Patna: The NDA constituents backed Dharmendra Pradhan who resigned on Saturday over the alleged NEET paper leak. CM Samrat Choudhary and BJP national president Nitin Nabin besides other NDA functionaries called it a reflection of integrity and sacrifice for public services.CM Samrat said as the Union education minister, Pradhan gave a new direction, a fresh…
Kolkata: The state education department has formed a syllabus-cum-curriculum committee to review the curriculum at primary, secondary, and higher secondary levels at schools and align them with the National Education Policy 2020 standards and introduce advanced teaching practices.The matter was raised in a recent review meeting held at Bikash Bhavan, where, following a resolution, a…
Bhubaneswar: Defending the inclusion of Rajasthani folk song ‘Nimbuda Nimbuda’ in school textbooks, school and mass education minister Nityananda Gond on Thursday accused Opposition parties of creating “unnecessary controversies” without understanding the objectives of the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020, even as the BJD launched a week-long statewide ‘Save Education Movement’.Gond said the NEP seeks to…
A photograph of Hampi’s stone chariot has been printed in class 8 English textbooks of Odisha state syllabus, along with the description of the Konark Sun Temple Vijayanagara (Hosapete): Hampi heritage activists are planning to write to the Odisha govt after it reportedly published a photograph of Hampi’s iconic Stone Chariot in school textbooks, wrongly…
Bhubaneswar: A large number of grammatical and factual errors have been detected in the newly introduced Odia textbooks for Classes I to VIII in govt schools, raising concerns over the quality of books prepared under the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020 for the 2026-27 academic session.The school and mass education department has identified 1,678 spelling, factual…
Lucknow: Arindam Chaturvedi, a 23-year-old student from Lucknow University’s (LU) Department of Ancient Indian History and Archaeology (AIHA), has become the first candidate from the university to secure admission to a PhD programme after completing a four-year undergraduate programme without pursuing postgraduation, under the new National Education Policy (NEP) rules.Arindam not only topped the LU…
The historical Ogilvie Hostel of Scottish Church College Kolkata: The 100-year-old Ogilvie Building will now serve as the second campus of Scottish Church College. The college spent two years renovating it after the four-year degree programme was introduced. The building will be inaugurated soon, and classes will begin there in June. This is part of…
Noida: CBSE’s decision to implement a new three-language structure for Class 9 from July 1 has left students, parents and schools in a bind, with many now in effect being asked to rethink subject choices midway through the academic cycle.The policy may be in line with NEP 2020, but several principals said its sudden rollout…
Mumbai: Post-SSC polytechnic courses in the state will undergo changes, in line with National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, with the inclusion of subjects such as soft skills, social and life skills, yoga, entrepreneurship, Indian knowledge systems, environment and sustainability, management, startup studies, among others. The state govt is planning to start admissions to post-SSC polytechnic…
