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Universities — where you not only learn, but could also develop mental disorders

Despite all evidence which shows the importance of working together and cooperation, many people still believe that competition is the most efficient way to organise society.

Across India, only 2 students took CBSE’s Class 12 theatre & gender studies courses

CBSE had introduced a host of optional vocational subjects, but less than 10 students sat for 6 of them. Four of these 6 subjects will be dropped for 2019-20.

Modi govt moves to appoint VCs to 3 central universities after go-ahead from poll body

HRD ministry looks to name VCs to Jamia Millia Islamia, Mahatma Gandhi Central University and Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya.

Pay up or leave — what Delhi private schools are telling poor students as RTE window ends

Students who took admission in Class 1 in 2011-12 batch have completed Class 8 this year, which means the RTE Act's EWS quota no longer applies to them.

Modi govt now says PhDs on ‘national priorities’ was a bureaucratic blunder

Minutes of an HRD meeting mention 'national priorities' but govt never issued a circular nor an order directing universities to comply with it.

HRD ministry officials will head to Mussoorie to discuss ‘future of higher education’

About 15 HRD ministry officials of the rank of joint secretary and above are heading to Mussoorie on a three-day official retreat from 21 April.

Under Arvind Kejriwal govt, enrolment & pass percentage have fallen in Delhi govt schools

A report by NGO Praja Foundation highlights falling enrolment, poor retention and a massive drop in pass percentage in Delhi government schools.

NIT-Kurukshetra orders students not to gate-crash weddings, threatens disciplinary action

NIT-Kurukshetra issued a circular on 16 March, describing such behaviour as 'unethical and immoral’.

CBSE to combine Class X marksheet and certificate into one document from 2019

Class 12 students will, however, continue to get separate documents for marksheet and certificate of examination.

As UK readies for Brexit, Indian students to gain from new post-study visa offer

The new strategy, set to be rolled out in the coming years, will offer undergraduate and Masters' students the chance to stay in the UK for six months after graduating to look for work.

On Camera

Is Bookstagram the new fast fashion? It has turned reading into a performance

Instagram book content creators read at inhumane speeds to keep up with the algorithm. This isn’t a sustainable practice–economically, environmentally or intellectually.

FM Sitharaman stresses govt’s manufacturing focus at a time when ‘some economists’ advise otherwise

Speaking at a CII summit, Nirmala Sitharaman says 99% of phones sold in India are made in the country and that 60% import substitution has been achieved in the telecom sector.Speaking at a CII summit, Nirmala Sitharaman says 99% of phones sold in India are made in the country and that 60% import substitution has been achieved in the telecom sector.

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.