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Reports’ Weekly Education Sector News Updates announces that NIIT launches IT based educational initiatives for children

www.india-reports.com, the website that provides the most relevant and upto date information on India and doing business in India is offering a Weekly News Update on the Indian Education Sector which captures latest news, trends, events and happenings in the Indian Education sector.

The latest news update discusses various issues some of which are - Distance learning programs have registered increase in the country. IIM-A has hiked its fees. More professionals are signing up for management courses. NCERT is introducing a craft course for 10+2 students. NIIT has launched programs for educating slum children and primary school kids.

India Reports has been closely monitoring the Education industry in India over the past few years, and has built Education expertise and a range of products. To know more, visit http://www.india-reports.com/Education-wk/index-Education-Wkly.aspx

India Reports’ Weekly Education Sector News Updates announces that Education Entrepreneurs are cashing in on the recession

www.india-reports.com, the website that provides the most relevant and upto date information on India and doing business in India is offering a Weekly News Update on the Indian Education Sector which captures latest news, trends, events and happenings in the Indian Education sector.

The latest news update discusses various issues some of which are - These are recessionary times and education entrepreneurs are making the most of the opportunity.  There have been agitations against the Common Universities Act. The medical course seems to be attracting fewer people as against previous years. The editor of MIT’s Technology Review states that India is set to dominate the innovation space. The India and Germany- Strategic Partners for Innovation is to enable R&D collaborations between Indian and German R&D institutions and companies. Bangalore has the highest number of students heading for studies abroad.

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India Reports’ Weekly Education Updates – New scholarships announced for Indian students pursuing scientific research

India Reports’ provides weekly news updates on the Indian Education Industry which captures latest news, trends, events and happenings in the Indian Education Industry.

The latest news update discussed various issues some of which are - The Yashpal Committee on ‘Renovation and Rejuvenation of Universities’ has sought an immediate end to the practice of according deemed university status to newly established educational institutions. The Aligarh Muslim University is rededicating itself to the cause of educating Muslims. IIM Bangalore and Kolkata have registered hundred percent placements, with drop in salaries. India is still seeing companies hiring even though a majority of them remain uncertain about their ‘hiring intent’. Several new scholarships have been launched for Indian students. Indian law students can writer LSAT India in select Indian cities.

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Where are the teachers?

Education sector has received 20% higher allocation in Budget 2008.

Experts in the education sector argue that mere allocation is not enough. The education sector needs structural reforms – to ensure that teachers actually teach in the government schools and the educated are actually ‘employable’.

The shortage of quality teaching manpower and compensation for teachers across primary, secondary and higher education sectors remains a major issue.

Is school education in India really good?

Indians like to believe that India has the best education system. However, the reality is quite different, especially as far as primary education is concerned.

Government runs schools in the country are in bad shape- lacking in quality teachers and basic infrastructure. What does one do? CII chief mentor Tarun Das recently wrote about the role Indian corporates could play in improving the elementary education in India. He believes that ‘if the top 200 corporates partner to support and improve 1000 schools each, 200,000 primary schools can be benefited and millions of children whose future need to be assured. This is doable. In fact,this must be done’.

There is lot of emphasis on having training and certified teachers – but does that really help? How about having teachers who just like to teach but have no formal training? Maybe they would make better teachers and one would have a more committed set. Of course, compensation to teachers is meagre and that is a biggest deterrent. Most school teachers have flourishing private tuitions business which run is run from homes after school hours.

According to John Kurien of Centre for Learning Resources, Pune , a study of 142 best English medium schools across 5 metros ( Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi) reveals that Indian students fare poorly in applying knowledge to new situations. The best Indian schools have mediocre students.

School teaching in India needs improvement and change- now.