Education
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Why students are protesting the end of a fellowship named after India’s first education minister
The Maulana Azad National Fellowship was launched with the aim of closing the education gap among Muslims, who make up the bulk of its applicants.
Zafar Aafaq
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UGC to make four-year undergraduate courses must for honours degrees
The University Grants Commission is expected to announce its new Curriculum and Credit Framework on Monday.
Scroll Staff
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Paragraphs on Gujarat riots, chapter on Mughal history removed from NCERT textbooks
The changes have been made to reduce the burden on students after the coronavirus pandemic, the education body said.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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The European Union investigated the 2002 Gujarat riots – but is refusing to make its report public
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The India Fix: What does Pathaan’s massive success mean for the BJP?
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Adani Group losses mount to over Rs 5 lakh crore as stocks continue to slide
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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Explained: How LIC’s exposure to the embattled Adani Group has implications for middle class savings
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‘Shortage of doctors’: Supreme Court dismisses petition to delay 2022 postgraduate NEET
It will have cascading impact on patient care and affect the doctors who have already registered, the court said.
Scroll Staff
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Centre scraps MP quota for admissions to Kendriya Vidyalayas
The decision was taken as the quotas were hurting the quality of learning and students-teacher ratio, the government said.
Scroll Staff
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Data check: Twelve Indian states have reduced the share of education in their Budget allocations
Nineteen of 21 states are estimated to have spent less than what they set out to in 2020-’21.
Prafull Satpute, IndiaSpend.com
Video
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Watch: Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi have snowball fight on final day of Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kashmir
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Watch: Snow avalanche caught on camera in Chamoli, Uttarakhand
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Aaj Tak says its anchors will report on Budget 2023 suspended from a tower at a height of 160 feet
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Watch: Shah Rukh Khan makes an appearance for fans outside his home to celebrate ‘Pathaan’
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Watch: How the original Hindenburg, the German Zeppelin, caught fire and crashed in 1937
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Over 26% children in rural India did not have access to smartphones for online classes, shows survey
The Annual Status of Education Report (Rural) 2021 survey also showed that admissions to government schools increased by 5% between 2020 and 2021.
Scroll Staff
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India’s premier educational institutions like IITs and NITs are functioning without top leadership
At least two dozen posts are lying vacant.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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Why school education laws in Indian states are so difficult to understand
An analysis shows that most education laws across the country are wordy, restrictive and incomprehensible even for college graduates.
Jayana Bedi, IndiaSpend.com & Prashant Narang, IndiaSpend.com
The Reel
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Why you can’t keep Anurag Kashyap down
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Start the week with a film: ‘Force Majeure’ is a chilly satire about modern marriage
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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What will happen to India’s ed-tech startups once schools reopen?
Experts expect 2021 to be a year of consolidation, with several mergers and acquisitions in the education space.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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Nursery admissions in Delhi to begin from February 18
The first list is expected on March 20 and the entire process will conclude on March 31.
Scroll Staff
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Hurt by financial instability, many Indians will choose public schools over private schools in 2021
Experts make predictions for the education sector in the new year.
Shreya Khaitan, IndiaSpend.com
The Field
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ICC Women's T20 World Cup: 2023 edition in South Africa set to mark another paradigm shift
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Hockey: Graham Reid resigns as chief coach of Indian men’s team after World Cup
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Cricket: Murali Vijay announces retirement from all forms of international cricket
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Tennis: After Australian Open triumph, Novak Djokovic ‘not sure’ when he will return to action
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Interview: Harmanpreet Kaur on her sweep shot, love for fielding, financial security and more