Good news for Science Education and Research in India!

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for setting up of two Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) at Bhopal and Thiruvananthapuram, "with the unique objective of integrating undergraduate education, postgraduate education and research under the same umbrella."

The press release also states "One of the important goals of creating these universities is to make education and careers in basic sciences more attractive by providing opportunities in integrative teaching and lear read more

With the changing trends in teaching methods, and the way education per se is taking shape, its refreshing to know of newer trends. It's all thanks to technology and 'out of box thinking' ways .This article is a must read for those teaching the higher classes. At the college level educators do need to take that shift from classroom/book teaching to a more practical style. where they are encouraged to be 'independent and objective thinkers'. read more