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Improving Learning Outcomes

In India, there is high level of inequality in learning wherein only a small proportion i.e., the privileged students are able to acquire good learning. Some of the...

October 2, 2016

Role of Private Sector in Education

Education is very important as it makes an individual empowering. Self-help is easier for an educated person than one who is not educated. Most of our premier institutions...

October 2, 2016

Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) Phase III (2016-20)

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs recently approved the third phase of the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme—a joint effort between the central government and the World Bank...

October 2, 2016

TSR Subramanian Committee Recommendations on Education

In 2015, Narendra Modi Government had set up a committee under former Cabinet Secretary TSR Subramanian to chalk out a new education policy. This committee had submitted its...

October 1, 2016

National Education Policies 1968 and 1986

So far, two National Education Policies have been in force in India. Third one is the recent draft. National Education Policy, 1968 First such policy had come in...

October 1, 2016

Draft National Education Policy (NEP) 2016

The draft of National Education Policy (NEP) 2016 was released recently by the MHRD and suggestions were invited on the same from the public domain. The focus of the...

October 1, 2016

Draft Indian National Defence University (INDU) Bill, 2015

In August 2016, a Draft Indian National Defence University (INDU) Bill, 2015 was put online and suggestions were invited from public for the proposed university. Background The idea...

October 1, 2016

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a methodology adopted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) in order to rank all institutions of higher education in India. The Framework was approved by...

August 31, 2016

Various Issues Around Medical Council of India

In first week of April 2016, a Parliamentary Standing Committee had come up with its 92nd report on “Functioning of the Medical Council of India”. In this backgrounder, we look...

July 15, 2016

Issues around Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) Drugs

Fixed-drug combinations (FDCs) refer to the combinations of two or more active drugs {called APIs or Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients} in a single dosage form. Such combination of drugs...

May 20, 2016

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