Education Matters
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Board exams to be held twice a year, students can retain best score
Subjects in Classes 11 and 12 under the new curriculum framework will not be restricted to streams and students will have the flexibility to choose from them.
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Bihar government schools do not meet RTE norms, says survey
The study said most public schools have dismal infrastructure and amenities.
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‘Propaganda’: Minister defends removal of Darwin’s theory of evolution from school textbooks
The NCERT had announced last year that the chapter ‘Heredity and Evolution’ will be replaced with ‘Heredity’ in the Class 10 science book.
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Trending
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‘Did Ram say kick out the poor?’ The discontent of the displaced in new Ayodhya
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Rajasthan verdict in 30 charts: Poll was closer than results showed, Congress held on to vote share
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10 BJP MPs who won Assembly polls quit Parliament
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Priya Satia: How modern empire broke the empire mould
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Why KCR lost Telangana – and what it means for state parties
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53% teachers say most primary students in Jharkhand forgot to read, write after Covid-19: Survey
An acute shortage of teachers was also noticed in the state, a report prepared by Economist Jean Dreze stated.
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Number of schools in India declined by 20,000 in 2021-’22, shows government data
The Union ministry of education said that the decline was mainly due to the closure of ‘private and other management’ schools.
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Why Assam’s policy of ‘merging’ schools has many critics
Activists and education experts say it could affect the quality of education offered by government schools.
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Video
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‘What is it that we should do?’: Comedian on fitness advice found online that only causes confusion
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‘Ikigai finally finding purpose’: Comedian Gaurav Kapoor on how books have become home decor
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Watch: Chennai residents rescued in boats, choppers distribute food supplies, city remains flooded
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Watch: Robot dog dances to the beats of African drums and marimbas at AI Expo event in South Africa
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‘I’m jealous’: Actor Salman Khan on West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s house being smaller than his
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‘Targeted over caste,’ says Dalit lecturer who was sacked from service for his Navratri post
Mithlesh Kumar Gautam had advised women to read the Constitution and the Hindu Code Bill instead of fasting during Navratri.
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SC asks Centre to set up portal with details of foreign universities for Ukraine-returned students
Ukraine has offered an academic programme under which Indian medical students who fled the European country can finish their studies in foreign universities.
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Ukraine-returned medical students cannot be enlisted in Indian medical universities, Centre tells SC
Their enrolment would hamper the standard the medical education in India, the government said in an affidavit.
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The Reel
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Watch: A full-length ‘Dunki’ trailer is out
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‘Kabuliwala’ trailer: Mithun Chakraborty stars in latest adaptation of the Rabindranath Tagore story
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‘Mast Mein Rehne Ka’ trailer: Jackie Shroff, Neena Gupta star in slice-of-life comedy
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Start the week with a film: Russian literature and Kangra painting meet in ‘Kasba’
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Vir Das: ‘Humanity without laughter wouldn’t survive very long’
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UGC declares 21 universities as fake, says they do not have power to offer degrees
Eight such higher education bodies from Delhi and four from Uttar Pradesh are on the list released by the University Grants Commission.
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HC seeks Gujarat government’s reply on plea against making Bhagavad Gita part of school syllabus
The petitioner, Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind, has argued that the resolution grants preferential treatment to one religion over another.
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NEET PG: Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking to extend internship deadline
The petitioners said completing their internship, which is mandatory to be eligible for the exam, was delayed as they were performing their Covid-19 duties.
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The Field
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ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings: Indian spinner Ravi Bishnoi becomes No 1 bowler
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Pro Kabaddi League: Sonu Jaglan leads Gujarat Giants to victory over U Mumba
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FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup: India beat New Zealand via penalty shoot-out
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England tour of India: Harmanpreet Kaur and Co look to start long home season on winning note
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FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup: Hundal hat-trick spurs India to win over South Korea