While some portions of the Samacheer Kalvi textbooks may seem completely alien and other aspects interesting and innovative, how the material is effectively delivered in a classroom setup is what ultimately matters. For teachers to share their best practices, clear their confusions on the new syllabus and adopt their teaching methodology to deliver
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Staring us in the face as we celebrate Children's Day this year in Karnataka is the Government's decision to close down schools that have an enrolment of less than five students.
Ironically, this process is under way even as the country has just about begun implementing the Right to Education Act that promises every single child in t
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The announcement made by the Medical Council of India (MCI) that there shall be one common entrance test (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) pan India for admission into medical colleges, seems to have left students and academicians in a confused state of mind. They feel that it is not the ripe time to enforce NEET, considering the preparation
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From the moment I completed my bachelor's degree in Engineering, I have always wanted to pursue a master's but didn't have the chance. However 13 years after my graduation I realised dreams are renewable and here I am. No matter what your age or condition, there are still possibilities within us waiting to be untapped.
My eventful jo
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In news for all the wrong reasons, Osmania University has something to cheer about. It is the only university in the entire South India to have been placed in the ‘sub recipient' category under the ‘Saksham' programme and seven centres of different universities in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala placed under it.
Tata Institute of So
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The Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIM-K) is hitting national headlines not just by doing a few things unique but also by mounting pressure on other IIMs in healthy competition. The recent slashing of fees by the institute for its prestigious postgraduate programme has had a nationwide ripple effect.
IIM Calcutta has foll
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The functioning of three universities in southern districts is virtually at a standstill because of the absence of vice-chancellors. As the process of appointing VCs is delayed further, academics and teachers' associations have been expressing concern over the “void” caused due to lack of policy decisions and proper direction in matters of academic
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Book Park is a small, rectangular book shop on Avanashi road where a large banner announces, “Reading is a gift. So gift your friends a book.”
The owner of this bookshop is A. Mohammed Musthafa. His journey with books began when he was 12 years old. After school everyday, he would work at a second-hand bookstall in Easwaran Koil stre
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The Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) is becoming a popular educational destination for aspirants from Bihar, going by the annual enrolment pattern.
Of the 236 students from outside Kerala who were admitted for various B.Tech. programmes offered by Cusat this academic year, 195 were from Bihar. Students from the Sta
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“The main problem I faced while trying to get my team together was in trying to convince professionals joining my company,” said Suhas Gopinath, CEO Globals Inc, also known to have been the youngest CEO starting his company at the age of 14. “Considering I was about half their age, I did not want them to feel that they would work under me but that
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