Tag: Ministry of Education

Centre invites entries for national-level hackathon on cybersecurity

The aim of the hackathon is to address cyber security challenges and cybercrimes in the country by identifying innovative ideas and technological solutions given by the participants.

February 17, 2023

PM Modi to interact with students, teachers, and parents in ‘Pariksha Par Charcha’ program today

About 38.80 lakh participants (Students- 31.24 lakh, Teachers - 5.60 lakh, and Parents - 1.95 lakh) have registered for PPC-2023 compared to about 15.7 lakhs for PPC-2022.

January 27, 2023

‘Jana Gana Mana, Vande Mataram’ have equal status: Centre to Delhi HC

The response of the Centre has been filed in a Public Internet Litigation (PIL) that prayed for parity of treatment between the National Anthem and National Song.

November 5, 2022

Odisha shines in school education index

The State has secured 877 points out of 1000 to make it to level-3 along with Delhi, Karnataka, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

November 4, 2022

Universities with NAAC grading to get UGC financial assistance

Union Minister Education, Dharmendra Pradhan, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan released the NIRF Rankings 2022.

July 15, 2022

Pre-Pandemic format of Board Exams might get restored by CBSE

The Ministry of Education is planning to restore the Board exams to the pre-pandemic format, making the exams one phased only. The instructions from the Education ministry may result in CBSE going back to the Pre-pandemic format of conducting the Board exams.

April 16, 2022

A paradigm shift in online education segment

There is definitely an opportunity with online learning, both financially and in terms of the impact possible.

October 29, 2021

Intel, Ministry of Education launch ‘AI For All’ in India

NITI Aayog's National Strategy for AI is also built on the philosophy of 'AI For All' and focuses on leveraging the technology for inclusive growth and developing population-scale solutions for societal needs.

July 29, 2021

Forgotten revolutionary

Emmy Noether faced sexism and Nazism — 100 years later her contributions to ring theory still influence modern mathematics

July 21, 2021

PM to interact with participants of Toycathon-2021 on 24 June

Toycathon 2021 was jointly launched by the Ministry of Education, WCD Ministry, MSME Ministry, DPIIT, Textile Ministry, I&B Ministry and AICTE on 5th January 2021 to crowd-source innovative toys and games ideas.

June 22, 2021

Ministry of Education releases Guidelines for parent participation in home-based learning

These guidelines are meant not only for parents but also for caregivers, other family members, grandparents, community members, older siblings who all are engaged in promoting the welfare of children.

June 19, 2021

Direct education ministry to revoke memo: Mamata writes to PM Modi

Miss Banerjee highlighted that digital platforms have become a boon for teachers and students in rural areas

February 26, 2021

NEAT 2.0 launch for 16 February

The event will be blessed with the presence of prominent personalities, including Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Professor Anil D Sahasrabudhe, Chairman of AICTE, Professor MP Poonia, Vice Chairman of AICTE, Professor Rajive Kumar, Member Secretary, AICTE and Buddha Chandrasekhar, CCO, NEAT, AICTE.

February 15, 2021

Ministry of Education issues guidelines for identification, admission and continued education of migrant children

In order to ensure that school-going children have access to education with quality and equity and to minimize the impact of the pandemic on school education across the country, the Ministry of Education has prepared and issued detailed guidelines on steps to be taken by the States and UTs during school closure and when the school re-open.

January 10, 2021

Light at end of the education tunnel

Today, India is in a much better state as a powerful nation-state that has political stability and a democratic framework where the government is showing keen interest in shaping the higher education of the country.

November 19, 2020

Schools to reopen from October 15, Covid-19 guidelines issued by Ministry of Education

Students can attend school but on a voluntary basis. Students will attend schools only with the written consent of parents. However, teachers and students who live in containment zones are not to attend schools from next week onwards.

October 5, 2020

Ministry of Education celebrates 54th International Literacy Day

International Literacy Day Celebration 2020 included a talk on ‘Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond’ by Prof. JP Dubey, Department of Adult, Continuing Education and Extension, University of Delhi to determine the future course of action which needs to be taken to eradicate the scourge of illiteracy in the country.

September 8, 2020