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High court tells IIT Guwahati to refund Rs 1,500 ‘alumni fee’ to 8 students

Kritika Sharma -
The IIT Guwahati students had petitioned Gauhati High Court, questioning the institute's authority to charge a fee on a mandatory basis.

Modi govt dumps ‘liberal’ in favour of ‘holistic’ in its new draft of education policy

Neelam Pandey -
The draft NEP 2019 had a section titled ‘Towards a More Liberal Education’. The latest version has replaced the word ‘liberal’ with ‘holistic’.

JNU hostel fee will be highest among central universities despite partial roll-back: Govt

Kritika Sharma -
HRD ministry internal report says JNU hostel fee after a partial roll-back will be Rs 48,100 per year, with only Delhi University coming close.

HRD secretary R. Subrahmanyam transferred over ‘JNU student protests’

Neelam Pandey -
R. Subrahmanyam will now be secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment. He will be replaced by Amit Khare, the school education secretary.

HRD Ministry tells JNU to come up with ‘foolproof’ system to prevent another standoff

PTI -
The ministry has asked JNU to adopt a flexible approach to the situation and find a "satisfactory solution".

Mid-day meal coverage sees a dip, govt says students are shifting to private schools

Tarun Krishna -
HRD ministry data of 3 academic sessions shows nearly 25% gap between number of students who enrolled in govt schools and those covered by mid-day meal scheme.

JNU fee hike is to meet expenditure on hostel maintenance, says HRD Minister

PTI -
In a written response to a question in Rajya Sabha, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal pointed out that JNU had last increased hostel room rents around 40 years ago.

21% fewer Indian students went abroad last year as US figures saw biggest drop

Kritika Sharma -
Education experts attribute fall in US figures to the Donald Trump administration’s increasingly harsher policies for post-study work visa.

Australia wants to set up university campuses in India as Modi govt changes rules

Kritika Sharma -
Australian Education Minister Dan Tehan set to meet HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank today.

Pledge to follow fundamental duties — how govt wants students to mark 70 yrs of Constitution

Kritika Sharma -
HRD ministry has sent a circular to all higher education institutions to conduct a host of activities to celebrate 70 years of the Indian Constitution.
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