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Education Ministry launches alternative academic calendar for next 8 weeks

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' released an alternative academic calendar for secondary classes for the next eight weeks as schools continue to be closed in view of Covid-19

Education ministry releases 8-week alternative academic calendar amid Covid

The alternative academic calendars for students, parents and teachers for all the classes I-XII has been developed by the NCERT under the guidance of the Ministry of Education

No plan to revise reservation norms under NEP: Education Minister Pokhriyal

There is no plan to revise the existing reservation norms under the new National Education Policy, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said

NEET 2020: 85-90% students appeared for exam, says Ramesh Pokhriyal

The NEET was held on Sunday across the country amid stringent checks and protocols in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. Over 1.5 mn candidates have registered for the undergraduate exam

Students to have new curriculum in 2022, framework to be developed: PM Modi

Speaking on the recently approved National Education Policy, the prime minister said that So far marks and mark sheet dominated learning-based education in our countr

Ramesh Pokhriyal requests Goa CM to provide security for NEET, JEE exams

Ramesh Pokhriyal has requested Goa CM Pramod Sawant to make elaborate security arrangements for conducting the medical and engineering entrance exams NEET and JEE in the coastal state

Keep politics away from education: Pokhriyal on conducting varsity exams

Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said politics should be kept away from education as he welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to uphold UGC guidelines on conducting final year exams for university students

Welcome news that foreign universities may establish campuses in India: US

The United States on Monday said it welcomes India's new policy which allows foreign universities to establish campuses in India and Indian universities to do the same overseas."Welcome news that foreign universities may establish campuses in India & that Indian universities may do the same overseas. We look forward to opportunities for American and Indian universities to partner & collaborate on research to advance our understanding of the world," Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, US State Department said in a tweet.According to an official statement, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 on July 29, making way for large scale, transformational reforms in both school and higher education sectors.Internationalization of education will be facilitated through both institutional collaborations, and student and faculty mobility and allowing entry of top world ranked Universities to open campuses

Govt won't impose any language on any state: Union Minister on NEP 2020

The reforms were not a new education policy but "a glossy coat on the old oppressive Manusmriti," he said

NEP's thrust on mother tongue, the fate of English, and a migrant question

It may never be the language spoken in most homes and remain much smaller than mother tongues, but English will continue to have its place as one of two official languages in India, writes T N Ninan

NEP 2020 will encourage youth to compete against best in world: Naidu

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the NEP 2020 on Wednesday

Cabinet approves National Education Policy 2020, brings in major reforms

According to the new policy, Board exams will be kept in low stakes and test actual knowledge of the student instead of rote learning

NITs, centrally-funded institutes to drop Class 12 marks criteria: HRD

Pokhriyal said apart from qualifying JEE Main, the eligibility is to secure a minimum of 75 per cent marks in Class 12 Boards exams or rank among the top 20 percentile in their qualifying examinations

Pokhriyal launches world's most affordable Covid-19 diagnostic kit by IIT-D

HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal virtually launched the world's most affordable RT-PCR-based Covid-19 diagnostic kit 'Corosure' developed by IIT Delhi, and approved by the ICMR and DCGI

Decision on NEET, JEE after panel submits report on Friday: HRD minister

While medical entrance exam NEET is scheduled on July 26, engineering entrance exam JEE is scheduled to be held from July 18-23

Missing the woods for the trees

Academicians, parents, the HRD ministry and society as a whole need to place the mental well-being of children above everything else during and post the pandemic

MHRD releases NIRF Rankings 2020, IIT-Madras, IISc-Bengaluru top the charts

HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank" released the NIRF rankings today. Check out the top colleges and universities here

Govt working on plan to reduce school syllabus amid Covid-19 outbreak

Universities and schools across the country have been closed since March 16, when the Centre announced a countrywide classroom shutdown as part of a slew of measures to contain the Covid-19 outbreak

Class 10,12 board exam dates of NIOS from July 17: HRD ministry

The NIOS exams were scheduled to be held from March 24 to April 24 but had to be postponed due to Covid-19 and lockdown

Teachers to evaluate Class 10, 12 board exams at their homes: HRD Minister

The evaluation of the answer sheets has been delayed due to a nationwide lockdown imposed to contain the coronavirus outbreak