Chennai, Feb 4 (BPNS) Even as the Tamil Nadu school education department has allocated Rs 184 crore for the self-defense training programme for Class 6-8 girl students studying in government schools, at a rate of Rs 5000 per month per school, the school management said that it was inadequate. The money is allocated under the […]
TN to provide best teachers, officials annual foreign trips
Chennai, Feb 1 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu education department is planning to take teachers and officials on annual foreign trips. This is following the state school education minister, Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi taking 68 Class 11 government school students to Dubai and Sharjah for a four-day trip. The students who were taken abroad had performed well […]
Anna university for academic audit of engineering students
Chennai, Jan 28 (BPNS) Anna University, Chennai will be conducting an academic audit of all students of engineering colleges affiliated with the university. According to a communique from the Director of centre for academic studies of Anna university to the engineering colleges, it was directed to conduct an academic audit to ensure that all the […]
IIT Madras to host G20 Education working group meet
Chennai, Jan 28( BPNS) The G20 Education working group meet would be held at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras campus on February 1 and 2. 13 G20 member countries and guest countries are attending the seminar. This includes organizations from China, Netherlands, and Saudi Arabia which is being held at the research park […]
TN revamps placement cells in colleges, to provide 100% placement
Chennai, Jan 25 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Higher education department is aiming for a hundred percent placement for students studying in government /government-aided colleges, and polytechnics in the state. In a bid to achieve this, the higher education department would revamp the placement cells of these institutions and a senior professor would be given charge […]
Universities in Kerala asked to grant menstrual leave
Thiruvananthapuram, January 19, (BPNS ) In a major decision, the state government has decided to grant menstrual leave to all girl students studying in higher educational institutions that came under the Higher Education Department. An order of this kind was released by the department on Thursday. As per the order, students above 18 years of age […]
‘Foreign universities may adversely affect higher education: TN academics
Chennai, Jan 12 (BPNS) With the University Grants Commission (UGC) unveiling norms for setting up foreign universities in the country, the academics from Tamil Nadu has raised concern on the level playing field vis a vis other private universities and foreign entities. A major concern raised by academics is whether these foreign universities would abide […]
NTA allows TN students without tenth marks to apply for JEE
Chennai, Dec 25 (BPNS) The National Testing Agency (NTA), the body conducting the Joint Engineering Entrance (JEE), has allowed students of Tamil Nadu who were given all passes by the state board, to write the entrance without marks. This is following a request by the state government to the Union Education ministry for allowing the […]
No tenth marks to show: JEE aspirants in TN in soup
Chennai, Dec 23 (BPNS) With no marks to show in their tenth-class examination, several students from Tamil Nadu are facing a tough situation while applying for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). The students don’t have tenth marks to produce as they were all passed by the Tamil Nadu Board due to Covid -19 pandemic of 2020-21. […]
TN govt school teacher suspended for caning class 1 student
Chennai, Dec 21 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu school education department on Wednesday placed a teacher of a primary school at Kumaratchi near Chidambaram of Cuddalore district under suspension for corporal punishment on a Class 1 student. The teacher, Kannagi, in a video that went viral was seen caning a student of Class 1 repeatedly on […]