A consortium of six universities across the world is working on a global academic experiment. The Tata Institute of Social Sciences ( Mumbai), University of Nebraska (USA), South China University (Guangzhou), Aristotle University (Greece,) Seoul National University (South Korea) and the University of Newcastle (Australia) have come together to offer an MA in family studies.
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6 univs join hands to offer global MA in family studies
Posted by divya (#2) 409 days ago (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com)SC relief for colleges sans full-time principals
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The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the directives of the Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court of December 3, 2008, which had given a deadline to all colleges in the state to ensure that they appoint full-time principals.
HC asks Centre, state to reply to PIL on med seats
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The Bombay high court has directed the Medical Council of India, the Union ministry of health and the state government to file their responses on a PIL alleging a reduction in the number of medical seats for the postgraduate course.
ISC students worry about maths scores
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"What happens if v score bad in maths? can v depend on Chem?", "am surely not scoring more than 60 in maths", "was the maths paper too tough and lengthy indeed, or was my preparation for the paper too bad?" These and many more such comments flooded an online forum where Indian Secondary Certificate (ISC) students are pouring their heart out for the last one week.
Responses flood fee regulation Bill
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A month after the landmark Bill to regulate fees in private educational institutions was put up on the school education department's website, the government received 560 objections and suggestions to streamline fee structures of aided and unaided schools.
Probe illegal college admissions: HC
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The Bombay High Court has directed the University of Mumbai to crack down on colleges granting illegal admissions.
4 of 10 medical students in state flunked last year
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The class of 2010 has recorded the lowest-ever pass percentage among aspiring doctors. The failure rate has doubled, with about four out of every 10 students failing to clear the exam.
MU budget focuses on projects, not students
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The University of Mumbai's budget for 2011-12 sets aside funds for new initiatives such as a quarterly journal to record university activities (Rs 25 lakh) and international research journal (Rs 5 lakh).