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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicHRD Ministry

Topic: HRD Ministry

There are just 40 foreign teachers at IITs despite govt’s big push for global faculty

HRD ministry wants higher education institutes like IITs to have 20% international faculty. But the figure is just about 1% at IITs.

CBSE does away with separate 33% criteria as pass mark for class 10

The CBSE waiver — which will now hold for all subsequent class 10 board exams — will kick in from 2019.

For new IITs, govt sets some ground rules — no swimming pool, food court with public money

New rules say IITs and centrally-funded institutes like NITs must have “smart” classrooms, hostels should have LAN and Wi-Fi facilities.

‘Eminent’ Jio Institute to get off the ground in early 2019

Reliance Foundation to zero in on design for Jio Institute soon, buildings will reflect 'Indian heritage and ethos'.

This law professor is a ‘permanent minority’ in information panel, but he’s undeterred

Sridhar Acharyulu is the one who allowed inspection of DU records for 1978 (year Modi is believed to have graduated) and brought BCCI under RTI.

In new engineering course: Wright brothers didn’t invent plane, batteries existed in Vedic age

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Modi govt said autonomy won’t lead to fee hike but is now pushing varsities to raise fees

HRD ministry has warned central universities that if they don't sign the MoU that calls for gradual annual increase in fees, they could lose grants.

In engineering courses soon: Wright brothers didn’t invent plane, batteries existed in Vedic age

AICTE to introduce optional course in engineering colleges which credits ancient Indians for a number of inventions.

HRD ministry fails Modi’s Twitter and Facebook test even after PM rebuke

The ministry has now called a meeting today to figure out how to up its social media game.

Savitribai Phule’s birth anniversary was once mooted to be India’s second Teacher’s Day

A proposal to mark social reformer Savitribai Phule’s birth anniversary as second Teacher’s Day is in limbo.  

On Camera

Make Sanchar Saathi removable. Good intentions don’t excuse State overreach

Compulsion magnifies the risk of function creep. Future updates could quietly expand the app’s capabilities or enable background telemetry far beyond users’ expectations.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.