NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan reviewed the development of school textbooks in accordance with the New Curriculum Framework (NCF) at a meeting. The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) announced new textbooks f...

The NEET controversy has also highlighted the requirement of derisking admission tests. It cannot be that if one test comes under the cloud, then there's no other backup for students. Reform initiatives in sensitive, critical sectors like education ...

The high-powered committee on entrance exam reforms, set up following the NEET-UG fiasco, is learnt to have received several of these inputs. Academics, experts and officials associated with the education ministry over the years have highlighted the...

ADB approved a USD 170 million policy-based loan to enhance India's health system preparedness for pandemics, supporting the National Health Policy 2017.

Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday said the state is at the forefront of innovation, contributing 22 per cent to global R&D, and is leading in areas such as technology services. The state government is striving to make not just Karnat...

NCERT Director D. P. Saklani criticized the prevalent preference for English-medium schools, despite many lacking trained teachers, calling it "no less than suicide." Highlighting that government schools now offer quality education, he emphasized th...

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has raised concerns over the fairness and transparency of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and criticized the National Testing Agency (NTA) and National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCE...

The Union education ministry will pursue its long-pending agenda of bringing in a single higher education regulator, the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI), within the next 100 days, ET has gathered. It will also look to get the wheels movi...

The Jammu and Kashmir administration issued an order directing schools in the Union territory to ensure that the morning assembly, lasting 20 minutes, starts with the national anthem. The order aims to maintain uniformity in this significant traditi...

What if with a few clicks on computer, one could pinpoint why students in a particular school in Bihar are doing poorly in Mathematics or why the attendance of girl students is consistently low in schools in a particular block in Maharashtra, or whe...

Dharmendra Pradhan, a senior BJP leader, was inducted into the Union cabinet for the third time. He won from Sambalpur in Odisha, defeating the Biju Janata Dal's Pranab Prakash Das by over 1.19 lakh votes.

Guwahati: Assam will soon get an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) with IIM Ahmedabad mentoring the new IIM in Guwahati. Assam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who previously advocated for this, announced the approval and highlighted the col...

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram criticized the current welfare schemes in India, stating they aren't effectively targeted towards the poor. Speaking at an event, he emphasized the need for policies to be oriented towards marginalized sections l...

A new study co-authored by economist Thomas Piketty suggests India should impose a wealth tax on the ultra-rich to tackle inequality. Anmol Somanchi, one of the authors, emphasizes the need for progressive wealth taxation and social sector investmen...

It is called the 4-year Integrated BBA/MBA Programme leading to Master of Business Administration (MBA).AIM has been offering its flagship 2-year full time management programme, short term courses and allied activities to the satisfaction of various...

The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore is launching an online Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in digital business and entrepreneurship. The three-year program, starting in September, will target 1,000 students and include inte...

According to 'The Observer' newspaper, Sunak is facing a Cabinet revolt over plans to scrap the Graduate Route scheme, the definitive factor for choosing UK universities among Indian students who have topped the tally of these post-study visas since...

The CBSE announced the results for Class 10 and 12 examinations. The pass percentage for Class 10 stood at 93.60%, while for Class 12 it was 87.98%.Candidates can access their marks through official websites such as results.cbse.nic.in, cbse.gov.in,...

​​Rabindra Srikantan, vice chairman CII Karnataka State Council 2024-25 and founder and managing director ASM Technologies Ltd spoke about the pivotal role of skill development in harnessing the potential of our youth, supported by government initia...