Report shows numbers are cooked and rules flouted; Times of India, July 19, 2013, Page 4

City no model for midday meal scheme; Times of India, July 19, 2013, Page 4

India is to achieve 80% literacy rate by 2015: Govt; Times of India, July 18, 2013

NEW DELHI: India is to achieve 80% literacy rate in the next two years. This was stated by the HRD minister, MM PallamRaju, while inaugurating an international conference on achieving literacy for all. The literacy rate of India is 73% at present as per the 2011 Census. Raju said that more than 20 crore people have become literates since the last Census of 2001 out of which more than half of them are females. To achieve the goal of 80% literacy by 2015, the minister said that the HRD Ministry is restructuring the entire adult education system in the country with a paradigm shift to lifelong education. He announced that an appropriate administrative and if required legislative process will be initiated to integrate formal, non-formal and informal learning and to formally recognize forms of education other than formal. He clarified that recognition, validation and accreditation of learning obtained through adult education will be formalized by setting up equivalency framework.

Commerce, English, eco still available in 6th cutoff; Times of India, July 15, 2013, Page 4

Student forces NCERT to rectify NE tourism error; Times of India, July 13, 2013 Page 10

HRM Pallam Raju visits Melbourne to strengthen Victoria-India education ties; Times of India, July 12, 2013

NEW DELHI: Human resources development minister Pallam Raju visited Melbourne on Thursday and met with Louise Asher, minister for innovation, services and small business, minister for tourism and major events and minister for employment and trade. The two ministers discussed education initiatives in order to boost Victoria - India bilateral relations. They had previously met in New Delhi when Asher led a Super Trade Mission to India in March 2013. Raju is currently visiting Australia leading a delegation of Indian vice chancellors and sector skill council representatives, to explore potential educational partners and thereby enhancing the vocational education portfolio in India. During his visit to Melbourne, Raju meet with senior government representatives, Victorian vice chancellors and TAFE Directors. Raju also attended a roundtable at the Asia Education Foundation.

Chicago Booth to expand footprint in Asia; Times of India, July 11, 2013

NEW DELHI: The University of Chicago Booth School of Business will relocate its Asia Executive MBA Programme from Singapore to Hong Kong in a move to expand and strengthen the school's presence and influence across the region, while continuing a robust presence in Singapore. Beginning in 2014, Chicago Booth's faculty will begin teaching MBA classes at the new location to corporate and organisational leaders from across Asia, North America and Europe. Other programming, including research, entrepreneurship, remote teaching, custom executive training and alumni events, will expand to Hong Kong, even as activities continue in Singapore.

MHRD seeks DU reply on admissions mess; Times of India, July 10, 2013, Page 6

Harvard to launch gender justice bid; Times of India, July 10, 2013, Page 6

4th list: Commerce, eco seats still empty; Times of India, July 8, 2013, Page 1

JEE ranks stump students, Times of India, July 5, 2013, Page 7

MHRD's Rs 99,000 crore plan to boost higher education, improve enrolment, Times of India, July 5, 2013

NEW DELHI: India will substantially increase the number of students in higher education in next seven years. The presentation made by the HRD ministry to the Consultatative Committee expressed that Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) will increase the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) from 18% to 30%. The scheme estimated to cost Rs 99,000 crore will include other existing schemes in the sector. The highlight of the scheme will be that central funding from the MHRD and UGC to institution will be through the state council of higher education as against the direct funding by the Centre and UGC to educational institutions of higher education.

Will DU’s 4-yr BTech make an engineer? IITs not sure, Times of India, July 4, 2013, Page 6

IIM-Rohtak inducts 48% women this yr, Times of India, July 2, 2013, Page 13

‘Zero tolerance for crime against women’, Times of India, July 3, 2013, Page 2

‘Zero tolerance for crime against women’

New LG is a man of action, at home on any stage, Times of India, July 2, 2013, Page 3

KMC goofs up, 1000 aspirants miss NET, Times of India, July 1, 2013, Page 4

Principal returns, Times of India, June 27, 2013, Page 6

Second list sees big drop in DU cutoffs, Times of India, July 1, 2013, Page 1

Most major courses still available, Times of India, June 30, 2013, Page 8

DU cutoffs go crazy, hit 100% in Ram Lal college, Times of India, June 27, 2013, Page 1

India-US higher education dialogue - 2013 to be held on June 25, Times of India, June 22, 2013

NEW DELHI: The HRD minister M M Pallam Raju and visiting US secretary of state John F Kerry are to co-chair India-US Higher Education Dialogue on June 25, 2013 in New Delhi. During the dialogue, the two sides will take up research and innovation partnership under Singh-Obama Knowledge Initiative, institutional partnership and skill development as well as promotion of community colleges in India and technology enabled education including massive open online courses. IIT - Bombay is entering into an MoU with Edx. The intended outcome also includes two-way students' mobility from India to USA and vice-versa. India and US will also take up linkage between industry and academia and faculty development. They are also expected to take up issues like post doctoral research and co-operation in training for the school teachers.

Stephen’s, SRCC, LSR closer to autonomy, Times of India, June 26, 2013, Page 7

Teacher promotions depend on points, Times of India, June 24, 2013, Page 8

First cutoffs will be sky-high, say varsity officials, Times of India, June 22, 2013, Page 8

Hindi hot favourite among firangs, Times of India, June 21, 2013, Page 10

Gandhian ideals in course stir debate, Times of India, June 21, 2013, Page 10

BTech degree in humanities marries streams, subjects, Times of India, June 19, 2013, Page 6

CBSE to stop publishing sample papers for classes XI and XII, Times of India, June 18, 2013, Page 16

Cross-check site data in light of disclaimer, Times of India, June 17, 2013, Page 6

Good reputation is DU’s biggest draw, Times of India, June 17, 2013, Page 6

DU cutoffs unlikely to rise for English, economics, commerce, Times of India, June 15, 2013, Page 1

IIT-Madras engineers showcase low-cost housing model; 800 sq ft house for Rs 10 lakh, Times of India, June 8, 2013

NEW DELHI: Believe it or not, researchers at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras have developed a unique method where one can construct a two-bedroom house of 800 square feet for a cost of just Rs 10 lakh. The researchers from the civil engineering department have been working on the project for over a decade and have constructed a two-storey building to showcase the technology they developed to build rapid, cost-effective mass housing using glass fibre reinforced gypsum (GFRG) panels.

Unesco study: Number of out of school children stagnate; aid to basic education falls by six per cent, Times of India, June 10, 2013

NEW DELHI: New statistics released by Unesco show that 57 million children were out of out of school in 2011; a drop of just two million from the year before. Compounding this problem for children around the world is a new data analysis showing that aid to basic education has decreased for the first time since 2002. In India alone there were 1.7 million out of school children by 2010 data (there is no new data for 2011). Using the latest data produced by the Unesco Institute for Statistics (UIS) India has moved up a position from third bottom place in 2004-2006 for the most out of school children to fourth bottom place in 2011 (Ethiopia took its place).

Talented have sporting chance, Times of India, June 14, 2013, Page 8

Registrations set to touch a new high, Times of India, June 11, 2013, Page 11

High score in maths to help in many courses , Times of India, June 11, 2013, Page 7

Marks matter for ECA talents, Times of India, June 8, 2013, Page 8

Additional criteria off DU website, Times of India, June 8, 2013, Page 8

Conflicting criteria stump DU hopefuls, Times of India, June 7, 2013, Page 6

3 new legless amphibians discovered, Times of India, June 5, 2013, Page 6

Relief for archers, chess champs, Times of India, June 5, 2013, Page 8

Dalits, disabled can apply free online, Times of India, June 4, 2013, Page 3

Online registrations get poor response, Times of India, June 6, 2013, Page 9

New management trying to close school, alleges staff, Times of India, June 3, 2013, Page 3

‘4-yr degree will hurt dalits, poor’, Times of India, June 3, 2013, Page 6

‘FYUP aims to privatize education’, Times of India, June 1, 2013, Page 8