education
- India
78% parents in rural India want their daughters to be at least graduate: Survey
New Delhi, Aug 9 (PTI) At least 78 per cent parents in rural India aspire to educate their daughters till graduation and beyond, according to a survey report. The “State of Elementary…
- India
Cambridge Univ offers fellowship to conduct research on indentured Indians
London: The University of Cambridge has created the first-ever visiting fellowship into the study of indentureship, under which a record number of Indians were transported to labour in harsh conditions in British…
- World
New Zealand: Book ‘Welcome to Sex’ sparks concerns over child education
Auckland: A controversial new sexual education book titled “Welcome to Sex!” has sparked intense debate and concern in New Zealand. The book, aimed at pre-teen children as young as eight, covers explicit…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: AISEC organizes state level education convention
A state level education convention organized by the All India Save Education Committee (AISEC) took place in the city’s Gandhi Bhavan today. The convention affirmed its stance on the central BJP govt…
- India
Align age of admission for Class 1 to 6 plus years: Centre to states
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Education has directed all states and union territories to align their age of admission for Class 1 to six plus years. “The states and UTs also…
- Telangana
Telangana minorities residential college students crack JEE mains
Hyderabad: 93 Students of the Telangana Minorities Residential Colleges have cracked the JEE (Mains) Examination with good percentile. Telangana Minorities Residential Educational Institutions Society (TMREIS) provided coaching to the students, as a…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Pvt colleges illegally holding certificates of dropouts
Hyderabad: Mohammed Shujat Ali, 27, had dreams like lakhs of people to complete his engineering degree and then eventually move abroad. However, However, his world turned upside down when his father had…
- India
Union budget 2023-24 funds for Minority affairs ministry reduced by over 38%
New Delhi: The budgetary allocation for the Minority Affairs Ministry has been reduced by over 38 percent to Rs 3097.60 crore for 2023-24 as compared with the last fiscal, according to budget…
- Delhi
Education needs to be priority for govt, political leaders: Delhi Dy CM
New Delhi: Youth must be inspired and provided with opportunities to become life-long learners, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Tuesday, asserting that education needs to be the priority for…
- India
Enrolment in higher education crosses 4 crore-mark for the first time in India
New Delhi: The enrolment in higher education institutions increased to 4.14 crore during 2020-21, crossing the 4 crore mark for first time, according to the government’s All India Survey on Higher Education…
- India
Centre open to views on new education policy: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
Coimbatore: The National Education Policy (NEP) is not a document containing few pages but has lot of new features for the benefit of students, said Union Education and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra…
- Middle East
UNICEF warns against educational disaster in Lebanon amid teachers strike
Beirut: The UNICEF has warned against an educational disaster in Lebanon, urging the immediate reopening of public schools to end education disruption. “Children in Lebanon are experiencing another devastating disruption to their…
- India
BJP committed to provide digital education in villages across country: Anurag Thakur
Hamirpur: Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said the BJP government at the centre determined to provide digital education to people in villages across the country including Hamirpur. The…
- India
Govt schools with less than 60 students increased every year in last decade: Report
New Delhi: The proportion of government schools with less than 60 enrolled students has increased every year over the last decade, according to the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER). The crucial…
- Hyderabad
Mastercard to train additional 1 lakh female students in STEM, over 14K from Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Mastercard today announced the expansion of its signature Girls4Tech, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education program in India. Supported by the Mastercard Impact Fund, and in partnership with the American…
