http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/ India's FIRST and ONLY dedicated educational news site en-us 2007 National Network of Education Sat, 24 Mar 2012 18:27:25 GMT Sat, 24 Mar 2012 18:27:25 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Oxford_to_take_Indian_school_toppers_15433/ Kharagpur: Oxford University has decided to allow the toppers of ISC and CBSE exams entry to its undergraduate courses from 2013, an university official said.The vice chancellor professor of Oxford, Andrew Hamilton, on Friday expressed his happiness over the decision."We want to draw the best studen... Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:57:24 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Give_Calcutta_varsity_same_status_as_Presidency_-_Governor_15427/ Kolkata: West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan on Thursday suggested that the over 150-year-old Calcutta University be given the same special status as the Presidency University and likewise nurtured as a centre of excellence."Given its achievements, there is no reason whatsoever why Calcutta Universi... Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:49:50 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/After_80_years,_revolutionaries_get_graduation_degrees_15425/ Kolkata: Two women revolutionaries in India's freedom struggle, Bina Das and Pritilata Waddedar, were posthumously awarded their BA degrees by Calcutta University on Thursday.The recognition came 80 years after their heroic acts against the British Raj in Kolkata and Chittagong respectively. The Bri... Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:41:08 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Film_study_should_be_included_in_school_curriculum_-_Benegal_15423/ Kolkata: Renowned filmmaker Shyam Benegal on Thursday said study of film language should be included in the school curriculum either at the primary or secondary level to raise the quality of cinema."Film is an excellent medium to explore realities. Its mass reach makes it as an effective tool of dis... Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:30:41 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Education_rights_of_minorities_being_violated,_says_official_15384/ Kolkata: National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) Chairman M.S.A. Siddiqui on Wednesday said some education rights of the minorities were being violated in "almost every state", including Trinamool & Congress-ruled West Bengal."In almost every state, some education right... Fri, 09 Mar 2012 06:46:28 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Presidency_to_hold_election_15379/ Kolkata: Two years after being upgraded from a college, the Presidency University will hold student elections for the first time in September, it was announced here on Monday.Vice-chancellor Malabika Sarkar said the modalities for the election had been worked out after discussions with students and ... Tue, 06 Mar 2012 06:53:04 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Bengal_celebrates_Saraswati_Puja_15288/ Kolkata: Bengal celebrated the day of knowledge by worshiping Goddess Saraswati with colour, ceremonies and fervour - and no studies.Saraswati puja, the rite of worship to the goddess of learning, is one of the biggest festivals in the Bengali calendar year after Diwali.Marquees have come all over t... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:39:32 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/In_twilight_years,_teachers_get_'gurudakshina'_of_love_15282/ Kolkata: Providing medical help, financial support and companionship to elderly teachers to bring joy to their lonely lives, the alumni of a leading Kolkata school are paying unique 'gurudakshina' - traditional offering by students to their gurus.The Association of South Point Ex-Students (ASPEXS), ... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:21:22 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Government_has_key_role_in_primary_education_-_Stiglitz_15252/ Kolkata: Nobel laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz feels that government should play an important role in providing primary education as it enables the poor to have access to the educational facilities."Firstly when we have high levels of inequality, then the ability of the poor to get admitted to ve... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:26:27 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Seagull_School_of_publishing_opens_admission_for_Certificate_Course_15138/ Kolkata: Seagull School of Publishing had invited applications for admission to four-month Certificate Course in Publishing which includes editing, design and production.Candidates holding a Bachelor's Degree in any discipline are eligible for admission. The school is anticipating more applications ... Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:18:40 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Bengal's_university_bill_draws_criticism_15093/ Kolkata: West Bengal's Trinamool Congress-led government has passed a university bill in its bid to free higher education from alleged political interference, but the legislation has raised apprehensions in some political circles about its real purpose.The West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bil... Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:09:21 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/ICSE,_ISC_Board_exams_likely_from_Feb_27,_2012_15060/ Kolkata: The Council of School Certificate Examination of India (CISCE) has decided to reschedule the Board exam for ICSE Class X and ISC Class XII, which was scheduled to start on February 28, 2012. This exam will now be held on February 27, 2012.The move has been taken in view of the All India Ind... Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:43:40 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Mamata_assures_education_and_training_for_minorities_15005/ Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that her government will provide the requisite infrastructure to enable the minorities to increase their representation in government services."I do not want to hear that the minorities are not represented enough in the service sector. W... Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:08:25 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/CPI_asked_Banarjee_to_shift_class_10_exam_date_14932/ Kolkata: Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Gurudas Dasgupta on Tuesday appealed to West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee to change the date of Class 10 history exam as it coincides with the general trade union strike on Feb 28, 2012."I appeal to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee n... Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:58:32 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Presidency_University_Tagged_Innovation_Hub_14883/ Kolkata: The city's prestigious Presidency University has been declared the first Cluster Innovation Centre in eastern India by the central government, an official said on Tuesday."Presidency has been declared the Cluster Innovation Centre, the first in eastern India. This is a development to be pro... Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:52:43 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/President_Patil_to_visit_Visva_Bharati_on_Tuesday_14878/ Kolkata: President Pratibha Patil, who arrived in Kolkata on Monday, will visit Visva Bharati University at Santiniketan in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Tuesday.Patil was received at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport late afternoon by Governor M.K. Narayanan, Chief Minister M... Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:59:52 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Bengal_to_tie_up_with_Irish_university_14839/ Kolkata: Several educational joint ventures, including training centres, will be set up in the city in collaboration with Ireland's Queen's University, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday."The (Queen's) university will collaborate with several of our universities like the Calc... Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:44:08 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Calcutta,_Glasgow_universities_sign_pact_14828/ Kolkata: In a bid to enhance academic and cultural collaboration, the University of Calcutta on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Glasgow, Scotland."This is the age of collaborations and MoUs. We already have relations with Glasgow but this agreement provides... Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:15:47 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Mamata's_bid_to_de-politicise_education_14805/ Kolkata: The writ of students, non-teaching employees and politicians will no longer run in the decision making process of West Bengal's state universities, unlike the scenario in the erstwhile Left Front regime, with the Mamata Banerjee government unveiling a slew of reforms aimed at leaving academ... Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:25:42 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/West_Bengal_cabinet_takes_pro-learning_decisions_14799/ Kolkata: In conformity with the right to education act, the West Bengal cabinet on Thursday approved a 'no-detention policy' for promoting all students up to Class 8 but said examinations will be held to evaluate a student's progress.The cabinet also decided to do away with the lottery system in sch... Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:13:54 GMT