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CBSE restructures affiliation system; process to be completely digital

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is restructuring the affiliation system for schools and making the process completely digital and based on data analytics with least human intervention

Gross enrolment ratio of girls in schools improved from 2014 to 2018: WCD

"SRB has improved by 16 points from 918 (2014-15) to 934 (2019-20). Out of 640 districts covered under BBBP, 422 districts have shown improvement in SRB from 2014-15 to 2018-2019," it said

RRB NTPC Phase 3 CBT 2021 exam dates out on rrbcdg.gov.in: Know details

RRB will conduct the exams of the remaining candidates in subsequent phases

ICSI releases CS Foundation 2020, CSEET 2021 results on icsi.edu

Both ICSI CS Foundation 2020 and ICSI CSEET 2021 results are available in the pdf format

Delhi schools prepare to open for classes 10, 12 students after closures

Shorter class hours and entry and exit through multiple gates are among various new ways adopted by schools in Delhi as they prepare to welcome students of classes 10 and 12 back on Monday

Trinity of education, agri, labour reforms to help students, farmers: PM

The "trinity of reforms" undertaken by his government in the education, agriculture and labour sectors will immensely help students, farmers and youth of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said

Let children read

It is critical to think seriously about how to provide opportunities for children to not only learn but also imagine, dream, ponder and create

Odisha govt launches career portal for secondary, higher secondary students

The portal has been launched in collaboration with UNICEF

Not just international, IITs see rise in domestic pay packages too

Roorkee has so far topped the charts in this area with a 33.3% rise to Rs 80 lakh, from Rs 60 lakh last year

Indian school teacher wins $1 mn Global Teacher Prize for girls' education

Ranjitsinh Disale, 32, from Paritewadi village in Maharashtra's Solapur, emerged as a winner from 10 finalists from across the world for the annual prize founded by the Varkey Foundation in 2014

Barring Quant, a shortened CAT 2020 turns out slightly more difficult

Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension were slightly more difficult than last year in the morning slot and grew even more difficult in the afternoon slot

Online coaching saves students the blushes, is the new normal: Experts

Gradually, all the conventional coaching centres will have to offer online coaching if they want to survive, an expert said

Kerala govt grants Rs 20 lakh aid for education of children of prisoners

The Kerala government has granted a fund of Rs 20 lakh as financial assistance for the education of children of jail inmates

Kerala set to receive central funds for literacy drive after 10 years

After a gap of 10 years, Kerala is getting ready to receive the central funds for literacy programmes as the state is now part of the union government's literacy drive "Padhna Likhna Abhiyan"

How reservation in private schools isn't working for poor children

Social discrimination, illegal demands for tuition, activity fees, and non-reimbursement of the expenditure incurred by private schools that join the programme are the factors that hobble RTE system

100% rise in rural children with access to smartphones, says survey

The survey found that around 11 per cent of families bought a new phone after the lockdown, of which 80 per cent were smartphones

Rajasthan govt asks schools to cut fee by 30-40% as classes continue online

Bringing cheer to parents amid pandemic, Rajasthan has directed CBSE-affiliated private schools to slash tuition fees by 30% for classes 9 to 12, while the state-board schools have to cut it by 40%

STARS project will break orthodox barriers in education field: Amit Shah

Amit Shah said the STARS project will break orthodox barriers in the academic field by basing itself on "learning with understanding" and improve the quality of education in the country.

When will schools open? The new set up and Centre's guidelines explained

School will gradually reopen from October 15 and the education ministry released guidelines for the reopening