Education

Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Prakash Javadekar said that innovation in teaching is very important and only teachers of this country have the capabilities to change education scenario of the nation. He also said that only teachers can make education more relevant by their innovative

Universities offering distance education courses will now open the window for fresh enrolments twice in an academic year — from January till February and from July till August — as higher education sector regulator UGC has laid down the norms in this regard. Over 1.5 million students had enrolled

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) had embarked on a major and new initiative called 'Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds' (SWAYAM), which provides one integrated platform and MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) portal for online courses, using Information and

Each block with over 50% tribal population and over 20,000 tribals to have EMRSs 462 new Eklavya Model Residential Schools to set up Autonomous Society under M/o Tribal Affairs to run the EMRSs Cabinet approves revamping of ‘Eklavya Model Residential Schools’ The Cabinet has given its in-principle

In June this year, Rahul Patil (18) cleared the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test and got admission in MBBS at AIIMS. Hailing from a Dalit family, with eight siblings and parents who work as construction labourers at JNU, the exam was tough to crack. “I worked very hard, I’m the only person in

In a recent circular the Human Resource Development ministry issued to all states/UTs, the ministry has instructed all schools to reduce the weight of schoolbags. The circular says the weight of the schoolbags should be 1.5 kg for Classes I and II, 2-3 kg for Classes III and V, 4 kg for Classes VI

Dr. Satya Pal Singh, Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Development, launched two new initiatives; Leadership for Academicians Programme (LEAP) and Annual Refresher Programme In Teaching (ARPIT) on Tuesday in New Delhi. He also released information brochures of both the initiatives during

The Government has approved the process of constitution of new Boards of Governors for the IIMs as per the IIM Act 2017. "The process of constitution of Boards for the IIMs, which have been given full powers of running the institutions, is a major development which signals complete autonomy of

A 96-year-old woman has cracked the literacy examination conducted by the Kerala government scoring 98 out of 100 marks. Karthyayini Amma, who lives in Cheppad in Alappuzha district, was the oldest among 43,330 students who sat for the examination in August this year in a bid to be deemed ‘literate’

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has revampled affiliation norms for schools, taking the entire process online and focusing on learning outcomes, human resource development minister Prakash Javadekar said on Thursday. Schools will have to make mandatory fee disclosure and ensure there

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) signed an MoU with the Central University of Jammu (CUJ) in Jammu today for setting up of the Satish Dhawan Center for Space Science in the University. Another MoU was signed between CUJ and the Central Scientific Instruments Organization (CSIR-CSIO). To

HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that UGC will issue a Notification on refund of fees and non retention of original certificates by institutions to facilitate students in their admission. He further said that the students of our country were facing several problems during admissions, due to