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Macmillan Education launches Assessment Programme for Schools

Macmillan Education has launched the ICAS programme for the Indian subcontinent. Currently 14,500 schools in over 20 countries participate in ICAS. Over 8.9 million students are being assessed under ICAS globally. The program evaluates students across a wide spectrum of skills. It is an annual benchmark of learning progress and a powerful diagnostic tool that […]

6 Medical Colleges Receive A Jolt For New Admissions

Non compliance with mandatory standards proved to be detrimental for 6 medical colleges. The Union Health Ministry took strict cognizance of it and asked them to cease from admitting students in MBBS for academic years 2017-18 and 2018-19, after they were found to be lacking the requisite infrastructure and faculty to teach 150 students (each). […]

Re-Skilling Of Education-Technology Platform

  Re-skilling has become the need of the hour in industries, national and international ed-tech platforms are looking to attract passionate learners because in India, employers give weightage to an international certificate. As per the report of the Nasscom India Leadership Forum nearly half of the 3.9 million people giving their services in India’s IT […]

DU admissions: 85% seats for Delhi students, resolution passed

The Delhi assembly has adopted a resolution seeking 85% reservation in admission for city students in 28 DU colleges. All MLAs pledged to raise the issue with the Centre, LG and university administration. The House also adopted another resolution demanding an amendment in the Delhi University Act (1922). According to this no other university in […]

K. Kasturirangan – Ex-ISRO to head National Education Policy Panel

K. Kasturirangan to Chair the Nine-Member Committee  The wait is finally be over for a new Education Policy. Padma Vibhushan awardee and Ex-ISRO chief, Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan has been appointed as the Chairman of the nine-member panel to finalise the draft of New Education Policy. Other Members of Panel — Vice-Chancellor of SNDT University, Mumbai, and […]

Let books be just books, not ideological battleground: Delhi Education Minister

  Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has conveyed the following concerns to the HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar: 1. Textbooks should not be used as “ideological battleground” between the Left and the Right 2. Books should only be children-centric 3. Books must not be a platform for any political point-scoring   “Textbooks confusing, incompetent and […]

New National Education Policy Committee: Ex-ISRO chief to head panel  

  The HRD Ministry has set up a new committee to make the final draft on the National Education Policy (NEP). The nine-member panel will be headed by former ISRO chief & Padma Vibhushan awardee K Kasturirangan. “The council will start its work with immediate effect. In an exhaustive exercise carried for last 30 months, […]