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Sourav Roy Barman
As part of the national bureau, Sourav Roy Barman covers education and Opposition parties, while also closely tracking political developments in Northeast India. He tweets @Sourav_RB
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UGC releases draft National Higher Educational Qualification FrameworkSubscriber Only
January 31, 2022 17:52 IST
From job readiness to constitutional values, theoretical knowledge to technical skills, higher education institutes across the country will soon be brought under a new framework to assess students on a range of learning outcomes.
Tue, Feb 01, 2022
Children in rural areas migrating from private to government schools, reveals Economic Survey 2021-22Subscriber Only
January 31, 2022 17:22 IST
The survey acknowledges that long spells of school closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic and a stark digital divide have had a 'significant impact' on the education sector affecting lakhs of schools and colleges across the country.
Tue, Feb 01, 2022
Race in admissions to US universities: How has top US court ruled in the past?Subscriber Only
January 27, 2022 07:30 IST
The United States Supreme Court will hear whether race should be a criterion in student admissions to universities. What is the genesis of the case, and what stand has the court taken in the past?
Thu, Jan 27, 2022
Enrolment up, learning outcomes down: What ASER’s pandemic-period study in Chhattisgarh schools showsSubscriber Only
January 26, 2022 19:55 IST
The findings in the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) Chhattisgarh (Rural) 2021 underline the learning crisis unleashed by pandemic-induced disruptions since March 2020, when states stopped in-person classes and switched to online teaching.
Wed, Jan 26, 2022
In India’s most backward dists, Covid widens learning gap: reportSubscriber Only
January 26, 2022 03:03 IST
According to the ASER survey, which covered 46,021 children aged 3-16 years across 33,432 households in 28 districts of Chhattisgarh in October-November 2021, the current foundational reading level among students in classes I-VII is “lower than at any time in the last decade”.
Wed, Jan 26, 2022
Sonia Gandhi told Mamata Banerjee she will get back on Goa tie-up offer, no word after that: TMC leaderSubscriber Only
January 22, 2022 20:52 IST
TMC national vice-president Pavan Varma said that his party will now contest the February 14 polls to the 40-member Goa Assembly with the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) as its sole ally.
Sat, Jan 22, 2022
PG admissions unlikely in common test for central universitiesSubscriber Only
January 22, 2022 04:45 IST
🔴 The test is likely to be held twice a year, sources privy to the discussions held by the Education Ministry with vice-chancellors of central universities on Thursdays, said.
Sat, Jan 22, 2022
Mayank Kumar: ‘Ed-Tech firms came up with code of conduct as malpractices creep in’Subscriber Only
January 21, 2022 05:39 IST
The companies have formed a collective - India EdTech Consortium - under the aegis of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), a development that follows the government's announcement that a policy to regulate the sector was in the works.
Fri, Jan 21, 2022
Learning loss due to Covid-19: Fewer kids from lower grades took part in survey, says govt dataSubscriber Only
January 20, 2022 02:22 IST
The numbers “provisionally compiled” on the basis of updates shared by district level coordinators, who were associated with the National Achievement Survey (NAS) held on November 12, show that out of 6,37,867 students of class III who were supposed to turn up, 5,40,325 did, which translates to 84.71 per cent.
Fri, Jan 21, 2022
Govt to track conduct code enforcement by edtech firmsSubscriber Only
January 19, 2022 04:10 IST
🔴 The development comes after a meeting on Tuesday between ministry officials and the new India Edtech Consortium, in which the latter was represented by five edtech firms and IAMAI.
Wed, Jan 19, 2022
Inside TMC, Abhishek Banerjee puts his foot down and sets off a churnSubscriber Only
January 19, 2022 03:00 IST
More than a rift between the West Bengal Chief Minister and her heir apparent nephew, the tension reflects the friction within the TMC as the 34-year-old tries to find his feet, and the old guard resents his rise.
Wed, Jan 19, 2022
Made an offer on Goa to Congress at top level, awaiting reply: TMCSubscriber Only
January 17, 2022 03:07 IST
🔴 The reach-out is interesting since Banerjee, during a visit to Goa a month ago, had said that the TMC had already formed an alliance with parties in Goa to fight the BJP and if the Congress so wished, it could join them.
Tue, Jan 18, 2022
Mahua Moitra: ‘We are not desperate in Goa…we are open to an alliance with Congress just to defeat BJP’Subscriber Only
January 16, 2022 20:34 IST
The Trinamool Congress (TMC)’s MP and Goa in-charge Mahua Moitra speaks to The Indian Express ahead of the 14 February Goa Assembly elections.
Tue, Jan 18, 2022
Rid friend’s parents of evil spirits via chants: IIT Mandi director in videoSubscriber Only
January 15, 2022 03:45 IST
🔴 In the five-minute clip, Behera recounts how he had travelled to Chennai in 1993 to help a friend who was in distress as his "family was affected by ghosts".
Sat, Jan 15, 2022
Explained: What is NEAT, the govt scheme that seeks to bridge digital inequality?Subscriber Only
January 14, 2022 17:41 IST
The National Education Alliance for Technology (NEAT), which is being implemented by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), aims to act as a bridge between edtech companies, academic institutions and students.
Fri, Jan 14, 2022
Panel meets with some shortlisted candidates for next NCERT chiefSubscriber Only
January 14, 2022 04:02 IST
🔴 The autonomous body, which assists and advises the government on policies for improvement in school education, has not had a full-time director for more than a year now.
Fri, Jan 14, 2022
Edtech sector’s self-regulation bid: How, why, and why nowSubscriber Only
January 13, 2022 17:35 IST
🔴 The companies have formed a collective — India EdTech Consortium — under the aegis of the industry body Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).
Thu, Jan 13, 2022
To future with hope: government scheme helps bridge a technical gapSubscriber Only
January 13, 2022 06:06 IST
🔴 The NEAT initiative is taking shape at a time the government has announced plans to introduce a policy to regulate the ed-tech sector to prevent instances of "exploitation".
Thu, Jan 13, 2022
Caught in Kazakh unrest with no word on return, Indians say get us homeSubscriber Only
January 13, 2022 04:42 IST
Luiramsing Zimik, who was, in all likelihood, the lone Indian passenger in the aircraft, initially thought Covid-19 protocol in Kazakhstan’s largest city could be causing the delay — an assumption that was shattered when the pilot spoke next.
Thu, Jan 13, 2022
Goa: AAP, TMC rebuff each other, but keep post-poll options openSubscriber Only
January 13, 2022 00:52 IST
🔴 The TMC, which is also keen on leaving a mark in its maiden political venture in the coastal state, maintains that the AAP does not figure in its calculations either and that it is “acting more as the BJP’s B-team”.
Thu, Jan 13, 2022
Leading edtech companies form consortium, assure transparencySubscriber Only
January 12, 2022 15:36 IST
Edtech companies have been under pressure from the government with reports of them signing up children from lower-income brackets for expensive classes by tricking the parents into agreeing to expensive loan terms which would pay for these classes.
Thu, Jan 13, 2022
Your silence emboldens hate voices: Faculty, students of IIMs to PMSubscriber Only
January 08, 2022 03:45 IST
🔴 The letter, mailed to the Prime Minister’s Office, has 183 signatories, including 13 faculty members of IIM Bangalore and three of IIM Ahmedabad.
Sat, Jan 08, 2022
Row political, higher education is casualty, says Kannur Univ VC at centre of Kerala Governor-govt tussleSubscriber Only
December 21, 2021 16:32 IST
On November 24, the Governor, in his capacity as Chancellor of the university, reappointed Ravindran to the post.
Tue, Dec 21, 2021
Most mid-day meal cooks paid under Rs 2k/monthSubscriber Only
December 20, 2021 04:10 IST
🔴 In eight states and three Union Territories, the monthly pay of this workforce remains frozen at Rs 1,000 since 2009, despite many Parliamentary committees over the years recommending a hike.
Mon, Dec 20, 2021
NCERT reviewing syllabi, textbooks to reduce load on studentsSubscriber Only
December 16, 2021 14:01 IST
🔴 On December 15, the NCERT director in-charge Sridhar Srivastava wrote to the heads of departments of the organisation to carry out the review by involving internal and external experts and propose the changes by December 28.
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