Tag: govt
Admission to meritorious Punjab govt schools: 1,400 out of 4,100 seats still lying vacant as even toppers fail to crack entrance exam
The pathetic state of education at Punjab government schools has once again come to the fore as toppers failed to clear the Common Entrance Test (CET) meant for admission […]
Govt planning bill to boost academic performance
The Lok Sabha on Friday gave its approval to a bill amending the law on free and compulsory education to extend the deadline for teachers to acquire the prescribed minimum […]
From salaries to buildings: Govt set to cut funding to 28 DU colleges
After 11 communications in the past 11 months yielded no result, the Delhi government has directed that “all funds” to 28 government-funded colleges in Delhi University be stopped by August […]
Universities cannot be govt departments: Amartya Sen
President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said the goal of Indian higher education should be to produce “argumentative, pragmatic Indians”, not “intolerant, dogmatic citizens”. He was speaking at the release of a book […]
Govt plans to replace UGC, AICTE with single higher education regulator
The HRD ministry is working with NITI Aayog on the plan of bringing both technical and non-technical institutions under the same umbrella. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint New Delhi: The University Grants […]
West Bengal govt to implement changes in election of student leaders in universities
West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee said elections to students unions will now follow the so called St. Xavier’s model, which derives its name from the practice followed at Kolkata’s […]
Govt toughens guidelines for social media use in CAPFs, stipulates legal action on violations
New Delhi: With smart phones making huge proliferation in ranks of security forces, the government has issued fresh guidelines for regulating sharing of secret operational and service data on such […]
Govt to announce new panel for drafting National Education Policy: Javadekar
New Delhi: Months after a committee led by former cabinet secretary T.S.R. Subramanian submitted its draft report on the new National Education Policy, the government has decided to set up […]
Govt thinking of re-introducing class X board exam: Prakash Javadekar
NEW DELHI: Government is thinking of re-introducing compulsory class X board examination but if such a decision is taken, it will only be applied from the next academic year, HRD […]
Kerala govt to sanction funds for Higher Education scholarship
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala government is considering sanction of funds for disbursal of higher educationscholarship to degree and post-graduate students as supplementary demand for grant, State education minister C Raveendranath has said. […]