Day of Leap Year Cal

Day of Leap Year CalThis table charts the dates that correspond to the year and day on the Gregorian calendar for leap years - 2012, 2016, 2020, etc... DayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

17-Nov-2009 00:00 Day of Leap Year Cal Reference


Day of Year Cal

Day of Year CalPerpetual Calender (Non-Leap Year)This table charts the dates that correspond to the year and day on the Gregorian calendar for non-leap years - 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, etc...DayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

17-Nov-2009 00:00 Day of Year Cal Reference


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


TIMSS Math Ranking:

Singapore 605
South Korea 589
Hong Kong 586
Taiwan 585
Japan 570

Science Ranking:

Singapore 578
Taiwan 571
South Korea 558
Hong Kong 556
Japan 552

Population Ranking:

China 1,320m
India 1,160m
USA 300m
Indonesia 230m
Brazil 180m

Literacy Ranking:

Norway 100%
Finland 100%
Luxembourg 100%
Georgia 100%
Cuba 99.8%

Human Development Index Ranking:

Norway 0.97
Iceland 0.96
Australia 0.96
Ireland 0.96
Sweden 0.95