 In February, ministry of human resource development (MHRD), announced the launch of around 200 community colleges from the 2013 academic session.
Community Colleges (CC) have been in India for sometime now. However, these colleges have not yet emerged as an alternative system to the traditional universities. Taking cognisance of this, the ministry of human resource development (MHRD), along with the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), has announced the launch of 200 CC across the country under the National Vocational Education Qualifications Framework (NVEQF) programme.
Source- Times of India, 22 April 2013
 Government approved a proposal to execute civil works for construction of new schools as well as expanding the capacity in existing ones under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA).
The the Union human resource development ministry's proposal was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Under the scheme, the fund required for Management, Monitoring Evaluation and Research (MMER) of schools can be increased from 2.2 per cent to 4 per cent of their total outlay.
Out of the enhanced MMER of four per cent, fund up to 3.5 per cent of the annual budget will be earmarked to the states for their own activities, a release said here.
In states where the proposed percentages of MMER do not meet the requirement, it can be enhanced upto 5 per cent of their budget allocation.
Source- Times of India, 3 May 2013
.jpg) The dates for the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2013 have been announced . It would be conducted between 16 October – 11 November 2013.As per a statement, the CAT vouchers will be available at the selected Axis Bank branches between 29 July – 24 September 2013 and the registration window will be open between 29 July to 26 September 2013.Four new testing locations will be added for CAT 2013, which will be Surat, Udaipur, Trivandrum and Vijayawada.Prometric India will be partnering with IIMs for conducting the test. However it must be noted that this particular information is yet to be out by the CAT official website.Common Admission Test (CAT) is a computer based test. This test scores a person on the bases of Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation, Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning.
Source-Jagran Josh, 4 May 2013
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