Education policy

Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (independent charge) Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said the CBSE was preparing a system to ensure sports becomes a substantial part of education to determine the achievement of a student. read more

NCERT is planning to review the 14-year-old National Curriculum Framework (NCF) in accordance with new national education policy and set up a committee for the purpose. read more

During a meeting with the human resource development ministry, education ministers from several states opposed the idea, saying it will centralize power with the Centre and it runs against the federal character of the country, according to the official... read more

Niti Aayog has released a school education quality index. Kerala has topped the list of large states while Manipur has topped the list of small states. Chandigarh has bagged the first rank among the seven union territories. Check rank- wise list her... read more

Inaugurating the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of BHS Higher Education Society, here, he called for revamping the education system to prepare students to effectively face the challenges of the 21st century. read more

Published by Aakar Books, ‘Visions of Education in India’ is divided into five parts and has contributions from 15 domain experts, leading academics, including the editors themselves. read more

Das said around 66 lakh students in the entire state are studying in government schools which accounts for around 92 per cent. read more

Strongly objecting to the use of word ‘sex’, SSUN’s secretary Atul Kothari told reporters, “There is no need for teaching sex education in schools or making it a part of curriculum. If required, counselling can be provided for a student in schools.”... read more

Does India really need a New Education Policy? Is our educational reform held back by the datedness of the 1986\/1992 education policy which was written before the internet and mobile phones? read more

In a 19-point wish-list, conveyed to the Union government through an information interaction, BSM has said that since there are about 150 institutes under the ministry of culture that also provide education in the field of art, it makes eminent sense... read more

Rs 94,853.64 crore outlay has been earmarked for the education sector in 2019-20 fiscal, an increase of over 13 per cent from the revised estimates of 2018-19. read more

Against this policy tradition of honouring secularism as a core Indian value for designing Indian education, the omission of the words “secular” and “secularism” in the NEP 2019 is odd. Indeed, the NEP’s frequent affirmation of its aim of inculcating... read more

The natural curiosity and creativity of children is often discouraged in school. Keeping these alive and growing is a must read more

There is no need of a national policy to address the issues that afflict school education. Most of the actions relating to education lie in the states read more

The panel headed by K Kasturirangan, former chief of the Indian Space Research Organisation, said governance and leadership of educational institutions (HEIs) are “deeply influenced and controlled by external bodies and individuals.” read more