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Why India has more temples than palaces, Vedic maths & astronomy: Indian Knowledge Systems get UGC backing

In draft proposal released on 13 April, UGC laid down topics & rules based on which higher education institutions are required to create & provide curriculum on Indian Knowledge Systems.

JNU professor linked to RSS-backed body, DU faculty — experts who suggested controversial NCERT deletions

While NCERT says exercise based entirely on recommendations of ‘expert panel’, some of the experts claim they did offer suggestions, but the final call on accepting them was the council’s.

Homeschooling & multiple entry-exit points for school students among reforms in UGC’s new credit framework

Final National Credit Framework report, released Tuesday, says homeschooling, online learning and alternative learning should be validated, and students given certificates & diplomas for them.

NCERT textbook development panel upset by deletions: ‘Hindu Right axed portions they’re uncomfortable with’

Members of NCERT Textbook Development Committee of 2005 say they weren't consulted on deletions and some were not even aware that portions they worked on had been removed.

How to keep teachers ‘moving’? Draft NCF says schools may choose to not give them chairs in class

New National Curriculum Framework for School Education says schools may do this so teachers 'remain standing and in moving condition'. Draft currently open to feedback from stakeholders.

Most low-income households using edtech for maths & English, survey by non-profit says

Survey by Central Square Foundation, an education non-profit, titled ‘BaSE: Bharat Survey for EdTech’. It was conducted from November 2022 to January 2023 in 6 states.

Taking TOEFL about to get easier. Shorter tests, no ‘independent writing’, dedicated helpline

Educational Testing Service, which administers English proficiency test used for admissions abroad, announces slew of changes that will come into effect from 26 July.

‘Paying entire mess staff’s salary’ — close to 400 IIT-Delhi students protest hostel mess fee hike

Students allege mess charges were 'arbitrarily doubled' and then capped at Rs 35,000. However, they are still having to pay over Rs 7,000/month.

Survey of students, limiting access to database — how NAAC is initiating reform with ‘quick fixes’

Last month, NAAC chairman Bhushan Patwardhan resigned after highlighting ‘problems’ plaguing accreditation process. Now the body’s responding with immediate, short-term solutions. 

Historians demand deletions in NCERT textbooks be withdrawn, ask why they were not consulted

Historians including Romila Thapar & Jayati Ghosh, have condemned NCERT move of dropping topics like history of Mughal courts, 2002 Gujarat riots and more, terming it 'divisive'.

On Camera

Morarji Desai, principal secretary V Shankar gave PMO its name. Then the office was downsized

The Morarji Desai PMO was divested of the IB, the R&AW, and the Foreign Investment Promotion Board. But the civil servants still looked up to V Shankar for guidance and advice.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

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.

Agniveer applicants in Army up nearly 10% compared to last year

This year, the Army has scheduled an online combined examination that will span 174 locations across the country. The examination window is from April 22 to May 7.

44 years on, two things that have changed in Modi’s BJP, and one that hasn’t

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.