http://www.indiaedunews.net/Maharashtra/ India's FIRST and ONLY dedicated educational news site en-us 2007 National Network of Education Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:54:42 GMT Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:54:42 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Maharashtra/Indian_school_teacher_set_for_US_space_programme_15303/ Pune: Over 1,100 students and teachers of the reputed Vidya Valley School here screamed with joy when Vandana Suryawanshi became the first foreign teacher to be chosen for a prestigious US space programme next April. And she herself is already looking forward to sharing the knowledge she gains there... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:24:41 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Maharashtra/No_CET,_only_CMAT_in_Maharashtra_from_2013_15213/ Mumbai: While the AICTE has adopted CMAT from this academic year, The Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Maharashtra has decided to do away with the Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to the two-year MBA or MMS programmes in the State with effect from 2013.Colleges, such as Sydenham Ins... Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:37:24 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Maharashtra/Industrial_training_for_Engineering_Teachers_15178/ Mumbai: The All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) has sponsored an Industrial training programme for Engineering teachers across Maharashtra. It will enable them to impart more effective as well as practical lessons in classroom.The trainees will be introduced to machines in the industri... Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:03:25 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Maharashtra/AICTE_facing_slowdown_in_applications_for_new_institutes_15129/ Mumbai: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is experiencing slowdown in the number of applications it has received to start new institutes. The applications received for the year 2012-13 are much lower, as compared to the previous years.The AICTE has received a total of 400 applica... Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:36:24 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Maharashtra/CBSE_to_set_up_special_question_papers_for_visually_impaired_15123/ Mumbai: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to set up special question papers in Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Mathematics for visually impaired students. It is a step towards encouraging them to opt for Science stream at Senior Secondary level.The new scheme will come into... Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:47:51 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Maharashtra/DMIMS_opens_Admission_to_PG_Courses_2012-13_15087/ Nagpur: Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (DMIMS) has announced to conduct an entrance test for admission to its Post Graduate Degree and Diploma Courses for the academic year 2012-13 on February 5, 2012.Degree Courses are available in Physiology, Pharmacology, Dermatology, Venerology, Radio... Sat, 24 Dec 2011 12:52:04 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Maharashtra/Sports_and_Physical_Education_as_an_optional_subject_from_2012-13_14976/ Maharashtra: The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has given nod to Sports and Physical Education as an optional subject in its new proposed syllabus for junior colleges with effect from academic year 2012-13.Therefore, if you want to make a career in sports, you ca... Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:44:17 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Maharashtra/AMUPMDC_-_Maharashtra_conducting_CET_2012-13_for_PG_Degree_and_Diploma_14926/ Maharashtra: The Association of Management of Unaided Private Medical & Dental Colleges of Maharashtra has announced All India Level Common Eligibility Test (CET) for admission to Post Graduate Degree and Diploma Courses on January 15, 2012.Application forms and prospectus will be available at A... Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:43:59 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Maharashtra/Mumbai_Univ_-_Opt_for_2_grad_courses_simultaneously_14923/ Mumbai: The University of Mumbai has come up with a noble idea for youngsters who find it difficult to decide which graduate stream they should enroll in. It is planning to allow students to study two full-time courses at the same time.Taking up two courses may entail double the expense and twice th... Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:18:37 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Maharashtra/Scope_for_students_in_animation_and_gaming_industry_-_President_14901/ Pune: Set to grow at 10 percent per annum over the next two years, the global animation and gaming industry offered tremendous opportunities to students in conceptualizing and creating animation to make a name for the country in creative areas, President Pratibha Patil said on Friday.Patil said that... Sat, 03 Dec 2011 07:00:12 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Maharashtra/Government_teachers_in_Mumbai_get_online_salaries_14892/ Mumbai: For the first time, teachers and non-teaching staff of all government-aided schools in the city received their salary on Thursday online through a nationalised bank, an official said."The teachers were given special, individual debit cards by the Union Bank of India (UBI) through which they ... Fri, 02 Dec 2011 07:42:12 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Maharashtra/US_varsities_fair_in_Mumbai_14820/ Mumbai: As many as 32 leading varsities will take part in the US Universities Fair here on Sunday in a bid to attract more Indian students, an official said.The fair is being organised by the United States-India Education Foundation (USIEF) in collaboration with the Institute of International Educat... Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:20:15 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Maharashtra/Mumbai_scientist_to_spearhead_green_cause_14709/ Mumbai: With the UN General Assembly declaring 2011 as the International Year of Forests (IYF 2011), a scientist here has launched a programme to create awareness about forests between the Himalayas and the Amazon among school students across India.Pushkar Vaidya is the head scientist of Indian Astr... Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:58:46 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Maharashtra/Coca-Cola-NDTV_telethon_raises_Rs.7_crore_for_school_infra_14691/ Mumbai: Aided by three big-ticket donations in the closing stages, a 12-hour Coca-Cola-NDTV Support My School telethon here on Sunday raised Rs.7 crore, exceeding the target by Rs.2 crore. Now 139 schools across the country - against the targeted 100 schools - will benefit from the creation of basic... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:27:30 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Maharashtra/Bollywood_celebs_go_down_memory_lane,_thank_teachers_14660/ Mumbai: On the ocassion of Teacher's Day Monday, Bollywood celebrities like Akshay Kumar, Bipasha Basu, Raveena Tandon and Anupam Kher thanked their school teachers for the lessons that have made them what they are today.Here's what some celebrities posted on Twitter:Anupam Kher: I am the sum total ... Tue, 06 Sep 2011 08:31:58 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Maharashtra/Din_of_school-bells_to_'wake_up'_Maharashtra_government_14463/ Mumbai: Next Monday, the bells of government-aided schools all over Maharashtra will ring in unison for a full minute to "wake up" the authorities towards their demands, a teachers' association said here on Tuesday."The action will be jointly carried out at 11 a.m. in more than 40,000 government sup... Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:52:19 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Maharashtra/Supreme_Court_pulls_up_Maharashtra's_training_institutions_14064/ New Delhi: The Supreme Court has rejected the plea by a number of teachers training institutions in Maharashtra to recognize the admissions given to their students, saying that the institutes misrepresented facts about their recognition by the National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE).The court d... Mon, 23 May 2011 11:17:25 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Maharashtra/Students_protest_against_minister,_boycott_convocation_13983/ Mumbai: Nearly 30 graduating students of the prestigious Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) protested against Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh here on Wednesday over the proposed nuclear power projects in the country and boycotted their annual convocation ceremony where... Thu, 12 May 2011 08:28:38 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Maharashtra/SNDT_Women's_University_gets_new_vice_chancellor_13974/ Mumbai: Vasudha Kamat was on Tuesday appointed the vice chancellor of the SNDT Women's University here, a statement said.She was appointed by Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan in his capacity as the chancellor of the universities in the state, the statement from the Raj Bhavan said.Kamat was ... Wed, 11 May 2011 09:02:06 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/Maharashtra/'Reserve_seats_for_students_in_BEST_buses'_13695/ Mumbai: Four seats should be reserved for students in state-run BEST buses running across Mumbai, a social organization headed by son of Maharashtra Revenue Minister Narayan Rane demanded on Monday.Noting that Shiv Sena's youth wing chief Aditya Thackeray met Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee in Dece... Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:37:43 GMT