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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicNEP 2020

Topic: NEP 2020

SAFAL for CBSE students, Vidya Pravesh for preschoolers: Modi launches schemes on 1 yr of NEP

In a virtual address Thursday, PM Modi called NEP a 'monumental step' in education and announced several schemes under the policy.

SubscriberWrites: National Education Policy visionary on paper, but ignores basic needs of the sector

Raunak Bardia compares the NEP to the 1992 National Policy on Education and notes that both policies have vague goals with no action plan.

44% engineering students want to be taught in mother tongue, Tamil tops list: AICTE survey

Survey of over 83,000 engineering students also finds that students tend to prefer instruction in their mother tongue as they advance in their course. 

Less work, fewer hirings — what DU teachers fear will happen when 4-year UG programme returns

Delhi University teachers say that while FYUP is student-friendly given the multiple exit options, it ignores staff welfare. They also said its implementation was being rushed.

Modi govt’s HEC can’t just be UGC with new label. Engineering still needs its own regulator

The Modi govt plans to merge higher education regulators into one body called Higher Education Commission, but medicine and law institutes have been left out.

4-year undergraduate programme could return to DU in 2021-22 session

A committee set up to implement the National Education Policy at DU is 'actively discussing' reintroduction of FYUP from academic year 2021-22.

CBSE ‘improvement exam’ for Class 10, 12 board students a permanent feature from this year

As part of new National Education Policy 2020, the education ministry is bringing a series of reforms, including two difficulty levels of question papers for English & Sanskrit.

Does NEP seek to end reservations for SC, ST, OBC & the disabled — Sitaram Yechury asks Modi

The CPI(M) leader alleged that various elements of the NEP were being rolled out in an ad-hoc 'piecemeal manner' without discussing with important stakeholders.

Reducing significance of exams can help tackle India’s broken education system, NEP will help

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Cabinet approves STARS project under NEP 2020 to enhance school education system

The project will be implemented by Dept of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education & will cover Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala & Odisha.

On Camera

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.