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The new Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) shows that deterioration in learning outcomes has been arrested in 2014, but absolute numbers are still dismal. Less than half of class 5 students can read a text...
The alleged rape of a three-year-old girl by an attendant on their school campus in north Bengaluru late last month has had widespread ramifications. The assault set off a flurry of events, one of which was...
Delhi University (DU) has introduced a compulsory course in Environmental Studies for its undergraduate students. The course was mandated by UGC. The course is being introduced in the current academic session, and studens can take it...
In an attempt to enhance the quality of education, the Modi government has decided to rope in various American academicians to teach in different Indian universities across the nation. Earlier, it was made mandatory for CSIR...
Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani has invited people to come up with innovative ideas and projects to transform the education system. With a slogan—“Dream, Design, Deliver; help us change the way we educate India”-the...
The Union Human Resource Development Ministry is contemplating to revise the Right To Education (RTE) Act after several states have raised objections about existing rules and regulations under the legislation. Ministry sources said that HRD minister...
India’s Vice President Hamid Ansari has said that the motive behind issuing reservations in educational institutions is to ensure equal opportunities for all students across the country. “The Indian Constitution ensures opportunity for all its citizens....
The row between the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and the University Grants Commission (UGC) over degrees does not seem to be reaching an end anytime soon. In the latest development, the IIT Council has decided...
The Nagaland Rashtrabhasha Prachar Samiti (NRPS), Kohima organised the annual Hindi Diwas celebrations. The event was organized at Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, with Parliamentary Secretary for School Education Yitachu as the Chief Guest. At the...
The Human Resource Development Ministry has circulated the draft bill to create common norms for central universities to all the central universities asking them for suggestions within three weeks. According to minutes of the retreat of...
To ensure sanitation facilities in all the schools in his state, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has ruled that no student will be permitted in schools from next year having no basic facilities. “No students will...
Karnataka government is planning to spend over Rs 5.6 crore to help 24 poor SC and ST students to study abroad. According to reports, Social Welfare Minister H Anjaneya had said that the beneficiary of the...