Infosys Foundation Chairman Sudha Murty, music maestro Shankar Mahadevan, economist Sanjeev Sanyal and 16 others are part of a new committee constituted by the NCERT to revise textbooks according......
In a novel experiment towards Right to Education, performance status of 1.04 million recognised schools imparting elementary education across the country would be available on internet soon.The......
Rat race is a phrase that normally means 'exhausting routine that leaves no time for relaxation.' It is also something we put our children through every day of their lives!Therace begins early......
The National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration has said that no student should be failed up to Class X."At the tender age, children should not be subjected to a rat-race and such......
At the core of Nitish Kumar's decision was a cold political calculation.He assessed that the RJD's support base was unlikely to vote for JD-U candidates in the Lok Sabha polls.He was unsure of......
'India does not produce enough good computer engineers and those it does are good at theory but not very well equipped to handle the practical aspects.' -- Microsoft Chief Technical Officer Craig......
The Bill is well-intentioned, but it may stifle the development of private schools and add to the bureaucracyPartha J Shah, President, Centre for Civil SocietyThe only positive aspect of the Right......
India, which has the third-largest higher education system in the world in terms of enrolments, after China and the US, needs more FDI to meet its target of doubling the gross enrolment ratio by......
Founded by a group of IIT alumni, the programme aims to further the cause of education for all by allowing discussion sessions through mobile devices. Image: , Ritesh Singh (2nd from left) and......
The current salary paid by the Delhi government amounts to 17 per cent of the total expenditure. The Delhi government’s salary and pension budget is likely to go up by around Rs 2,000 crore......