The deadline to achieve the millennium development goals (MDGs) expired in 2015. Out of the total 10 health targets, India was able to achieve or get close to...
In the constitution of India, items such as public health, hospitals and sanitation fall in the State list. However, the items having wider ramifications at the national level...
Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) allows the students to choose courses from the prescribed courses comprising core, elective/minor or skill based courses. The courses will be evaluated by...
As per the norms of National policy on education (1986), at least 6% of the GDP must be spent on education. However, successive governments have failed to achieve...
It is rightly stated that “Educating a boy is educating a person… Educating a girl is educating a nation”. Some of the major barriers which stand for girls...
The Supreme Court has recently restored the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) examination for students who wish take under graduate and post-graduate studies in medical science, dental...
Recently, the Subramanian committee observed that the no detention policy in schools should be applicable till Class V and exams be held from Class VI onwards. Prior to...
The concept of community schooling can be traced back to ancient India. Social institutions like Ashram, Gurukula, Pathasala, Vihara,Vidyapeeth, etc. existed and still do exist which promote community...
Article 46 of the Constitution states that, “The State shall promote, with special care, the education and economic interests of the weaker sections of the people, and, in...
Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is aimed at unlimited participation and open access to education via internet. Apart from traditional course materials such as filmed lectures, readings, and...
