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Sweeping policy decisions, controversies that reshaped India’s education sector in 2024

December 31, 2024 6:19 pm

From the ambitious ‘One Nation One Subscription’ initiative to reforms in the structure of national entrance exams, the developments reflected a transformative phase for the nation’s education ecosystem.

Manipur CS named higher education secy, govt picks new secys for revenue, DoPT

December 26, 2024 4:47 am

The post of the Higher Education Secretary fell vacant after K Sanjay Murthy was last month appointed as Comptroller Auditor General of India (CAG).

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Why India must offer student work visas

October 26, 2023 9:51 am

This will attract foreign students, which will truly internationalise the Indian classroom

UGC-NET 2022, board exams, Pakistan medical degrees and more: Top education news last week

May 02, 2022 10:00 am

Start of board exams 2022, Indian regulators warnings against Pakistan's medical degrees, start of UGC-NET registration, and more — a lot happened in the world of education this week. Here's a recap of all the major happenings.

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Experts question Centre's push to set up 200 TV channels for Classes 1-12

February 03, 2022 9:46 am

A digital university to be built on the 'hub-and-spoke' model and expansion of 'one class-one TV channel' programme through 200 channels for providing supplementary education in regional languages in schools are among the major initiatives in the education sector proposed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech on Tuesday.

Union Budget 2022: Few hits and a lot of misses for education sector, say experts

February 08, 2022 11:36 am

The finance minister also laid focus on mental health, skilling and training of teachers citing the pandemic and prolonged closure of schools. Here are the reactions of education experts on the hits and misses of Budget 2022:

In Budget 2022, Finance Minister increases allocation for education sector, stresses on digital learning

February 02, 2022 10:21 am

The announcements made by Sitharaman include expansion of the PM e-VIDYA initiative, proposal to launch a "digital university" and development of e-content in all Indian languages.

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Union Budget 2022: Focus on regional languages; new digital university, skill courses announced

February 02, 2022 10:22 am

Union Budget Education Sector 2022-23: The government has also laid focus on agri education. The finance minister stressed to revise syllabi of agricultural universities to meet needs of natural, zero-budget & organic farming, modern-day agriculture

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Union budget 2022-23: From tax rebates to special allocation for EdTech, check pre-budget expectations for education sector

January 31, 2022 10:19 am

Union Budget Education Sector 2022-23 Expectations: As learning shifted to online mode amid the pandemic, academicians and experts are expecting the government to announce special budget allocation for Internet connectivity infrastructure, access to affordable 5G devices, and most importantly, tax rebates on educational services.

Budget 2022: Education sector seeks reliefs in line with Covid effects; tax concessions, digital infrastructure tops list

January 25, 2022 6:29 pm

From robust digital infrastructure to GST concessions and upskilling of healthcare professionals, industry experts are expecting government support on diversified issues.