School enrolment drops for third year in a row; ‘falling birth rates’ cited

[ad_1] School enrolment has dropped for the third consecutive year, with the government’s latest data showing a dip of 11 lakh in enrolment over 2023-24. The drop in enrolment is led by government and government-aided schools while enrolment in private schools went up in this period. The Education Ministry’s UDISE+ data — which tracks and […]

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Students moving away from govt schools, disturbing: Centre to states

[ad_1] Pointing to the “disturbing trend” of students “moving away from government schools”, and the steady increase in private school enrolment in states, including Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Uttarakhand, the Ministry of Education has asked them to take steps to reverse the trend, official documents show. The enrolment of students came up in meetings that […]

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Enrolment in Govt schools drops; Centre asks states to probe, send remedial plans

[ad_1] A steep drop in government school enrolment at the primary and upper-primary levels across 23 States and UTs in 2024-25 has evoked concern within the Union government, prompting the Ministry of Education (MoE) to ask for probes and remedial action plans from the states concerned. Minutes of meetings held by the MoE with 33 […]

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Ladakh’s school featured in ‘3 Idiots’ flick gets CBSE affiliation after a 24-year long wait

[ad_1] A school nestled in the cold desert of Ladakh, famously known as “Rancho’s School” from the Aamir Khan-starrer 3 Idiots — Druk Padma Karpo School — has secured CBSE affiliation, a wait spanning over two decades. The school had been trying to get the clearance since before Ladakh became a Union Territory in 2019. […]

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Dress code introduced for govt school teachers in Chandigarh

[ad_1] Chandigarh Education Department has ordained a dress code for teachers in the government schools of the city — formals, salwar-kameez, for men, women. “The uniform specifications of the dress outlines that female employees will don sarees, salwar kameez, while male employees will wear formal shirts and trousers,” the department said in an official release […]

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Karnataka relaxes Class 1 admission age criteria for 2025–26, six-year minimum to be mandatory from next session

[ad_1] The Karnataka government has announced a one-time relaxation in the age criteria for Class 1 admissions for the academic year 2025–26. As per the revised directive from the Department of School Education and Literacy, children who have completed 5 years and 5 months by June 1, 2025, will now be eligible for admission to […]

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T.N. school education department’s distribution of bicycles labelled by caste categories flagged as discriminatory

[ad_1] The event saw students flanked by a steady line of bicycles with caste categories of BC/MBC/SC written in chalk for everyone to see The event saw students flanked by a steady line of bicycles with caste categories of BC/MBC/SC written in chalk for everyone to see The district school education department has come under […]

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1,141 Delhi govt schools students cleared JEE and NEET exams, says Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

[ad_1] Due to the quality education provided in Delhi government schools, 1,141 students have cleared JEE and NEET exams, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday. Kejriwal was speaking at an event organised to felicitate toppers of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) at Thyagaraj Stadium here. Felicitating the students, […]

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Over 10 lakh children joined public schools in six years: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

[ad_1] Chief Minister was inaugurating new building complexes at Anjarakandi Higher Secondary School in Kannur Chief Minister was inaugurating new building complexes at Anjarakandi Higher Secondary School in Kannur Inaugurating the new building complexes at Anjarakandi Higher Secondary School here on Wednesday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that 10.5 lakh children have joined public schools […]

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SKDRDP arranges 750 guest teachers to Govt., aided schools in Karnataka

[ad_1] The guest teachers are involved in the drive to bring back to school the drop outs in age category between 6 and 14 The guest teachers are involved in the drive to bring back to school the drop outs in age category between 6 and 14 The Shri Kshetra Dharmastala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP), […]

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