Education in India

The six women’s colleges in Massachusetts continue to innovate academically and financially to appeal to college-bound women.
 
Historically, Massachusetts has been home to some of the most vibrant, viable and prestigious educational institutions for women in the country. That number has decreased over time as schools such as Lesley University, Regis College and Wheaton College, among [...]

Allah Rakha Rahman (Tamil: ஏ.ஆர்.ரகுமான்; born January 6, 1967 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian film composer, record producer, musician and singer. His work has garnered considerable acclaim and a large global fan base since his film scoring career began in the early 1990s. He has won many awards, including four National Film [...]

Yeahhhhh – Ella Pugazhum Iraivannukey (in Tamil) – means all Glory/Fame to God!
Our ARRahman Wins Both Oscar awards for Original Music Score and for Original Song “Jai Ho” from music by A.R. Rahman, lyrics by Gulzar.
ARRahman Transcripts – thanks speech at Oscar:
And the Oscar goes to AR Rahman Slumdog Millionaire..
ARRahman:
Before coming I was excited and [...]

MANIPAL: Areas like humanities, social sciences, economics and management should contribute to research and higher education equivalent to that 
constituted by science, engineering and medicine, said P Balaram, director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Delivering T A Pai Memorial Lecture on ‘research on higher education – challenges for India’ organized by T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) [...]

Universities should offer more vocational degrees because the current system is not supplying students or employers with the skills they need, the universities secretary, John Denham, said today.
Research funding will continue to be concentrated in the academically elite universities, while others need to develop new types of degrees to train people for the world of [...]

Schools, universities and hospitals are preparing for cuts to public spending on a scale not seen since the 1980s, amid warnings that the government’s bail-out of the banks will severely compromise the financing of health and education services for years to come.
Headteachers and vice-chancellors are predicting that a decade of record spending is about to [...]

CHENNAI: Local Administration Minister M. K. Stalin distributed cheques for Rs. 9,66,250 to 50 students for educational assistance on Monday.
According to a press release, under various schemes run by the Centre and State for education, 4157 students were given a total of Rs. 4.4 crore during the year 2007-08. In the current year, Rs. 9.68 [...]

New Delhi: Come September 2009, aspirants appearing for the Management Aptitude Test (MAT) can look forward to doing away with paper work.
The All India Management Association (AIMA), the apex body of management schools in India has decided to conduct the exam through online mode.
The online MAT will be conducted in addition to the regular MAT.
A [...]

CHENNAI: Local Administration Minister M.K.Stalin on Thursday said that State Government in the 2009-10 budget has announced several initiatives to ensure that free education is imparted in government and aided schools.
Speaking at a function to distribute cash incentives totalling Rs.4.95 lakh to 1,035 Corporation school teachers who guided students to score well in the board [...]

With ‘Science in everyday life’ as the theme, it is on till February 22
CHENNAI: Speakers stressed the importance of enabling students to think and ask questions, at the inauguration of the Chennai Science Festival here on Thursday.
“It is important to encourage students at school to think, apply concepts, and learn by doing, so that they [...]