At least 695 universities and over 34,000 colleges in India do not have accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The data was shared by Union Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar in response to a written question in Lok Sabha.“As per information received from the UGC, out of the 1,113 universities […]
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On Thursday, Defence Minister of India Rajnath Singh urged the teachers to impart basic education and knowledge to the students. He also asked them to sharpen the skills of the students with regard to National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
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On 1st October, Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank will be addressing students’ queries regarding National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. A live session will be held on the Education minister’s official social media handles. The students can ask questions regarding NEP 2020 with #NEPTransformingIndia.
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On October 16, 2022, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami launched the National Education Policy-2020 for the academic session 2022-23 in higher education at the Mukhya Sevak Sadan at the Chief Minister’s residence in the state. Key Points Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that Uttarakhand has launched the […]
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Manish Sisodia “Best Education Minister of Independent India,” Says Arvind Kejriwal as Delhi Schools Feature in US Paper
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal praised the efforts of his deputy Manish Sisodia as government schools in the national capital grabbed the limelight on the front page of The New York Times. Calling Sisodia “the best education minister of independent India”, Kejriwal posted a picture of the news clip.
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An expert committee under the University Grants Commission (UGC) identified 374 educationally backward districts (EBDs) with a gross enrolment ratio (GER) in higher education less than the national average of 12.4 percent, minister of state in the education ministry, Subhas Sarkar informed the Rajya Sabha. The State-wise details regarding EBDs were also shared by the […]
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Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday replied to the Higher Education Minister of Tamil Nadu regarding the issue of the Common University Entrance Examination (CUET) and said that Common University Entrance Test (CUET) has been introduced in pursuance of the National Education Policy, 2020. In a letter to the Education Minister of Tamil Nadu, […]
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IGNOU signs MoU with Skill Development Ministry to Integrate Skill Training with Higher Education
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IGNOU has signed an MoU with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) on Tuesday to help integrate skill training with higher education. With this MoU, the trainees affiliated to National Skill Training Institutes, Industrial Training Institutes, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras and Jan Shikshan Sansthan’s will get a chance to join IGNOU’s 3-year degree […]
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Higher Educational Institutions Will Serve As Enablers In Indian Innovation: MoS Education Ministry
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Our Higher Educational institutions have enormous potential to serve as enablers in the Indian innovation and start-up ecosystem said Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Minister of State for Education while addressing E- Symposium On ‘Building Innovation Ecosystem In Educational Institutes’ organized by the Ministry of Education, DPIIT, AICTE, and Innovation Cell of the Ministry of Education. The […]
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Dr. B R Ambedkar School of Economics University (BASE), Bengaluru to inaugurate a new building on campus. The new building will be inaugurated on December 6, which happens to be Ambedkar’s death anniversary. Modi will also be addressing the Chaitya Bhumi program on the same day via video […]