Addressing a session on ‘Stay in India and Study in India’, HRD Minister Pokhriyal also focused on the Indian students returning to the country due to Covid situation.
In India, where only half the population has access to Internet, 320 million students have been affected by online classes, according to Save The Children Fund.
Non-profit Central Square Foundation has concluded after a preliminary survey among ‘90 stakeholders’ that the pandemic will cause private school sector to shrink.
The Integrated Programme in Management Aptitude Test (IPMAT), which oversees admissions to IIM-Rohtak’s MBA course for Class 12 passouts, was held Monday.
A nationwide survey conducted by the National Statistics Office titled “Household Social Consumption: Education” highlights the rural-urban gap in education.
The August 2019 scrapping of Article 370 has been added in the revised political science textbook, which talks about the developments in J&K since 2002.
States and UTs gave their responses on reopening of schools at a virtual meeting with HRD ministry last week. But no final decision has been taken yet.
Draft report of Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of OBCs observes 'glaring gaps' in number of OBC posts DU has advertised against the number of vacancies.
In a letter to education secretaries of all states, HRD ministry has also sought parents' feedback on the measures they expect in schools when they reopen.
The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.
As the BJP heads for a likely third successive term in power, it's fascinating to debate how true it looks to the original proposition: a party with a difference.
We have allowed engineering colleges like chemist shops in every nook and corner of the country in total disregards to the fact that these institutions are required to produce manpower as per the current and future needs of the industry. Under the disguise of increasing GER we have escalated engineering seats for admission to 32-34 lacs in 2019, as against 60000 in 1990 when I became Principal of DCE .
Who needs so many substandard engineering graduates. There is assessment of manpower need nor any regulation of quality by the regulators.
A fair assessment of manpower needs is required so that the seats could be brought down to around 5-6 lacs .
These are unpleasant decisions in a democratic country where politicians have their interest in much of the higher education in private domain.
Put more restriction on private universities.
We have allowed engineering colleges like chemist shops in every nook and corner of the country in total disregards to the fact that these institutions are required to produce manpower as per the current and future needs of the industry. Under the disguise of increasing GER we have escalated engineering seats for admission to 32-34 lacs in 2019, as against 60000 in 1990 when I became Principal of DCE .
Who needs so many substandard engineering graduates. There is assessment of manpower need nor any regulation of quality by the regulators.
A fair assessment of manpower needs is required so that the seats could be brought down to around 5-6 lacs .
These are unpleasant decisions in a democratic country where politicians have their interest in much of the higher education in private domain.
Yes….cut down all tier 3 engg colleges seats.no worth of studying engg in those colleges….
More slashing required