CBSE Class 12 results announced

NEW DELHI - Ending the anxious wait, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Friday announced the Class 12 exam results of Delhi, Guwahati and Allahabad zones.

Texas school board adds Obama to high school history class, defeats attempt to add ‘Hussein’

US President Barack Obama

Can short-staffed Delhi University tackle semester system?

NEW DELHI - Delhi University (DU) may be planning to switch to the semester system - usually involving a higher teacher-student ratio - but it is already reeling under a staff crunch, with around 51 percent of teaching posts lying vacant.

State board finalizing social studies guidelines for Texas schools; heated debate expected

Heated debate expected over Texas curriculum plans

University of Illinois trustees approve tuition increase, $620,000 salary for new president

UI trustees OK tuition hike, $620,000 Hogan salary

NCAA looks at options, mindful of hurt feelings in what will be bigger, 68-team March Madness

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For-profit colleges fight rule that would cut financial aid based on students’ earnings

Rules would cut federal aid to for-profit colleges

Lawmakers urge more attention be paid to concussions among high school athletes

Congress urges more attention to H.S. concussions

Supreme Court nominee Kagan known for being both open and abrasive as dean of Harvard Law

President  Barack Obam

Education now mere commercial activity, observes apex court

NEW DELHI - “Education has become commerce,” a concerned Supreme Court observed Thursday and added that many of the mushrooming teaching shops in the country do not even have the basic infrastructure.

Lesbian student who sued over prom date transfers to new high school in Mississippi

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Delhi University teachers assure court on college results

NEW DELHI - The Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) Thursday informed the Delhi High Court that internal assessment results in 17 colleges will be declared Friday after its members’ meeting with Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental.

56 percent pay hike for IIM-C students

KOLKATA - Students of the post-graduate programme for executives at the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) have got a 56 percent hike in their average salary package, a statement said Thursday.

Sibal praises technical education council

NEW DELHI - Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Thursday praised the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for introducing transparency in its practices.

Ed Dept: $437 million in grants to schools where teachers will be rewarded for student success

Ed Dept: $437 million in teacher incentive grants

From stocks to sous vide, TV’s Top Chefs are ready to school fans in online courses

TV’s Top Chefs star in online university

You’ve watched them whip up delectable dishes, and a soupcon of drama, in the Top Chef kitchen. Now, stars of the hit Bravo TV series are ready to school their fans: Pack your knives and go… online.

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CBSE Class 12 exam results to be declared Friday

NEW DELHI - The results of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 examination will be declared Friday, an official said here Thursday. A total of 699,129 students appeared for the exams this year.

Nervous about results? Call the CBSE helpline

NEW DELHI - It’s that time of the year again when students and parents can be seen nervously waiting for results of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) results. But help is at hand with the board’s helpline working to soothe anxieties and boost students’ confidence.

College café brews entrepreneurs in Punjab

JALANDHAR - Going by the cuisine, service and decor at Just Food - a cafe at a private university campus here - you can’t really tell it’s an entrepreneurial project managed by college students.

Mumbai professor for G8 University Summit

VANCOUVER - Dr Narayana Jayarama, of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai, will represent India and be one the keynote speakers at the G8 University Summit here next month. At the University Summit, presidents of 50 universities from 14 countries will prepare advice on development issues for world leaders meeting at G8 and G20 summits in Canada June 25-27.