Education Trends
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35 lakh Class 10 students failed or dropped out in 2021-’22, says education ministry
Of the total dropout, 85% belong to only 11 states.
Scroll Staff
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Sharp drop in reading and arithmetic ability of children in India post-pandemic, finds report
‘India had one of the longest durations of school closures – primary schools were closed for almost two years,’ Director of ASER Centre Wilima Wadhwa said.
Scroll Staff
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During the pandemic, financial shocks forced lakhs of Indian children to drop out of private schools
Incomes of people from disadvantaged communities fell, even as low-fee schools retrenched staff.
Mridusmita Bordoloi, IndiaSpend.com & Anwesha Mallick, IndiaSpend.com
Trending
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Pithora is for the gods, not for products, say Adivasis
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‘Animal’ review: Hard to stomach – but equally hard to ignore
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US allegations of foiled murder plot only bolster Narendra Modi’s strongman image at home
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Gaza and the future: How the entrenched legacy of the modern empire continues to shape the world
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‘Sam Bahadur’ review: A little bit of everything and nothing about any one thing in particular
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JNU, Jamia and DU fall in QS World University Rankings 2023
The Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, however, rose 11 places to reach the 174th rank.
Scroll Staff
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Four lessons from online education that should survive the end of the pandemic
Classes during Covid-19 have highlighted that one-size-fits-all educational approaches fail to address student needs.
F Haider Alvi, The Conversation, Deborah Hurst, The Conversation, Janice Thomas, The Conversation & Martha Cleveland-Innes, The Conversation
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During the pandemic, many Indian students found focus in virtual study rooms
Designed like an addictive game, the virtual platforms are here to stay.
Anu Prabhakar, qz.com
Video
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Watch: Macaulay Culkin recreates iconic ‘Home Alone’ dialogue in his Walk of Fame induction speech
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Watch: New York gets a new attraction where visitors can recreate iconic steel beam photograph
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‘This guy really wants some attention’: Actor Chris Evans’s pet dog interrupts his video call
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Watch: Gazan child turns to stone in shock and fear as air strikes are resumed after ceasefire
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‘Thanks for the sandwich’: Artist roasts Spotify for low earnings in their year-end videos
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New guidelines aim to make engineering education more inclusive – but may perpetuate inequalities
The already uneven terrain of higher education will become harder to access for students from state schools, rural and disadvantaged backgrounds.
Shivali Tukdeo, Chetan Singai & Aiswarya T
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Data analysis: Funding for teacher training has dropped 87% in six years
Education expenditure has been declining since 2015-’16.
Madhusudhan Rao, IndiaSpend.com & Jyotsna Jha, IndiaSpend.com
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IIT-Bombay scales QS Top Universities survey to 162 position, is now India’s best ranked university
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US retained its spot as the best ranked university in the world for the seventh consecutive year in a row.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Salaar Part 1 – Ceasefire’ trailer: ‘K.G.F’ director’s new film stars Prabhas, Prithviraj Sukumaran
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‘Animal’ review: Hard to stomach – but equally hard to ignore
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Watch: Trailer of ‘Mad Max’ spinoff ‘Furiosa’ is out
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‘Dhootha’ review: An entertaining yarn about media ethics
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Interview: ‘The Archies’ movie is ‘nostalgic, magical, a storybook come to life’
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If the master’s degree is the new bachelor’s, is the doctorate the new masters?
As working lives last longer, more Americans are seeking PhDs later in life
Michelle Mielly, The Conversation
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There’s an unspoken class system in Indian startups: First comes IIT and then everyone else
From struggling to find investors to being sidelined at work, products of institutions other than IITs and IIMs feel they’re being treated unfairly.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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Pune institute asks students to find flaws in BJP minister’s argument against Darwin theory
The examination question, which carried two marks, was posed to students of the advanced evolution course.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Boxing, Men’s National C’ships: Amit Panghal, Shiva Thapa crowned champions
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Chess: R Vaishali becomes India’s 84th Grandmaster; third woman to achieve the title
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Fitness watch: Why women athletes are more prone to ACL injuries than men
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Australia tour of India: Rinku Singh, Axar Patel help hosts clinch T20I series in Raipur
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Cricket: Harmanpreet Kaur to lead India in home series against England and Australia