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Neelam Pandey

Neelam Pandey

Neelam Pandey covers education sector and gender issues for Hindustan Times. She is a policy wonk with a keen interest in politics.

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HT THIS DAY: October 11, 2014 — Peace Nobel united India, Pak: Kailash Satyarthi shares prize with Malala Yousafzai

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Updated on Oct 10, 2021 15:20 IST

UGC likely to ease teaching norms for direct PhD holders from IITs

The University Grants Commission (UGC) is likely to end norms that prevent candidates with direct PhDs from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) after bachelor’s degrees from teaching at universities, people aware of the possibility said.

Updated on Oct 1, 2018 02:29 IST

CBSE Class 10 maths exam to have two test paper options

Officials said it may start as a pilot project from March 2019 and, depending on its success, could be extended to the Class 12 board exams.

Updated on Sep 26, 2018 08:17 IST

Class 10 and 12 CBSE Board exams may begin in February next year

In 2018, the CBSE board exams were held in March and April.

Updated on Sep 26, 2018 01:31 IST

UGC panel for exam reform rules out ability test for graduates

The UGC held a consultative meeting on September 6 with the expert committee and representatives from over 60 universities/institutes,.

Updated on Sep 20, 2018 18:34 IST

HRD ministry suspends Manipur University V-C citing concerns over campus peace

Manipur University Student's Union (MUSU) protest in New Delhi.

Updated on Sep 18, 2018 18:20 IST

‘But it was your rule’: Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman counters Congress on Rafale deal

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a press conference in New Delhi.

Updated on Sep 18, 2018 13:36 IST

Nirmala Sitharaman on Rafale LIVE: Navjot Singh Sidhu hugging Pakistan army chief demoralised Indians

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Updated on Sep 18, 2018 11:19 IST

HRD ministry to review performance of all central universities

HRD minister Prakash Javadekar during a press conference in New Delhi.

Updated on Sep 16, 2018 02:28 IST

HRD ministry asks education bodies to issue warnings against ‘Momo challenge’

Youngsters playing Pokemon Go a mobile app based game at Gateway of India in Mumbai, India, on Saturday

Updated on Sep 8, 2018 18:01 IST

School syllabus may be cut by 15% next academic year, says HRD minister Javadekar

In February, the HRD minister Prakash Javadekar announced that NCERT syllabus would be reduced in the next one or two years.

Updated on Sep 6, 2018 04:15 IST

Got over 1 lakh suggestions on reducing NCERT syllabus, says Prakash Javadekar

Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar in New Delhi.

Updated on Sep 6, 2018 03:02 IST

Panel discusses how to improve minority education in India

Students attend a class at the ‘madrasa’ of Vasi Ullah mosque, in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Updated on Sep 3, 2018 15:08 IST

JNU may start sports quota in admissions

The JNU administration has said that it is working on a proposal to introduce a sports quota for admissions.

Updated on Aug 31, 2018 18:38 IST

Parents’ literacy, income level no bar for IIT entry, study shows

Of the 31,988 students who qualified for admission to IITs/ NITs/IIITs, among other institutes,parents of 796 students were illiterate

Updated on Aug 29, 2018 02:43 IST

National Education Policy maybe delayed for fourth time since announcement

The panel was set up in June 2017. It was supposed to submit its report by December 2017 but was given an extension till March 2018. Later, it was given another extension till August, which has now been extended by another two months.

Updated on Aug 27, 2018 17:26 IST

Manmohan Singh urges PM Modi not to change ‘nature, character’ of Nehru library

Jawaharlal Nehru, freedom movement icon and India’s first prime minister.

Updated on Aug 27, 2018 14:47 IST

CBSE to offer help to those who lost Board certificates in Kerala floods

A group of flood affected people, mostly children, sit together to have a meal at a relief camp set up inside a school in Kochi.

Updated on Aug 25, 2018 01:46 IST

UGC to ease norms to admit more SC/ST students in PhD

UGC is also set to permit universities to launch a special ad–mission drive to fill vacant seats by setting their own criteria.

Updated on Aug 23, 2018 17:34 IST

Dates for JEE, NEET and NET exam announced

Students coming out of an exam centre in Lucknow after appearing for JEE-2018 exam.

Updated on Aug 21, 2018 12:20 IST

Now govt, semi-govt agencies to accredit educational institutions

So far, the NAAC has accredited close to 1,200 colleges and 59 universities, a small fraction of around 40,000 colleges and 1,200 universities that India has.

Updated on Aug 15, 2018 17:34 IST

NCERT tells schools to introduce ‘yogic activities’ from Class 6

Every school needs to offer health and physical education as a compulsory subject from classes 1 to 10 as part of the plan.

Updated on Aug 11, 2018 15:42 IST

IIT Council proposes scrapping JEE advanced, allowing students to choose campus over course

The proposals have been submitted to the human resource development ministry by two different IITs.

Updated on Aug 9, 2018 08:18 IST

More students opting for PhD in Indian languages, reveals new report

At 2,270 the highest number of students are enrolled for a PhD in Hindi.

Updated on Aug 4, 2018 18:11 IST

IIMs set to admit graduates directly in PhD programmes

There are 20 IIMs in the country and all are likely to benefit from the move to allow them to admit students directly for PhD after completing four year graduation or professional courses.

Updated on Aug 4, 2018 04:11 IST

Expert panel to hold meet to chalk out strategy for six eminent institutes

Students at IIT Delhi campus in New Delhi, India.

Updated on Jul 31, 2018 18:17 IST

NCERT issues guidelines to protect privacy of children in preschools

A pre-school is broadly defined as any setting that gives education to children between the age of three and six.

Updated on Jul 30, 2018 24:54 IST

Top Delhi University colleges without principals may face UGC wrath

A View of Hindu College at Delhi University in New Delhi.

Updated on Jul 25, 2018 07:56 IST

Some central universities to hold convocation for the first time

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Updated on Jul 19, 2018 19:14 IST

Govt asks UGC to have university faculty appointments deferred till SC hearing on reservations

Hearing a case on hiring teachers at Banaras Hindu University, the Allahabad high court said each department, rather than the entire university, should be treated as a “unit” to form a basis for reservation.

Updated on Jul 19, 2018 08:14 IST

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