New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday said that all government schools in the capital will wear a new look by 2010.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Emphasising that the number of enrolments in primary and secondary education is very low in the country compared to rest of the world, President Pratibha Patil Thursday called for making 'strenuous efforts' to increase gross enrolment.

Raipur, Nov 15 (IANS) As many as 20 children, who were taken ill after a mid-day meal at a school in Chhattisgarh, have shown signs of improvement, a doctor said Sunday.

Lucknow, Nov 14 (IANS) To attract youth and encourage them to promote literacy in Uttar Pradesh, an NGO has said it will offer those teaching the illiterate an opportunity to opt either for a computer course or a personality development course for free.

NOIDA (UP), Nov.13 (ANI): Amity School of Natural Resources and Sustainable Development (ASNRSD) and Amity Institute of Global Warming and Ecological Studies (AIGWES) conducted a week long In-service training for IAS officers from November 9, 2009 to November 13, 2009 with a theme Environmental Impact Assessment of Developmental Projects at Amity Campus, Sector - 125, Noida.

Bangalore, Nov 13 (ANI): PD Jose, chairperson, placement cell of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B) has said that the institute has placed its 349 students in a record time of five days.

Ranchi, Nov 10 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas blew up two school buildings in Jharkhand's Latehar district to prevent security forces from using them as make-shift camps during the upcoming assembly polls, police said Tuesday.

New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) To improve educational facilities in Bihar, which has the lowest literacy level in India, and launch market driven vocational courses for its youth, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is setting up 400 training centres in the state to train students and government officials.

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) More than 27,000 additional institutions of higher learning would be required to meet the targeted Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of 30 percent for 2020, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal said here Saturday.

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Starting this Children's Day Nov 14, child rights NGO CRY will start a nationwide campaign asking the government to amend the Right to Education Act 2009.

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) The number of teachers in India is one of the lowest in the world and is generally a last career resort, an expert said at the sixth Higher Education Summit here Saturday.

Ropar (Punjab), Nov 5 (IANS) Authorities in Punjab's Ropar district Thursday ordered a probe into an incident in which students from a village government school were illegally transported on a tractor-trolley for a film show held here by the district administration.

Chandigarh, Nov 3 (IANS) Coming to his alma mater, the Panjab University, after many years made Prime Minister Manmohan Singh feel a 'little emotional'. But that did not stop him from questioning the quality of higher education being imparted by institutions in the country.

Deoband (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 3 (IANS) Urging terrorists and Maoist rebels to lay down arms, an Islamic cleric Tuesday assured them the community would help them take up their cause.

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Tuesday said it will conduct an entrance test again in next 10 days, after its online test system for engineering courses collapsed Saturday.

Chandigarh, Nov 1 (IANS) A professor of the Punjab Engineering College (PEC) committed suicide on the college campus here Sunday.

Gangtok, Oct 29 (IANS) Describing education as the most potent instrument for social and economic mobility and for ushering in political change, Vice President M. Hamid Ansari Thursday called for empowering citizens in a meaningful manner through specified legal awareness programmes.

Chandigarh, Oct 28 (IANS) In a bid to introduce more transparency in the examination system, the Panjab University (PU) Wednesday said it will allow its students to see their answer-sheets after evaluation, a varsity official said here.

New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday sought the union government's stand on a lawsuit that challenges the Union Public Service Commission's (UPSC) provision allowing only four chances to general category candidates to appear for the civil services examination, while giving more chances to Dalit and backward category candidates.

New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) A 34-year-old PhD scholar of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, who was arrested for the murder of a Manipur teenager, is of 'pervert and maniacal' nature and suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder, Delhi Police said Monday.