Prakash Javadekar

Foundation Stone Laid For Central University Of Himachal Pradesh

Education | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday February 21, 2019

The Union Minister said the Centre has sanctioned several national institutions in the state - IIIT sanctioned for Una, IIT for Mandi, Cluster University sanctioned for Mandi district. In addition to these, several Central schools have also been sanctioned.

9 Lakh Classrooms To Have Digital Blackboards By 2022: Prakash Javadekar

Education | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday February 20, 2019

He said that the government will work towards providing all these classes with facilities for digital boards by 2022, starting from the 75th anniversary of the country's independence.

Will Bring Ordinance If Supreme Court Rejects Review Petition: Prakash Javadekar On Reservation In Universities

Education | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday February 11, 2019

"The 13-Point Roster won't be implemented. The government will file a review petition and if needed, we will bring an Ordinance," he said.

Kendriya Vidyalaya, Navodaya Vidyalayas Role Models For School System: Prakash Javadekar

Education | NDTV Education Team | Friday February 8, 2019

Union Minister for HRD Prakash Javadekar has said that KVs and NVs are a role model for the Government School system in India.

Reservation For Faculties: Government To Bring Ordinance Or Bill

Jobs | Press Trust of India | Friday February 8, 2019

The Government Friday said it will bring an ordinance or a Bill if the Supreme Court reject its review petition on reservation mechanism for faculties in universities.

Government To File Review Petition In Supreme Court On Faculty Reservation Mechanism: HRD Minister

Education | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 6, 2019

HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said that the government will file a review petition in the SC after its Special Leave Petition on faculty reservation mechanism for universities was rejected by the apex court.

Minister Cites Red Diary As Missing Evidence, Saradha Chief Sudipta Sen Says No Idea

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday February 5, 2019

Sudipta Sen, the jailed chairman of the now defunct Saradha Group, today denied all knowledge of an item of crucial evidence, flagged yesterday by Union Minister Prakash Javadekar as "missing".

"There May Be Constitutional Breakdown In West Bengal": Rajnath Singh

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Monday February 4, 2019

The BJP today launched a twin attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Parliament and outside. While Union Home Minister, Rajanth Singh, in his statement told the house that it was "unprecedented the way the CBI officers were stopped" in Kolkata on Sunday, his colleague and education minister, Prakash Javadekar, accused Ms Banerjee o...

In Mamata Banerjee vs CBI, BJP Brings Up A Red Diary, Pen Drive

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday February 4, 2019

What is Mamata Banerjee scared of, the ruling BJP questioned today as it clashed with the Bengal Chief Minister, who has launched a sit-in protest over an investigation into two chit fund scams allegedly involving members of her Trinamool Congress party. The confrontation between the BJP and Bengal's ruling party flared up on Sunday after a CBI tea...

Working On Proposal For Museum For India's Educational History, Tradition: Prakash Javadekar

Education | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 30, 2019

On the new campus of the National Museum Institute, the HRD minister said it would be an impetus to quality education in the field and the museum will also be worth visiting.

MHRD Issues Orders For Revision Of Allowances For Teachers, Academic Staffs

Jobs | Edited by Maitree Baral | Wednesday January 30, 2019

"The orders come into force with immediate effect," said the Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday.

Congress's Mantra Was Entitlement Of Poverty: Prakash Javadekar

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday January 29, 2019

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday took a swipe at the previous Congress-led government, saying its mantra was entitlement of poverty.

Bring Ordinance On Reservation Roster For Teaching Positions, Manoj Jha Writes To Prakash Javadekar

Education | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 27, 2019

The UGC had announced in March that an individual department should be considered as the base unit to calculate the number of teaching posts to be reserved for SC/ST candidates following an order by the Allahabad High Court in April in 2017.

Lalu Yadav's Party Writes To Centre Over Quota Roster For Teaching Posts

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Saturday January 26, 2019

A Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader has written to Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar demanding immediate steps to bring a Bill restoring the 200-point roster for teaching positions in higher education institutions saying the new system would cut down the number of posts available for SC and ST candidates.

Graduates Among 7,000 Who Apply For 13 Waiter Jobs At Maharashtra Secretariat Canteen

India News | Reported by Purva Chitnis, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday January 22, 2019

As many as 7,000 people -- mostly college graduates -- applied for 13 waiter jobs at the secretariat canteen in Maharashtra recently, giving credence to reports of rising unemployment in the state. The job advertisement only required candidates to be educated up to Class 4.