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Union Education Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal‘Nishank said JEE Main and NEET 2020 will be conducted as scheduled. The organiser of exams, the National Testing Agency (NTA), has released the admit cards for the mammoth national-level entrance tests for medicine and engineering. ...

President of India Ram Nath Kovind gave his approval to change the name of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). Ministry of HRD has been officially renamed the Ministry of Education (MoE). The name change was done based on the recommendations ...

Breaking News: Schools and educational institutions are unlikely to reopen on September 1 as expected following a decision by the Parliamentary Standing Committee under the Ministry of HRD yesterday, which also decided not to have a ‘zero' academic year, according to ...

Schools and colleges are likely to reopen in a staggered manner from September under Unlock 3.0 with fresh guidelines concerning the same expected to be issued on August 31, according to a report. As per the report, the central government ...

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has announced an online essay competition for school students on the theme 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat - Swatantra Bharat.' The essay competition targeting Independence Day is jointly organised by MHRD, MyGov and NCERT for students at ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to deliver the inaugural address at the "Conclave on Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under National Education Policy" on August 7 at 11 AM. Modi will be addressing his speech through video conference. Ministry ...

The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted an e-Conclave on the "National Education Policy 2020" on August 7, 2020 from 2:00 pm onwards with Dr. Biswajit Saha, Director CBSE; Mr. Jagdish Chand Chaudhary, CMD Aakash Educational Services Ltd., and Dr. ...

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has called for online applications from qualified and experienced individuals for filling 266 Faculty and Non-Faculty vacancies in various disciplines and capacities such as Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Librarian and Assistant ...

The Central Government approved the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. It will be replacing the 34-year-old National Policy on Education. The policy has emphasized mother tongue or local language as the medium of instructions till Grade 5 in all schools across ...

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has released the new guidelines for phased re-opening (Unlock 3). According to the recent Unlock 3 guidelines, schools, colleges, educational and coaching institutions will remain closed till August 31 outside the Containment Zones. Online/ ...

The Union Cabinet today approved the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) aimed at bringing about 'transformational reforms' in school and higher education systems in India. Given this, the new NEP 2020 will be replacing the 34-your-old National Policy on Education ...

The COVID-10 pandemic has led to an "unprecedented education emergency" and disrupted children's education so much so that up to 9.7 million children will be faced with the risk of dropping out of school spurred by the economic crisis, according to ...

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), an apex organization for Educational Research, has invited online applications from qualified and experienced Indian nationals for filling 266 Academic/Faculty vacancies in various disciplines and capacities such as Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant ...

The World Bank recently approved USD $500 million (approximately Rs 3,700 crore) loan for strengthening and improving the quality of school education system in India. The Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved the loan for Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States ...