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At a time when classrooms are increasingly defined by examination scores, rankings, and relentless competition, it is worth asking a fundamental question: what is education truly meant to achieve?
At a time when classrooms are increasingly defined by examination scores, rankings, and relentless competition, it is worth asking a fundamental question: what is education truly meant to achieve?
Imagine the typical Indian evening: a student hunched over a table, notebook open, struggling to come to terms with equations or the reasons behind the Revolt of 1857.
In a significant decision, the Allahabad High Court has taken a strong stance on the 'disturbing' pattern of several assistant teachers in Uttar Pradesh obtaining jobs based on forged and fabricated certificates.
New Alipore College hosted its annual winter festival, Udbhas 2025, on 17 and 18 December. The campus came alive with energy, colour, and excitement. Students, teachers, alumni, and guests gathered to celebrate creativity, learning, and togetherness.
A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday cancelled the jobs of 313 teachers attached to Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA)-run schools spread across the hill regions of Darjeeling, Kurseong and Kalimpong in the northern sector of West Bengal.
The BJP MP and former judge of the Calcutta High Court Abhijit Gangopadhyay also visited the protesters at the WBSSC office venue earlier in the day.
The state chief secretary, Manoj Pant, today urged the dismissed teachers—rendered jobless by the Supreme Court verdict—to exercise restraint and refrain from taking the law into their own hands.
Chaos broke out outside the Netaji Indoor Stadium on Monday morning, just ahead of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s scheduled meeting with sacked government Mamata Banerjee and non-teaching staff.
The Supreme Court in a judgment on Thursday upheld a Calcutta High Court decision cancelling en bloc a “tainted” selection process that saw the appointments of nearly 25,000 teachers and non-teaching staff in government and aided schools across the state.
Uncertainty looms over the salary for the month of April for 26,000 teachers, group C and D staff in government-aided secondary and higher secondary schools, whose appointments have been cancelled by the Supreme Court on Thursday on charge of gross manipulation and cover up during their recruitment process.
