Education

Under the Samagra Shiksha, provisions have been made for library grant to government schools so as to inculcate reading habit among students of all ages and to strengthen school libraries, including purchase of books. The provisions under the scheme for books and libraries in Government schools is

Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Sanjay Dhotre launched ShaalaDarpan portal, an E-Governance school automation and management system for Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) in New Delhi on Wednesday. This single integrated platform has been developed for information sharing and

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal for admission of girl children in Sainik schools w.e.f. academic session 2021-22 in a phased manner. The decision has been taken following the success of the pilot project started by the Ministry of Defence for admission of girl children in Sainik

Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ inaugurated 13 newly constructed buildings and laid down the foundation stones of 6 Kendriya Vidyalayas located in 12 states through Video Conferencing in New Delhi on Friday. More than 20 thousand students will be benefitted with

Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched a unique initiative,the Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme-DHRUV, which will act as a turning point in the lives of extra ordinarily talented students,from the premises of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Headquarters at

School Education Quality Index (SEQI) was developed by NITI Aayog to evaluate the performance of States and Union Territories (UTs) in the school education sector. The index aims to bring an ‘outcomes’ focus to education policy by providing States and UTs with a platform to identify their strengths

The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) has been ranked as the country’s top institute in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Global Full-Time MBA Rankings 2020 released on Thursday. It has been ranked 40th while IIM Bangalore (IIMB), too, features in the top 50 institutes in the

Free School under the Bridge’ run by Rajesh Kumar Sharma underneath a metro bridge in the nation’s capital is making headlines. Sharma has been running a makeshift school; where over underprivileged children from the nearby Yamuna Bank area have been coming to study for the past eight years. The

At 7.45 am on a Tuesday morning, Devanand, a Class 3 student of the government primary school at Yadavpur village in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district, walks in with measured steps. The morning assembly is on and he is late by 15 minutes. But then, just as he had feared, principal Rajesh Kumar

Ministry of Human Resource Development has announced a new PPP Scheme, National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) for using technology for better learning outcomes in Higher Education. The objective is to use Artificial Intelligence to make learning more personalised and customised as per

An Indian Army sponsored Capacity Building Tour comprising of 22 students and three teachers of Kishtwar District of Jammu and Kashmir returned to Batote after a ten-days tour which included visit to New Delhi and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. The team was flagged-in at Batote on 11 Sep 2019

Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Sanjay Dhotre, launched the Curriculum for Life Skills (JeevanKaushal) designed by University Grants Commission (UGC), in New Delhi today. While speaking on the occasion, Dhotre emphasized on development of life skills in every individual, as