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Top colleges, care for heritage. Here's what Patna's well-known want

State-of-the-art higher educational institutions, urban renewal with sensitive planning and upkeep of shrinking built heritage are among the post-poll expectations of some of Patna's well-known families. Polling will be held in the two Lok Sabha seats under Patna district -- Patna Sahib and Pataliputra -- on June 1. Both the seats have over 43 lakh electors. Businessman Abhay Kanoria, 59, who comes from an affluent Marwari family of Patna and calls himself a proud Bihari, feels the state has the potential to regain its lost glory. "My expectations for Patna from the government that will come to power, is that it should help establish some state-of-the-art academic institutions here. We have a lot of good schools here, but after 12th, students just want to leave Patna and do not want to study in existing universities in Bihar, as they don't get the quality of education they can get elsewhere," Kanoria told PTI here. He alleged that bureaucratic red tape has "lessened" but still exi

Spending 6% of GDP must to make India developed by 2047: VIT chancellor

Political parties in India should take the education sector seriously as a country's economy is directly linked to its education, chancellor of the prestigious Vellore Institute of Technology Govindasamy Viswanathan has said. In an interview with PTI, he said there is a need to spend 6 per cent of the nation's GDP on the education sector as it is vital to achieve the goal of India being a developed nation by 2047. The per capita income of India in 2023 is USD 2,600. Those states which are good in education like the southern states or the western states are all above the national average, he told PTI. In the southern states, it varies from USD 3,500 to USD 4,000. Kerala comes first, Telangana second, and Tamil Nadu is third... They're all around USD 4,000. Whereas Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are less than USD 1,000 because they lag in education, he said. It is not known to the people. People have to be taught about this. Political parties don't take it seriously. Unless we concentrate o

Getting India's growth priority right

To catch up with peers, not only in size but also in per capita income, India must focus on health and education

Education, wealth likely to explain fertility rates better than religion

Research also suggests that the role of religion may be more limited when compared to other factors

NCERT issues warning against pirated textbooks, factually incorrect content

The NCERT on Monday issued a warning against pirated school textbooks, flagging possibilities of factually incorrect content. It also warned against copyright infringement of its educational materials, cautioning the public against unauthorised printing and commercial sale of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) school textbooks. "A few unscrupulous publishers were printing NCERT school textbooks available on its website under their own name, without obtaining permission from the NCERT. Anyone found publishing NCERT textbooks, either in whole or in part, for commercial sale or using NCERT textbook content in their publications without obtaining explicit copyright permission, will face legal repercussions under the Copyright Act of 1957," a senior council official said. "The general public is requested to kindly stay away from such textbooks or workbooks as their content may be factually incorrect as well as against the basic philosophy of NCF (National ...

Edtech firm Aakash Educational Services appoints Deepak Mehrotra as new CEO

Edtech firm Byju's group firm Aakash Educational Services Ltd on Monday said it has appointed Deepak Mehrotra as its managing director and chief executive officer. The position of CEO at Aakash has been lying vacant after Abhishek Maheshwari resigned from the company in September 2023. Mehrotra's appointment fills in the position of CEO after a gap of about seven months. Mehrotra joined the office with immediate effect, the company said in a statement on Monday. "As we enter the next phase of growth, it's our pleasure to welcome Deepak to lead Aakash Educational Services Ltd. In his role as CEO, he will be responsible to deliver on our aggressive growth plan and to build on the significant momentum the company is currently experiencing. "His business acumen and stellar record as the Managing Director for Pearson India will be pivotal in leading Aakash BYJU'S into its next phase of growth and impact," Byju's, Founder and Chairman Byju Raveendran said. With over 35 years of experie

CBSE modifies evaluation pattern, focus on competency-based questions

The changes have been introduced to align the assessment and evaluation practices with NEP 2020 for the academic session 2024-25

Developed India@2047

Education and health outcomes will need to be improved

Current methods of assessment need improvement: Pratham CEO Rukmini Banerji

CBSE's proposed open book examination a 'good idea', says Banerji

KKR mulls selling controlling stake in Indian school chain EuroKids Int'l

KKR could seek a valuation of about $1 billion for its majority stake, the people said

Manipur govt to introduce grading system in class 10 board examination

At least 37,715 students including 18,628 female students are appearing for the matriculation examination which is being held from March 15 to April 8 in 154 examination centres

CUET PG 2024: NTA to release exam city slip today at pgcuet.samarth.ac.in

NTA is supposed to announce the exam city intimation slip for the CUET PG 2024 test today i.e. March 4 on its official site at pgcuet.samarth.ac.in. The exam to begin from March 11 to March 28

Centre raises concern about 5 states not signing PM SHRI School MoU

The Centre has expressed strong concerns about five states not signing MoUs with the education ministryfor PM SHRI schools and Punjab not implementing it despite continuing to take funds under the Samagra Shiksha scheme, sources said on Thursday. Odisha, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Delhi have not yet signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Ministry of Education, while 30 states and union territories (UTs) have done so. The scheme targets to upgrade 14,500 schools and is expected to benefit 1.8 million students. It also aims to ensure these schools serve as model institutes and encapsulate the spirit of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The government has already selected 6,448 schools from 28 states and UTs for the upgrade in the first round. "Despite taking funds from Centre for Samagra Shiksha Scheme, the refusal of five States/UTs, namely Odisha, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Delhi to sign MOUs for PM SHRI schools reflects a troubling patter

Coaching classes example of 'status quo', not intellect: V-P Dhankhar

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday cautioned students that coaching classes are an example of "status quo" rather than true intellectual exposition and reminded them that innovation comes from thinking differently. He also said that students today must think beyond competitive examinations to get a position in the government and explore other opportunities, which are now available aplenty. Addressing the convocation ceremony of the Indira Gandhi National Open University in the national capital, Dhankhar advised the youngsters to let go of doubts and insecurities and instead use the mind as a parking place for great ideas. He emphasised the importance of cleaning the mind daily, eliminating negativity and executing good ideas without fear. Dhankhar highlighted that innovation often comes from thinking differently and challenging the status quo, such as coaching classes. He said coaching classes are a "status quo" rather than true intellectual exposition or temples of ...

Students to get option of appearing in 10th, 12th exams twice from 2025-26

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said students will get an option of appearing for 10th and 12th class board examinations twice a year from the academic session 2025-26. He said one of the objectives of the new National Education Policy (NEP), unveiled in 2020, was to reduce academic stress on students. Highlighting the concept of introducing 10 bagless days in school every year, Pradhan stressed on engaging students with art, culture and sports, among other activities. Pradhan was speaking after launching the PM SHRI (Prime Minister Schools for Rising India) scheme in Chhattisgarh under which 211 schools of the state will be upgraded. The function was held at the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay auditorium in Raipur. Highlighting the Centre's plan under the NEP 2020, Pradhan said from the 2025-26 academic session, students will get an opportunity to appear for 10th and 12th class board exams twice. According to the New Curriculum Framework (NCF) announced by the ...

MICAT Phase 2 result 2024 announced at mica.ac.in, details inside

The Mudra Institute of Communication, Ahmedabad (MICA) on Monday announced the MICAT phase 2 results at mica.ac.in. To access, an applicant needs to enter their application number/Login ID and passwor

Tripura CM thanks PM Modi, education min for Rs 20 cr grant to MBB varsity

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for approving a grant of Rs 20 crore for infrastructure building at the state-run MBB University. The Union Ministry of Education approved funds to 78 universities in the country including MBB University under Prime Minister Uchahatar Siksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA) for strengthening infrastructure. "The Union Ministry of Education has approved a grant of Rs 20 crore for strengthening the infrastructure of MBB University under the PM-USHA Scheme. My sincere thanks to PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji & Union Minister for Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Ji for this grant", Saha wrote in a Facebook post. The MBB University started its journey in 2016-17 academic session. It offers five post graduate and two integrated masters degree programmes. Earlier, the chief minister hailed the prime minister and Union Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri for sanctioning Rs 419 ...

Union education min starts conference to mark 250 mn APAAR ID creations

Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday inaugurated the national conference to mark the creation of 25 crore 'APAAR: One Nation One Student ID Card.' The APAAR ID links the academic bank of credits (ABC) of a student, storing all his or her academic learnings, certificates, credentials, formal or informal credits earned from different sources to granular level of credits, including skilling credits or sports or social work, digitally verified by the agency awarding those credits. "'One Nation, One Student ID' has been envisioned in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, and the conference will deliberate on creating a seamless educational landscape, facilitating academic mobility, and ensuring data security and privacy for students," Pradhan said. "APAAR IDs were introduced to address the need for a singular, unified identity to streamline interactions throughout a student's academic journey," said Pradhan. According to Pradhan, this single platform will showcase

Education system based on Indian values is need of the hour: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that an education system based on Indian values is the need of the hour. He was virtually addressing an event organised to mark the 200th birth anniversary of Arya Samaj founder Swami Dayanand Saraswati at his birth place Tankara in Gujarat's Morbi district. "Swami Dayanand Saraswati at that time showed us how our orthodoxy and social evils had harmed us," Modi said. He also said that the British rulers "tried to show our society in bad light due to orthodoxy and social evils of Hindu society." Swami Dayanand Saraswati had advocated for the equal rights for women in the society, the PM said. "An education system based on Indian values is the need of the hour. Arya Samaj schools have been a centre for this. The country is now expanding it through the National Education Policy. It is our responsibility to connect the society with these efforts," he said. PM Modi also said he was honoured to be born in Gujarat, where Swami Dayanand Saraswa

Books alone will help us define our identity: Education minister Pradhan

Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said that we need to nurture a book-loving society, as books alone will help us define our identity and navigate into the future. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the 52nd New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF), Pradhan lauded India's rich heritage of books and literature. Mankind has an uninterrupted love affair with books. Be it the scrolls of Egypt, the palm leaf and bhojpatra' manuscripts of India, humans have always found the written word irresistible. Books give us humans our peculiar identities, he said. He added that book writing, publishing and selling should be seen as a labour of love instead of commerce. As far as India is concerned, books will never lose their charm. As the knowledge century further unfolds, the book alone will help us define our identity and navigate into the future. a book is an intellectual product, not a commodity. Book writing, publishing and selling therefore cannot just be commerce, it has to