA- LLB students of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj (RTM) Nagpur University will now be given three chances to pass all the twenty one papers in the five- year course. The exam section ready to take exams of these students,...

By Nagpur Today On Sunday, January 6th, 2013

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...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, January 3rd, 2013

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...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, December 31st, 2012

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...

By Nagpur Today On Sunday, December 30th, 2012

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...

By Nagpur Today On Saturday, December 29th, 2012

“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...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, December 27th, 2012

Twelve thousand Nagpurians to sit for NET on 30th December

Nagpur News: University Grant Commission’s (UGC) National Eligibility Test (NET) is scheduled for 30th 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...

By Nagpur Today On Sunday, December 23rd, 2012

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,...

By Nagpur Today On Sunday, December 23rd, 2012

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,...

By Nagpur Today On Wednesday, December 19th, 2012

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...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

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....

By Nagpur Today On Sunday, December 16th, 2012

“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...