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37% students in rural areas, 19% in urban not studying at all: Survey

Schools and other educational institutions across the country have been closed for over a year and a half since the onset of the pandemic

SC refuses to defer NEET-UG exam scheduled for September 12

The SC Monday refused to defer the NEET-UG examination, scheduled for September 12, saying it does not want to interfere with the process and it will be "very unfair" to reschedule it

75% kids see literacy loss as most schools remain shut, says survey

Most parents want physical classrooms to reopen

DU to resume practical classes for final year students from September 15

The Delhi University will be resuming practical lab sessions for final year undergraduate and postgraduate students from September 15.

St Stephen's cut offs: 99.5% for General, 74.5% for CNI category

St. Stephen's College in Delhi University faces an uneasy situation as there is a 25 per cent difference in cut offs for marks between open seats and CNI (Church of North India)

'Seed money' project to be started in all Delhi govt schools: Sisodia

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday announced that the 'seed money' project will be started in all government schools from September 7

CM Stalin to take call on reopening of primary schools in Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu government is contemplating reopening of lower and upper primary schools in the state after monitoring the situation of higher secondary classes which have already been opened.

As JNU reopens in phases, research scholars demand library be opened too

The campus will reopen for PhD research scholars, PhD (PWD) and 9B students specifically for those who are to submit their papers by December 31 this year.

Apple to Byju's, how tech is empowering teachers in India amid pandemic

Over the last year, as bedrooms and kitchens became classrooms, teachers and students around the world adjusted their lives to remote learning.

Commendable how teachers ensured education of students during Covid-19: PM

PM Modi on Sunday greeted the teaching fraternity on Teachers' Day, and said it was commendable how teachers have innovated and ensured the education journey of students continues in Covid times

Education min asks central universities' VCs to fill up 6,000 vacant posts

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday asked vice chancellors of central universities to fill up over 6,000 vacant posts in mission mode by October.

Delhi schools to follow CBSE's two term pattern for classes 9, 11: DoE

Academic session will be of two-term examinations, that is, mid-term examination (Term-1) and annual examination (Term-2) with approximately 50 per cent syllabus in each.

IIM Kozhikode announces 50 supernumerary MBA seats for foreign students

30 seats announced for flagship MBA post graduate programme, 10 seats each for post graduate programme in finance and post graduate programme in liberal studies and management

DU will reopen in phased manner, safety of students top priority: Acting VC

Delhi University Acting Vice-Chancellor P C Joshi on Wednesday said the varsity will be opened in a phased manner as safety of students is a primary concern.

NEP 2020 would turn country into 'global knowledge superpower': Pradhan

Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday said the New Education Policy 2020 would turn the country into a global knowledge superpower, according to an official statement.

Target of 100% enrolment in schools by 2030: Dharmendra Pradhan

Under the New Education Policy, the Union Education Ministry said it has set a new target of ensuring 100 per cent enrolment of children in schools across the country during the next nine years.

Schools, colleges reopen in Telangana with Covid norms in place

Schools, barring residential government institutions, resumed offline classes in Telangana on Wednesday, with COVID-19 protocols in place, while colleges too resumed in the state.

Dharmendra Pradhan reviews status of reopening of schools in country

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan held a meeting with senior ministry officials on Wed on the status of the reopening of schools across the country and the roadmap for vaccinating their staff

Schools in Delhi reopen amid strict Covid-19 safety guidelines

Some institutions, however, chose to adopt a wait-and-watch approach and have decided to call children for physical classroom studies only after a few weeks.

Covid-19: Kanpur schools prepare to re-open for primary classes from today

As Kanpur is preparing to re-open primary classes from Today, the administration has put all Covid-appropriate measures in schools