Topic: Education Sector
Draft National Curriculum Framework for School Education
The National Curriculum Framework (NCF) in India is a comprehensive guideline that serves as a blueprint for school education. The NCF is periodically updated to reflect changing student... New India Literacy Programme – Update (March, 2023)
Education is the foundation of a progressive society, and India has recognized the need to improve its literacy rates for economic and social development. The Indian Government has...
What is Indonesia’s Dawn School Trial?
The dawn school trial is a controversial experiment implemented in the city of Kupang in Indonesia. The pilot project, implemented in 10 schools in the region, requires students...
“Learning Science via Standards” Initiative: Important Facts
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has launched a new initiative called “Learning Science via Standards” to help students in India understand the practical applications of scientific concepts....
UGC Four-Year Undergraduate Programmes
The “Curriculum and credit framework for four-year undergraduate programmes” was released recently by the University Grants Commission (UGC). This new framework is in line with the National Education...
Performance Grading Index (PGI) for States/UTs for 2020-21
The Union Education Ministry’s Department of School Education and Literacy released the Performance Grading Index (PGI) for States/UTs for 2020-21. What is Performance Grading Index? Performance Grading Index... What is National Credit Framework?
The draft of the 1st National Credit Framework has been released for public consultation. Key facts The draft National Credit Framework or NCrF was recently released by the...
UGC Guidelines on Professors of Practice
The UGC has cleared the post of “professors of practice” in colleges and universities. Key facts Any expert having 15 years or more experience in a particular field...
India Edtech Consortium
The private companies in India have joined together to form India EdTech Consortium. It was formed under the guidance of Internet Mobile Association of India. It was launched...
Cabinet approves to give status of Institution of National Importance to 5 IIITs
On February 5, 2020, the Union Cabinet approved to confer the status of Institution of National Importance to 5 IIITs (Indian Institute of Information Tecnology). All the 5...
EQUIP: 5-year Vision Plan on Quality Education by HRD Ministry
The Higher Education Department of the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development has finalized and released a 5-year Vision Plan titled as Education Quality Upgradation and Inclusion Programme...
