Education Challenges
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13,600 students from marginalised groups dropped out of IITs, IIMs in five years: Education Ministry
This was mainly because of them getting a seat in another department or institutions or because of personal reasons, the Centre said.
Scroll Staff
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As first-generation learners seek to crowdfund fees for Western universities, help pours in
With scholarships difficult to come by, Dalit and Muslim students admitted to foreign institutions are finding financial support online.
Akanksha Mishra
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Centre scraps order on seeking permission for online seminars related to India’s ‘internal matters’
The order was taken back reportedly after backlash from scientists.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Centre says it will modify new webinar rules for universities amid backlash from academic world
In an order issued in January, the Centre said all public universities will require government permission to hold online sessions on India’s ‘internal matters’.
Scroll Staff
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State officials now need Centre’s permission to attend online seminars on India’s ‘internal matters’
The names of all participants in virtual seminars will have to be approved in advance by the government, the Ministry of Education said.
Scroll Staff
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On Teachers Day, a conversation in my head with Premchand on keeping the torch of learning blazing
A Delhi University professor discusses the meaning of a real education.
Apoorvanand
Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Cuts in India’s education budget have meant fewer scholarships for students from marginalised groups
In charts: An analysis of pre-matric and post-matric scholarships disbursed from 2015-’16 and 2019-’20.
Protiva Kundu, IndiaSpend.com
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Amendment scrapping no detention policy will weaken the entire Right to Education Act, say experts
The Lok Sabha passed the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Second Amendment) Bill, 2017 on Wednesday.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
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In Gujarat’s isolated Rann of Kutch, ‘tent schools’ offer hope to children of Agariya salt workers
But they are not getting enough government support.
Anjali Mody
The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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In South Sudan’s cattle camps, mobile schools are introducing children to formal education
Aid agencies are starting schools in the remote settlements amid fears that the latest civil war will create another ‘lost generation’ of uneducated adults.
Stefanie Glinski, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Kerala Islamic preacher held for spreading hate through schools says others used the same textbook
MM Akbar’s arrest came a month after the state shut down one of his Peace Schools over ‘objectionable content’ in a textbook.
TA Ameerudheen
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Uttar Pradesh government is itself responsible for the cheating racket it is trying to fix
With just 2,152 government secondary schools, the state has left exams in the hands of an unregulated private sector.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
The Field
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate