Washington: College students who frequently text message during class have difficulty staying attentive to classroom lectures and consequently risk having poor learning outcomes, finds a new study accepted for publication in the National Communication Association’s journal Communication Education.

Washington: Despite continuing uncertainty in the global economy, a regular international survey of over 17,000 organizations in 56 countries has found jobs markets for professionals and managers holding up relatively well.

Kolkata: ‘It is not the responsibility of the Central and the State Government to implement quality education in the country. Neither the industry will take the responsibility of a value-based education. Education sector has to be looked upon holistically. It has to be aligned with Nation-building.’

New Delhi: Section 80E of the Income Tax Act, 1961 provides for a deduction to an assesse (being an individual), out of his income chargeable to tax, on account of any amount paid by him in the previous year by way of interest on loan taken by him from any financial institution or any approved charitable institution for the purpose of pursing his higher education or for the purpose of higher education of his relative.

Kolkata: Students from leading technology institutes across the West Bengal have been selected for Summer Research Fellowship Programme, 2012 sponsored by the Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy and the National Academy of Sciences.

London (UK): Employers now place personal attributes above the importance of a degree among potential job candidates, a study has shown.