The Central Government is working on a pilot programme to involve retired government teachers and
others to conduct co-scholastic activities in schools.
The Central Government is in the process of developing guidelines in collaboration with State
Governments. In a meeting of State Education Ministers on „Teacher Education‟ held in New Delhi on
8
th February... Full News
The UGC has informed that it has launched the following schemes for making higher
education relevant to the needs of the society and industry, namely: Career Oriented Courses
(COC), Community Colleges (CC), introduction of degrees in vocational subjects and Pandit
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Knowledge Acquisition and Upgradation of Skilled Human Abilities and
Livelihood (KAUSHAL)... Full News
India is one of the youngest nations in the world with more than 62% of its population in the
working age group (15-59 years), and more than 54% of its total population below 25 years
of age. A skill gap study conducted by National Skill Development Corporation over 2010-
2014, indicates that there... Full News
Sir / Madam,
In continuation to this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 15t16 February,
2016, I am directed to say that, the Central Government Nominee to the State
Selection Committee for the National Award to Teachers 2015 has been revised as per
thg list attached.
2’ lt is requesled that the concerned officer may... Full News
The Ministry of Human Resource Development receives suggestions from different stake
holders from time to time on various issues including reviewing the existing facilities provided
to all categories of students of the country. Last year, the government also initiated a
collaborative, multi–stakeholder and multipronged consultation process for a New Education
policy (NEP). Six Zonal... Full News
The Central Government reviews and monitors implementation of the Right of Children to Free
and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 periodically with the States and Union Territories
at different fora, including the State Education Ministers‟ Conferences. An independent
concurrent financial review is also undertaken to cover all States within two years. Educational
data on... Full News
The Government is in the process of framing a New Education Policy (NEP) for meeting the
changing dynamics of the population’s requirement with regard to quality education,
innovation and research, aiming to make India a knowledge superpower by equipping its students
with the necessary skills and knowledge and to eliminate the shortage of... Full News
The Central Government has taken several steps to improve the quality of primary education.
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) conduct periodic national
surveys of learning achievement of children in classes – III and V of the primary stage. Four rounds of
National Achievement Surveys (NAS) have been conducted so... Full News
CBSE forcing students to use ’Narendra Modi mobile app’. Terrible. Why force students for a specific political view?
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has asked schools to encourage students, teachers and parents and teachers to download the ‘Narendra Modi mobile app’ so that they can share their experiences... Full News
It is hereby announced for the general public that Ministry of Human Resource Development has
launch a website nori.ac.in for inviting online application for No Obligation to Return to India (NORI)
which is required by J-1 visa holder of the USA. The website will be functional from 27.02.2016. The portal
would serve as... Full News
