Old education system ‘rogue’ as students had to ‘read, write, vomit’: Union Minister

Old education system ‘rogue’ as students had to ‘read, write, vomit’: Union Minister

BJP MP Subhas Sarkar was part of a panel discussion on NEP at the Raj Bhavan, organised by the Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry. File | Photo Credit: PTI The old Macaulay system of education was “rogue” as students had to “read, write and vomit”, Union MoS for Education Subhas Sarkar said on February 25. […]

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Learning in mother tongue provides equal opportunities to rural,urban students: President

Learning in mother tongue provides equal opportunities to rural,urban students: President

“Learning in regional and local languages makes education accessible to all,” said President Murmu. The president launched various projects of the union ministry of education during her two-day tour to Odisha. Emphasising on learning using regional languages, she said that education is a tool for empowerment and there is no doubt that the use of […]

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NEP 2020 promotes regional languages, mother tongue: Minister

NEP 2020 promotes regional languages, mother tongue: Minister

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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Pandemic effect: Dip in number of schools, surge in teacher exits

Pandemic effect: Dip in number of schools, surge in teacher exits

The second wave of Covid-19 hit India’s school education with over 20,000 schools — just over 1 per cent of the total number — shutting down and close to 1.89 lakh teachers — almost two per cent of their total — exiting the work force. That’s not all. Reflecting economic distress, there was an almost […]

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Over 20,000 schools shut during 2021-22, decline in number of teachers: Ministry

Over 20,000 schools shut during 2021-22, decline in number of teachers: Ministry

Over 20,000 schools across the country were shut down during the 2020-21, a report by the Ministry of Education found. The number of teachers also declined by 1.95 per cent compared to the previous year. The report titled, Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) on school education in India for 2021-22 also pointed […]

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NEP 2020 to be implemented in foundational learning in Karnataka from next year: BC Nagesh

NEP 2020 to be implemented in foundational learning in Karnataka from next year: BC Nagesh

Addressing the state on the occasion of the 67th year of Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations, school education minister BC Nagesh announced that, National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 will be implemented in early education as per the national curriculum framework, for the children between the age group of 3 and 8, for the academic year 2023-24. As […]

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AKTU to teach BTech first year in Hindi as well in accordance with NEP 2020

AKTU to teach BTech first year in Hindi as well in accordance with NEP 2020

Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) Thursday announced that it will start teaching BTech first year students, who will start their session from November 6, in Hindi as well. Speaking Thursday, AKTU Vice Chancellor P K Mishra said, “We are going step by step and following the National Education Policy. We have decided that we will […]

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Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee chief Subramanian flays Centre’s move to impose Hindi

Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee chief Subramanian flays Centre’s move to impose Hindi

“Apart from promoting religious discrimination among the people, RSS is now trying to create division on the basis of language,” the Puducherry PCC chief said. “Apart from promoting religious discrimination among the people, RSS is now trying to create division on the basis of language,” the Puducherry PCC chief said. Flaying the decision of the […]

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Foreign universities awaiting guidelines to set up campuses in India: UNiSA officials

Foreign universities awaiting guidelines to set up campuses in India: UNiSA officials

As per top officials at the University of South Australia (UNiSA), foreign universities are waiting for the Indian government to formalise guidelines so that they could set up campuses in the country. They termed India’s move to let foreign universities operate in the country as a major development. “Many universities in Australia and other countries […]

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Pune Knowledge Cluster launches ‘Teach with Tech’ to bridge digital divide in school learning

Pune Knowledge Cluster launches ‘Teach with Tech’ to bridge digital divide in school learning

The Covid-19 pandemic brought to the fore the digital divide in many sectors, particularly in education. Identifying these gaps and the need to promote e-learning for future learners, the Pune Knowledge Cluster (PKC) Friday launched ‘Teach with Tech’ for school students and teachers. The project aims to create digital content aligning with the National Education […]

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