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Children are the future of this country and how we treat them in their early days determines the future and the development of our society. It is for this reason that schools have such an integral...
After the revival of Nalanda University, Bihar has turned its attention to development of Vikramshila University. This is marked as another seat of Buddhist learning. Announcing this during his visit to Bhagalpur, Bihar Chief Minister Jitan...
Odisha government is planning to set up a university dedicated to fisheries and veterinary science studies. “The colleges under the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), which are dedicated to these subjects, will now fall...
US chip maker Intel and Indian firm Metis Learning has jointly launched a tablet priced at Rs.9,999. The tablet is targeted at children in 2-10 age group. “The technology landscape is changing in India. Tablets can...
There has been a mixed response from states to the Centre’s proposal to increase the duration of Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) and Master of Education (M.Ed) courses from one year to two years. At a meet...
Dismayed by a submission by the Directorate of Education (DoE) stating that it does not have any concrete data on the number of students enrolled in government aided schools or the number of teachers required, the...
Micromax the largest Indian handset manufacturer that holds second position in India with 14 per cent of the market share is exploring its foray into education content, a week after Samsung India launched learning solution for...
Amarjeet Sinha, an officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) has been appointed as Additional Secretary in the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development. Orders to this effect were issued on Monday, September...
The Supreme Court has come down hard on the Ministry of Human Resource Development for its “intrusive attitude” and “unwarranted interference” in the functioning of the University Grants Commission (UGC). The bench led by Chief Justice...
Higher education in India is in the process of change at several levels. This assumes importance as India is home to about 600 million people under the age of 25 years. Needless to say, the existing...
An eminent panel of government and academic luminaries got together at the World Education Summit 2014 to brainstorm the way ahead for education in India. From access and quality of education to the importance of technology...
Even after 67 years of Independence, India is yet to achieve cent-per-cent literacy, possibly because the Indian education system still reeks of command and control of yesteryear, with students reduced to being shadows of passive knowledge...