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Students of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur have developed two interconnected android smartphone applications. Aiming to lend support to geriatric care by aiding caregivers to reach out to the aged on time, students of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur have developed two interconnected android smartphone applications, an official said on Monday. […]

The Draft National Education Policy breaks constitutional structures and values, promotes commercialization and politicizes educational system by centralizing all aspects of it, says Students Islamic Organisation (SIO). The organization said the policy must refrain from homogenizing India’s heritage as being representative of any religion or certain castes. The Ministry of Human Resource Development had released the […]

As on July 5, 2019, the Central government has received around 65,000 suggestions or comments from different stakeholders on the Draft National Education Policy. This information was given by the Union Minister for Human Resource Development (MHRD), Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today. The Committee for the under […]

DUTA ended its two-day strike on Tuesday after its concerns over-hasty implementation of reservations for economically weaker sections (EWS) in teaching posts was taken up in the Academic Council meeting. The Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) ended its two-day strike on Tuesday after its concerns over the hasty implementation of reservations for economically weaker sections […]

The festival, Guru Purnima, traditionally celebrated by Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains, aims to honor teachers who have dedicated their lives to enlightening people with little or no monetary expectations. To mark the occasion of Guru Purnima, Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ yesterday launched a people’s campaign, ‘Selfie withGuru‘ (#SelfiewithGuru). The minister invited […]

Earlier last month, the University Grants Commission (UGC) had issued fresh guidelines to all higher education institutions to fill the vacant positions within six months. As many as 1,069 posts are vacant at the Allahabad University, the Parliament was informed on Monday. “The number of vacant teaching and non-teaching posts in the Allahabad University, a […]

National Education Policy has recommended that classroom demonstration and interview be made a part of the teacher recruitment process. World Bank, in a 2017 report, warned of a learning crisis across the world. In India, the report said, half the children in grade 5 could not read a text meant for Grade 2 children. The report, […]

Rajasthan Higher Education Minister Bhanwar Singh Bhati said the state government will soon fill 1,000 posts of teachers vacant in government colleges. Rajasthan Higher Education Minister Bhanwar Singh Bhati Thursday said the state government will soon fill 1,000 posts of teachers vacant in government colleges. Replying to a query raised during the Question Hour, Bhati […]

Official sources said the Bihar education department has issued a schedule to fill up one lakh posts for teachers in primary schools and 40,000 in secondary and higher secondary schools of the state. Bihar Education Minister Krishna Nandan Prasad Verma on Tuesday said the process for filling up vacant posts of teachers would be completed […]

Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) informed Lok Sabha on Monday that there is no such proposal is under consideration of the Government at present to implement a common salary package for teachers working in CBSE schools across the country. Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) informed Lok Sabha on Monday that there is no […]