PICKS OF THE DAY
Slum kids get international schooling in ChandigarhA building to match any corporate establishment, ultra-modern classrooms with audio-visual aids for teaching and computers - this is not an upscale city school, but a unique private institution exclusively for Chandigarh's slum children. The popularity of 'Sikhya: the school of learning' is growing among poor children
Girls bag top positions in Tripura Class 10 examsGirls outshone boys by securing seven of the top 10 positions in this year's Tripura Class 10 examination results announced Monday. "Among the 10 toppers, there are seven girl students, four of whom have bagged the first four positions, setting a record," said Pratush Ranjan Deb, secretary, Tripura Board of Secondary Examination
Abhishek hails Idea's 'education-for-all' campaignBollywood star Abhishek Bachchan, who is the brand ambassador of Idea cellular, appreciates the socially conscious messages that the company sends across through its new ad campaign
EDU WORLD
- Art of Living engages youth in Mumbai
- Only 9% opt higher education
Only nine per cent of Indians enrol in higher education. Almost half the states and union territories are even below this poor average
- Research institute in Bengaluru
With pace bowler Brett Lee as its brand champion, Deakin University in Victoria will become the first Australian varsity to set up an independent research institute in Bengaluru
- CRY opens office in `Second Life'
- PM calls for improving higher education
Expressing concern over the availability and quality of higher education, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked colleges and universities to raise their standards
OFF BEAT
- Risk-free Actuarial Science
Do you have an aptitude for mathematics and a flair for calculating insurance risks? Then Actuarial Science has more to offer
- Art of Living engages youth in Mumbai
PARENTS' CORNER
- Alcohol, fashion: Childhood ends at 11
- An economic option
Besides inspiring interest among students, Economics is a glamorous career that holds a lot of promise more so as the profession is changing, owing to liberalization and e-commerce
- Studying late night?
Tens of thousands of students across the country are burning the midnight oil for their board examinations barely a week away. This is the time they should watch out for their health
- "Exam ka bhooth"