Education News
DC visits exam centres
The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Hyderabad Agha Shahnawaz Babar has called upon the officers of Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Hyderabad to curb the menace of copying culture and use of unfair means during the examinations of Higher Secondary Certificate Part-I and Part-II Annual Examinations.…
Encyclopedia Britannica goes digital after 244 years
The Encyclopedia Britannica (Encyclopaedia Britannica in Latin), globally acknowledged as one of the most scholarly of encyclopedias, has finally moved into the digital age after 244 years, the best possible news that can greet researchers and knowledge seekers all around the planet. According to international…
Rival groups clash at Karachi University, 12 injured
At least twelve students were injured when two rival student groups clashed at Karachi University Monday, Geo News reported.According to sources, students belonging to two rival groups quarreled with each other over pasting a poster near the university’s cafeteria but the argument was turned…
HEC ranking of varsities on Thursday
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is all set to announce the ranking of Pakistani universities on the basis of quality teaching and research produced by the higher education institutions from across the country.The ranking of the universities, specifically done according to categorization of major…
Western pupils lag Asians by three years: study
Western schoolchildren are up to three years behind those in China's Shanghai and success in Asian education is not just the product of pushy "tiger" parents, an Australian report released Friday said.The study by independent think-tank The Grattan Institute said East Asia was the…
Karachi Literature Festival inaugurated
The inaugural ceremony of the third Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) was held at a local hotel on Friday night.The American Ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munter, was the chief guest on the occasion.The two-day festival formally commenced from Saturday morning.It is being organized…
Nasra Trust to continue its efforts in promoting education: Shahnaz
Senior Provincial Minister Pir Mazharul Haq has appreciated the role of Nasra Educational Trust for promotion of education.This he said while addressing as chief guest at foundation day function of the trust here on Sunday.The minister said that chain of Nasra schools has…
LUMHS exams from Feb 01
The Controller of Examinations Postgraduate Studies Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro announced the conduct of Postgraduate Examinations 2011 from February 1, 2012.The examinations in subjects of M.Sc. Final Community Dentistry, M.Phil Biochemistry Part-II, M.Phil Physiology Part-II, M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Basic…
Tension prevails in SU, students leave hostel
Hundreds of students of Sindh University (SU) have left hostel after the killing of Director Students Affairs Professor Bashir Chhanar, Geo News reported.It may be noted here that academic activities in the varsity have been suspended for many days in protest against killing of…
FUUAST extends last date for admission to Dec 26
Director Admission Committee of Federal Urdu University of Arts Science and Technology (FUUAST) Muhammad Siddique has announced extension in the last date of submission of admission forms for BS and master’s program (morning shift) at Karachi campus to 26 December.In a release on Monday,…