New Delhi News

New Delhi, Sept 9: President Pranab Mukherjee asked the private sector, especially the corporate houses, to contribute towards eradicating illiteracy in India. "I call upon the state governments, panchayats, corporates, private sector and the civil society to work ...

New Delhi, Sept 9: Concerned over falling standards at the elementary level, Himachal Pradesh has decided to conduct class examinations in 5th and 8th standards till proper implementation of the continuous comprehensive evaluation. Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who ...

A total of 682 MBBS seats and 176 BDS seats are lying vacant after the conclusion of All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) 2014 medical courses counselling. AIPMT 2014 entrance exam is conducted for admission to MBBS, BDS courses ...

The President Shri Pranab Mukherjee had presented the National Awards to Teachers-2013 on Teachers Day, September 05, 2014. Around 378 teachers were awarded in the function. The Scheme of National Award to Teachers was introduced in 1958 with ...

Around 53,000 candidates have registered for the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) September 2014. The exam will be conducted across 32 cities in India. There is a decrease in number of candidates who have registered for the CMAT ...

New Delhi, Sept 5: To ensure better services to foreign students studying in India, more powers like extension of validity of student visa have been delegated to the Foreigner Registration Offices (FRO). Extension of validity of student visa, ...

On the eve of Teachers' Day, the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Smt. Smriti Irani felicitated the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Teachers and Mentors for their contribution to the field of education. Commemorating the birth anniversary ...

New Delhi, Sept 5: On the eve of Teachers' Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said teaching is not a profession but "jeevan dharm" (a way of life) and asked teachers to understand changes happening across the world to ...

University of Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi offers Indira Gandhi Scholarship to postgraduate girl students for the year 2015. UGC has introduced the Post Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child with an aim to compensate direct ...

Shri Ram College of Commerce, which is affiliated to Delhi University, has witnessed an annual average salary package of Rs 6 lakh to the students in its first phase of placements for the academic year 2014-15. The highest ...

New Delhi, September 4: At a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is talking about skill development, a report released here Wednesday says 92 percent of teachers across the country believe that the education system in India is exam-centric ...

New Delhi, Sept 4: The UPSC, which has reserved only two seats for visually impaired candidates in civil services examination, has sought more time from the Delhi High Court for furnishing details of vacancies so that the quota for ...

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi and the Ohio State University (OSU) tie-up to set the country's first comprehensive regenerative medicine centre that will open doors to advanced research and development and introduce revolutionary techniques. ...

New Delhi, Sept 3: A circular by CBSE asking schools affiliated to it to provide mobile numbers and email address of students from class IX to XII has stoked a controversy. While some organisations have objected to the ...