Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Wednesday has asked people to take a pledge to free country from problems such as communalism, casteism and corruption and create a ‘new India’ by 2022, on the occasion 75th anniversary of the Quit India movement. PM saluted all those who took part in the[Read More…]
Tag: Education
Non-performing teachers, officials age above 50 will be forced to retire in Bihar
The Bihar government has decided to compulsorily retire non-performing headmasters, teachers and education department officials above the age of 50 years after considering the poor results of class X and intermediate exams this year. Chief secretary, Anjani Kumar Singh declared this after the evaluation of the department of education by[Read More…]
Government schools in Delhi soon to be cleaner and safer
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has asked the education department to review the sanitation system in the schools run by the Delhi government. Additionally, keeping the safety of the children in mind, Kejriwal directed the Public Works Department (PWD) to construct a foot-over bridge next to the school gate. The[Read More…]
Delhi announces higher education scholarship schemes
Deputy CM and Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday announced a new merit cum scholarship scheme for the students in need. This fee waiver system has been launched only for a certain section of students pursuing higher studies in any state varsity of Delhi. Under the scheme, students from a[Read More…]
Govt dismisses reports that education will become expensive under GST
The government has dismissed the speculation that the education will become expensive under Goods and Services Tax (GST) on Friday. It has said that services provided by an educational institution to students, faculty and staff were exempted. “Such reports that education will become expensive under GST are completely unsubstantiated. In[Read More…]
Telangana to soon have university exclusively for Dalits
Telangana government is actively considering a proposal to set-up an exclusive university for the Dalit students. A Hindustan Times report stated that the proposed University will be part of the government’s policy of providing education free of cost to students from weaker sections from kindergarten to post-graduation (KG to PG)[Read More…]
SC to hear petition over 85% reservation to students in State Board, CBSE
On Thursday, the Supreme Court will hear a petition over the Tamil Nadu government order which allows 85% reservation to students studied in State Board and also Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) students. This petition also challenges the state government’s reservation to only 15% seats for students outside State[Read More…]
IGNOU to provide free education to transgenders on all courses
In an initiative to empower the third gender, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has announced that transgender students can now study any programme offered by the university free of cost. Students who want to avail this facility will have to produce an identity proof and they are eligible[Read More…]
Chandigarh schools to teach kids how to file complaints of sexual offences
At a time when crimes against women have more than doubled over the past ten years, schools in Chandigarh to give education to students on how to legally file a sexual harassment case. This comes in response to a petition seeking the security of students in the city schools, district[Read More…]
Candidate turns up to SSC exam hall with ‘fake finger’
In a bizarre incident, a fake candidate was arrested for turning up to the SSC exam centre with a ‘fake finger’. This dummy candidate who appeared with the ‘fake finger’ was caught at the examination hall on Saturday when his false finger fell on the ground during biometric attendance. The[Read More…]
ICSE textbook refers to mosque as source of ‘noise pollution’
While religious tensions continue to intensify in our secular country, an image of Class 5 textbook taught in ICSE schools portraying a “mosque” as a source of noise pollution had sparked outrage on social media. However, soon after the criticism, the publisher apologised and the promise that the picture would[Read More…]
Grammy winner Rihanna tweets to world leaders for free education campaign
While the world knows pop-singer Rihanna for risqué music videos and striking fashion statements, she has been very socially active off stage. From fund-raising live performances to creating her own organisation to help terminally ill children, there is an incredible amount of charity work which she has done. Grammy award-winning[Read More…]
Saffronisation of education for country’s good: Junior HRD minister
At a time when saffronisation continues to threaten free speech in India, it is also slowly seeping through our education system. While the impact of saffronisation of literature is concerning, last week, Minister of State for Human Resource Development Ram Shanker Katheria said at a function that education would be[Read More…]
Government to corporatise autonomous universities; IIMC to merge with JNU or Jamia
The state-owned institutes such as the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute and the Delhi Public Library, are on the verge of being corporatised. While the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) will be merging with either the Jawaharlal Nehru University or[Read More…]
RBI introduces ‘Financial literacy programme’ to educate masses
In order to create awareness about financial literacy, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to observe ‘Financial Literacy week’ every year. RBI will reach out to people, especially in rural areas and will educate them on financial matters. Regional Director, Amarnath, said, “The week will be observed from June[Read More…]
300 TISS students refuse to pay fees in protest
In protest against the authorities, over 300 students from the four campuses of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Guwahati and Tuljapur have come together to declare that they will not pay fees. This move comes as the authorities decided to suspend financial aid to those from[Read More…]
Bihar: Students continue to protest against being failed
In Bihar, hundreds of Class 12 students, who have failed in their board exams continue to protest for the fourth day in Patna on Saturday demanding re-checking of their answer sheets and action against top officials. Out of 12 lakh students who appeared for Class 12 exam conducted by the[Read More…]
BSEB: Bihar’s topper Ganesh Kumar fails to answer basic questions
Bihar is all again in the news for the credibility of the education it provides and the way the examinations are being conducted in the state. This time, Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB)’s Intermediate Arts 2017 topper Ganesh Kumar has triggered a storm as he failed to answer the basic[Read More…]
International Children’s Day: How far have we come?
Today marks the 92nd global celebration of International Children’s day for the rights and well-being of the children around the world. The day came about in 1925 when the world community got together in Geneva to talk about the well-being of the children and access to freedom which should be provided. Established[Read More…]
UPSC civil services 2016 result declared
On Wednesday, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the anticipated Civil Services Examination 2016 results. The results are based on the written part of Civil Service Examination, 2016 which was held in December 2016 by the UPSC along with the interviews for Personality Test held in March-May, 2017.[Read More…]
IARI developing water treatment plant that uses agriculture waste
In attempts to develop a cost-effective water treatment plant, the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), along with four universities from India and Canada, are working to create a system that uses agricultural waste to remove heavy metals and other pollutants. This sustainable system will also include floodplain filtration technique which[Read More…]
Health Minister warns private medical colleges on admission issue
On Wednesday, Health Minister Malladi Krishna Rao warned private medical colleges in the Puducherry. Rao cleared that if the colleges did not accept students chosen by Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC) for PG courses under government quota owing to the fee issue, it will have to face stern actions. Rao was[Read More…]
No new BEd colleges this year: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar
The Centre has refused to allow new BEd colleges to spring into existence as they are concerned over the dropping standards of teacher training institutions in the country. Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar said that 2017 will be a “zero year” for new colleges in the field and[Read More…]
Calcutta University to be stricter with attendance
In the attempt to instil discipline, the Calcutta University on Monday said that it would not allow students to sit for examinations without a minimum percentage of attendance. “We are ensuring that students (in undergraduate and post-graduate levels) will not be allowed to write their papers without the minimum percentage[Read More…]
Only 66% of IIT graduates got placed in 2016-17
According to data made available by IITs to the human resource development (HRD) ministry, one out of three IITians graduating this year either didn’t find a suitable job or couldn’t get a suitable job through college placement. Clearly pointing at the trend of unemployment, only 66% student who appeared for[Read More…]