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PM-SHRI Yojana : 10 GK & Current Affairs Facts
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently announced that 14,500 schools across the country will be developed and upgraded under the PM-Shri scheme. The scheme was announced by the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in June 2022. Key Points These schools will become the model schools of the country, which will be in line with the core ..
Month: current affairs - september, 2022
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Dharmendra Pradhan • Narendra Modi • National Education Policy • PM Shri School • PM Shri Schools • PM-Shri scheme • PM-SHRI Yojana • Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India
PM Shri Schools
The central government is planning to set up state-of-the-art ‘PM Shri schools’ with the aim of preparing students for the future and these schools will act as the laboratory of the new National Education Policy (NEP). The announcement of the ‘PM Shri Schools’ was made by Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan who was addressing the two-day ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Dharmendra Pradhan • Early Childhood Care and Education Programme • National Education Ministers’ Conference • National Education Policy • PM Shri Schools
Tamil Nadu: Panel for State Education Policy
The government of Tamil Nadu has recently formed a 13-member panel to frame the education policy of the state. The government had made a promise of formulating a state education policy in the 2021-22 state Budget. Overview: This panel will be headed by retired Delhi High Court Chief Justice D Murugesan. The other panel members ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: States Current Affairs
Topics: D Murugesan • National Education Policy • State Education Policy • T. M. Krishna • Tamil Nadu • Viswanathan Anand
National Digital University
The Union Budget for 2022-23 looks to implement the National Education Policy (NEP). To help this the decision to establish a National Digital University was announced that will look to solve India’s seat scarcity problem in educational institutions. Overview: The digital university will provide access to high-quality higher education in several languages while also complying ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: eGyanKosh • ePG-Pathshala • National Digital Library • National Digital University • National Education Policy • One Class One TV Channel • SWAYAM • Swayam Prabha • Union Budget for 2022-23 • Virtual Labs
M Jagadesh Kumar: New Chairman of UGC
The Ministry of Education recently appointed Mr M Jagadesh Kumar as the new chairman of UGC. Jagadesh was serving at the Jawaharlal Nehru University as Vice Chancellor. About the appointment The appointment has been made for a period of five years or till he attains the age of 65 whichever is earlier. Before Jagadesh, Professor ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Persons in News
Topics: Higher education • M Jagadesh Kumar • Ministry of Education (MoE) • National Education Policy • UGC
Draft Framework for Higher Education qualification
The University Grants Commission, UGC recently released the draft Framework for Higher Education qualification. It is a part of the National Education Policy 2020. All the higher education institutes in the country are to be brought under this new framework. Why the new framework? To facilitate transparency To create an internationally comparable framework To address ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: Higher education • National Education Policy • National Education Policy 2020 • UGC • University Grants Commission