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Technology Adoption in Education

September 28th, 2010 | by admin | Tags: cheapest Laptop, education sector, IIT, Intel India, Meghalaya, Praveen Vishakantaiah, Schools for India, schoolsforindia, Shillong, Technology, technology adoption | 1 Comment |

"Technology-adoption in the education sector is vital for its growth. The effort to build the world's cheapest laptop for the students is a step in the right direction," said by Intel India president Praveen Vishakantaiah. The world cheapest Laptop developed by students of India's two leading technology institutes - Indian ...

CBSE introduced a new aptitude test for tenth

September 27th, 2010 | by admin | Tags: +2 level, aptitude test, behavioral science, career, cbse, examinations, financial resources, Mental preparedness, motivational level, Schools for India, schoolsforindia, SGAI, students, teachers, tenth students, workshops | Comment |

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced that they will soon be introducing a new aptitude test for students of Class 10. The CBSE had already introduced major changes in its curriculum this year by switching to the grading system instead of marks and implementing the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) system instead of the ...

Connect 2010, A Brief

September 10th, 2010 | by admin | Tags: awards, cii, connect2010, ELCOT, ICICI Venture, ict | Comment |

Connect 2010 is the milestone 10th edition of the country’s premier ICT event CII Connect. Many High profile people from the IT industry were spotted at the event. To name a few Mr. S. Mahalingam (CFO, TCS), Mr P W C Davidar(Secretary - IT Department, Government of Tamil Nadu), Dr ...

President’s Speech on Teachers Day

September 6th, 2010 | by admin | Tags: children in India, National Awards, President Prathiba Patil, President Speech, RTE, school activities, Schools for India, schoolsforindia, Teacher's Day, teachers | Comment |

"Teachers have always been given a special place and respect in our society, as they prepare children to be active and responsible participants in society. This profession is noble as it involves imparting the precious gift of knowledge to the youth," said President Pratibha Patil, addressing the teachers honored with the National Awards ...

E-tutors

September 2nd, 2010 | by admin | Tags: activities, E-tutors, education, Education Matters, experiments., learning, Online tutoring, Pankaj Vekria, Sayee Manohar, teaching | Comment |

Online tutoring (e-tutors) is a learning concept which delivers online education for students above seven years. It is managed by Sayee Manohar, Managing Director and Pankaj Vekria CEO. It offers a high standard in online tutoring. With the latest technology, it is able to give a one-on-one personalized tutoring for ...

Outlook Business Features Schools for India

September 1st, 2010 | by admin | Tags: business blogging, Kiruba Shankar, magazine, media, outlook business, school for india, Venkatesh | 1 Comment |

Outlook Business’ current issue (4th September 2010 edition) lists down 25 Good businesses that focus on the new model of entrepreneurship and help create societal change. Alongside with various projects Schools for India got featured in the article being "School is In". The article conveys the dauntless thoughts, and policy of ...

Gurusamarpanam – Honoring The Teachers

August 26th, 2010 | by admin | Tags: Callezee, Gurusamarpanam, Schools for India, teacher’s day | Comment |

"A good teacher must know how to arouse the interest of the pupil in the field of study for which he is responsible. He must himself be a master in the field of study and be in touch with the latest developments in the subject, he must himself be a ...

Far-reaching broadband drives the online learning programs

August 25th, 2010 | by admin | Tags: Far-reaching broadband accessibility, online learning programs | Comment |

Thanks to Internet and growing technologies, online learning programs in India are gaining recognition day by day. Online learning programs along with far-reaching broadband accessibility provide strong communications to open up a new and valuable model of education in India. Online learning programs are poles apart from traditional education systems that ...

Chinese Students’ Education

August 23rd, 2010 | by admin | Tags: abroad education, China's universities, chinese Government, chinese students, education research, foreign institutions, government survey, graduated, MyCOS, parents, scholarships, Schools for India, schoolsforindia, students, Xinhua | Comment |

Majority of Chinese students (nearly 87 percent), who studied abroad in 2009 received financial support from their parents. A government survey has said only 9% of those studying abroad received scholarships from foreign institutions while 3%supported themselves through part-time jobs. One percent was funded by the Chinese government. The survey, ...

Tamil Schools in Malaysia

August 20th, 2010 | by admin | Tags: British government, Christian Mission, Ethnic Indians, Indian community, Malaysia, Multi-ethnic Malaysia, Schools for India, schoolsforindia, Tamil education, Tamil schools | Comment |

Tamil education in Malaysia started when a Tamil primary school was established in the state of Pulau Pinang in 1816. Later, the estate management and the British government opened more Tamil primary schools when the rubber estates grew up in numbers by the end of the nineteenth century. Thus, by ...