http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/ India's FIRST and ONLY dedicated educational news site en-us 2007 National Network of Education Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:09:34 GMT Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:09:34 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 http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Bengal_slammed_for_not_implementing_right_to_education_act_14769/ Kolkata: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Friday slammed the West Bengal government for not implementing right to education act in the state.Addressing the media here at conclusion of a two-day-long public hearing, NCPCR Chairperson Shanta Sinha said the problem of c... Sat, 22 Oct 2011 08:19:16 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Bhabha_Centre_officials_to_advise_Bengal's_science_panels_14683/ Kolkata: The West Bengal government will revamp the existing advisory councils for development of science and technology in the state with the inputs from scholars and professors of institutions like Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, a minister announced on Tuesday... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 07:37:13 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Bengal_college_teachers_not_paid_salary_after_June_14657/ Kolkata: It would be a bleak Teachers' Day on Monday for most college teachers in West Bengal who are yet to receive their salary since June.The new Mamata Banerjee government, which had earned praise from school teachers for paying their salaries on the first of every month soon after they came to ... Mon, 05 Sep 2011 08:49:42 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/IITs,_IISc_to_use_CAT_2011_for_MBA_admissions_14637/ Kolkata: The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have decided to use CAT 2011 as part of the selection process of their MBA and management programmes from the 2012-13 academic year.The Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET) previously used for admission b... Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:37:29 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/Presidency_mentor_group_submits_recommendations_14630/ Kolkata: The Presidency University mentor group, which has Nobel laureate Amartya Sen as advisor, on Thursday recommended the creation of a faculty capable of cutting-edge research to make the institution a centre of excellence.The group was formed by West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee-led government to ... Sat, 27 Aug 2011 09:23:21 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/West_Bengal/PM's_address_during_his_visit_to_the_Saha_Institute_of_Nuclear_Physics,_Kolkata_14617/ West Bengal: Following is the text of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's address during his visit to the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata.I am delighted to have this opportunity to be amidst you here on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Saha Institute of Nuclear Phys... Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:22:28 GMT