New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) India has made notable gains in school enrolment and higher education institutions, the government stated in the Economic Survey 2025-26 on Thursday.The Survey tabled in the Parliament by the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, credited the achievement to strengthened infrastructure and teacher capacity, due to policies such as the Right to Education Act 2009, and the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP).Other measures include updated UG…
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Chennai, Jan 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday welcomed the new regulations issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC), stating that it will “eliminate caste-and gender-based discrimination” in higher educational institutions and said that this was long overdue and necessary “reform” of an inequitable academic system. Notably, the UGC recently notified fresh guidelines mandating formation of Equality Committees in universities and colleges, with the objectiv…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, reacting to the raging controversy over the new UGC regulations on Tuesday, said that nobody will be allowed to “discriminate or harass” under the guise of new guidelines and assured that the education body and government will ensure that these are implemented on the ground in all fairness. The Union Minister, speaking to newsmen today, said, “I assure everyone that there won’t be any discrimination or harassment in th…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Large-scale protests have erupted across several states against the University Grants Commission’s revised regulations, with demonstrators terming them “discriminatory” and warning that the new rules could further deepen social divisions and create fresh tensions on university campuses.Students and youth belonging to the general category took to the streets in multiple cities on Tuesday, demanding the immediate withdrawal of the new UGC regulations.The agitation ha…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The government on Thursday said the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to collaborate on strengthening India’s skills and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) ecosystem.MSDE will collaborate with the WEF to launch and implement a Skills Accelerator in India, a multistakeholder platform aimed at identifying, scaling, and accelerating innovative sol…