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Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 1 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav launched the State-Level Praveshotsav-2026 (Admission fest) under the "School Chalein Hum" campaign at a Model Higher Secondary School in Bhopal on Wednesday. During the programme, CM Yadav distributed free bicycles, textbooks, and other study materials to the students and extended his best wishes to them for a bright future. Addressing the occasion, CM Yadav said, "The state government is working in coord ...Read More >
Jaipur, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Rajasthan government will launch its annual 'Pravesh Utsav' (Admission Festival) across all government schools in the state from Wednesday, with Education and Panchayati Raj Minister Madan Dilawar, calling for a statewide push to ensure that no child is left out of the education system. Issuing directions to the Education department, Minister Dilawar said on Tuesday that teachers have been instructed to conduct door-to-door campaigns to facilitate new stude ...Read More >
The Jammu and Kashmir government is cracking down on private schools that are arbitrarily increasing fees, directing the JKBOSE to take firm action and protect students and parents from unjustified financial burdens. Key PointsThe Jammu and Kashmir government has instructed the JKBOSE to take decisive action against private schools that are arbitrarily increasing fees.Education Minister Sakeena Itoo has ordered constant monitoring and regular inspections of private schools, including those affi ...Read More >
JAMMU, Mar 30: Minister for Education, Social Welfare, Health and Medical Education, Sakeena Itoo today directed the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) authorities to take firm action against Private schools indulging in arbitrary fee hikes and found violating prescribed norms or imposing unjustified financial burdens on parents. The Education Minister passed on these directions while chairing a comprehensive review meeting at Civil Secretariat here to assess the performance, ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Mar 30 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday presented a comprehensive report card of the state government's education sector, highlighting significant reforms, increased budget allocation and improved academic outcomes over the past four years. Addressing a press conference under the "Shandaar Char Saal Bhagwant Mann de naal" campaign, Maan said the government's "Shiksha Kranti" has transformed government schools into competitive and outcome-driven institutions. ...Read More >
New Delhi -- Modern Public School, Shalimar Bagh, has brought great pride to the nation as Atharv Bhatnagar, a student of the school, created history by winning a bronze medal in the Folk Singing category at the 1st Youth Delphic Games for SCO Member States, held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from 23rd to 28th March 2026. This remarkable achievement marks one of India's first medals at the Youth Delphic Games and stands as a testament to the growing global recognition of young Indian talent in the fie ...Read More >
Vijayawada: In a significant administrative reshuffle, the State government has transferred Guntur district Collector A Thameem Ansariya, appointing her as the Director of School Education. In total, the government shuffled seven IAS officers. The orders were issued through GO Rt No 675 by Chief Secretary G Sai Prasad on Sunday, with immediate effect. As part of this reshuffle, several IAS officers have been reassigned to key positions to strengthen governance across various departments. CM Sa ...Read More >
Pankaj Jain New Delhi, Mar 11 (UNI) Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Wednesday took oath as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi at Lok Niwas. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, members of the Delhi Cabinet and Chief Secretary attended the oath-taking ceremony. The oath of office was administered by the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. Delhi MLAs, residents from Amritsar, and family members of Sandhu were also present at the ceremony. Earlier in the day, Sandhu met union Home Minister Amit Shah at h ...Read More >
Shillong, Feb 23 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Monday presented the state budget for the financial year 2026-2027 with a fiscal deficit of Rs 2,672 crore, which is around 3.5 per cent of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP). During the 2025-2026 budget estimates, the fiscal deficit was Rs 1,970 crore, and this year's deficit is increasing by Rs 702 crore. Presenting the budget for the year 2026-2027, Sangma, who holds the finance portfolio, informed the State Assembly that ...Read More >
New Delhi: Education continues to command the largest share of India's corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending, reaffirming its status as the country's most preferred social investment sector. With overall CSR expenditure touching nearly ₹34,000 crore in FY 2023-24, education alone attracted around Rs 12,000 crore, almost one-third of the total, according to the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) Exploratory Study on CSR in Education. Based on responses from 23 major corporates an ...Read More >
Exams in India are more than dates on a calendar. They shape family conversations, influence classroom dynamics, and weigh heavily on a student's mental health. Yet, for decades, the education system has measured success primarily through marks, leaving little space to address emotional well-being or curiosity. Recognising this gap, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC) in 2018, a programme designed to create a dialogue about exams, stress, and learning in a holistic wa ...Read More >
Condolences messages poured in on social media cutting across party lines soon after the news of his death was out. Karnataka's oldest MLA and veteran Congress leader Shamanur Shivashankarappa died from age-related complications at a private hospital in Bengaluru Sunday. He was 94 and represented the Davanagere South Assembly constituency. National president of Akhila Bharatha Veerashaiva Mahasabha, Shivashankarappa remained active in politics for around five decades and was elected six times ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Congress on Friday accused the state government of a major lapse in the conduct of the Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery (ANM) examination, alleging that the question paper was leaked hours before the test. Raising the issue through a point of order during a discussion on unemployment in the Assembly, Congress MLA CS Raazen Ekka claimed that the ANM question paper had surfaced at around 11 am -- three hours ahead of the scheduled 2 pm written examination. Ekka told the House th ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab education minister Harjot Singh Bains flagged off the third batch of 72 primary cadre teachers for a 15-day training at the University of Turku, Finland. The group includes block primary education officers (BPEOs), centre head teachers (CHTs), head teachers (HTs), and ETT teachers.Punjab education minister Harjot Singh Bains said this batch will take the total to 216 teachers who have imbibed Finland's pedagogy excellence, showcasing the govt's commitment to education transfor ...Read More >
MOHALI, Nov 2: Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Kavinder Gupta, today attended the Valedictory Session of the 5th Edition of the Shiksha Mahakumbh Abhiyan 2025 at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), here, as the Chief Guest. The event, themed "From Classroom to Society - Building a Healthier World through Education," brought together eminent educationists, scientists, policymakers, and students from across India to deliberate on the transformative role of educ ...Read More >
Nalanda, Oct 30 (UNI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "reducing Bihar to a supplier of cheap labour" instead of developing it as a centre of education and industry. Addressing a public meeting in Nalanda, Gandhi said that the INDIA Bloc and the Grand Alliance (GA) do not want a Bihar that is only known for sending labourers across India, but wants the old Bihar, the land of Nalanda, to once again become a centre of knowledge and employment. ''We want factori ...Read More >
Tezpur, Oct 27: "As per the National Education Policy, teachers should not be engaged in any non-educational duties apart from population census and election duty. This has already been brought to the notice of Assam's Education Minister. However, teachers have been coerced into getting involved in certain non-educational activities/duties, which adversely affects their primary role as educators," said the general secretary of the Asam Madhyamik Sikshak Karmasari Santha, Brajen Chetia, while int ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 28 (PTI) Senior CPI leader and Civil Supplies Minister G R Anil said on Tuesday that the stalemate within the ruling LDF in Kerala over signing the Centre's PM SHRI school scheme would not affect its governance. He said both the CPI and the CPI(M), the key coalition partners in the LDF, are the ones who uphold the Left policy. The Left policy would succeed, he said when reporters asked about the ongoing rift between the two Left parties over the state General Education ...Read More >
'Our youth are our greatest strength' SRINAGAR, Oct 27: "Government schools will lead the future of India's learning reforms," Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said today. He said the Robotics Lab, STEM innovation centres, smart classrooms, advanced digital infrastructure, professional development for teachers, and holistic learning spaces will unlock the potential of every child. Sinha was speaking at the inauguration of DREAM School Project at the prestigious Government Girls Higher Secondary ...Read More >
Chennai: Converting govt-aided colleges into private universities will exclude the vast majority of students from economically and socially disadvantaged groups from accessing quality higher education, say educationists.The Tamil Nadu Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2025 allowed the govt-aided colleges to be converted as private universities and relaxed the land requirement norms to establish private universities in urban areas. After facing opposition from teacher associations and politi ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Private Universities Bill: minimum land requirement reduced from 100 acres to 25 acres Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister Dr. Govi Chezhiaan has announced that the Tamil Nadu Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2025, introduced in the State Assembly on October 15, will be withdrawn following Chief Minister M.K. Stalin's direction. In his statement, Dr. Chezhiaan clarified that the amendment was proposed only to simplify the procedures for establishing new private universities a ...Read More >
Though the minister asserted that the state wasn't changing its existing education policy, the decision on PM-SHRI marked a U-turn by the same government, which had in June said it won't sign up for the scheme and will consider taking a legal recourse to get central funds. The CPI, which believes that PM-SHRI is the Centre's way of promoting its National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, disagrees. CPI state secretary Binoy Viswam told ThePrint on Wednesday the Left party is against NEP because the ...Read More >
Alappuzha: Amid the heated political controversy over PM SHRI in Kerala, CPI national secretary D Raja asserted that his party would not support the Central scheme that aims to communalise and commercialise India's education system. Addressing the media here on Sunday, the CPI leader said that the CPM should now declare its stance on PM SHRI. "CPI has been opposing the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. We are against the communalisation, centralisation and commercialisation of our education ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The School Teachers' Federation of India (STFI) has strongly condemned the shocking assault on Professor Sujit Kumar, Convenor of the Disciplinary Committee at Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, Delhi University. The incident occurred inside the principal's office in the presence of police officials and staff, raising serious concerns about the safety of educators on campus. The alleged attacker, Deepika Jha, Joint Secretary of the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) and a leader of t ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya has stressed on making education based on creative and critical thinking, and said it should not be confined to theoretical knowledge. Speaking at the valedictory session of the North East Education Conclave 2025 here on Saturday, Acharya said the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, is a timely step in preparing students for the present times.The conclave, organised by the Pragjyotispur University to mark its foundation day, brought together e ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya has stressed on making education based on creative and critical thinking, and said it should not be confined to theoretical knowledge. Speaking at the valedictory session of the North East Education Conclave 2025 here on Saturday, Acharya said the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, is a timely step in preparing students for the present times.The conclave, organised by the Pragjyotispur University to mark its foundation day, brought together e ...Read More >
A Pune-based man raised concerns over the excessive pressure of homework and projects on school students, especially at a young age. His social media post about his son doing some "nonsense project" till late at night has divided the internet. "This is 12 midnight. 8th std Kid is still doing some nonsense project after completing homework," said the user named Niteen S Dharmawat, calling schools "useless". "Terror is such that if he doesn't do it he won't be allowed to participate in his favor ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The govt has approved the changes proposed for the evaluation pattern of SSLC and II PU exams starting from 2025-26 academic year. These include reducing pass marks to 33 from the existing 35 and inclusion of internal assessment to calculate the overall passing score.The move will provide a level-playing field for Karnataka students as several other states and central boards like Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) have fixed 33% as pass marks. The state govt notified the draf ...Read More >
Nagpur: The state govt has revised the pattern of its long-standing scholarship examinations for school students, shifting the eligibility to Class 4 and Class 7 instead of Class 5 and Class 8. The change, which will be implemented from the current academic year (2025-26) itself, is aimed at encouraging higher participation and improving the learning outcomes among students in govt and aided schools.As a result of the transition, the scholarship examinations will be conducted twice this year. Th ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The district magistrates, who are also the district election officers in West Bengal, have been advised by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to be particularly careful while selecting para-teachers as booth-level officers (BLOs) in their respective districts for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) to be conducted in the state. The district election officers have also been advised by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) to check whether any para- ...Read More >
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