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Board of Studies PG teachers don’t meet criteria

An RTI query filed by a professor at Mumbai University reveals that several co-opted members appointed as postgraduate teachers in the Board of Studies (BoS) in different subjects are teaching in colleges which do not offer those subjects at the PG level.
Section: Academy  | Tuesday, April 19, 2011 22:32 IST

Where are schools in rural Maharashtra?

Around 904 habitations in the state do not have primary schools within a kilometre’s radius, and 1,152 of them lack upper primary schools within a radius of 3 kilometers.
Section: Mumbai  | Saturday, April 16, 2011 3:00 IST

Education mess and parents woes

For parents and teachers of private schools, Anna Hazare’s success in forcing the Union govt to take up the Lokpal Bill seems to have provided a glimmer of hope in fighting the might of big educational institutions.
Section: Mumbai  | Thursday, April 14, 2011 3:00 IST

RTE effect yet to trickle down to special kids

Special students are yet to benefit from the Right to Education Act , which came into effect last year, despite the emphasis it lays on inclusive education.
Section: Mumbai  | Wednesday, April 13, 2011 3:00 IST

IIT entrance a breeze for most aspirants

Several students heaved a sigh of relief after encountering a simple and conceptual paper in the Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Entrance Exam that was held across the country on Sunday.
Section: Mumbai  | Monday, April 11, 2011 3:00 IST

Only 15% seats for non-state students

Students who do not reside in Maharashtra will be eligible for only 15% of seats in engineering, MBA and pharmacy courses in the state from this academic year.
Section: Mumbai  | Friday, April 8, 2011 1:16 IST

Civic college students to appear for IIT entrance

The very first batch of students from the two civic colleges set up by an IIT joint entrance exam coaching centre would be appearing for their exams on Sunday, April 10.
Section: Mumbai  | Thursday, April 7, 2011 3:00 IST

4 IIT-B students out to prevent deaths on tracks

Four postgraduate students of the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay are currently finding a solution to prevent death on tracks on the Western Railway.
Section: Mumbai  | Wednesday, April 6, 2011 3:00 IST

Mumbai University yet to declare engineering exam results

Students who have been awaiting the results, will have practically no time to go in for re-evaluation with the next exams scheduled to begin from May 15.
Section: Mumbai  | Wednesday, April 6, 2011 1:43 IST

Std one kids set to get computer lessons

If a proposal being worked out by the state’s school education department becomes a reality, then every child in the state will start becoming computer literate from the age of six years.
Section: Mumbai  | Tuesday, April 5, 2011 3:00 IST
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