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Saturday, September 20, 2025
TopicNew education policy

Topic: New education policy

Parliament panel flags nearly 10 lakh teaching vacancies in schools, asks to stop contractual hiring

Panel recommends withholding teachers' salary component of SSA funds of states not complying with directions to fill up vacancies with regular/permanent appointments.

UK’s University of Bristol, 3 Australian universities get UGC nod to start India campuses 

They were given Letters of Intent during an event held in Delhi to mark 5 years of NEP 2020. They will set up campuses in Noida, Greater Noida, Mumbai & Bengaluru. 

‘Keeping Indian civilisation accomplishments out of school syllabus wrong ideology,’ says Michel Danino

Chairperson of NCERT’s curricular area group on social science, Danino says he has seen content related to Indian culture, heritage & philosophies not incorporated in education system.

‘Board exams twice a year,’ announces Centre as it unveils new education policy framework

The education ministry also said students of Classes 11 and 12 need to study two languages of which at least one should be Indian.

Australia’s Deakin University to start courses at India campus ‘no later than July 2024’

Deakin is 1st international university to open India campus under new govt scheme. Applications for students to enroll at its GIFT City campus in Gujarat expected by end of 2023.

Meetings in Abu Dhabi, studying infra in Tanzania — IITs gear up for offshore campuses by 2023

In January 2021, UGC amended its regulations to allow 'institutes of eminence' to set up campuses abroad, in line with the NEP 2020, which encourages Indian institutes to go global.

Training students for hackathons, revamped infra — all about new ‘PM-SHRI’ scheme for schools

Different from Kendriya & Navodaya Vidyalayas, these schools will run on Centre-state partnership & follow NEP in its entirety. First lot is likely to be announced by December.

‘Indianising’ education isn’t about Macaulay or ‘saffronisation’. It’s ‘tadka’ vs ‘achar’

The real question about 'Indianisation' of education is if we just want a 'tadka' on a largely colonial education or if we dare take the 'achar' route.

Education ministry’s ‘Vedas to Metaverse’ tableau at R-Day parade focuses on NEP

A part of the tableau depicted the Vedas followed by the Gurukul education system, and also featured the Nalanda University and culminated with modern-day AR and VR technologies.

SubscriberWrites: Let Lakshadweep remain Lakshadweep not imitate Maldives & why we need safety education for all

Subscribers write about new draft laws in the island being rushed through without consultations and why we ignore learning safety measures at our own peril.

On Camera

Dismantling Iran proxies is a legacy issue for Netanyahu. And Iraq is his last battleground

For India, the strategic ripples are significant. The immediate concern is Pakistan’s diplomatic gain as it embeds itself deeper into the defence framework of the Middle East.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

2 Assam Rifles personnel killed as convoy ambushed in Manipur, on ‘same route Modi took’ fortnight ago

This is the first major attack on central security forces since last November, when a CRPF jawan was killed and four were injured in an ambush in Jiribam on Manipur-Assam border. 

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.