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Student dropouts fall, child health improves: MoSPI reportIndia's education system shows improved student retention, with dropout rates declining across all levels in 2024-25. The gross enrollment ...
Number of school teachers crossed 1 cr for first time in 2024-25: Education ministry reportFor the first time, India's school teacher count surpassed one crore in 2024-25, according to UDISE data. This increase has improved Pupil-...
Centre recommends 7 states to adopt common board for class 10, 12 as analysis flags poor outcomesThe Education Ministry suggests a common board for classes 10 and 12 in seven states. These states accounted for a large percentage of stud...
Germany has a €15.5 billion reason to not shun international studentsInternational students in Germany provide substantial public budget revenue by contributing significantly more in taxes over their lifetime...
Economic Survey: School dropout rates declined, challenges persist with retention ratesDespite declines in school dropout rates, challenges with retention rates persist, especially at higher secondary levels. The Economic Surv...
Drive in works to check dropout rate among those failing board examsFacing high dropout rates after board exams, the education ministry plans a nationwide drive to help students finish schooling through open...
Over 65 lakh students failed class 10, 12 exams in 2023; higher failure rate in state boards: MoEOver 65 lakh students nationwide did not pass class 10 and 12 board exams last year, with state boards showing a higher failure rate than t...
Canada plans revamp of student visa programme with 'Trusted Institution' tagInstitutions meeting certain criteria will be designated as Trusted Institutions. While the full implications of this designation are not y...
Most international students in Canada remain in the province that gave them study permits, finds reportMore than 60 per cent of the students, who studied in any of Canada's ten provinces or three territories, remained in the region where thei...
Edtech unicorn Vedantu slashes course costs as offline learning returnsVedantu's latest offering, Ai Live classes, offers an interactive platform backed by technology at Rs 5,000 annually. It leverages artifici...
Centre red flags school dropout rate, vacant seats in Bihar girls schoolsThe PAB noted that the retention rate is low at secondary level at 40.18 %, the dropout rate at secondary level is more than 25% in as many...
Access to electricity increases literacy rates: Economic SurveyElectricity in schools is a part of basic infrastructure requirements to provide quality education. The Economic Survey observed that that ...
Demand for paper will see an increase across sectorsSanjay Singh, divisional chief executive, paperboards and speciality papers, ITC, says, “Modern lifestyles are synonymous with paper consum...
Budget 2016: Increased public expenditure, private investment needed for education sectorBudget 2016 could be a privileged opportunity for the Finance Minister to usher the changes in the sector, at a time when the government is...
- Kapil Sibal sets target of 30% enrolment in higher education by 2020
Kapil Sibal today said private educational institutions would have to play a key role to achieve the target of 30 per cent enrolment in hig...
Ten ‘Nudges’ for educationRight to Education (RTE) is a supplyside intervention by the government that will make education cheaper and, in the process, every child w...
- National Insurance turns around in centenary year
For 2006-07 (Apr-Mar), the company earned a net profit of Rs 418.07 crore against a loss of Rs 114.64 crore previous year.