Annual award for maximum innovation in field of educationSmriti Irani asked officials of the National University of Educational Planning and Administration to work out the details in this regard.
Bihar school enrolment up, hits 94 per cent at primary levelOne of the highlights is Bihar’s performance in Net Enrolment Ratio that has reached 93.77% at the primary level.
First tribal school survey reveals dilapidated conditions of infrastructureThe first extensive survey of schools conducted in tribaldominated villages of India has revealed a grim picture of infrastructure.
International Baccalaureate schools in India post 10-fold growth in 10 yearsOne of the reasons for the growth of international schools has been the perception that they encourage creativity and free thinking.
HRD ministry 'goofs', makes professor university’s chancellorThe ministry has appointed a senior faculty member Jandhyala BG Tilak of the prestigious NUEPA as chancellor of the same university.
Dropout rate remains high among girls in DelhiAt the primary level, the number of girls per 1,000 boys has fallen from 881 in 2010-11 to 867 in 2013-14.
Teachers' Day: Most teachers get a pittance for payIn government schools located in rural areas, absenteeism is a huge problem. There have been several reports of teachers out-sourcing their...
75 per cent of schools lack decent science labs: SurveyMore than three quarters of schools in the country do not have fully equipped science laboratories for students in class 11 and 12, accordi...
Private schools see rise in enrollmentThe proportion of parents sending their children to non-state schools has risen in the last three years.
Sharp decline in enrolment in government schoolsThe number of children enrolled in government primary schools has dropped by 21 lakh between 2009-10 and 2010-11 while there has been an in...
- Nehru's approach to primary education lamentable: Amartya
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Monday regretted a lackadaisical approach to primary education since Independence.
- Info about Bihar's 70,000 govt schools now available online
Details about all the 70,000 primary and upper primary government-aided schools in Bihar is just a click away now.
Ayodhya: Judgement ignores vandalismNo issue has troubled independent India as much as the Ayodhya dispute. It culminated in the destruction of the mosque on December 6, 1992,...
- More kids going to school: Survey
Figures point to success of govt’s Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan scheme.
- Close to 90,000 schools have no blackboards
Nearly 90,000 elementary schools across the country do not have a blackboard, says a new government survey.
- Kerala leads elementary education race
Kerala has emerged as the top performing state while Bihar finds itself in the last spot in an official survey on the health of elementary ...
- Kerala: Master of elementary education
No prizes for guessing this one: Kerala has been ranked first as far as elementary education in the country is concerned.