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Private schools mushroom under ruling party MLAs, but outcomes remain low

A recent study found a three-fold increase in establishment of new private schools in the constituencies of ruling party-aligned MLAs, largely because of the influence they have over the bureaucracy

ICMAI CMA Inter, Final results 2025 out: Check steps to download scorecard

ICMAI announced the CMA December 2024 exam results for Intermediate and Final courses. Candidates can check and download the results through the official website

SBI Clerk Prelims Admit Card 2025 released today, here's how to check

The SBI Clerk prelims exam will be conducted across the country to fill a total of 13,735 Junior Associates posts across the country

Budget 2025: India's education Budget grows, but lags behind global trends

In the Union Budget 2025, the government allocates Rs 1.28 trillion to education, an increase of 6.5 per cent of Rs 1.20 trillion last year

Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025 to feature Sadhguru, Deepika Padukone, Mary Kom

PM Modi is all set to interact with students and teachers in the eighth edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025 which will take place on February 10

AI will completely transform offline universities, says Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanyal stated that universities need to focus on creating new knowledge through research and development (R&D)

NEET SS 2024: Registration for super speciality begins today; check details

The application forms for NEET SS will be available till February 24, on the official website natboard.edu.in. The exam was not held last year due to delay in admissions

Telangana admission 2025-26: TS EAMCET/EAPCET, PGECET, ICET exam dates out

Telangana Higher Education Council released the EAMCET 2025, PGECET 2025, ICET 2025, EAPCET 2025 exam dates. Candidates can download the schedule through the official website

RPSC RAS Prelims admit card 2024 released today: Check steps to download

RPSC has released the Rajasthan Administrative Services (RAS) Preliminary Examination 2025 admit cards today. Once out, candidates can download it through the official portal

Govt, private school enrolments back to 2018 levels: ASER report

ASER report says more boys know how to use smartphone

EdTech woes: Why India's online & offline education platforms are crashing

India's EdTech sector, online and offline, is collapsing due to financial issues, safety concerns, and lack of student engagement, leaving many frustrated

CMAT 2025 admit card to be out today; here's how to check and download

The National Testing Agency will release the CMAT admit card today at exams.nta.ac.in. To check and download the CMAT admit card, candidates need to enter their application number and date of birth

10 yrs of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao: Gains in gender ratio, hurdles persist

Originally implemented in 100 districts, the BBBP scheme has expanded to cover the entire country

School winter vacations 2025 extended in Haryana, UP, Delhi, and Bihar

Schools in several Indian states have extended winter vacations for students due to low visibility and plummeting temperatures, ensuring safety and comfort during the harsh weather conditions

Maharashtra RTE admissions 2025 begin today for 25 per cent reserved seats

Maharashtra RTE admissions 2025 registrations start today, January 14, and the last date to apply is January 27, 2025. Candidates can register through the official website

Indore's Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya to use 'Bharat' in place of 'India'

Indore-based Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV) on Friday passed a resolution stating it will only use "Bharat" in place of India in all its official documents, degrees and marksheets. DAVV Vice Chancellor Dr Rakesh Singhai said the resolution was tabled by a member of the executive council under the concept of "one nation, one name-Bharat". "The resolution was passed at the executive council's meeting that the varsity will only use only "Bharat" in all its documents, degrees, mark sheets, correspondence within the country and abroad and in day-to-day work," Singhai told PTI. He said that their varsity was probably the first university in the country to pass such a resolution. The VC of the university, set up by the state government in 1964, said, "Our country has been called Bharat since ancient times." "The name India was given to the country by the British as per their convenience. We should use the original name of our country, Bharat, everywhere," Singhai said. The VC said h

For guaranteed quality education, govts need to spend more: Rahul Gandhi

Quality education cannot be achieved through privatisation and financial incentives, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said Saturday, underlining the importance of governments spending more on education and strengthening public institutions. In a conversation with IIT Madras students held sometime back, the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha talked on a host of issues including on the changes he would want to initiate to improve the education system. "I believe it is one of the foremost responsibilities of any government to guarantee quality education to its people. This cannot be achieved through privatisation and financial incentives. "We need to spend a lot more money on education and strengthening government institutions," he said in a post on X, while sharing an edited video of his conversation with the students. On his WhatsApp channel, he said they discussed discuss "redefining success and reimagining education in India". "Our conversation centered on empowering students to .

School enrolment falls by 3.7 mn in 2023-24, shows education ministry data

Enrolment in schools across India fell by 37 lakh in 2023-24 as compared to the previous year, Ministry of Education's UDISE data showed. The Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) Plus is a data aggregation platform maintained by the education ministry to collate school education data from across the country. While the number of enrolled students in 2022-23 was 25.17 crore, the figures for 2023-24 stood at 24.80 crore. The number of girl students dropped by 16 lakh during the period under review, while the number of boy students fell by 21 lakh. The representation of minorities in total enrolment stood at around 20 per cent. Among the minorities, 79.6 per cent were Muslims, 10 per cent Christians, 6.9 per cent Sikhs, 2.2 per cent Buddhists, 1.3 per cent Jains, and 0.1 per cent Parsis. At the national level, 26.9 per cent students registered in UDISE+ were from the general category, 18 per cent from Scheduled Caste, 9.9 per cent from Scheduled Tribe, and 45.2 pe

Centre approves Rs 676 cr for development of Odisha's education institutes

The Union government has approved Rs 676.70 crore for infrastructural development of various universities and colleges in Odisha under Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA), state Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj said here on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters here, Suraj said that of Rs 676.70 crore, the state would bear Rs 268 crore (40 per cent) while the Centre would provide the remaining Rs 408.70 crore (60 per cent). The fund has been approved under different components, including Multi Disciplinary Education and Research Universities (MERU), Grants to Strengthen Universities (GSU), Grants to Strengthen Colleges (GSC) and Gender Inclusion and Equity Initiatives (GIEI), and Management Monitoring Evaluation and Research (MMER), he said. He said Rs 100 crore each has been approved for Berhampur University; Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University, Baripada; Ravenshaw University, Cuttack; and Sambalpur University, under the MERU component of the ...

SBI PO recruitment: Notification for 600 probationary officer posts out

SBI PO Recruitment 2025: SBI released a notification for 600 Probationary Officers for 2025. The application process begins today and the last date to apply is January 16, 2025