CBSE makes Arts a compulsory subject from next academic session
Apart from the four major spheres of music, dance, visual arts and theatre, CBSE has recommended introducing culinary art from classes 6 to 8.
Miranda House judged best college for third time in a row in HRD ministry’s national ranking
IIT-Madras tops the list of best institutes for higher education, while JNU and BHU are ranked seventh and tenth, respectively.
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’.
Electoral bonds are a constitutional hazard but transparency alone isn’t the solution
Supreme Court’s role in setting a reform agenda for political funding has to be limited and not extend to managing how parties function.
Is Supreme Court handling sexual harassment allegation against CJI Ranjan Gogoi correctly?
Two advocates Monday wrote to the Bar Council of India criticising it for its support to CJI Ranjan Gogoi and called the hearing a ‘travesty of justice’.
Defence
Indian Coast Guard increases maritime surveillance following Sri Lanka blasts
More ships and aircraft have been deployed to ensure India faces no security threat after a series of blasts killed 290 in Colombo, a Coast Guard official said.
Modi & Shah have turned India into ‘Jingostan’ & are out to conquer the paranoid country
The Modi-Shah BJP has resurrected dangers & the enemy from the past, and built a scary jingoism. It’s a great diversionary tactic, but it never ends well.