The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has launched many schemes for promoting e-learning across students in schools & Universities.The key e-learning initiatives run by MHRD are as follows:- (i) SWAYAM: The ‘Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds' (SWAYAM) an integrated
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The Ministry of Human Resource Development has launched the Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan (RAA), a convergent framework across School Education and Higher Education to encourage children towards learning Science and Mathematics through activities related to Science and Mathematics. Some of the
Under the Right to Education Act, free and compulsory education is a right of every student. The Act provides for free textbooks, money for uniform and free lunch under the midday meal scheme in all government schools up to Class 8, but despite the provisions, there are children who do not go to
Eighteen-year-old Shifa Ansari completed her school degree from Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya in Kalkaji last year. Soon after, she enrolled herself at a course under Delhi University’s School of Open Learning (SOL). Over the last couple of days, Ansari has been taking time out from her busy schedule to
In a historic decision today, the University Grants Commission has granted autonomy to sixty Higher Educational Institutions which have maintained high academic standards. This was announced by the Minister of Human Resource Development, Shri Prakash Javadekar at a media briefing in New Delhi today
The recruitment of faculty is a continuous process and the vacancies keep arising due to retirement, resignation and additional requirements on account of enhanced students’ strength. The institutions publish a year round rolling advertisement to attract faculties. Some of the steps taken to fill up
Launched nine months ago, it has placed at least one “gothra bandhu”, or a tribal mentor, in each of the 241 government and aided schools in Wayanad district, where Scheduled Tribes form 18.5 per cent of the population of 8,17,420, the highest in Kerala. These mentors, chosen from within the
The roadmap for Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital in Education (SATH-E) project of NITI Aayog, being undertaken in partnership with three participating states of Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, was released on Saturday, March 17 by Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, in presence of
The Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry plans to introduce an integrated curriculum in schools, including sports, vocational crafts and yoga with academics in an effort at ensuring a holistic approach to the development of students, officials familiar with the matter said on condition of
Sometime back Delhi government had taken the decision to introduce a new subject in all government schools, from Nursery Class to Class VIII under the name "Happiness". The advertisement of the government says: "Education is mean to create happy, confident and content human beings, who can in-turn
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has invited suggestions on rationalizing curriculum for class I to XII to ensure all round development of students. The Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Shri Prakash Javadekar has said that there is an urgent need to rationalize the school
For 58-year-old cognitive psychologist, Dr Shailesh Thaker, in Ahmedabad, celebrating his birthday meant contributing towards a noble cause. On Tuesday on the day of his birthday, Thaker adopted 51 streetchildren and decided to sponsor their complete education right from schooling till the time they