Right to Education Act
AA Edit | Exams in local languages makes only limited sense
The UGC must offer its rationale in asking universities to move to a bilingual system while conducting examinations
Inequality persists in access to great equalizer, education
While the gross enrolment rate for girls is higher than that of boys in government schools, the pattern is reversed when it comes to private schools.
Room for suspicion on caste-based quota
The Centre's aim is to revive an obsolete Sanskrit and make the language not only a subject to learn but also make it the medium of instruction.
Only 45 per cent seats under RTE confirmed
Last year (2017-18), the RTE admission process went on till January.
12Lakh take exam for diploma in elementary education
If they fail this time they would get another attempt to clear it, a senior official of NIOS said.
Bombay HC: State not abiding by RTE for filling up quota seats
The Court scolded the state for making such assumptions and asked it to re-submit the affidavit.
Education farce enacted in Maharashtra
Eco Survey: 48K school drop outs, 66% don’t know math.
‘Unrecognised’ schools asked to shut shop
The government has also asked the parents to get their wards admitted in recognised schools.
Beyond basics, a gender gap looms
The deeply worrying news is that at age 18, 32 per cent of females are not enrolled in any institution as compared to 28 per cent males.
Govt may bring bill on right to education
The no detention policy, introduced during the last UPA regime, has been propo-sed to be changed.