September 09, 2023 11:57 AM ISTA Nagaland bureaucrat who rose from humble beginnings has shared the three things he credits for his success - education, dedication and hard work.
September 07, 2023 05:24 PM IST The main beneficiaries of the US government’s current program are colleges and universities
September 07, 2023 10:06 AM IST Generative AI is becoming more powerful and the education system cannot afford to ignore it. This fall semester needs to be a period of rigorous questioning and experimentation for teachers at all levels. Yes, we will read scholarship and write essays in class, but we will also use generative AI individually and together
September 04, 2023 06:06 PM IST The minister made the comment at the launch of a three-year "Education to Entrepreneurship: Empowering a Generation of Students, Educators and Entrepreneurs" partnership between the Union Ministry of Education, the Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Meta.
September 02, 2023 04:23 PM IST Jha said the salaries of professors of the DU are still pending despite Delhi Education Minister Atishi sanctioning Rs 100 crore.
September 01, 2023 03:41 PM IST The news came just days before the start of the academic year for most children, even though critics say the risks have been known for some time.
August 28, 2023 03:33 PM IST Baskar, despite initially finishing his education at the 10th grade in 1985, has embarked on a journey to pursue higher education.
August 27, 2023 03:23 PM IST In 2047, Indian higher education must be equitable, inclusive and accessible with world-class standards, says Avantika Tomar, partner at EY-Parthenon.
August 22, 2023 04:36 PM IST Some argue that this rigorous practice contradicts the natural human reflexes that lead us to pay attention when sudden noises occur.
August 18, 2023 12:57 PM IST In most conversations on India’s primary education, a refrain that commonly pops up is about the lack of basic skills among children despite years of schooling. Having broadly achieved the goal of universal enrolment at the primary level, focus now needs to decisively shift towards turning schooling into an outcome-based learning process, rather than a purely attendance-driven activity. In a country like India, how can we achieve this? In this episode, AK Srikanth - CEO at KLAY, Centres for Child Development and Care - dives deep into all of these and much more. Listen in
August 15, 2023 01:03 PM IST NEET would be scrapped if states get a complete control say over education, the Tamil Nadu chief minister has said
August 15, 2023 10:59 AM IST Easier laws, quick access to credit, and faster clearance of licences are all the result of stable government and boost investor confidence, driving economic growth, says Dwivedi.
August 10, 2023 10:57 PM IST News Highlights: Delhi government bans the use of mobile phones in classrooms; asks teachers to refrain from using phones during teaching-learning activities.
August 09, 2023 06:05 PM IST Nearly two years ago on August 15, 2021, Taliban fighters took a firm charge on Afghanistan after the US withdrew. Despite initial predictions of a civil war, there is no substantial resistance to challenge the Taliban rule. Two years of intense repression of Afghan women and girls by the regime have seen them getting banned from education, entering public places like gyms, parks and forcing them to cover up when out in the public. The extremist group is brutally suppressing women and girls while making their future uncertain and grim.
July 30, 2023 09:06 PM IST The memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed on the culmination day of the Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam to mark the third anniversary of the launch of the new National Education Policy (NEP).
July 28, 2023 09:18 PM IST The four year-residential programme in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) will begin in September this year in Bengaluru, with a batch of about 100 students, Vishwa Mohan, Chief Information Officer of PhysicsWallah and President of the institute, called PhysicsWallah Institute of Innovation told Moneycontrol in an interaction.
July 28, 2023 01:20 PM IST Although education has been disrupted in Manipur due to the unrest, data shows that the state, and the northeast region in general, weren’t doing too well on that front even before the violence broke out
July 24, 2023 03:18 PM IST According to official sources, the composition of the dental commission will be similar to that of the National Medical Commission, which had replaced the Medical Council of India.
July 24, 2023 02:12 PM IST The average (overall) CTC jumped from Rs 11.15 LPA in 2021-2022 to Rs 12.95 LPA in 2022-2023 achieving an increase of more than 16 percent
July 24, 2023 10:27 AM IST High school graduates in the United States aged 16 to 24 enrolling in college declined from 69.1 percent in 2018 to 62 percent in the fall of 2022. Will younger Gen Z and Gen Alpha be encouraged to matriculate to trade and vocational schools, certification programmes, or apprenticeships instead of fixating on a bachelor’s degree?
July 21, 2023 10:12 AM IST India is now the world’s third largest producer of scientific research which is a great achievement, now it needs to scale up the quality of its research
July 16, 2023 12:29 PM IST During the admission for 2022-23 academic session, as many as 3310 girls, or 20 per cent of the total number of seats, have confirmed admissions across the 23 IITs.
July 16, 2023 09:42 AM IST Education Minister Rakkam A Sangma said the commission will also examine the major issues that are impacting the education sector in Meghalaya, their performance, finances, and accountability.
July 07, 2023 09:40 PM IST Perhaps the fundamental problem with these schools’ policies is their limited conception of the capacious and fluid nature of racial identity.
July 06, 2023 09:45 PM IST Digivarsity, which has been dubbed India's first AI-powered work-integrated degree and career discovery platform, aims to “revolutionise” higher education in India and empower students with the workplace skills
