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Kerala raises minimum age for Class 1 admission to 6, effective from 2026-27 session

March 29, 2025 7:15 am

Kerala’s Education Minister V Sivankutty announced that the minimum age for Class 1 admission has been increased to six, based on studies suggesting children are better prepared for formal education at that age.

Union Budget 2025 Highlights: Education ministry gets Rs 1.28 lakh crore, check other highlights

February 02, 2025 9:57 am

Budget Education Sector 2025 Highlights: Centre will create additional infrastructure in five IITs and expand IIT Patna and launch 'Bharatiya Bhasha Pushtak' scheme to provide digital form of Indian language books for schools and higher education.

ASER 2024: With increasing preschool enrollment, road ahead for early childhood education

January 29, 2025 11:33 am

The 2024 ASER survey reached 6,49,491 children in 17,997 villages across 605 rural districts. Dr Rukmini Banerjee, CEO of the NGO Pratham that carries out the survey, explains its key findings.

Sharp gains in reading & math learning levels in schools across states: ASER 2024

January 30, 2025 9:40 am

Govt schools lead way; 23.4% Class 3 children have basic reading skills — 20-year high

5 crore school students in India were affected by heatwave in 2024: UNICEF

January 25, 2025 9:18 am

The UNICEF report suggested that India is under an 'extremely vulnerable' category to the impacts of climate change.

Will ensure strict implementation of compulsory Marathi in all schools: Dada Bhuse

January 07, 2025 11:42 pm

The move addresses widespread complaints of non-compliance, especially by non-state board schools, due to a lack of strict monitoring from the government's end.

School education, WCD depts part of new committee to ensure safety of girls

August 24, 2024 1:24 pm

The committee under WCD Commissioner Prashant Narnavare will consult with experts and NGOs and suggest effective measures that can be taken to ensure safety of children in schools.

Calling Harappan Civilization 'Sindhu-Sarasvati' in new textbooks is based on established scholarship, not politics: NCERT Social Science panel head Michel Danino

August 22, 2024 6:08 pm

"We’re not imposing anything; we’re simply presenting the terminologies that are used. It’s a fact that these names are in use," says Michel Danino

Class 6 NCERT textbooks awaited, city schools rely on bridge course, old material

July 08, 2024 8:20 am

The academic session started in April, and students returned to classrooms this month after summer vacations.

Text, including Manusmriti reference, will be removed from final SCF, says Maharashtra education minister

June 03, 2024 9:16 am

Maharashtra School Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar speaks to PALLAVI SMART on the controversy over the inclusion of certain religious texts in the draft curriculum.

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