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 States […]
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The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee today cancelled its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Inonu University, Turkey. The agreement laid the terms for academic and research collaborations, including student and faculty exchanges between the two institutes. In a formal statement, IIT Roorkee emphasised that its international engagements will continue to be guided by “national […]
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IIFT Opens First Overseas Campus in Dubai: After IIM-Ahmedabad, the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) will establish its first international campus in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced today. The initiative is in line with the ‘globalisation of Indian higher education’ aspect of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, […]
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In at least two major schemes like the MGNREGA and PM Awas Yojana the Union Government has sent several central schemes to look into the allegations of corruption and misuse of public funds | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI On February 8, the Ministry of Education asked the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to conduct a […]
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As the applications for World’s Best School Prizes 2023 has opened this week, outstanding Indian schools are being urged to enter the competition. The new prize USD 250,000, launched last year, celebrates schools worldwide for the important role they play and for their enormous contribution to society’s progress, especially in the wake of the COVID […]
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Union Minister Dr Subhas Sarkar on Tuesday said that under the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, the focus is on promoting mother tongue and regional languages. The NEP does not intend to impose Hindi, the minister said while presiding over a meeting at Namsai district in Arunachal Pradesh. The Union Minister of State for Education […]
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The panel will be headed by Dr K Radhakrishnan, Chairperson, Board of Governors, IIT Kanpur. He is also the chairperson of the Standing Committee of IIT Council. A senior official with the MoE said, “The mandate of the committee includes strengthening the assessment and accreditation processes and preparing a road map for the National Accreditation […]
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Student enrolments in both private as well as government-aided schools in Maharashtra saw a slight improvement during the year 2021-22, showing signs of recovery after the sharp drop in enrolments during the COVID-19 period. The Unified District System for Education Plus (UDISE+) report which was released on Friday morning for all states showed that 2,25,86,695 […]
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As per official data, West Bengal, Gujarat, Bihar and Tripura are among more than a dozen states where the school dropout rate at secondary level was higher than the national average of 14.6 per cent. The central government has suggested these states to take special steps to reduce the dropout rate. This information has been […]
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THE UNION Cabinet on Wednesday approved the PM SHRI (PM Schools for Rising India) scheme under which 14,500 schools, to be identified in consultation with states and Union Territories, will be upgraded at a cost of Rs 27,360 crore over the next five years. PM SHRI will be a new Centrally sponsored scheme where the […]
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