http://www.indiaedunews.net/Kerala/ India's FIRST and ONLY dedicated educational news site en-us 2007 National Network of Education Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:23:12 GMT Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:23:12 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Kerala/Cloud-based_tablet_solution_for_students_launched_15279/ Thiruvananthapuram: Sam Pitroda, advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on Wednesday launched the country's first cloud-based tablet solution for school students called 'e-tutor tablet'.This can be used by students from Class 1 to 12.Priced at Rs.7,500, inclusive of content, the product would be ... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:53:11 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Kerala/Three_more_Sainik_Schools_to_come_up,_says_minister_15268/ Thiruvananthapuram: Sanction has been given for three new Sainik Schools to come up in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa, Minister of State for Defence M.M. Pallam Raju announced on Saturday."A school each in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa have been given the nod. A few other stat... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:28:43 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Kerala/Kerala_HSE_Exam_2012_from_March_12_15152/ Kerala: The Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE), Kerala has announced the datesheet for HSE (Plus 2) and VHSE (Vocational) Examinations.HSE as well as theory examination under vocational category will start from March 12, and conclude on March 24, 2012.Practical for VHSE are scheduled t... Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:04:23 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Kerala/Lokayukta_cancels_Kerala_University_appointments_15148/ Thiruvananthapuram: In a shocker to the previous Left government, the Kerala Lokayukta on Thursday asked the Kerala University to cancel all the appointments made to the assistant grade posts in 2008 as the process then was not transparent.Issuing the directive, Upa Lokayukta Justice G. Sashidharan ... Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:54:10 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Kerala/AMU_Special_Centre_in_Kerala_15075/ Mallappuram: The Malappuram Special Centre of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) will be launched by the Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Kapil Sibal on Dec 24 at the developing Chelamala campus nearby Perinthalmanna.Sibal's Deputy E. Ahamed will preside the occasion as Chief Guest and Sta... Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:37:46 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Kerala/1.50_lakh_Kerala_students_to_get_animation_skills_14866/ Thiruvananthapuram: Nearly 1.50 lakh students in Kerala are set to be equipped with animation skills in December through a state-run programme that has helped to break the barrier in IT education in schools.In May, the IT@School project had trained 1,586 selected students in animation skills with th... Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:48:30 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Kerala/HLL_ties_up_with_IGNOU_for_healthcare_education_14831/ Thiruvananthapuram: Foraying into healthcare education, mini-ratna public sector undertaking and leading condom manufacturer HLL Lifecare Ltd has tied up with the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) to commence two courses in clinical engineering and management, a statement said on Saturd... Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:38:00 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Kerala/Compter_Literacy_for_Differently-abled_students_in_Kerala_14785/ Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala's state-run IT@School Project will empower close to two lakh differently-abled students in computer learning through a special ICT training programme, an official said on Tuesday.As the first step, the training module for teachers has been developed using the free software... Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:20:16 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Kerala/Kerala_children_walk_to_support_rural_students_14692/ Kochi: Five hundred students here in Kerala on Sunday participated in a walkathon to raise awareness about the challenges faced by rural school children.The walkathon was organised by Chinmaya Vidhyalaya to coincide with the unique 12-hour 'Support My School Telethon' event launched by Coca-Cola Ind... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:34:30 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Kerala/President_Patil_to_lay_foundation_of_IGNOU_campus_14641/ Thiruvananthapuram: President Pratibha Patil would on Wednesday lay the foundation for the Rs.300 crore south zone campus of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) near this Kerala capital, a top official said on Tuesday."This zonal campus comes after the university decided to decentrali... Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:28:16 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Kerala/Data_base_of_six_million_Kerala_students_to_be_prepared_14607/ Thiruvananthapuram: Creating a record of sorts, Kerala's state-owned IT@School project is to prepare -- through a software known as Sampoorna -- a complete data base of more than six million students studying in over 15,000 schools in the state.IT@ School project head Anvar Sadath said on Friday tha... Sat, 20 Aug 2011 08:46:02 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Kerala/Kerala_makes_teaching_more_student_friendly_14574/ Thiruvananthapuram: In a welcome move, Kerala has reduced the teacher-student ratio from 1:45 to 1:30 in all state owned and state supported schools.This was done under the Comprehensive Reforms Package unveiled in the Kerala general education department.In the lower primary schools, the teacher-stu... Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:40:36 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Kerala/Visually_challenged_teachers_learn_computers_14532/ Thiruvananthapuram: For the first time, 238 visually challenged teachers of Kerala have been enabled to operate computers under the state run IT@School Project, which provides information technology training to teachers and students, an official said on Thursday.The teachers have been trained under ... Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:52:26 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Kerala/One_year_on,_Kerala's_Student_Police_Cadet_already_a_success_14517/ Thiruvananthapuram: Initiated a year back in government schools to instill responsibility and social commitment in young minds, the Student Police Cadet (SPC) programme is fast catching the fancy of the teachers and students alike in Kerala.SPC is a voluntary student organization with an objective o... Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:05:31 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Kerala/Train_departure_delayed_for_Kerala_students'_benefit_13917/ Thiruvananthapuram: Over 700 Keralites in Pune for an entrance examination were on the verge of missing their train back home after the examination was delayed, but managed to catch it after its departure was delayed following the intervention of Leader of Opposition Oommen Chandy."These people had ... Mon, 02 May 2011 09:15:04 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Kerala/24_million_hits_on_Kerala_exam_results_website_13910/ Thiruvananthapuram: A Kerala government website with the results of Class 10 state board exams got 2.4 crore (24 million) hits from 90 countries on Thursday when the lists of successful candidates were put up, an official said on Saturday.The website is managed by state owned IT@School and its chief... Mon, 02 May 2011 08:39:56 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Kerala/Free_animation_skills_for_Kerala_school_kids_13899/ Thiruvananthapuram: The state-owned IT@School Project in Kerala is all set to empower at least 3,000 schoolchildren with animation movie-making skills.Students in Class 8 and 9 will get preference in getting animation training, based on Free and Open Source Software.K. Anvar Sadath, executive direct... Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:28:27 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Kerala/Technopark-TBIC_to_bridge_industry-academia_gap_13744/ Thiruvananthapuram: Technopark Technology Business Incubation Centre (T-TBIC) is setting up a Knowledge Network and Industry Connect (KNIC) programme to bridge the gap between industry and academia.The initiative is a joint venture with leading industry bodies to address the skill gap between the in... Thu, 24 Mar 2011 08:48:33 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Kerala/Malayalam_to_be_made_compulsory_in_Kerala_schools-__Left_manifesto_13704/ Thiruvananthapuram: Malayalam will be made a compulsory subject in all schools in Kerala if the Left Democratic Front is voted back to power in the April 13 assembly elections, its manifesto says.Currently even in the state-run schools, Malayalam is not a compulsory and in Class 10, students can opt... Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:41:31 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Kerala/4,000_Kerala_schools_to_get_high-speed_net_13603/ Thiruvananthapuram: At least 4,000 Kerala schools will get access to high-speed broadband internet connectivity, thanks to a deal between the state government and the state-run BSNL.IT@School Project of the Kerala government will also provide high-speed VPN (Virtual Private Network) over broadband i... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 07:16:32 GMT