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At least 25 Indian students asked to leave US varsity: report

A screen grab of Western Kentucky University website. New York: At least 25 of a total 60 Indian graduate students at Western Kentucky University have been asked to leave their computer science programme after the first semester as they do not meet its admission standards, a media report said on Tuesday. The move will force the students to return to ... Read More »

Reservations don’t make access to resources easier for lower-caste students

A greater share of upper-caste students believed that lower caste and tribal students are not good enough and that the disadvantages of quota system outweigh its advantages. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint Students from backward castes and tribal communities are often disparaged for not being good enough and using the reservation system to gain admissions. A recent paper from the UN University ... Read More »

Pregnant students can’t claim exemption from attendance rules, says Kerala court

On 24 May, the court ruled that V.G. Jasmine, a second-year graduate student of Kannur University, cannot take her examination as she missed 52 out of 93 classes during her advanced stage of pregnancy. Photo: iStockphoto New Delhi: Can students claim exemption from attendance requirements due to pregnancy? A recent ruling of the Kerala High Court answers with a negative. ... Read More »

Students Must Rebel, Challenge Status Quo, Says Prakash Javadekar

Prakash Javadekar said if children are encouraged to be inquisitive, innovation will follow. (File photo) NEW DELHI:  India lacks innovation in education as children are discouraged to ask questions in schools something which should not be allowed to go on, Education Minister Prakash Javadekar said today, contending “unless you rebel, unless you challenge the status quo, how can you innovate ... Read More »

Back to School: 8 Great Gifts for College Students

HIGHLIGHTS The academic session is about to get underway Great tech gifts can range from Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 20,000 Some options include a wireless speaker, a Kindle, and a battery pack The start of the academic season is around the corner, which means someone in your family or someone you know is (probably) preparing to join a university in ... Read More »

IIT charge Hike not applicable To current students, Says education Ministry

‘The authorities had these days determined to growth the yearly fees for undergraduate guides fromcurrent Rs. ninety,000 to Rs. 2 lakh, a rise of 122 per cent. (record image) KOLKATA: Amid protests by students of IIT-Kharagpur, the education ministry today clarified that scholarswho are already enrolled in undergraduate courses have been spared from the 122 consistent with centcharge hike. In ... Read More »

To save China’s economy, examine more Marx, students Say

A petition stated economics college students at chinese universities must examine a curriculum composed of as a minimum half of Marxist publications. (AFP photograph) BEIJING: China’s economics students are being “brainwashed by way of Western theories” and need toread more Marx, chinese language professors stated in a letter to the training ministry, amid a widening crackdown on foreign thoughts. As ... Read More »

Dell India goals To interact 1 Million college students In Its pc For education Initiative

Bengaluru: Dell India on Monday introduced the launch of an initiative that pursuits at making studentsaware about the significance of a non-public laptop in education. ‘Aarambh’ is a pan India initiative aimed at spearheading using the personal laptop (pc) for education, acompany declaration said. The year–long project goals to reach 1 million students and 1,00,000 teachers across five,000 schools,and 2,00,000 ... Read More »

In China, dishonest On An exam gets students Detention – In prison

A staff from the town‘s command centre of training assessments watches actual time video display unitsshowing students taking an examination. (Reuters record photo) more than 9.4 million chinese language students simply sat for annual college front assessmentsknown as gaokao. The stakes are rather high, as admissions are largely based on exam ratings. A highscorer streamlines his or her route toward ... Read More »

JNU college students Protest outside education Ministry, 36 Detained

Kanhaiya Kumar and other 25 college students were detained. (file image) NEW DELHI: JNU students led by way of their union president Kanhaiya Kumar on Thursday staged a protest outside the training Ministry traumatic that reservation to the OBC applicants be granted for appointments at associate professor level, following which 36 of them were detained. the students had on Wednesday ... Read More »