Sanskrit Bharati, the RSS affiliated organization’s state wing have launched a campaign for the “development and revival” of the ancient language in Gujarat demanding an independent “Gujarat State Sanskrit Education Board. They have launched a 21 point signature campaign inviting the general public, Sanskrit experts and educationists from every district[Read More…]
Tag: Education
Under performing colleges/universities might shut down
The Union HRD Ministry is amending its ways to construct a system which is more autonomous. In order to encourage minimal regulation, the “underperforming” educational institutions, despite a UGC-backed mentoring programme, might be asked to shut down or collaborate with other universities to improve their performance. Union Minister Arun Jaitley had announced[Read More…]
UGC cuts funding for social discrimination research
IAS vacancies are rising at an alarming level
There is an alarming rate of vacancies at higher levels of bureaucracy in India suggested a report by the parliamentary standing committee on personnel, public grievances, law & justice. As per TOI, the panel’s reports were submitted to Parliament on Wednesday which demanded an increase in efforts to fill up[Read More…]
PG medical courses will have no quota this year in Haryana
Medical colleges in Haryana, as per the state government rules, will have no reservation for students belonging to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and backwards classes in admission to the postgraduate courses (MD/MS/PG Diploma and MDS) this year. A proposal in November 2016 by Department of Medical Education and Research (DMER)[Read More…]
DU hostels issue notice prohibiting students to step out on Holi
Two women’s hostels of Delhi University have restricted their residents from going out on Holi which has got a shrill response from the students. However, DU’s International Student House for Women (ISHW) has said the decision was taken “in the best interest of residents”. The Meghdoot Hostel has issued a[Read More…]
Study says that Delhi doubled its education cost
International students are creating jobs in UK
UGC notice binding on all universities: JNU administration tells Delhi HC
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration Thursday submitted a notice to the Delhi High Court that the UGC notification which sets a limit of eight students per professor for M.Phil and Ph.D. courses was binding on all varsities in the country. The lawyer representing JNU said that it is not the discretion[Read More…]
‘Not afraid of ABVP’: Kargil martyr’s daughter’s new campaign championing peace goes viral again
Delhi’s Ramjas College turned into a war ground on Wednesday as students of Left-affiliated AISA clashed with RSS-backed ABVP. The cause of dispute was an invite to JNU students Umar Khalid and Shehla Rashid to address a seminar on ‘Culture of Protests’ which was withdrawn by the college authorities following[Read More…]
Bihar SSC chairman arrested for test paper leak
Police removed badges before beating students at Ramjas protest
Two constables and a head constable have been suspended after students and journalists were allegedly beaten up by the Delhi police in the Delhi University’s north campus. Investigation into why violence broke out on campus has been transferred to the Crime Branch after repeated ruckus. Surprisingly, during the initial spark[Read More…]
Ministry unveils a progressive resource material for adolescent education
The resource material formulated by the Health Ministry for adolescent peers is completely changing the way India has looked at things. This set of newly formulated material says it’s okay to “feel attraction” for the opposite sex or the same sex during adolescence: the fundamental of such relationships, it says,[Read More…]
Committee set to frame guidelines for colleges in Maharashtra
A committee of eight members has been set by the state government to frame a ‘clear and detailed’ guideline for the approval of new colleges, courses and other divisions of Higher and Technical Education. Old norms will be revised intricately before implementing new frameworks. The committee headed by Dr RS[Read More…]
Delhi student bags Rs 1.25 crore placement offer
A Delhi Technological University (DTU) student bagged a package offer of Rs 1.25 crore per annum from Google. Chetan Kakkar is from DTU’s 2015 batch and simultaneously Uber has offered a package of $1,10,000. Sidharth Raja, a bright student, is a final year student of Computer Science at the DTU and passed[Read More…]
UGC asks universities to update their syllabus
Central universities must review and revise their syllabus, once in every three years, to make the college and university students more employable, said UGC. In a letter issued on February 8 by the University Grants Commission says that in a recently held meeting of the Group of Secretaries on Education[Read More…]
DU to launch an application for attendance
The process of tracking attendance of students at Delhi University is ready to be digitalized as the university is planning to launch a mobile application for the purpose. The university had last year set up a seven-member committee, which has been working on a mobile application to ensure accountability and[Read More…]
Govt mulling entrance exam for BEd: Anil Swarup
Pitching for quality education, School Education and Literacy Secretary, Anil Swarup, said that the government is mulling plans to hold entrance exams for B.Ed. “There is no plan to scrap B.Ed. Under consideration is an entrance exam for B.Ed to ensure that only quality students get to these courses.” Anil[Read More…]
Percentage of girls dropping out of school in MP rises to 8.5%
Madhya Pradesh is among the top three states in the country where the percentage of out-of-school girls is the highest, according to an education status report for 2016. Despite the government trying to convince students to enroll in schools by offering freebies like books, bicycle and uniforms along with scholarships,[Read More…]
IIMC turmoil: Students allege surveillance
There has been quite a turmoil at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) in New Delhi, a top institute for education in journalism and mass communication, due to the suspension of a student, earlier this week, over writing for a news portal drawing attention to the sacking last month[Read More…]
First Edu-Start up conference 2016 to be held in Pune for educators
In order to change the entire parameter of gauging students and to work according to their calibre Evergreen Education Foundation is conducting a one day national level conference in partnership with Newsd with a view to revamp the Indian education system on Sunday 20th November at the Hilton Conrad, in Pune.[Read More…]
Cabinet approves setting up of IIM in Jammu
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the establishment and operationalisation of an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) at Jammu. Atemporary campus will be at Old Government College of Engineering and Technology from the Academic Year 2016-17. The approval is a part of the Prime Minister’s development package for Jammu and[Read More…]
Whole of Kashmir, including Gilgit and Baltistan, an integral part of India: Mohan Bhagwat
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in his annual Vijayadashami address said the whole of Kashmir, including Gilgit and Baltistan, is an integral part of India. He said, “Kashmir is an integral part of India. So is Gilgit-Baltistan. A large part of Kashmir is free of tension and violence. We must act[Read More…]
Changing perceptions, story by story
It is said that the art of storytelling can change the way this world thinks and yet is the most difficult task to do. But one organization is changing the status quo, word by word and story by story. Working in the field of community development, child welfare and education,[Read More…]
Education for all a distant dream for the next 50 years: UN
In an extensive report, the United Nations on Tuesday confirmed that the world will miss deadline for ensuring ‘secondary education for all children’ by more than 50 years. The goal was agreed as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – an ambitious plan to end poverty, hunger, advance equality[Read More…]