'₹80K salary, zero basics': Bihar teacher fails to solve basic math problem. Video goes viralA viral video showed a Bihar government school teacher unable to solve basic math. This incident sparked concerns about public education st...
27 Sep, 2025, 06.48 PM IST
In Bihar, only native women to gain from 35% job quotaThe Bihar cabinet has approved a domicile policy for women's reservation. Thirty-five percent of jobs are now reserved for original residen...
09 Jul, 2025, 12.05 AM IST
India’s three-language promise lost in translation across states amid politics & poor planningIndia's three-language policy, aimed at promoting multilingualism, is struggling due to inadequate resources, untrained teachers, and incon...
18 Jun, 2025, 05.26 PM IST
Teachers' training, annual exams during Holi, Good Friday sparks row in BiharControversy in Bihar as education dept schedules training and exams on Holi, Good Friday. Tejashwi seeks CM's help, SCERT mandates FLN trai...
24 Mar, 2024, 12.12 PM IST
Rail recruitment protest: Call for Bihar-bandh tomorrowSeveral students' organisations, including the All India Students Association (AISA), called for the state-wide bandh on Friday to protest ...
27 Jan, 2022, 10.36 PM IST
Institutions offering BEd are under lens: Ashok Choudhary, Education Minister, BiharVR College, which is in the centre of controversy, was on radar even last year. Class 10th and 12th examinations affect more than one crore...
02 Jul, 2016, 03.23 AM IST
Bihar government announces sops for teachers, doctors before pollsThe decision was taken at an hour-long cabinet meeting chaired by CM Nitish Kumar at the state secretariat and is expected to raise the fin...
30 Jul, 2015, 06.14 PM IST
Nitish Kumar stresses disaster management training for studentsEmphasizing on disaster management training to students, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar today announced that July 4 will be observed as School Safet...
03 Jul, 2015, 09.26 PM IST
World Bank approves $250 million for primary school teachers in BiharThe programme, approved by the World Bank's Board of executive Directors, will be part of the government of Bihar's Manav Vikas programme.
21 May, 2015, 11.53 AM IST
One in five primary teachers unqualified to teach young childrenWhat is even more worrying is that according to district information system for education, this condition has persisted for past many years.
05 Apr, 2015, 11.37 AM IST
At 3 lakh, UP faces largest teacher shortage in India"The state is already grappling with an acute shortage of teachers, leading to a situation where a science teacher is teaching Hindi."
06 May, 2013, 10.38 AM IST
- Assam, Microsoft in learning enhancement pact
Assam signed a MoU with Microsoft to accelerate Information and communication technology (ICT) adoption in schools.
13 Jun, 2012, 08.29 PM IST
- Bihar to seek World Bank loan
Bihar government will seek loan from World Bank to provide training to school teachers, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today
13 Jun, 2012, 04.32 PM IST
- Microsoft adopts five girl schools in Bihar for computer training
IT giant Microsoft has adopted five girl schools in Bihar under Digital Literacy Programme for computer training.
22 Mar, 2012, 05.35 PM IST
- RTE Act will take 3 more years to show results: Sibal
Many hurdles have to be overcome for effective implementation of the Act as the states don't have the necessary "wherewithal and infrastruc...
28 Jun, 2011, 03.35 PM IST
- 20% primary teachers fail qualification norms
Ministry mulls over options, including distance education, to ensure 6 lakh teachers receive requisite training without disrupting teaching...
15 Apr, 2011, 07.59 AM IST
- Varsities set to train teachers, NCTE to exit
Teacher training, the weak link of the Indian education system, is set to undergo a change. Training will be decentralised, with universiti...
25 May, 2007, 02.21 AM IST