Government has voiced its protests against for-profit educational institutions saying that such a collapse can hamper the life of students.
 
"If profit means giving dividend to shareholders from fees that parents pay, then my position is no," said Human Resource Development ...

Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal, while addressing the media on the margins of India Economic Summit of the World Economic Forum at New Delhi, mentioned that the bills for bringing reforming education sector will be presented in the parliament in its next sessions.
 
"We ...

India has promised a level playing field to top US institutions in a bid to encourage foreign investment in the education sector as New Delhi seeks partnerships with global institutions to provide quality education at home.
 
"With the expansion of the higher education sector and the ...

India and the United States have started a dialogue to put in place a formal arrangement to promote partnerships between their institutions of higher learning before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits the US in November.
 
The US education secretary Arne Duncan had responded positively to ...

The Union Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal has arrived in the US for holding talks with US Universities for entering into partnership with the proposed 14 innovation universities in India.
 
He will hold talks with Departments of State and Education officials as well as ...

Union Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal, while citing that government will be setting up 14 innovation universities, mentioned that he is keen on entering into alliances with US-based universities for shaping the structure of the proposed institutes.
 
"We hope that we ...

It looks as if Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal is all set to bring changes to the existing educational system of India. After putting forward suggestions for incorporating changes to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) entrance exam, Sibal, on Wednesday, has formed a ...

The Jama Masjid United Forum (JMUF) has plans for holding an international conference against terrorism in October. This conference is being held for put an end to the wrong notions that terrorism carries any links with Islam.
 
JMUF president Syed Yahya Bukhari and Human Resource ...

Union Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal Tuesday said that scoring high would not be a prerequisite. This statement comes as a total contradiction to what he had told on Monday regarding the raising cut off levels for appearing in Indian Institutes of Technology entrance ...

Union HRD Minster Kapil Sibal said on Monday that Class 12 exam marks should be given more weightage while considering admissions to undergraduate courses in the Indian Institutes of Technology.
 
He emphasised that IIT admission procedures "should give more weightage to Class 12 exam ...

A meeting between Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal and US under secretary of state for political affairs, William Burns, was held on Thursday for discussing the development of India-US education council so that the bilateral   ties between the two nations can be ...

According to Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal, a panel of distinguished members which will be headed by a prominent personality, like a Noble laureate, will be selecting the vice chancellors of the Universities in India. He added that the central and state governments will not ...

Union HRD Minister, Kapil Sibal, has disclosed that the central government has plans to develop 2,500 model schools and 200 central schools over a period of two years under the PPP basis.  He has also called for the investment from corporate houses to the education ...

According to the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Kapil Sibal, only the Central School Education Boards have been asked by the government to scrap Class X board exams and adopt a grading system. He added that the states are free to carry own with their own curriculum and examination ...

Physical Education Cards (PEC) India programme, which is a scheme for combining the physical education and sports to empower youngsters, was launched by the Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday in New Delhi.
 
The major focus of this initiative will be on ...

According to Indian Human Resource Development Minister, Kapil Sibal, science and mathematics should form the core curriculum in all the school education boards. He said that providing more emphasis on these subjects will help in the development of a common entrance for admission to professional ...

Bill Clinton, the former US President, will be addressing the seventh Pan-IIT Global Conference that is scheduled to happen in Chicago in October.
 
Some among the other prominent speakers include Kapil Sibal, Indian minister for human resource development; Sam Pitroda, Indian Knowledge ...

A new council has been formed for the Unique Identification Project of Indian government under its chairman, Nandan Nilekani. This committee that was created by the PM, Dr.anmohan Singh, is for providing advice to UID and for ensuring an enhanced coordination among ministers, stakeholders and ...

The Union HRD Minister, Kapil Sibal, on Friday asked all the states to prepare a vision document within the next three months on the targets to be achieved in the higher education sector by 2020.
 
"All state governments must prepare a vision document for higher education. This document ...

Shashi Tharoor, the Minister of State for External Affairs, on Thursday said that India needs to have more institutions of higher education.
 
"Union Minister Kapil Sibal made a spirited speech defending higher education in the country in the parliament. But we have not yet got to the ...

Even before the Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal had expressed his views, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had plans to make Class 10 board exams optional. This information was given to the parliament on Monday.
 
The National Curriculum Framework (NCF) - ...

Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal says foreign universities like Harvard were welcome in India. He also clarified that the ministry wished to abolish the Class 10 board exams of only the central and not the state boards.
 

"If Stanford, Harvard or MIT want to come here, ...

With a goal to modify India’s educational system, Union Minister for Human Resources Development, Kapil Sibal, intends to put an end to the malpractices in education. 
As per report, Sibal has agreed to a bill that would fine schools and colleges taking capitation fee, for ...

The union cabinet on Thursday approved the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill which predicts 25% reservation for weaker sections in private schools. 

An official of HRD ministry told that "The bill was approved by the previous government, (and) was put up before ...

The boy-to-girl student ratio in the undergraduate courses at the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) may soon see a positive turn. Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal directed the IITs to admit more female students.

Sibal said that at present the ratio is 10-12% ...

Kapil Sibal, India's HRD minister, Aneesh Chopra, America's chief technology officer, and Sam Pitroda, India's National Knowledge Commission chairman, will be the key speakers at the Pan-IIT Global Conference to be held in Chicago during October 9-11.

About 3,000 IITians from around the globe ...

With an aim to reform the examination system and "de-traumatise the education", the government is planning to make the Class 10 exams "optional", Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said Thursday.
 
"We will reform the examination system and Class 10 ...

Saying the government was committed to improve education standards in India, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal said Wednesday a new apex panel on higher education will be formed soon.
The National Commission for Higher Education and Research, which will encompass in itself the ...

India’s science and technology minister Kapil Sibal has said that India will be able to wrap up nuke deal with US by September end. He affirmed that India is confident of getting the support of the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group. His comments have come in the eve of his visit to Finland and ...