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Schools fully open in 11 states, closed in nine: Education Ministry

Officials said at least 95% teaching and non-teaching staff in all states has been vaccinated, while some states have even achieved 100% vaccination coverage for the staff in schools

SC voices concern over degradation in quality of legal education in country

The Supreme Court Tuesday voiced concern over degradation in the quality of legal education in the country and said that improvements are needed in the system at the entry-level.

'Pariksha Pe Charcha' an opportunity to discover trends in education: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the initiative provides the opportunity to connect with India's dynamic youth and discover emerging trends in the world of education.

'Free at first glance': Education Ministry cautions about edtech firms

People must avoid automatic debit option for payment of subscription fee, says advisory.

Will turn Gorakhpur into a 'Special Education Zone': Dharmendra Pradhan

Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said Gorakhpur will be developed as a 'Special Education Zone'(SEZ) to groom students as global citizens.

No plan to rename IITs after great leaders of respective states: Centre

Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar provided the information in response to a written question in Lok Sabha

NAS 2021: Fewer students, logistics may come in way of survey

On Thursday, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia too requested the Centre to postpone the survey

New NEP to help provide affordable, quality education to students: Pradhan

Several provisions outlined in the new NEP which are aimed at internationalisation of education will help in providing students affordable and quality education, Union Education Minister said

DTU VC Yogesh Singh appointed Vice Chancellor of Delhi University

Delhi Technological University Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh has been appointed as the VC of Delhi University, Ministry of Education officials said on Wednesday

NIRF Rankings 2021: IIT Madras continues to be India's best institute

IISc, IIM-A top universities and B-schools in the 6th edition of Ministry of Education's rankings

Education min asks central universities' VCs to fill up 6,000 vacant posts

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday asked vice chancellors of central universities to fill up over 6,000 vacant posts in mission mode by October.

About 80% teaching, non-teaching school staff have got at least 1st jab

Around 80 per cent teaching and non-teaching staff employed in schools across the country have received at least the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, Education Ministry officials said on Thursday

NEP 2020 would turn country into 'global knowledge superpower': Pradhan

Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday said the New Education Policy 2020 would turn the country into a global knowledge superpower, according to an official statement. The Union minister was addressing a virtual conference on the occasion of the 61st Foundation Day of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). NCERT should gear up for bringing in massive transformation in education as envisaged in the NEP 2020. The New Education Policy 2020 will turn India into a global knowledge superpower, Pradhan said. The conference was also attended by Subhash Sarkar, Minister of State of Education, Raj Kumar Ranjan Singh, Minister for State for Education and senior officials of the ministry and NCERT. Highlighting the significance of the NCERT logo featuring three swans, and its motto of "life eternal through learning", Sarkar emphasised on the organisation's role as the resource centre of research, development and training. Singh said the foundation day

Dharmendra Pradhan reviews status of reopening of schools in country

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan held a meeting with senior ministry officials on Wednesday on the status of the reopening of schools across the country and the roadmap for vaccinating their staff. Schools were closed in March last year ahead of a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of novel coronavirus infection. The Centre had allowed the reopening of schools as per the COVID-19 situation in respective states in October last year. While several states began partial reopening of schools, there was a complete closure again in April this year when an aggressive second wave of COVID-19 hit the country. With the improvement in the COVID-19 situation, several states have begun reopening schools now even as concerns have been expressed over the staff and teachers not being completely vaccinated. "Shiksha Mantri Shri @dpradhanbjp reviewed the status of schools reopening across the country with senior officials of Deptt. of School Education & Literacy. He also took stock

Centre, states to allocate Rs 3 trn for Samagra Siksha 2.0: Pradhan

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said that the Centre and state governments will collectively allocate Rs 3 lakh crores to implement Samagra Siksha 2.0.

As NEP completes a year, Pradhan calls for making education accessible

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Thursday called for reiterating the resolve to make education holistic, affordable, accessible and equitable

PM Modi to address education community on first anniversary of NEP

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30 Delhi govt schools will come under new education board from 2021-22

The newly formed Delhi Board of School Education (DBSE) will affiliate 30 government schools from the 2021-22 academic session, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Tuesday.

JEE-Advanced to be conducted on October 3, says Dharmendra Pradhan

The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)-Advanced will be conducted on October 3, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Monday

In the middle of drafting bill for Higher Education Commission: Pradhan

The information was shared by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in the lower house.