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SMK - Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan

Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) is the prefix for National Secondary Schools in Malaysia.

28-Oct-2008 00:00 SMK - Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Malaysia


Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR)

ICAR keeps the information and provides consultancy on agriculture, horticulture, resource management, animal sciences, agricultural engineering, fisheries, agricultural extension, agricultural education, home science and agricultural communication. It has the mandates to co-ordinate agricultural research and development programmes.

5-Oct-2008 07:28 Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR) Statutory Education Bodies in India


Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

AICTE was established by an Act of Parliament to develop, promote and co-ordinate technical education in the country. Technical Education broadly covers the field of engineering & technology, architecture & town planning, management, pharmacy and applied arts & crafts. The council grants approval for starting new technical institutions and introduction of new programs in consultation with the agencies concerned. Recently it has also created a separate body-National Body of Accreditation (NBA) that gives accreditation to institutions and grades the courses offered by them.

5-Oct-2008 07:26 Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Statutory Education Bodies in India


University Grants Commission (UGC)

UGC is a Government of India entity and is responsible for coordination, determination and maintenance of standards, and release of central grants to the universities. Apart from this, Government of India has also established sixteen central universities in the country, which are totally funded by the UGC.

5-Oct-2008 07:24 University Grants Commission (UGC) Statutory Education Bodies in India


The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)

NCTE is a national-level statutory body of the Government of India, established in 1995. Its objective is to plan co-ordinated development of teacher education system, regulate, maintain and monitor norms and standards in teacher education. It lays down norms for teacher education courses, accredits institutions, frames recruitment norms, carries out surveys, research and innovations. The NCTE has four Regional Offices at Jaipur, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar and Bhopal respectively.

5-Oct-2008 07:24 The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)   Statutory Education Bodies in India


Bar Council of India (BCI)

It is formed under Advocates Act, 1961. It promotes legal education and lay down the standards of professional education and ethics for advocates.

5-Oct-2008 07:23 Bar Council of India (BCI) Statutory Education Bodies in India


Distance Education Council (DEC)

Distance Education Council has been established as a statutory authority under the IGNOU Act. The DEC is responsible for promotion, coordination and maintenance of standards of open and distance education system in the country. The apex body role envisages the establishment and development of an Open University Network by sharing the intellectual and physical resources within the distance education system among different institutions and enriching the system by extending its outreach, on the one hand, and ensuring the quality standards of its programmes of education and training, on the other. In discharging its responsibility, the Distance Education Council also provides development funding to open universities and distance education institutions from the funds placed at its disposal by the Central Government. The DEC has been

5-Oct-2008 07:22 Distance Education Council (DEC) Statutory Education Bodies in India


National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)

In the area of school education the Government of India has set up an apex resource organization ´The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)´ which assists and advises the Central and State Governments on academic matters related to school education. The NCERT provides academic and technical support for improvement of school education through its various constituents like the National Institute of Education (NIE), Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET) and a number of Regional Institutes of Education (RIE) located at different cities.

5-Oct-2008 07:21 National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Statutory Education Bodies in India


Statutory Education Bodies in India

Statutory Education Bodies in IndiaThe Department of Education, one of the four constituent departments of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, is under the overall charge of the Minister of Human Resource Development who is assisted by a Minister of State. The Secretariat of the Department is headed by a Secretary, who is also assisted by an Additional Secretary. The Department is organised into Bureaux, Divisions, Branches, Desks, Sections and Units. Each Bureau is under the charge of a Joint Secretary Joint Educational Adviser assisted by divisional heads.

5-Oct-2008 07:21 Statutory Education Bodies in India India


India 28 States & 7 Territories

India 28 States & 7 TerritoriesIndia is a union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories.States:Andhra PradeshArunachal PradeshAssamBiharChhattisgarhGoaGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJammu and KashmirJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoramNagalandOrissaPunjabRajasthanSikkimTamil NaduTripuraUttar PradeshUttarakhandWest BengalUnion Territories:Andaman and Nicobar Islands (A)Chandigarh (B)Dadra and Nagar Haveli (C)Daman and Diu (D)Lakshadweep (E)National Capital Territory of Delhi (F) Puducherry (G)

5-Oct-2008 00:00 India 28 States & 7 Territories India


16 India Central Universities

Presently there are sixteen Central Universities in the country. In pursuance of the Mizoram Accord, another Central University in the State of Mizoram is planned. There are 99 Institutions which have been declared as Deemed to be Universities by the Govt. of India as per Section of the UGC Act, 1956. Arunachal University Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh Central Agricultural University Manipur Imphal University of Delhi Delhi New

5-Oct-2008 00:00 16 India Central Universities India


Malaysia Universities

Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology Bahagian Pendidikan Guru Curtin University of Technology Hyatt Regency Kuantan Hotel Training

26-May-2008 22:18 Malaysia Universities Malaysia


Singapore School Education - JC

Singapore School Education - JCPre-university Schools:Junior Colleges, or previously known as Pre-Universities, offer type of schooling for Grades XI-XII Education.Length of program in years: 2Age level from: 16 to: 18Certificate diploma awarded: Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE A-Level).Singapore School offering GCE A-Level Courses, ranked on O-Level Results, are:Hwa Chong JC (50% of its students, passed with more then 4 or more A-Level Distinctions) * Raffles JC (45%)National JC (25%)Victoria JC (24%)Temasek JC (15%)Anderson JC (8%) Anglo-Chinese JC (7%)Meridian JC (new)Nanyang JC (2%)Saint Andrew's JC (2%)Catholic JCTampines JCJurong JCPioneer JCSerangoon JCInnova JCYishun JCACS Independent (new, IB programme) *** based on last 2003 data that was published to the public. Since 2004, MOE

24-Feb-2008 00:00 Singapore School Education - JC Singapore


Singapore JC - Yishun Junior College

Yishun Junior College or YJC is a value-added college as it has received the value-added silver award for 2005. It is also one of the top-ten VALUE-ADDED junior colleges in 2005 and 2006. Unlike other junior colleges in Singapore which offer fixed subject combinations, YJC offers students the option to read the subjects that they excel in and are interested in; that is to say, there is tremendous flexibility given to students in their choice of ‘Advance’ level subjects. This practice stems from the belief that students should take ownership of their own education; it is thus fundamental that they must choose the subjects that they want to major in. Yishun Junior College3 Yishun Ring RdSingapore 768675 Click here to view mapYishun Junior College

23-Feb-2008 20:09 Singapore JC - Yishun Junior College Singapore School Education - JC


Singapore JC - Innova Junior College

Innova Junior College or is a new government co-educational GCE A-level preparatory junior college located in Woodlands, Singapore. IJC is equipped with 5 Lecture Theaters. LT1 is the biggest theater in the school which can accommodate about 600 students. There are learning studios, also known as classrooms which can accommodate about 20 students and tutorials are held inside the learning studios. Innova Junior College is the first college in Singapore to have a student parliament. The student parliament is headed by a Judiciary, consisting of the school management and Student Council teacher advisors with full veto power over any decision made by the Cabinet. Innova Junior College21 Champions WaySingapore 737902 Click here to view mapInnova Junior

23-Feb-2008 20:03 Singapore JC - Innova Junior College Singapore School Education - JC


Singapore JC - Serangoon Junior College

Serangoon Junior College or SRJC was established in 1988 as the 14th Junior College in Singapore. The college was located at temporary premises in Hougang before moving to its present campus along Upper Serangoon Road in December 1990. Serangoon Junior College is housed on a 6-hectare piece of land along Upper Serangoon Road. Its building is based on a top-prize winning design of 39 entries at the Junior College Design Competition held in 1987. SRJC was build at a costs about S$30 million. Serangoon Junior College1033, Upper Serangoon RoadSingapore 534768 Click here to view mapSerangoon Junior

23-Feb-2008 19:56 Singapore JC - Serangoon Junior College Singapore School Education - JC


Singapore JC - Pioneer Junior College

Pioneer Junior College or PJC was established on 1 December 1999. The college initially functioned from the campus of the old French-German Institute of Singapore, situated next to the Singapore Science Centre, before it moved to the current permanent campus at Teck Whye (Chua Choo Kang) in December 2002. Pioneer Junior College21 Teck Whye WalkSingapore 688258 Click here to view mapPioneer Junior College

23-Feb-2008 19:50 Singapore JC - Pioneer Junior College Singapore School Education - JC


Singapore JC - Jurong Junior College

Jurong Junior College or JJC was established in 1981. JJC was the ninth junior college established by the Ministry of Education and it became fully functional in April 1981 and was housed temporarily in a secondary school in West Coast Road. JJC moved to its current premises in January 1985. The college has a 3-storey high classroom block that is fully air-conditioned and 5 lecture theatres. JJC has a total of 1774 students with 969 at the J1 level and 805 at the J2 level. Jurong Junior College800 Corporation RoadSingapore 649809 Click here to view mapJurong Junior College

23-Feb-2008 08:19 Singapore JC - Jurong Junior College Singapore School Education - JC


Singapore JC - Tampines Junior College

Tampines Junior College, TPJC, is a junior college situated in Singapore Tampines New Town. TPJC is well equipped with a sports complex, gymnasium, tennis and squash courts, a rock wall and an air rifle range. TJC has 150 staff and a student population of 1,800. TPJC commenced functioning as a centre of Pre-university education on 11 April 1986. Tampines Junior College was the 13th college to be built in Singapore. On 1 July 1988 that TPJC celebrated its Official Opening Ceremony and was declared open by Mr Phua Bah Lee, Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Defence) and Member of Parliament for Tampines. In his speech, Mr Phua said that the College´s opening marks another milestone in the development of Tampines, which has transformed from a wholly rural district into a new modern town. The College also serves as a symbol and focus of

23-Feb-2008 08:08 Singapore JC - Tampines Junior College Singapore School Education - JC


Singapore JC - Catholic Junior College

Singapore JC - Catholic Junior College Catholic Junior College, CJC, was founded in 1975 by then Roman Catholic Archbishop of Singapore, Michel Olçomendy, in an effort to coordinate the pre-university education provided by the different Catholic schools then. It is located at Whitley Road, around the corner from one of its affiliated secondary schools, Saint Joseph´s Institution. Catholic Junior College since its inception has always been led by Catholic religious men and women. The current Principal is Brother Paul Rogers fsc, who was appointed in 2002. The late Dr. Ee Peng Liang, a prominent Singaporean philanthropist and Catholic public figure, was the main driver behind the foundation and development of CJC as an educational institution. The former chairman of the Community Chest served as Chairman of the

23-Feb-2008 06:18 Singapore JC - Catholic Junior College Singapore School Education - JC