The ongoing students’ protest at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) has gathered steam with National Award-winning actress Pallavi Joshi quitting as member of the FTII Society. Pallavi Joshi The agitation, which entered its 25th day on Monday, was launched to seek the removal of TV actor and BJP member Gajendra Chauhan (Yudhistir of the ’90s Mahabharata) as …

What would you say is the mission of the IB and its relevance in the currenteducation scenario? We aim to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help create a better and more peaceful world, through intercultural understanding and respect. In today’s hyper-globalised education landscape, where there is a danger of the richness of geographies and cultures being lost …

Five million public school students in Texas will begin using new social studies textbooks this fall based on state academic standards that barely address racial segregation. The state’s guidelines for teaching American history also do not mention the Ku Klux Klan or Jim Crow laws. And when it comes to the Civil War, children are supposed to learn that the …

  IITs have been India’s greatest path to economic and social mobility. The IIT selections are dominated by the students from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Board. Around 59 percent short listed candidates are the students from CBSE, who got qualified for admissions this year. It had been noted that getting into the right coaching academy mattered more …

    One of the premier institutes, Indian Institute of technology (IIT) Madras witnesses a mixture of different cultures in the classroom and this premier institute plays a host to students from across the country. Astonishingly, only 7 percent of students in IIT Madras are from Tamil Nadu as there is no lack of top engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu, …

  The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2015 results were declared on June 18. The results was declared on the official website of JEE Advanced. This year, a student Neeraj Jha of Madhubani from Bihar has cleared IIT entrance exam. He has scored 1217 rank in the examination. Talking about Neeraj’s background, his father is a taxi driver in Kolkata. …

  The government decided to end exams for the Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery (ANM) and General Nurse Midwifery (GNM) courses that are held in November. This decision has come as a shock to a large number of nursing institutes. The management and the students that are affected , have been thinking about various options, including moving court. Health Minister Anil Vij …

    The Supreme Court granted CBSE another month for conducting the All India Pre-Medical and Pre-Dental Entrance Test (AIPMT) today. The deadline has been extended to August 17, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has been instructed to declare the results by this date. Earlier this week the SC had passed an order cancelling the CBSE AIPMT exam, …

  The results for JEE Advanced 2015 were declared yesterday. The candidates who appeared for the exam can check their marks and rank at the official website. The results summary was released online by the authorities on June 17. As per the statistics, total of 1,24,741 candidates registered for the exam, out of which 1,27,238 appeared for the exam. And …

    The results for JEE Advanced 2015 were declared yesterday. The candidates who appeared for the exam can check their marks and rank at the official website. The results summary was released online by the authorities on June 17. As per the statistics, total of 1,24,741 candidates registered for the exam, out of which 1,27,238 appeared for the exam. …