FranceFirst steps in university reform”Why in France are there no campuses worthy of the name, no sports grounds, and another extraordinary thing: no libraries that open on Sundays?” Thus President Nicolas Sarkozy on his country‚s sclerotic universities. For an ambitious president, these might seem modest goals. But it is a measure of the universities‚ dire […]
After the high of the August issue of EducationWorld in which for the first time a league table of India’s most respected schools was featured and received considerable press and television coverage, it’s time to go cold turkey. The inconvenient truth is that enthusiasm for reform and upgradation of teaching-learning norms to global standards is confined to […]
Although only 15 years of age,Lekha Kamat has a commendable sense of balance. Even as she is an excellent swimmer with a rich haul of trophies in national and international aquatic championships under her belt, she is also a star pupil of the Father Agnel School, Navi Mumbai, averaging 91.38 percent in her class […]
In a society where one of two women is illiterate and where millions of girl children never enroll in school, the country’ 1,226 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas offer SC, ST and minority girl children a chance to assert their right to education. Puja Awasthi reports from Lucknow
“After class IV, my father refused to send me to school. For three […]
“Why in France are there no campuses worthy of the name, no sports grounds, and another extraordinary thing: no libraries that open on Sundays?” Thus President Nicolas Sarkozy on his country’s sclerotic universities. For an ambitious president, these might seem modest goals. But it is a measure of the […]
A curious feature of the species homo sapiens indicus is that it is unable or unwilling to make the connection between wasteful government expenditure and persistent shortages of food, clothing, shelter, education, healthcare, infrastructure — and all the basic necessities which would make life more comfortable and enriching for the patient and long-suffering citizens of this perennially […]
India‚s Unending Journey ‚ Finding Balance in a Time of Change by Mark Tully; Rider Books; Price:Rs. 495; 278 ppOur erstwhile masters who know India can be divided into two broad categories ‚ those who hate the place and those who love it. As for the former category, one can hardly blame them. The squalor, […]
EducationWorld’s special correspondent Srinidhi Raghavendra recently completed a 18,700 km motorcycle odyssey to highlight the importance of education equity. In March he traversed Bhutan, the north-eastern states of India and Myanmar. Excerpts from his tour diaryEducationworld‚s special correspondent Srinidhi Raghavendratogether with Kishore Patwardhan under the aegis of Borderless Bikers, Bangalore was on a South Asian […]
Faltering high-potential initiativeIn a society where one of two women is illiterate and where millions of girl children never enroll in school, the country‚s 1,226 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas offer SC,ST and minority girl children a chance to assert their right to education. Puja Awasthi reports from Lucknow “After class IV, my father refused to […]
The 24-hour Live Earth music concert to highlight the threat of climate change, broadcast on global television on July 7, was watched by an estimated two billion people worldwide. Organised by former US vice president and eco-crusader Al Gore, soon after the release of his film An Inconvenient Truth, it generated more pessimism than optimism.Speaking […]
From a small recreation club offering table-tennis, chess and other activities, the Children’s Club Society (CCS) in Mylapore, Chennai, founded by Savitri Srinivasan and Pattu Balagopal in 1947, has metamorphosed into an intellectual centre alive with discussions and talks by senior scientists, professors and aeronautics experts. The credit for this transformation goes to 90-year-old M. […]
In the contemporary world in which young Indians are competing and shining on the national as well as international stages, educational needs go far beyond the acquisition of academic competence. In incrementally competitive workplaces around the world, the need for building soft/life skills is being acutely felt. In India and abroad corporates are no longer […]
Your Counsellor RepliesI‚m a science graduate of Mumbai University with over 21 years of technical experience in a hospital. I‚m interested in pursuing a healthcare management study programme in Mumbai. Please advise.S. D. Rane, MumbaiThere are a number of prestigious institutions across India which offer postgraduate study programmes in health administration. However in Mumbai, only […]
Following liberalisation and deregulation of the Indian economy in 1991, a whole world of opportunities has opened up for qualified economists at hitherto unheard of remuneration packages”The Indian economy, which was a sleeping giant for almost four decades has woken up and is taking giant strides to catch up with the rest of the world. […]
Published by the National University of Educational Planning & Administration, Delhi, Elementary Education in India 2005-06 – An Analytical Report is a devastating indictment of government neglect of primary education which has extracted a heavy price from Indian society. Dilip Thakore reports
After the euphoria, the cold reality check. Educationworld’s first detailed survey of India’s most respected schools, ranked according to the […]
Five students of Loyola College, Chennai — Ignacy Arockiyaa, Gracia Joseph, Samson Durai, Keshav Nair and Midhun Joseph — all members of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) were adjudged joint winners of the SIFE National Competition 2007 held in Mumbai on June 19-20.
Sponsored by information technology major Syntel, the open event attracted 20 teams […]
A central reality of massification of higher education in Asia is increased reliance on private higher education institutions. Private higher education is the fastest-growing segment of post-secondary education worldwide. In Asia, private institutions have long been a central part of higher education provision. In Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Indonesia, private universities enroll […]
Promoted in 2001, Heritage is perhaps the only secondary in Marxist-ruled Kolkata to qualify as a state-of-the-art nexgen five-star school
In the past decade the cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune and Bangalore have witnessed the promotion of a rash of showpiece five-star schools offering resort style, landscaped, fully-wired campuses bristling with hi-tech equipment and […]
The international certification organisation Edexcel inked an agreement with SQTL Integrated Solutions (India) on August 22, to provide its globally recognised BTEC HNC (Higher National Certificate) qualifications to SQTL students.
The Pune-based SQTL offers its study programmes in 13 locations in India to over 4,000 students and professionals annually. Career-oriented courses in the IT (information […]
They said it in August”Our government has decided to invest in setting up good quality schools across the country. We will support 6,000 new high quality schools ‚ one in every block of the country. Each such school will set standards of excellence for other schools in the area.” — Prime minister Manmohan Singh delivering […]
After facing flak for turninghisback on the proposal for India (Delhi) hosting the 2014 Asian Games, Union youth and sports minister, Mani Shankar Aiyer has drafted a new national sports policy. The draft has been posted on the ministry’s website and suggestions are invited from the public before a comprehensive sports policy, […]
Congratulations for the comprehensive cover story ‘India’s most respected schools’ (EW August) ranking India’s top schools on the ‘respect quotient’. I truly enjoyed reading it.
Although we are not listed in your league tables, I believe that the Army Public School situated in the heart of Bangalore is of a comparable quality with the best. You […]
This editorial is being written on the day of India‚s 60th anniversary of political independence following almost two centuries of British rule over the subcontinent. Certainly, the survival against all expectations and predictions of independent India ‚ arguably the most culturally heterogeneous and pluralistic country of the contemporary world ‚ as a genuine political democracy […]
After the high of the August issue of EducationWorld in which for the first time a league table of India’s most respected schools was featured and received considerable press and television coverage, it’s time to go cold turkey. The inconvenient truth is that enthusiasm for reform and upgradation of teaching-learning norms to global standards is confined to […]
A 55-year-old assistant professor was arrested for allegedly molesting 12 students at the Government Degree College in Roorkee, the police said on Friday. According to .....Read More
The Delhi High Court on Friday considered staying an order of Delhi Public School, Dwarka, removing 32 students from its rolls over a fee dispute. .....Read More
