New Delhi/Bhopal, July 27 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh on Monday said a “stringent law against examination paper leaks alone would not solve the country’s examination crisis” and called for a wider discussion on the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.Singh’s remarks came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the formation of a high-powered task force, headed by former UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani, to recommend meas…
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New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday said the government is prioritising early identification of children with learning disabilities through the PRASHAST app, developed by the Ministry of Education. He emphasised that the initiative, aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, is aimed at integrating children with different abilities into mainstream education.The Minister made the remarks during a meeting with BJP MPs from Odisha held duri…
Ahmedabad, July 22 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Wednesday launched a statewide campaign to bring more than 80,000 school dropout children back into classrooms, with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel saying the initiative is aimed at achieving “zero dropout” and ensuring that no child is left behind in the education system. Launching the ‘Samras Vidya Setu’ Mega Campaign from Ahmedabad, Patel said Gujarat’s school dropout rate had declined to two per cent under the leadership of Prime Minister N…
Bhopal, July 20 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday directed the School Education Department to use this year’s Guru Purnima celebrations to promote the Indian knowledge system and the guru-shishya tradition in schools in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Reviewing preparations for Guru Purnima, which will be observed on July 29, the Chief Minister instructed officials to organise state-wide programmes under the banner of ‘Maharshi Sandipani Shraddha …
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Students’ organisation Krantikari Yuva Sangathan (KYS) on Friday submitted a memorandum to Delhi University Vice- Chancellor Yogesh Singh seeking an increase in the number of one-year postgraduate seats. Bhim Kumar, a representative of the KYS Delhi unit, said in a statement that DU was among the first higher education institutions in India to introduce the four-year undergraduate programme for all courses.“The students who studied for an extra year now seek admissi…
Guwahati, July 15 (IANS) Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Wednesday reviewed the progress of the permanent campus of Sri Sri Aniruddhadeva Sports University at Chabua in Dibrugarh district and directed officials to expedite the construction work to ensure its early completion.During his visit to the project site, the Governor inspected the ongoing construction and asked the Public Works Department (Building) officials to speed up the work so that students can begin using the new facilit…
Bhubaneswar, July 14 (IANS) Odisha Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj on Tuesday unveiled the guidelines for implementing ‘Gyanodaya – Shikshya Ru Samruddhi’, a flagship initiative offering free education from kindergarten (KG) to postgraduate (PG) level. Speaking during a press conference on the occasion, Minister Suraj said that many students in the state are found unable to pursue higher education due to financial constraints. He said that after taking charge of the Higher Educ…
Srinagar, July 9 (IANS) While the University of Kashmir has already started a review of books and research material that might contain objectionable content, the Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) on Thursday ordered a comprehensive review of all books in government and recognised private schools and coaching centres.University of Kashmir has already begun a review of books, magazines, journals, research material and other articles at the central library and in all departmental libra…
Bhopal, July 8 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Higher Education Department on Wednesday said that it has made value-added courses mandatory for all postgraduate students from the second semester in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The decision has been taken in accordance with the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) “Curriculum and Credit Framework for Postgraduate Programmes (CCFPG), June 2024” and the new ordinance for postgraduate courses.According to an official statement, ever…
Jaipur, July 7 (IANS) The Rajasthan School Education Department has directed officials across the state to take immediate action against unsafe school infrastructure, making it clear that there will be no compromise on student safety. Additional Chief Secretary (School Education) Rajesh Yadav has instructed all District Education Officers to ensure the demolition of school buildings declared dilapidated as a priority and to strictly prohibit classes from being conducted in such structures.Chairi…