Distance Learning News

UGC bans distance learning in Physiotherapy

13 years ago - PRACTICAL TRAINING A MUST Physiotherapy courses — a major component of which is practical training and hands-on experience — will no longer be conducted through the distant mode of education. University Grants Commission (UGC) in May banned all su...

Vocational Education in India to Start from Class VIII

13 years ago - Vocational Education in India The state has taken the initiative to introduce vocational education at the secondary school level from Class VIII. The move is a part of the national drive to provide vocational training to 550 million students by 202...

NIOS should emerge as a model Distance Learning Institution: Sibal

13 years ago - NIOS The general body meeting was presided over by Union Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD) Kapil Sibal as president of the Society and co-chaired by Minister of State for HRD D. Purandeswari. Sibal, while endorsing the road map of NIOS...

IGNOU Course on Education of Children with Disabilities

13 years ago - IGNOU Course in Disability The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is planning to launch a short-term course to train teachers across the country in disability issues, an official said Thursday. "The cell would provide advanced training...

Samagra Shiksha - A program for all round development of school students

4 years ago - A program launched by the government of India to not only provide inclusive and equitable education for all but also bridge the gap of social category and gender that exists at the school level.