http://www.indiaedunews.net/Goa/ India's FIRST and ONLY dedicated educational news site en-us 2007 National Network of Education Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:50:57 GMT Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:50:57 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Goa/Goa_Board_SSC_exams_2012_from_March_30_15187/ Goa: The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE) has announced the datesheet for SSC (Secondary School Certificate) Examination 2012.The examination for SSC will start on March 30, 2012 for Technical Subject Paper I (Workshop Technology) and conclude on April 11, 2012, with th... Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:20:56 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Goa/Goa_Board_HSSC_Exams_2012_from_March_7_15073/ Goa: The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE) has announced the datesheets for the HSSC (Class 12) Examination 2012 for both General and Vocational Streams.Examinations for General stream according to the new as well as old pattern are scheduled to start from March 7, 2012 ... Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:46:21 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Goa/Goa_Church,_business_chamber_to_help_school_dropouts_14858/ Panaji: The Goa Church and a business chamber are coming together in a unique initiative to harness the talent of school and college dropouts.Speaking to reporters in Panaji on Monday, president of the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Manguirish Pai Raikar said the state's apex business b... Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:49:36 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Goa/Tata's_CMC_to_tie_up_with_Goa_trade_body_14627/ Panaji: Computer Maintenance Company (CMC), part of the Tata group, has tied up with Goa's apex trade body, the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), to impart professional and work-oriented information technology skills to graduates passing out in the state."There are several students who se... Sat, 27 Aug 2011 08:57:04 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Goa/Boycott_Goa_chief_minister_-_Congress_ideologue_14256/ Panaji: A former head of the Congress think tank in Goa on Tuesday called for a civil society boycott of Chief Minister Digambar Kamat's official functions to protest against the latter's "de-nationalizing" policies.Uday Bhembre, a locally respected Congress ideologue and a former chairman of the st... Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:45:45 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Goa/Goa_freedom_fighters_oppose_patronage_to_English_14243/ Panaji: Freedom fighters in Goa have threatened to boycott state celebrations of the Goa Revolution Day on June 18 in protest against the government's decision to allow financial grants to English-medium schools.Speaking to reporters at a press conference here on Monday, spokesperson for the All Goa... Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:56:38 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Goa/Goa_teachers_agree_not_to_fail_students_till_Class_8_14189/ Panaji: The stalemate between the Goa education ministry and schools over the implementation of the "no detention" policy up to Class 8, was resolved Friday after the Goa Headmasters Association (GHA) accepting the measure.The association's decision come just three days before the start of the fresh... Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:56:17 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Goa/Probe_begins_into_Goa_marks-sheet_goof-up_14073/ Panaji: The Goa government on Monday began probing the goof-up this year in around 12,000 Class XII marks-sheets, a senior official said.State Education Secretary V.P. Rao will record statements of officials of the Goa Board for Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE) over the mistakes mad... Mon, 23 May 2011 16:21:15 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Goa/Errors_force_Goa_to_recall_Class_12_mark_sheets,_probe_ordered_14062/ Panaji: Over 12,000 Class 12 students have been left in a lurch after the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHE) withdrew their mark sheets, claiming there were "errors in some cases". A probe has been ordered.The opposition Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) has demanded the resign... Mon, 23 May 2011 09:01:12 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Goa/Goa_schools_oppose_'no_fail'_policy_this_academic_year_14031/ Panaji: The Goa government's decision to implement the "no-fail" policy from classes 1 to 8 as advocated in the Right to Education (RTE) law this academic year has been opposed by school managements, which say they are not yet equipped to implement it.Members of the Goa Headmasters Association (GHA)... Tue, 17 May 2011 08:10:45 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Goa/Voices_against_Goa's_'no_fail'_policy_till_Class_8_14017/ Panaji: Headmasters of schools in Goa have opposed a state government directive, as per the Right to Education (RTE) Act, that no student between Class 1 and Class 8 can be held back or expelled from school.The Goa Headmasters Association (GHA) has asked the government to withdraw the circular to th... Sat, 14 May 2011 13:30:12 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Goa/Goa_Board_HSSC_Results_2011_on_May_18_14012/ Alto Betim: The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE) has announced that the HSSC (Class 12) Examination Results 2011 will be declared on May 18, 2011 at 3:30 PM IST.The results will be available on the following websites: www.ExamResults.net www.GoaEducation.net www.R... Sat, 14 May 2011 12:52:16 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Goa/Delhi_meeting_to_discuss_Goa's_linguistic_deadlock_13986/ Panaji: Union Minister for Human Resources Development (HRD) Kapil Sibal will chair a meeting next week to resolve the vexed medium of instruction (MoI) issue in Goa, a state Congress leader said.Goa Congress chief Subhash Shirodkar told reporters on Wednesday that Sibal, along with Labor Minister O... Thu, 12 May 2011 08:43:02 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Goa/Joint_marine_research_for_Indian,_Chinese_institutes_13900/ Panaji: Two top Indian and Chinese marine institutes have signed a pact for joint research in mari-culture, coastal zone management and marine biology, says the Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO)."The memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed for five years for joint marine s... Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:35:17 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Goa/Goa_Church_backs_English_as_teaching_medium_13775/ Panaji: The Goa Church, which runs more than 100 educational institutions in the state, has backed English as a medium of instruction while supporters of regional languages plan to stage a mammoth rally against it.The Archdiocesan Board of Education (ABE), in an official statement issued here Wednes... Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:15:43 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Goa/Fissures_in_Goa_coalition_over_medium_of_instruction_13759/ Panaji: Fissure have begun to appear in Goa's Congress-led coalition government over the controversy related the medium of instruction (MOI) in schools.The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), a regional party supporting the alliance, has said that they would step out of the coalition if English is... Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:28:19 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Goa/Ramdev_backs_regional_languages_over_English_in_schools_13755/ Panaji: Yoga guru Swami Ramdev Friday backed regional languages Konkani and Marathi as the medium of instruction in schools in Goa that is witnessing heated public debate and rallies over making English the medium of instruction."We are not enemies of the English language, but Indian languages shoul... Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:05:04 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Goa/English,_regional_languages_battle_it_out_in_Goa_13743/ Panaji: The battle between English and regional languages as the medium of instruction in Goa is heating up.After thousands of supporters of the English language as the medium of instruction for school students marked their turf on Monday, a new front Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch (BBSM) has vowed... Thu, 24 Mar 2011 08:38:31 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Goa/Thousands_in_Goa_demand_English_as_medium_of_instruction_13729/ Panaji: Thousands of people, mostly parents of school-going children and nearly all of Goa's Catholic legislators, converged here on Monday demanding that grants must be given to primary schools offering English as the medium of instruction.The rally organized by the Forum for Rights of Children's E... Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:09:19 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Goa/Goa_to_set_up_campus_counseling_centres_13666/ Panaji: The Goa cabinet on Wednesday approved setting up of counseling centres for students who are victims of stress, often linked to poor academic performance.The decision comes less than 48 hours after a Class 12 girl student committed suicide after she answered the chemistry paper badly in the b... Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:45:22 GMT