Appearing for board exams twice a year will be optional, says Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

If a student is satisfied with their score in the first set of exams, they can retain it, he said.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 08, 2023 · 04:00 pm

In UK’s teaching and university staff strikes, lessons for India on empathy, support and rights

The strike shows the efficacy of collective bargaining for fair pay and rights while students can understand the importance of supporting their teachers.

Amrit Pandey

· Feb 25, 2023 · 03:30 pm

How education remains out of reach for India’s invisible migrant children

Millions move across state boundaries with their parents, but neither the Centre not the state governments have education policies that address their concerns.

Sajitha Bashir

· Feb 11, 2023 · 07:30 am

Hard work to invite Harvard: Why UGC’s plan for foreign university campuses in India rings hollow

The prime minister has been consistent in his contempt for Western academic learning while the UGC has completely undermined Indian universities.

Apoorvanand

· Jan 12, 2023 · 09:00 am

On English-medium education, India is having the same debates it did 200 years ago

While the colonists introduced it, elite Indians took to English-medium education like a duck to water.

Shivakumar Jolad

· Aug 22, 2020 · 09:00 am

A year after three schemes to fund school education were merged, there’s still confusion on ground

The Samagra Shiksha suffers from basic implementation issues.

Mridusmita Bordoloi

· Nov 15, 2019 · 12:30 pm

National Education Day: Why is it celebrated on 11th November?

Schools will observe National Education Day by organising various events highlighting the importance of education.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 11, 2019 · 09:29 am

Delhi government schools to have ‘patriotism curriculum’ from next academic year

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the curriculum would inculcate in students love for the country and make them aware of their responsibilities.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 14, 2019 · 08:25 pm

‘Blaming teachers isn’t a solution’: Niti Aayog adviser on a ‘theory of change’ to improve education

Alok Kumar discusses the think tank’s effort to help states make their school systems more effective.

Shreya Roy Chowdhury

· Jun 13, 2019 · 09:00 am

Cabinet approves HRD Ministry’s plan to restore 200-point reservation roster in universities

Dalit rights groups had demanded the promulgation of an ordinance that will overturn the 13-point roster system.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 07, 2019 · 01:39 pm

Teacher training: Educationists are wary of Centre’s new four-year integrated programme

The teacher education programme combines an undergraduate degree in a general discipline with a teaching degree.

Shreya Roy Chowdhury

· Dec 13, 2018 · 07:30 am

School education: HRD Ministry’s new grading index encourages states to seek private funds

Experts say it is ‘tricky’ to think of private funding as a positive step.

Shreya Roy Chowdhury

· Oct 09, 2018 · 09:00 am