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Higher education case: Supreme Court warns chief secretaries of ‘heavy personal cost’ for filing 'formality' affidavits
May 06, 2026 5:58 pm
Hearing a plea on regulatory lapses in universities, the Supreme Court found that several states filed incomplete affidavits. It granted them two weeks to rectify the same.
Education Ministry denies 'decline' claims of JNU NIRF rankings
April 04, 2026 9:37 am
The clarification further noted that in the Overall Category, the university has actually shown improvement rather than decline. As per the data cited, JNU moved up from the 10th position in 2024 to the 9th position in 2025.
NCERT retrieves 31 of 38 sold copies of Class 8th social science textbook
March 01, 2026 8:11 pm
After the sale of the book was halted on Tuesday, staff at the NCERT’s publication division and book counter on its campus in Delhi have been attempting to reach out to all the 38 buyers of the book in an effort to get the buyers to return the copies.
Education Ministry forms panel to review suicide cases at IIT-Kanpur
January 24, 2026 9:57 am
The committee will examine the circumstances around these incidents, institutional policies, grievance redressal mechanisms, counselling services, and other student support systems.
All colleges, universities must form equity committees under new UGC regulations: Centre
January 16, 2026 9:45 am
The Centre shall coordinate with civil society, local media, police, district administration, nongovernment organisations, faculty members, staff, and parents to realise the objective of these regulations.
Cap coaching hours, align curricula with JEE and NEET UG: Centre’s panel
January 14, 2026 5:09 pm
The committee is learnt to have identified a “disconnect between school curricula and the demands of competitive examinations such as JEE and NEET”, and flagged the transition from Class 10 to Class 11 as a “stress point” for students.
Pariksha Pe Charcha 2026: Crosses 4.3 crore registrations, exceeds last year’s Guinness record
January 12, 2026 10:48 am
Pariksha Pe Charcha 2026: Based on the responses received, a set of questions and suggestions from students, teachers and parents will be shortlisted. Selected participants may be invited for interaction during the programme.
NCERT plans assessment of Class 3 students' basic learning abilities
January 03, 2026 9:36 am
As part of the preparations, NCERT has shared sample assessment tasks in Hindi and English to familiarise teachers and students with the assessment format and process.
Amid protests over alleged financial irregularities, Tezpur University V-C sent on leave, probe panel set up
January 02, 2026 6:44 am
Tezpur University has been roiled by protests since September. Students and staff have been calling for the removal of the V-C over matters including alleged financial irregularities and Singh’s prolonged absence from the campus.
End of UGC, 2 board exams and global campuses: How education in India changed in 2025
January 01, 2026 3:25 pm
In 2025, India's education sector underwent major reforms, including the approval of foreign university campuses and the establishment of IITs and IIMs abroad, driving the globalisation of higher education.
EDUCATION MINISTRY PHOTOS
Quixplained: What's new in the National Education Policy
August 07, 2020 8:31 am
National Education Policy or NEP is a comprehensive framework to guide the development of education in the country. A new policy usually comes along every few decades. The latest policy is India's third. It replaces the 1986 NEP, which was in place for 34 years.
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