Modernise school fee processes; use UPI: Education ministry to statesIn a first-of-its-kind move, the Department of School Education and Literacy of the Education Ministry is seeking to leverage the growing p...
11 Oct, 2025, 07.56 PM IST
CBSE to allow students to take Class 10 board exam twice a year from next year and introduce global curriculumCBSE will introduce twice-a-year board exams for class X from 2026. This aims to reduce exam stress and allow students to improve their sco...
19 Feb, 2025, 03.36 PM IST
Parliamentary panel to hear officials on marriage age next weekA parliamentary committee will examine the stalled bill aiming to unify the legal marriage age for men and women in India. The committee wi...
13 Nov, 2024, 03.05 PM IST
Government plans skill hubs at schools, colleges sans affiliationAccording to the official, educational institutions are present in every nook and corner of the country, thus making skilling accessible to...
15 Apr, 2023, 12.05 AM IST
Over 58,000 teaching, non-teaching posts vacant in KVs, Navodaya schools, higher education institutes: MoEMore than 58,000 teaching and non-teaching posts are vacant in Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navodaya schools and Central Higher Education Institute...
06 Feb, 2023, 05.29 PM IST
Govt plans to replace National Awards for Teachers across ministries"A new national-level award with high stature may be instituted for teachers, which could have two to three categories. In this national-le...
22 Nov, 2022, 08.49 AM IST
Govt begins revamp of School Games Federation, orders polls before January 31The latest governmental move comes months after the SGFI was asked to remove the government emblem and Sports Authority of India logo from ...
02 Nov, 2022, 12.31 AM IST
13 states, 3 UTs sign MoU with Education Ministry for upgradation to PM-Shri schoolsA maximum of two schools (one elementary and one Secondary or Senior Secondary) would be selected from each block/ULB with the upper limit ...
30 Oct, 2022, 11.39 AM IST
CBSE to conduct surprise inspection at schools preparing results for class 10, 12With the board exams being cancelled in view of the aggressive second wave of COVID-19, schools have been tasked with tabulation of results...
08 Jul, 2021, 09.45 AM IST
GeM taking steps to onboard products of MSMEs, craftsman, weavers, SHGsGeM is the national public procurement portal for an online, end-to-end marketplace for open, efficient and transparent procurement of good...
08 Jun, 2020, 04.14 PM IST
HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal directs institutions to fill up vacancies to increase education qualityPokhriyal said vocational and skill education must be promoted in all the institutions.
11 Jun, 2019, 11.05 PM IST
Ryan killing: CISF offers consultancy to make schools safeCISF Director General O P Singh said the force took the initiative as part of its responsibility towards society.
19 Nov, 2017, 02.57 PM IST
Sanskrit teachers hoping for 'acche din' under Modi governmentExperts, however, are skeptical of government-driven revivalist efforts, noting that Sanskrit, even at its peak, was never a mass language.
31 Dec, 2014, 11.45 AM IST
HRD Ministry saw several controversies under NDA government in 2014"I will be whipped for as long as there is a need to keep attention diverted away from the good work. I am ready for it. I have no problem,...
29 Dec, 2014, 11.04 AM IST
Sanskrit to be taught in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas tooThe move would require approval of the executive committee—the highest decision-making body of the NVS headed by HRD Minister Smriti Irani.
08 Dec, 2014, 05.13 AM IST
HRD ministry asks schools to focus on hygiene and cleanlinessThe move is in sync with the government’s vision of Clean India by 2019, and aims to ensure that all schools have separate toilets for girl...
10 Nov, 2014, 03.29 PM IST
- PC wants bad schemes out, Montek says wait
In the run-up to Budget 2006-07, the Planning Commission and the finance ministry are crossing swords over the politically contentious issu...
27 Dec, 2005, 12.08 AM IST