Education News

New Delhi, April 8: The National Council for Teaching Education (NCTE) today launched a call centre for teachers, students and other stakeholders to help them get information regarding the organisation and lodge complaints, grievances pertaining to it. "The centre is aimed ...

Shimla, April 6: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today stressed the need for the value-based and job-oriented education in the state, saying his government was committed to provide quality education to all at their doorsteps. Addressing a public meeting at ...

London, March 27: Better education may help you earn more, but it may not make you a lot happier than those with low educational attainment, a new study claims. Getting a good education may not improve your life chances of happiness, ...

Ahmedabad, March 25: Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) today cancelled the Class 12 computer theory examination after its paper was found to have questions from the old course. The examinations were held today and the board has ...

Jammu, March 24: A total of 124 schools in Jammu and Kashmir have no students. This was revealed by J&K Education Minister Naeem Akhtar in Legislative Council here today. "There are 50 schools with zero per cent students in Jammu ...

Patna, March 24: Decrying slash of funds for the implementation of Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Mid-Day Meal (MDM) schemes, Bihar education minister P K Shahi today sought clarity from the Centre so that arrangements be made to continue the two ...

New Delhi, March 23: Some states have expressed concern over the controversial no-detention policy up to Class-VIII, saying it has led to a sharp fall in academic exercise, at a high-level meeting on the proposed National Education Policy, consultations for which ...

Vadodara, March 23: Emphasising on skill-development, Gujarat education minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama today urged the Centre to design a new education policy that creates job opportunities for the youth. During a consultation meeting on New Education Policy organised by HRD Ministry ...

New Delhi, March 23: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today critiqued the modern education system for not doing much about moral ethics. "The 21st century is dealing with problems of faith. Unfortunately, our education system today has no place ...

New Delhi, March 5: As many as 18 UGC-funded central universities have introduced Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels to bring about qualitative improvement in higher education. "The University Grants Commission has reported ...

The rotation of auditors mandated by the Companies Act of India and the restriction on the number of chartered accountants hired by a firm, has proved lucrative for commerce graduates. With the Act become stringent, the audit firms are ...

New Delhi, March 3: The huge cut of 16 per cent in the education sector for 2015-16 has been attributed to the higher tax devolution to the states as has been recommended by the Finance Commission. The Union ...

Thimphu, March 3: Around 100 renowned universities and colleges, including from India, Australia, and the US, will participate in an international education fair to be held here this week. The 5th Bhutan International Education Fair, organised by Bhutan ...

New Delhi, March 2: The government will set up an authority to administer and monitor scholarship as well educational loan schemes, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said. "With a view to enabling all poor and middle class students to pursue ...