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Alternative Academic Calendar released by Ministry of HRD
On April 23, 2020, the Ministry of Human Resources and Development has released an alternative academic calendar for the primary and upper primary classes, that is till Class...
Fuel Conservation Campaign ‘Saksham’ to be launched on 16th January
A mega people-centric fuel conservation campaign of the Petroleum Conservation Research Association(PCRA)named ‘Saksham’ will be launched at New Delhi on Thursday, 16th January 2020 by the Minister of...
India hands over 1 Lakh Academic Textbooks to Madagascar
On behalf of the Government of India, the Indian Embassy in the capital city of East African island country Madagascar, Antananarivo has handed over 100,000 academic textbooks for...
CBSE, NCERT to launch ‘Tamanna’ aptitude test for Class 9, 10 students
Under the aegis of Union Ministry of Human Resource Development, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) have launched...
NCERT: 14-year-old curriculum to be revised
The National Council of Educational Research and Training is planning to revise the 14-year-old National Curriculum Framework in accordance with a new National Education Policy. The Council will...
National Council for Teacher Education
The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) is a statutory body of the Indian government which was set up in 1995 under the National Council for Teacher Education...
Draft National Education Policy on School Education
The broad recommendations related to school education in the draft National Education Policy is outlined below: Early childhood care and education Attributing a major part of learning crisis...
Parliament passes RTE amendment Bill
The Parliament has given its approval for the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2018. What was the amendment proposed? The features of the...
NCERT to introduce QR code in textbooks
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has initiated process of introducing QR code (Quick Response code) in their textbooks. It is aimed at helping students...
UNICEF launches data visualisation app on education scenario in India
The UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund) launched Data Visualisation App to provide user-friendly visual representation of complex analytics of education scenario in India. It was developed with...
JS Rajput nominated as India’s representative to Executive Board of UNESCO
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has nominated former NCERT director JS Rajput as India’s representative to Executive Board (EXB) of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization...
