On the new NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook omitting the mention of Tipu Sultan, Haidar Ali, and the Anglo-Mysore wars of the 1700s, the Centre said in response to a question in Parliament on Wednesday that states have the “flexibility to provide more coverage about regional personalities and events in their textbooks.” “Education being […]
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The number of new students enrolled in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) fell to a five-year low in 2024-25, according to data presented by the Centre in response to a question in the Lok Sabha. New enrolments fell from 1.95 lakh in 2020-21 to 1.83 lakh in 2021-22, and 1.58 lakh in 2022-23. The number rose to […]
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ISRO will launch three navigation satellites for its Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) by next year, according to a reply in Parliament by the Union MoS for Space Dr Jitendra Singh. The first of the three, NVS-03, is scheduled to be launched by year-end. The other two, NVS-04 and NVS-05, will be launched after […]
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The new NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook skips the mention of Tipu Sultan, Haidar Ali or the Anglo-Mysore wars of 1700s in its chapter on India’s colonial era, which has been described as time when “one of the richest lands of the world had become one of the poorest”. Part 1 of the textbook […]
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The India campus of the University of Southampton, which was inaugurated in Gurgaon on Wednesday, is set to begin hosting its first cohort of 140 students for the 2025-26 academic session. In its maiden academic session from September, the UK university’s campus will offer 4 UG and 2 PG courses. The UG courses are in […]
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As the Maharashtra State Board plans a complete shift to a new curriculum based on NCERT textbooks in a phased manner till 2029, students being taught the new curriculum for the first time will also undergo a bridge course. The corrected version of the withdrawn April 16 government resolution (GR) released on Monday reiterates that […]
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The US student visa season is off to a slow start for Indians, with the number of F-1 visas issued from March to May falling to the lowest level for these months since the pandemic, recording a 27% drop compared to the corresponding period last year, according to the latest available data from the US […]
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Learning levels are yet to bounce back to pre-Covid levels in the primary stage, with students in Class 3 still not having caught up with the performance recorded in 2017, the Centre’s latest school education assessment released Monday shows. Class 3 students assessed in language and Mathematics fared better compared to 2021, when learning levels […]
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Over 2.5 lakh students across the state are yet to confirm their admissions to First Year Junior Colleges (FYJC) in the first round, even as the deadline for the same will end on Monday. A total of 3,81,331 students have confirmed their seats, according to data shared by the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary […]
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As the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) declared the results of CA final examination, two from Maharashtra–Rajan Kabra from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Manav Shah from Mumbai–made it to top three ranks, nationally. Rajan, ranked first, was expecting to be among the top 50 rankers. “But it is definitely a surprise to top the […]
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