Tag: education policy

National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) issued a clarification on Thursday amid scrutiny over newly introduced NCERT Class 6 Kannada textbook R3. These books faced backlash for their controversial content as academicians alleged that is pushes mythology, religious tales, vegetarianism and God-centric narratives. NCERT in its defence said that the Grade 6 book is named “after rivers of India.” Amid criticism over cultural and ideological imposition, NCERT in it’s response stated, “The name “Krishna” is named after the Krishna River. The Hindi textbook has been named as “Ganga”, the English textbook has been named as “Kaveri”, and the ... Read more

NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha member Sudha Murty on Tuesday pitched for conducting new training courses and holding examinations of teachers every three years and even more for those teaching at the primary level. During a discussion on the working of the Ministry of Education, Murty, wife of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy, said that teachers play a very important role and the education system will not improve if there are no good teachers. “Teachers, once they pass the exam, BA, or MA, or even PhD at a college level, they enter into the system and afterwards, there are no exams until ... Read more

केंद्र सरकार ने 2020 में राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति (NEP)  को लागू किया था. इस नीति का मकसद देश में शिक्षा को बेहतर बनाना और उसे विनियमित करना है. यह नीति, ग्रामीण और शहरी भारत में प्राथमिक से लेकर उच्च शिक्षा तक को कवर करती है. लेकिन 5 साल बीतने के बाद भारत के तीन राज्यों में राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति अभी तक लागू नहीं की जा सकी है. इन राज्यों में राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति की त्रि-भाषा पाठ्यक्रम को लागू करने की मांग वाली एक जनहित याचिका सुप्रीम कोर्ट में पेश की गई है. बताया जा रहा है कि इस याचिका पर ... Read more

कोटा। हाड़ौती के उच्च शिक्षण संस्थानों में नई शिक्षा नीति लागू हुए दो साल बीत चुके हैं। लेकिन, यूनिवर्सिटी व महाविद्यालय अब तक न्यू एजुकेशन पॉलिसी का 10 प्रतिशत हिस्सा भी लागू नहीं कर पाई। वजह, बुनियादी सुविधाएं और इंफ्रस्ट्रेक्चर का अभाव।  कोटा यूनिवर्सिटी ने आपाधापी में न्यू एजुकेशन पॉलीसी 2020 लागू तो कर दी लेकिन उसके उद्देश्यों को पूरा नहीं कर सकी। नई शिक्षा नीति के नाम पर सिर्फ सेमेस्टर प्रणाली ही लागू किया गया, जो विद्यार्थियों पर बोझ बन गया और मल्टीपल सब्जेक्ट च्वाइस, क्रेडिट सिस्टम व मल्टीपल एंट्री-एक्जिट जैसी सुविधाएं पहुंच से दूर हो गई।  कोटा संभाग ... Read more

Dharmendra Pradhan has been appointed as the Minister of Education once more.   Dharmendra Pradhan has been appointed as the Minister of Education –Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assigned portfolios to his council of ministers, with Dharmendra Pradhan continuing as the head of the Ministry of Education. The Modi 3.0 administration’s Union Council of Ministers includes 72 members, with 30 holding cabinet positions and five serving as ministers of state with independent charge. The ministers took their oath of office on Sunday, June 9, administered by President Droupadi Murmu. Dharmendra Pradhan’s Continued Leadership Dharmendra Pradhan has been a pivotal member ... Read more

GUWAHATI: Assam’s government, under Education Minister Ranoj Pegu’s guidance, considers halting college teacher recruitment and merging departments with low student enrollment. This initiative aligns with the policy of school amalgamation due to minimal student enrollment, aiming to optimize higher education institutions..In a post on X, Pegu said the Higher Education Department conducted a meeting with the principals and the governing body presidents of 79 colleges having less than 500 enrolments on Saturday evening.“…discussed possible roadmap to enhance enrolment… Enhancing gross enrolment ratio (GER) in higher education is a priority of the government,” he said.Accordingly, the minister has directed the higher ... Read more