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Friday, October 3, 2025
TopicHRD Ministry

Topic: HRD Ministry

4 years on, India’s still waiting for new education policy — Modi govt’s big 2014 promise

Committee formulating the new education policy has already seen 4 extensions, and now there are fears it may not be launched in this govt’s tenure.

Ivy League curriculum to foreign faculty, Jio University’s competitors also had it all

The files show contenders had equally detailed academic plans with focus on learning pedagogy, faculty and curriculum.

Govt wants future school teachers equipped to deal with issues like Blue Whale Challenge 

HRD ministry is making B.Ed curriculum a four-year programme and revising syllabus to help teachers acquire new skills.

Modi govt plans to take Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s life to schoolkids across India

HRD Ministry sources say government wants chapters on Vajpayee's role in the Pokhran nuclear test, the Kargil war, and as a Jan Sangh leader.

IITs reject proposal to scrap JEE Advanced, B.Tech courses will continue in all institutes

IIT council rules that doing away with JEE Advanced, as proposed by HRD ministry, will make exam lose credibility.  

India has 10 lakh teaching vacancies. India has 4 lakh excess teachers. Go figure

The figures have confounded the government itself, and number-crunching is on to identify why there’s such a mismatch.

Over 9 lakh teaching posts in elementary schools lying vacant, HRD minister tells Lok Sabha

Jharkhand, J&K the worst affected. Despite large number of vacancies, CBSE did not conduct eligibility test last year.

IITs, IIMs, NITs have just 3% of total students but get 50% of government funds

The remaining 97% of students attend 865 educational institutes in the country and get less than half the government funds.

Nearly 57% of India’s teaching faculty belong to general category, STs least represented

Annual HRD report shows that OBCs outdo their quota; Muslims and other minorities better represented than STs.

Institution of Eminence tag not given to Jio Institution: Prakash Javadekar

HRD minister said the panel had only recommended for a letter of intent, subject to certain conditions.

On Camera

The Indian diaspora is under attack. What has gone wrong?

From Indian-origin people being kicked out of Uganda overnight to facing racism in Canada and the UK today, these instances offer lessons for the Indian diaspora.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.