Govt directs CBSE to plan twice-a-year board exams from 2025

The ministry of education has asked the Central Board of Secondary Education to work out logistics for conducting board exams twice a year from the 2025-26 academic session, according to......

Lesbianism as sexual offence back in NMC curriculum

The National Medical Commission has reintroduced 'sodomy and lesbianism' as unnatural sexual offences in the forensic medicine and toxicology curriculum for undergraduate medical students. Image......

Civil services, armed forces must unite against cyberattacks: President Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said cyberattacks have emerged as a major threat to national security and the civil services and armed forces must join hands to create a secure nationwide......

Cong slams govt over delay in Class 6 textbooks

The Congress Friday slammed the Centre over the delay in publishing new Class 6 textbooks, alleging the Education Ministry is "sabotaging" the education of children after doing the same with the......

How Premji Foundation helps govt schools

The Azim Premji Foundation has emerged as a major player in school education across the country. Its spokesman Vijay Gupta talks to Bibhu Ranjan Mishra and Aravind Gowda on the Foundation's......

FM unveils education reforms, to set up National Testing Agency

Asserting that quality of education will energise the youth, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday unleashed measures to revamp the country’s education system, including setting up......

Indian schools' new social filter

The first sign of trouble appeared in January this year. Fifteen-year-old Alzira's class teacher summoned her mother, Tina, and warned her that if current trends continued, Alzira would do poorly......

ITeS sector wants extension of STP scheme

Industry is recommending that the tax exemption for STPs continue for another 10 years so that companies can continue availing of benefits. The global turmoil has taken its toll on all the sectors......