Online CMAT Trial Test Turns Out To Be A Big Flop

AICTE's Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) began its online trial testing on December 12 but it turns out to be a big flop as the questions in the quantitative section were only from the accounting section. The test was suspended and a revised version of the test is to be put on trial testing from December 18.

Source: 17th December, 2011, DNA India

SC Refuses To Defer NEET-UG Exams To 2013

The Supreme Court has refused to entertain the Centre's plea to defer the first common National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for all the MBBS courses across India to 2013. Hence, NEET-UG will be conducted in 2012 as planned before. Previously, online submissions for NEET-UG were to be done from December 1 to 16, 2011 while the exam was to be held on May 13, 2012. These dates may get changed due to the delays in the decision-making process.

Source: 17th December, 2011, Hindustan Times

Italy's Università Bocconi To Set Up Campus In Mumbai

First top international B-school to set up campus in India, Italy's SDA Bocconi will launch The Mumbai International School of Business Bocconi next year. It will offer a two-year postgraduate management programme for up to 100 students from July 2012. Milan-based SDA Bocconi School of Management ranks 28 in the Financial Times global MBA 2011 ranking.

Source: 14th December, 2011, Financial Times

75% Students Applied For IIT JEE 2012 Online In The Bombay Zone

For the first time since IIT JEE has gone outline, 75% of the 75,000 applicants in the Bombay zone have applied online. The Bombay zone includes Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, parts of Rajasthan and Belgaum in Karnataka. This year, IIT Delhi is organizing IIT JEE which will be held on April 12, 2012.

Source: 16th December, 2011, Hindustan Times

Growth Of Education Loan Disbursals Is Declining

The growth in education loan disbursals has slowed down as fewer students are planning to go abroad for higher education and there is uncertainty in the global economy. Higher interest rates make it expensive to take education loans and with the rupee depreciating, foreign education will also become more expensive.

Source: 16th December, 2011, Business Standard

India And Russia Ink Agreement For Educational Exchange Programme

In the delegation led by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, India and Russia inks five agreements including an educational exchange programme between the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Republic of India on cooperation in the field of education to promote cooperation in the field of education through inter-institutional arrangements, experience sharing in the field of pedagogy, organizing seminars and exhibitions, etc.

Source: 16th December, 2011, Newstrack India