Friday, October 23, 2026

Policy Matters

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Lowest dropout rate in Kerala schools, says report

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: At 0.53 per cent, Kerala gets the credit of being the Indian state with lowest dropout rate of school students. Wayanad district had the highest overall dropout rate of more than one per cent. However,...

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More Indian institutes in Africa: Anand Sharma

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NEW DELHI: While addressing the CII-EXIM Bank conclave on India-Africa partnership in New Delhi, commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma announced that India is working closely with Africa towards setting up of educational institutions in the...

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UPSC’s new pattern ‘highly discriminatory’: Jayalalitha

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CHENNAI: J Jayalalithaa, chief minister Tamil Nadu  stated that the changes introduced by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in civil services exams are “highly discriminatory” and “is calculated to bias the system against civil services aspirants...

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Bihar may miss out on UGC grants

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PATNA: In a recent development, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has declared that it would authorize funds only to National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accredited institutions. The UGC notification stated that no university or college...

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Accreditation must for higher education institutes: UGC

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The University Grants Commission Regulations, 2012 made it mandatory for all universities (including deemed universities, private universities and technical universities) and affiliated colleges to obtain accreditation from assessment and accreditation agencies specified therein within a specified...

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Kalam to join IIM Shillong as Visiting Faculty

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SHILLONG: Former President APJ Abdul Kalam has given his consent to join IIM Shillong as a visiting faculty member. Keya Sengupta, Director IIM Shillong, announced this at the B-School in the presence of the world-renowned scientist....

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Reciting preamble made mandatory in Maharashtra schools

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MUMBAI: Maharashtra state government has declared that every school in the state should recite the preamble to the Constitution on a daily basis. This step has been taken to make students aware of their responsibilities and...

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Strategies made to monitor coaching centres in Kashmir

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Srinagar: Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir directed all tuition centres in the Valley to register them and Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK) has been asked to submit a list with the names of...

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AICTE signs MoU with BSNL for enhancing employability

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To facilitate technical institutions to respond to the need of providing State of art Telecom equipment based operational Skills to engineering graduates to enhance their qualification, competence and employability by enhanced skill up-gradation All India Council...

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CBSE to introduce course on gender sensitivity

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) plans to introduce a new subject in the curriculum with the aim of creating awareness about gender sensitivity and gender issues. The course, set to be introduced in the...