New Delhi: After a collaboration for setting up the Indian Institute of Technology at Hyderabad (IIT-H), India and Japan are now starting a joint research venture to promote educational tie-ups.  According to the Japanese embassy, a five-year joint research project for 'Information Network for Natural Disaster Mitigation and Recover ... Read more...

The GRE POWERPREP II Software, which is downloadable, gives students a simulated test-taking experience of the computer-based revised general test. Educational Testing Service (ETS) unveiled free test preparation material for the GRE revised general test, which will be launched in August 2011. Students considering taking the GRE revised general te ... Read more...

 CHANDIGARH: Members of Students' Organization of India (SOI) staged a protest on Thursday at University Institute of Engineering and Technology after the name of a student was reportedly found missing from the waiting list. The students claimed that Panjab University had earlier assured that the name would be included.  On Wednesday, co ... Read more...

 New Delhi: Directors of all the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) would hold a meeting next month to discuss the modifications that can be made to the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) so as to avoid embarrassing errors that had been reported in the JEE-2010. An IIT director said that there have been several human-made errors in the IIT ... Read more...

The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has postponed indefinitely the admission round for the engineering seat selection scheduled to begin on June 18 as the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has not yet approved any engineering colleges in the State for the academic year 2010-2011. KEA Executive Director K.R. Shashidhar told r ... Read more...

Admission seekers wanting to enrol in St. Stephen’s College have a reason to be hopeful as the cut-offs for most courses have fallen compared with last year. The college has finalised the cut-off percentages which will determine which candidates are eligible to appear for interviews, the final stage in the admission procedure of the college. The c ... Read more...

A year after deciding to introduce grading in Class X CBSE board exam, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said on Friday the experiment has been “successful” and has paid dividends in making the tests stress free and reducing the rate of suicides among students. The introduction of grading system and Continuous and Comprehensive Exam (CCE) have proved benef ... Read more...

Patna: With visits from foreign media teams and extensive features written about it, Bihar's free coaching centre Super 30, all of whose students have cracked the Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE) for the third consecutive year, has drawn the attention of the international media. The institute selects talented stud ... Read more...