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Thursday, April 3, 2025
TopicHRD Ministry

Topic: HRD Ministry

Kapil Sibal seeks probe by SC-appointed officials in NEET row, hits out at Modi’s ‘silence’

In an interview with PTI, Sibal says NTA has 'really bungled, hits out at Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for denying paper leak allegations.

All about 3-language formula, the bone of contention between Centre & southern states

The new National Education Policy says the freedom to choose the two Indian languages as part of the formula should be left to the states, regions or students.

HRD to be renamed Ministry of Education as new National Education Policy is approved

The new National Education Policy has been drafted by a committee headed by former ISRO chief Kasturirangan, and replaces the one formulated in 1986.

HRD Ministry sets up panel to explore ways ensuring students pursue higher studies in India

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.

Class 12 score no bar for NIT admissions this year as govt scraps 75% eligibility criterion

Apart from clearing JEE Mains, students only need a passing certificate for Class 12, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank announced Thursday.

Lessons through loudspeakers, community radio to help bridge digital gap in education

Guidelines prepared by NCERT and issued by the HRD Ministry list three modes of learning — online, partially online and offline.

Punjab minister urges HRD minister to reconsider UGC guidelines on conducting exams

Higher Education Minister Tripti Rajinder Singh Bajwa said many colleges and university buildings are being used as medical camps and quarantine centres.

Silencing ‘dirty secrets’ and Vikas Dubey’s ‘mask’ tutorial

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘Mistrusting’ Gandhi family trusts and finding ‘Vikas’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

CBSE now says chapters not deleted, but covered under ‘alternative academic calendar’

CBSE Tuesday said 2020-21 syllabus for classes 9 to 12 has been reduced by 30% keeping in mind the loss of academic time due to Covid-19 pandemic.

On Camera

ATM withdrawals to get costlier from 1 May. What you need to know

RBI lifted ceiling on interchange fee on ATM withdrawals through circular issued Friday. Interchange fee is amount one bank pays another to facilitate ATM transactions.

Heavy ceasefire violation along LoC as Pakistan Army patrol intrusion sets off mine blast, India retaliates

Anti-infiltration mine triggered by intrusion in Krishna Ghati Sector followed by unprovoked firing by Pakistan Army, to which Indian troops responded in 'controlled & calibrated manner'.

Thank you Trump for putting tariff gun to India’s head. That’s the only way we’d be forced to reform

Trump threatening to pull the trigger might be just what is needed to wake up India’s self-congratulatory establishment from its headline-managing fantasies.