Education Ministry

R&D Spending In India Less Than China And Brazil: Education Ministry

Education | NDTV Education Team | Monday July 22, 2019

Government of India has taken a number of initiatives to enhance investment in R&D as well as to promote and improve the overall research eco-system in the country, the minister said.

China Warns Students, Academics Of Risks Of Studying In US

World News | Reuters | Tuesday June 4, 2019

China's education ministry urged students and scholars planning to visit the United States to more carefully evaluate the associated risks, state media said.

Cash-Strapped Jammu University Receives Rs 100 Crore Grant

India News | ANI | Saturday June 1, 2019

This is the second time the Jammu university has been granted funds under the holistic scheme of RUSA. Earlier it was granted Rs 20 crore by the Education Ministry.

Madrasas Should Be Under Religious And Cultural Ministry: Sri Lanka PM

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 4, 2019

Madrasas in Sri Lanka should be regulated by the Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs Ministry and not by the Education Ministry, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said, days after the country's worst terror attack killed over 250 people.

IIT Madras Tops India Ranking Of Higher Education Institutes, JNU No. 7

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Tuesday April 9, 2019

Indian Institute of Technology Madras tops the list of higher education institutes, in the list released today by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

"No Order On Restricting Choice Of Research Subjects": Education Ministry

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday March 26, 2019

The Ministry of Human Resource Development said on Monday that it has not issued any directive to restrict the choice of subjects for research since the government believed in the principle of freedom in research.

Amid Row Over 'PhD On National Priorities' Order, Kerala Professor Quits

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Monday March 25, 2019

A professor from Kerala, Meena T Pillai, has quit the Board of Studies of Central University of Kerala in protest against a circular from the university asking the departments to admit students for PhD only if they have subjects related to "national priorities".

Gujarat Students To say 'Jai Hind, 'Jai Bharat'' During Roll Call

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 31, 2018

Students of Gujarat schools will answer roll calls with 'Jai Hind' or 'Jai Bharat' instead of the current 'yes sir' and 'present sir' from January 1 in order to foster patriotism, a notification issued Monday stated.

No Homework For Classes 1 And 2, Orders Education Ministry

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 26, 2018

No homework for students of classes I and II and prescribed weight limit of school bags for each class are part of the fresh directives issued by the education ministry to states and union territories across the country.

Education Ministry Wants National Madrasa Board For "Academic Standards"

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 10, 2018

Members of the HRD Ministry's NMCME have pitched for capturing details of unregistered madrasas in the country and setting up a national-level madrasa board with a suitable system for accreditation to ensure their academic standards.

Medical Entrance Exam NEET Once A Year, To Be Handwritten

India News | Edited By Soumyajit Majumder | Tuesday August 21, 2018

The Union Education Ministry has scrapped its plan to conduct the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test or NEET twice a year and in online mode after recommendations of the the Health Ministry. NEET, the entrance exam for medical and dental undergraduate programmes, will be held in May next year and will be handwritten.

Education Ministry To Grade States On Quality Of School Education

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 4, 2018

The HRD Ministry has introduced a 70-point grading index to assess the quality of school education offered by states.

Two Vice Chancellors Found With Fake Ph.D Theses: HRD

Education | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 2, 2018

The University Grants Commission has found three cases of plagiarism in writing Ph.D thesis, including two involving vice chancellors of different universities, in the past three years, the government told Parliament today.

Centre Receives 8,000 Suggestions On Higher Education Commission Draft

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 25, 2018

The HRD Ministry has received over 8,000 comments and suggestions on the draft Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Act, 2018, slated to replace the University Grants Commission (UGC), a senior official said on Tuesday.

Government Defends Top Billing For Jio Institute, Yet To Be Formed

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday July 10, 2018

The government has named three private and three public universities as "Institutions of Eminence" which will receive special funding and complete autonomy in an attempt to raise their standards as world-class institutions in the coming years.