Due to COVID-19, dropout rates in primary schools have doubled: Assam Education Minister

Due to COVID-19, dropout rates in primary schools have doubled: Assam Education Minister

In the year 2021-22, the dropout rates in Assam’s primary schools have doubled, said state Education Minister Ranoj Pegu on Wednesday. He said that it is mainly due to the impact of COVID-19 and identification of fake students’ rolls. The dropout rate at the secondary level has improved and declined from 31 per cent in […]

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Maharashtra student enrolments improved by 74,856; positive signs after a sharp drop during COVID school closure period: U-DISE report

Maharashtra student enrolments improved by 74,856; positive signs after a sharp drop during COVID school closure period: U-DISE report

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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