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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

Decadal perspective of Modi govt: Support for education and health

A large proportion of Indians still pay money from their own pockets for medical expenditure with limited insurance coverage

Raise standards

The higher education sector needs further improvements

Every year spent in school, college may improve life expectancy: Lancet

Every year spent in school or university may improve life expectancy, while not attending an educational institute could be as bad as smoking or heavy drinking, according to a study published in The Lancet Public Health journal. The research identified data from 59 countries and included over 10,000 data points collected from more than 600 published articles. The team, including researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), found that education saves lives regardless of age, sex, location, and social and demographic backgrounds. They found was that the risk of death drops by 2 per cent with every additional year of education. That means those who completed six years of primary school had a lower risk of death by an average of 13 per cent. After graduating from secondary school, the risk of dying was cut by nearly 25 per cent, and 18 years of education lowered the risk by 34 per cent. according to the study. Researchers also compared the effects of educa

No reserved posts can be de-reserved: Ministry on draft UGC guidelines

The Ministry of Education (MoE) on Sunday clarified that no reserved posts can be de-reserved after draft guidelines by the University Grants Commission (UGC) proposed that any vacancy reserved for SC, ST and OBC candidates can be declared unreserved if enough candidates from these categories are not available The 'Guidelines for Implementation of the Reservation Policy of the Government of India in Higher Education Institutes (HEIs)' are in the public domain for feedback from stakeholders. The draft guidelines have been receiving backlash from several quarters. The Congress alleged there is a "conspiracy" to end reservation given to SCs, STs and OBCs in posts in higher education institutions and that the Modi government is only doing "politics of symbolism" on the issues of Dalits, backward classes and tribals. The JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) also staged a protest against it and burnt an effigy of UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar. Kumar also clarified that there has been no ...

Higher edu institutions to get accreditation status, grading system to go

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the country will no longer be given grades under the accreditation system, rather they will be categorised either as "accredited" or "not accredited", the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) decided on Saturday. In an executive council meeting held on Saturday, the NAAC also decided that the accredited institutions will be further given levels between one and five to encourage them to achieve the highest level. These sets of reforms will be implemented in two stages -- the binary accreditation (accredited or not accredited) system in the next four months, and Maturity-Based Graded Accreditation (level 1 to 5) by December. "There will be Binary Accreditation (either accredited or not accredited) rather than grades with an aim to encourage all the institutions to get on-boarded in the accreditation process thereby creating a quality culture in the higher education system," a senior Ministry of Education (MoE) official said. "Th

Former Jamia VC Najma Akhtar seeks time to vacate official bungalow

Former Jamia Millia Islamia Vice-Chancellor Najma Akhtar has sought time to vacate the official bungalow saying she needs time to make an alternative arrangement, a senior university official said on Saturday. The university is yet to respond to Akhtar's request which has been pending with the registrar's office for over a month. The official, who spoke to PTI on the condition of anonymity, said "Professor Najma has written a letter to the university administration requesting to get an extension on her stay in the VC lodge till she can make an alternative arrangement." According to the Central government rules, an employee has to vacate the official residence within a month from the date of end of tenure. Akhtar's tenure ended on November 12 last year. Jamia, however, doesn't follow any prescribed time limit within which an outgoing Vice-Chancellor must vacate the official residence, an official from the VC office said. Akhtar, when asked, said she had not received any communicati

Enrolment in higher education reached 43.3 million in 2021-22: Report

As per the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) released on Thursday, 341 universities and university-level institutions have been established since 2014-15

IIT Indore's Ujjain satellite campus approved by govt: MP CM Mohan Yadav

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that IIT Indore's Ujjain satellite campus has received approval from the central government

International Day of Education 2024: History, importance, and celebration

International Education Day 2024 is being dedicated to the crucial role education and teachers play in countering hate speech, which is becoming commonplace in the era of internet

Regulating coaching centres

Guidelines are well-meaning but hard to enforce

Coaching centres study age-limit guidelines of education ministry

Some say parents, students, institutes will find alternatives to cater to demand

Provide study material in Indian languages digitally: Govt to institutions

The Centre has directed schools and higher education institutions to provide study material for all courses in Indian languages digitally within the next three years, officials said on Friday. The decision is aimed at providing students the opportunity to study in their own language. "The government has directed all school and higher education regulators like UGC, AICTE, NCERT, NIOS, IGNOU and heads of INIs like IITs, CUs and NITs to make study material in Indian languages available for all courses in the next three years. "UGC, AICTE and the Department of School Education have also been asked to take up the issue with regard to state schools and universities," the Ministry of Education (MoE) said in a statement. "The above directions have emerged from the recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP) for promoting multilingualism in education at every level, so that students get the opportunity to study in their own language, and can have better learning outcomes," it ...

Almost all states implementing NEP 2020: Education Min Dharmendra Pradhan

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said that almost all states are implementing the National Education Policy 2020. He said that even the states that seem reluctant are indeed implementing the policy although they are using different terminology. "I am happy. Let them be satisfied with using different terminology. But, with full responsibility I can say almost all states are implementing National Education Policy 2020 which is a very philosophical and historical document," he told reporters when asked about the present status of NEP 2020 and the number of states implementing it. He was speaking at IIT-Hyderabad after inaugurating IInvenTiv 2024, described as the country's largest R&D Innovation Fair from Higher Education Institutions. "Pleased to inaugurate #IinvenTiv2024 at IIT Hyderabad. Glad that in the second edition, we have enlarged the scope of this innovation showcase and have taken this event beyond IITs," Pradhan said. "With such extensive ...