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HRD ministry to launch DTH channels to telecast IIT lectures live
Students across the country would soon be able to watch live telecast of lectures from six IITs and some other top institutions while seated in their living rooms, with the HRD Ministry set to launch 32 Direct-to-Home channel
Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s response on uniform syllabus for children
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response from the Ministry of Human Resource Development and Ministry of Law on a plea seeking uniform education syllabus for all children aged 6-14 years across India.
New policy proposal: Can fail kids after Class V, let foreign universities in
T S R Subramanian-led panel proposal: IAS-like service for education
HRD Ministry to launch student tracking system
The HRD Ministry is set to launch a programme next month that would probably be the world’s largest student tracking system, sources said.
Vemula case: Inquiry Commission to submit report by August 1
The HRD ministry has issued a notification to give more time to the commission of Inquiry constituted to look into the case.
HRD ministry plans to rank Law, Medical colleges from next yr
The HRD ministry is planning to rank Medical and Law colleges, which were left out of its system of ranking higher education institutions, from next year.
HRD ministry plans Vedic education board on lines of CBSE
Sources said the decision to start a Vedic education board, on the lines of CBSE, is based on the recommendation of Sanskrit experts and representatives of gurukuls and ved pathshalas.
Include yoga modules in Physiotherapy courses:UGC to varsities
The University Grants Commission today asked Central Universities to include modules of yoga teaching and training in their Bachelor's and Master's courses in Physiotherapy.
Modi govt 2 years: Smriti Irani feels there is grudging acceptance of her merit
Irani, a first-time minister and the youngest in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ministerial council, also said that education in the previous government had become a “political akhara (political battlefield)”.
Plans to launch 500 courses in 10 languages, says Smriti Irani
The government today said there are plans to introduce as many as 500 free courses in ten languages through open and distance learning mode this year.
Centre asks states to adopt Yoga as part of school syllabus
The Centre has asked the state governments to adopt Yoga as part of their school syllabus so that willing students can take it as a subject.
Services of ex-servicemen may be utilised in schools
The HRD ministry is mulling an initiative under which services of ex-servicemen would be utilised in schools for providing physical training and also creating awareness about sacrifices made by security forces for the nation.
State Education Boards agree to declare Class 12 results by May 31 every year
However, no decision could be reached at checking the trend of excessively high board exam scores.
HRD ministry may tweak IIM bill, could do away with clauses that infringe autonomy
Facing open criticism over the draft IIM bill that gives sweeping powers to the government in policy matters governing the prestigious B-schools, the HRD Ministry is considering doing away with some contentious clauses that m
Centre’s decision ‘final’ over IIMs, proposes HRD
The HRD ministry has sought vast powers over IIMs in its draft bill on their functioning
