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West Bengal moves to depoliticise teachers, but schools need more than a banThe West Bengal government has introduced a prohibition on newly appointed schoolteachers from participating in political activities and el...
JPC to reach out to youth, institutions on Education BillThe panel, headed by BJP MP D Purandeswari, has held consultations in Kolkata, Goa and Bengaluru to understand what students and young peop...
Psychology says students who never miss their favorite teacher’s class may be motivated by something deeperHaving a favorite teacher is a fairly common experience. Students may naturally connect more strongly with certain teachers because their c...
CM Suvendu Adhikari targets Left, JU 'anti-nationals' as Bengal assembly passes bill to transfer university staffSuvendu Adhikari, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, voiced strong condemnation of Left Front backers within universities, asserting that a...
Bengal assembly passes Bill enabling inter-university transfer of teaching, non-teaching staffersThe West Bengal Assembly approved a bill allowing staff transfers between state universities. This new legislation empowers the government ...
Himachal Assembly passes university amendment Bill amid protests over recruitment powersHimachal Pradesh Assembly passed a bill amending the state university recruitment system. The government aims for transparent and merit-bas...
India’s QS-ranked institutions rise from 11 to 52 since NIRF launchIndian institutions in QS World University Rankings grew significantly since NIRF's 2015 launch. The National Institutional Ranking Framewo...
Higher education bill may not improve autonomy of HEIs, treats courses inconsistently: Think tankA legislative think tank analysis suggests the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, may not significantly improve higher education ...
No autonomy for St Stephen’s and Hindu College for nowDU teachers have been protesting against the ministry and UGC for forcing autonomy on the university’s colleges, pointing out that the move...
Autonomy in no way a step towards privatisation; will enhance global standing of our institutions: Prakash JavadekarThe Union government would continue to fund the salaries of the faculty as well as provide other grants, Javadekar said.
Budget Reaction: Focus on quality in education good signal but more needs to be doneAmitabh Jhingan, co-chair at industry lobby FICCI’s school education committee said one of the gaps is that the same autonomy should be ext...
How entrepreneurship for private schools is being stifled by the governmentHow can India's private school system get better, more attractive for entrepreneurs who can provide quality education?
Schooling without learning: How the RTE Act destroys private schools and destroys standards in public schoolsThe Act is completely silent on the things that really matter: teacher effort, teacher accountability and student learning outcomes.
AMU secretary attacks Modi government for 'tinkering' with education systemSecretary of AMU Teachers' Association today expressed grave concern on Centre's alleged move of encroaching upon the autonomy of instituti...
AAP promises to end inspector-raj in schools if voted to powerKejriwal said that the practice of contractual appointments of teachers needs to be stopped too.
National conference on higher education in Jaipur next monthNearly 500 academicians are expected to converge at a national conference here to discuss the issues and challenges in higher education.
Academicians raise voice against UGC order on FYUP rollback"UGC has overstepped its own mandate, Acts and regulations in acting as a more than willing instrument of HRD Ministry"
- Time to depoliticise education, says Hamid Ansari
Vice-President Hamid Ansari sought quick steps to rebuild professional identity and skills of teachers and to depoliticise education to imp...
- Educate them to be accountable
There are two major revolutions underway in education. First, the demand for education is not simply a policy objective; it is precipitousl...
- State may interfere in interest of students: A-G
Attorney-General Soli Sorabjee, as expected, on Thursday told the Supreme Court that minority’s right under Article 30 to establish and run...