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Currency notes in answer-sheets

Students of Patna University (PU) seem to have devised a novel method of bribing their teachers for securing pass marks in the examination. They attach 100 rupee notes with their answer-books. [...More]

Merit criterion for admission in colleges

Colleges of Magadh University (MU) located in and around the state capital have geared up for admissions to degree part 1 general and honours courses for the academic session 2009-2010. [...More]

PU students hold VC 'hostage' in support of demands

An irate mob of students kept Patna University (PU) vice-chancellor Shyam Lal confined to his office chamber for more than three hours on Friday to press their demands, including removal of the dean of students' welfare K N Paswan. [...More]

Teachers assail CM's apathetic attitude

Newly appointed teachers under the banner of Bihar Shikshak Evam Shiksha Raksha Manch organized a day long dharna at R-Block roundabout on Friday to press their demands. [...More]

Sibal urged to seek consensus on reforms

Bihar's HRD minister Hari Narayan Singh on Friday requested Union HRD minister Kapil Sibal to seek a consensus on educational reforms he proposes to bring about. [...More]

Bihar favours consensus on education reforms

We appreciate the proposals for bringing about radical changes’ [...More]

Govt sanctions 1785 posts for new medical colleges

The state government sanctioned as many as 1,785 posts for the newly set up government medical colleges and hospitals at Pawapuri (Nalanda), [...More]

Rlys plan to install CCTVs in super fast trains

The railways are planning to install close circuit cameras (CCTVs) in all the super fast trains running across the country to further tighten up security on running trains. It follows repeated attacks on railway property and passenger trains, said a Railway Board official. According to him, the railways have decided to install first CCTV in the premier Shatabdi Express and Rajdhani Express trains. The railways will then introduce this system in all super fast trains for security reasons. The new system will also help railway security personnel to keep a tab on the activities of terrorists, particularly at vulnerable places, he said. [...More]

College likely to seek Rs 1.5 cr from UGC

Ganga Devi Mahila College, a constituent unit of Magadh University, is likely to submit a proposal to UGC team for sanction of about Rs 1.5 crore for its all-round development during the ensuing interface meeting with UGC officials at Bodh Gaya next month. [...More]

PU"s re-exam cancelled, re-re-exam in June

It was a faux pas once again on the part of Patna University (PU) as BSc Part I chemistry subsidiary paper examinees were given questions of BSc Part II chemistry paper in the examination hall on Saturday. Ironically, it was a re-examination of the paper as the examination of this very paper held on May 23 had to be rescheduled following distribution of BSc Part I honours questions among the examinees in the examination hall. [...More]

Two coaching institutes in Bihar achieve 100 percent results

Two coaching institutes giving tuitions to the aspirants of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Bihar have delivered a power pack punch as all their students have cleared the prestigious competitive exam. [...More]

Science College withdraws guards from campus

Even as more and more educational institutions are now-a-days hiring the services of private security guards, Patna Science College, one of the premier institutions in the state, has reportedly decided to do away with this system. [...More]

Release of inadequate funds worries teachers

Taking strong exception to the reported move of the state government to unsettle the settled issues in higher education, college and university teachers of Bihar [...More]

Agri college at Sabour to be converted into a deemed varsity: Shahnawaz

BJP MP from Bhagalpur Shahnawaz Hussain said on Tuesday that he is committed to the overall development of the district and that he would also initiate measures for the welfare of the people. [...More]

Govt releases Rs 200 cr for varsity staff

The state cabinet on Tuesday released Rs. 200 crore for salary, pension, gratuity and post-retirement arrears of university employees - in both teaching and non-teaching categories. [...More]

Mission IIT. Poverty no bar

Nagendra Ram was on cloud nine on Monday. He had never imagined that he would crack the IIT-JEE examination in first attempt. [...More]

NHRD unit at CIMP becomes functional

The Patna chapter of National Human Resource Development (NHRD) network became functional at the Chandragupta Institute of Management Patna (CIMP) [...More]

CBSE's Patna office yet not functional

Everyone took notice of the opening of a regional office of the Central Board of Secondary Education in Patna in July last year. [...More]

Agri college to open in Shahabad

Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said an agriculture college would be opened in the old Shahabad district, once known as the rice bowl of the country. [...More]

PUTA assails VC's way of functioning

The Patna University Teachers' Association (PUTA) has expressed its serious concern over the alleged undemocratic functioning of PU vice-chancellor Shyam Lal and demanded restoration of democratic norms in the university. [...More]

United Bank to sell `Super 30' entrance forms

United Bank of India has offered to sell the entrance test forms of `Super 30', an initiative under which poor students are coached free of cost to crack the IIT-JEE examination. [...More]

`One person, one post' policy in PU soon

Patna University (PU) will soon adopt a policy of one person, one post in office administration. [...More]

Paliganj boy tops matric exam

The overall pass percentage of matric examinees has increased this year. More than 6.01 lakh students have passed the examination which is 68.28% of the total number of students who appeared at the exam. [...More]

MU introduces appellate court on campus

Magadh University (MU) introduced an appellate court system for the first time on Wednesday on the university campus to provide instant justice to aggrieved people. [...More]

Patna HC allows BPSC to conduct its mains

In a relief to students who qualified the Bihar Public Service Commission's (BPSC) PT examination for 48th to 52nd combined competitive examination [...More]

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