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Education in India

25 Feb 2021

Flexible and innovative higher education in India, says Education Minister

As universities and higher education institutions (HEIs) move towards academic reforms, an ecosystem that is both flexible and innovative is being created, said Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. The report, while defining education in the current context, has highlighted the significant emerging trends in the higher education sector, drawn the learnings and underlined the global best practices.

10 Sep 2018

Why food delivery boys in India can earn more than PhDs

It is a cultural thing with Indians, and it takes a while for culture to change.

21 Jan 2018

Universities should prioritise making students employable: President

Universities should give top priority to preparing students for employability, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Sunday.

Indian universities

28 Nov 2017

Indian universities must become centres of excellence: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu

Vice President on Tuesday said that the universities in the country should become centres of excellence.

27 Sep 2017

World Bank warns of education crisis in India, raises fear of lower wages

India ranks second after Malawi in a list of 12 countries wherein a grade two student could not read a single word of a short text.

Pranab Mukherjee

19 Jul 2017

Varsities need to compete globally to become world-class: Pranab Mukherjee

Universities are required to compete globally for research-ranking to become world-class, President Pranab Mukherjee has said.

National School of Drama

18 Jun 2017

Talent needs education to shape up: Nawazuddin Siddiqui

National School of Drama (NSD) alumnus Nawazuddin Siddiqui says the importance and role of education in shaping up one's talent cannot be dismissed.

05 May 2017

NCERT Textbook Review – Finally!

23 Jan 2017

BIMARU states: Little progress in 2 years, learning crisis for millions of children

Not many BIMARU schools have unlocked, usable toilets, ASER data show.

Prakash Javadekar

09 Sep 2016

Target to roll out National Academic Depository by 2017: Prakash Javadekar

The NAD is an initiative of the HRD Ministry to maintain a national-level database of all academic qualifications from secondary school certificate to university and professional certificates.

06 Sep 2016

India could be late by 50 years in achieving education goals: UNESCO

A UNESCO report has said that according to the current trend, India will be half a century late in achieving its global education commitments.

PM Narendra Modi

10 Jul 2016

Improving night schools, ZP schools top priority: Prakash Javadekar

The priority of the government will be improving the condition of Zilla Prishad schools and nights schools says Prakash Javadekar.

Pranab Mukherjee

08 Jun 2016

Do not shut windows, allow free flow of academic ideas: Pranab Mukherjee

Putting his weight behind "academic freedom", President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said windows for free flow of thoughts should not be shut and an atmosphere should be created where "cross-fertilisation" of ideas can take place.

Supreme Court of India

01 Apr 2016

SC dismisses plea seeking uniform syllabus for schools

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which sought uniform syllabus for schools across the country.

17 Dec 2015

India lacks female academic leaders; only 6.67% institutes headed by women

There is a significant shortage of female academic leaders in the higher education system of the country, as only 6.67 percent of Indian institutes are headed by women, says a report.

08 Dec 2015

Compete with cooperative spirit: Smriti Irani on launch of Kala Utsav

Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday exhorted students from various parts of the country to "compete, but also co-operate" with each other and advised the youth to learn about different cultures to enhance their knowledge.

04 Dec 2015

16 Indian institutes among top 200 in new BRICS ranking; IISc, IIT-Bombay lead the pack

With 16 institutes among the top 200 places for higher education, India is placed third on the latest list of Times Higher Education BRICS and Emerging Economies Rankings, after China and Taiwan.

01 Dec 2015

India's IISc, IITs among top 500 world universities: Smriti Irani

Eight higher educational institutions from India have been listed in the top 500 universities in the world by the QS rankings in 2015.

Human Resource Development Ministry

27 Nov 2015

More than a dozen state wants no-detention policy be revoked

Over a dozen states want the Centre to amend the Right to Education Act and revoke its no-detention policy for students of Classes I to VIII.

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