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Pradhan to visit UAE, inaugurate IIM-Ahmedabad's Dubai campus

September 11, 2025 9:13 am

During the visit, Pradhan will engage with key UAE leaders, ministers, policymakers, academicians, and representatives from Indian and UAE institutions to advance the partnership in education, innovation and knowledge exchange.

India's literacy rate up from 74 pc to 80.9 pc in 13 years: Dharmendra Pradhan

September 10, 2025 11:04 am

"Literacy goes beyond reading and writing. It is a means to dignity, empowerment and self-reliance," Pradhan said in a virtual address on the occasion of International Literacy Day 2025.

NEET UG: ‘Very serious problem with India's examination system,’ Rahul Gandhi attacks Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan 

July 22, 2024 3:06 pm

Countering Manickam Tagore’s claim that 70 instances of paper leak took place in the last seven years, Dharmendra Pradhan said there was no evidence of the number quoted by the Tamil Nadu MP

Govt, NTA oppose NEET UG retest, tell Supreme Court honest candidates will be hit

July 08, 2024 9:16 am

Absence of any large-scale breach of confidentiality: Education Ministry

NEET UG: 'Accountability of NTA will be fixed...' says Pradhan as war of words continues

June 15, 2024 6:08 pm

While Pradhan said that the central government is committed to protect the interests of NEET examinees and assures the students that all their concerns will be addressed with fairness and equity, the Congress has questioned PM Modi's silence on the matter.

CBSE will set up office in UAE soon: Education Minister

November 03, 2023 9:37 am

Pradhan met Minister of Education Ahmad Al Falasi and signed an MoU that aims to strengthen the existing cooperation in the field of educational institutions in both countries

Rs 17,668 crore disbursed in education loan in 2022-23: Dharmendra Pradhan

April 08, 2023 9:20 am

Dharmendra Pradhan also said that as per the official data, in these three years, education loans were disbursed to about 4.07 lakh, 4.56 lakh and 4.97 lakh accounts respectively.

Over 6000 faculty posts vacant at central universities, 4500 at IITs, 496 in IIMs: Dharmendra Pradhan

March 16, 2023 8:49 am

A total of 4526 faculty posts at IITs and 496 posts at IIMs also remain vacant, Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Education informed the Parliament on Wednesday.

New KVs not the only option to improve education sector: Dharmendra Pradhan

March 29, 2022 11:50 am

"Central schools are not the only solution...the state governments have to find out ways," he said during the Question Hour in response to demands from many MPs to open KVs in their respective constituencies.

Save Visva Bharati: Faculty body appeals to Dharmendra Pradhan

September 07, 2021 10:04 am

The teachers’ body alleged that “irregular disbursement of salary and unauthorised salary cut” had become a “regular event” at Visva Bharati.

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