Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday outlined a new blueprint for cooperation between India and Bhutan, identifying space, education, and health as areas that would add a fresh dimension to ties dominated so far by cooperation in the hydel power sector. The Prime Minister invited more students to visit India for studies in traditional areas such as Buddhism and newer areas ... Read More »
Education
EXCLUSIVE: National Education Policy will be finalised soon, says HRD minister
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2019, which aims to completely reform the education sector in India, will be finalised soon. In an exclusive interaction with Moneycontrol on the sidelines of the 57th convocation at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, the Union Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD), said that they have engaged in deliberations over the ... Read More »
Education: RE-3 providing laptops
Morgan County RE-3 School District Superintendent Dr. James Hammack was excited to share that the district would have Chromebook laptops available for district students and most of the faculty for this upcoming school year. “It’s a very big step forward for our school district in being able to provide instruction that is centered around technology that effectively prepares our kids ... Read More »
Higher Education Grants to Minority Students Saw Significant Dip in Last 5 Years, Govt Data Reveals
New Delhi: In what is likely to impact the morale of students from minority communities pursuing higher education in the country, a data provided by the government shows there has been a significant decrease in the number of scholarships granted and in the number of students who have benefited from these grants in the last five years. The allocation of scholarships ... Read More »
Draft National Education Policy needs relook, say science academies
‘Outdated syllabi, dismal infrastructure, poorly trained teachers among major issues affecting school education’ The draft National Education Policy (NEP) 2019 may contain some well-conceived suggestions, but on the whole it has many drastic recommendations that would damage, rather than improve, the entire fabric of education system, said top scientific bodies in the country. In a document released early this week, ... Read More »
Kamal Haasan backs Suriya over draft education policy
Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) President Kamal Haasan (Photo: PTI) Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief Kamal Haasan on Tuesday extended support to actor Suriya and slammed the Tamil Nadu government and the Centre over the draft national educational policy. In a statement on Twitter, Kamal Haasan said he agreed with many points raised by Suriya regarding the draft educational ... Read More »
Budget 2019: Education sector gets ₹94,854 crore, research gets leg up
NEW DELHI: The union budget Friday allocated ₹94,853.64 crore for education sector in 2019-20, an increase of nearly₹10,000 crore of what 2018-19 budget estimates had pegged for the sector. While in 2018 budget estimate had pegged ₹85,010 crore, the revised budget had curtailed this number to ₹83,625.86 crore, the budget documents showed Friday. Of the total ₹94,853. 64 crore education budget, ₹56, 536.63 crore has been pegged for ... Read More »
Is Education 4.0 the future of learning?
The basic purpose of education and training is to empower an individual to lead successful life and contribute best to himself, family, society, nation and to humanity Every child is a born genius. He is gifted with potential in certain areas. He comes with a “right to earn a successful life” and the education system must enable him to do ... Read More »
Sex education: Llanelli MP says no child should be excluded
There is a “strong case” for scrapping parents’ right to remove children from sex and relationships education, according to a Welsh Labour MP. Llanelli MP Nia Griffith told BBC Wales she did not “want to see any child excluded from those lessons”. The Welsh Government is considering whether to make the lessons compulsory. A consultation on the issue has concluded ... Read More »
Benefits of Solving Sample Papers for Board Exams
Board exam are conducted every year for class 10 and 12 students. These exams are a matter of concern for the students as students start feeling the pressure of board exams from the beginning of the academic session. Due to this their focus gets diverted to scoring high marks instead of learning the concepts, which does no good to the ... Read More »