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October 2010

Editorial
Mailbox
Education News
Education Notes
Education Briefs
Young Achievers
Institution Profile
Expert Comment
Cover Story
Career Focus
Sports Education
People
Teacher-to-Teacher
International News
Special Report
Leisure & Travel
Books
Postscript

Institution Profile

Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi

SRCC is one of the most selective colleges in the country. In the recently concluded admissions session, of 10,000 student applicants for undergrad courses, a mere 624 were admitted

Expert Comment

RTE Act: Erroneous inputs emphasis

Geeta Kingdon is chair of education economics and international development at the Institute of Education, University of London

Cover Story

RTE shadow over India's most admired schools

Since the Right to Free & Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act) became operational from April 1, the misgivings of private school managements and other stakeholders (parents, teachers) have transformed into snowballing fear of creeping erosion of academic and administrative autonomy

Career Focus

Energy management professionals

Against the backdrop of modest capacity utilisation and the world’s highest transmission and distribution losses resulting in massive power outages, there’s pressing demand for energy management professionals

Special Report

Student counseling: an area of darkness

As reports of student stress and suicides because of academic, peer, and parental pressures multiply, the country’s traditionally lackadaisical school and college managements have been forced to wake up to the importance of student counseling services to help children and young adults cope academically, emotionally and socially

Leisure & Travel

Syria: welcoming cradle of civilisation

Contrary to its popular image as a hotbed of Islamic fundamentalism, Syria is a remarkably safe and tranquil holiday destination with warm, cultured, tolerant and well-educated people