The Ministry of Education has issued a notification about the reconstitution of the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA). The competent authority has decided to re-establish JoSAA-2025 to carry out joint/common counseling for the academic year 2025-2026. The JoSAA for 2025 has been reconstituted with the following: Every year, JoSAA conducts a common / joint counseling … Read more
The Ministry of Education has issued instructions to all the states and union territories (UTs) to implement the “Guidelines on School Safety and Security-2021” to enhance the safety of children in educational institutions. This step follows the instructions of the Supreme Court in the Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 136 of 2017 and Writ Petition (Civil) … Read more
The Ministry of Education has launched the second cycle of its Capacity Building Program on Specific Learning Disability (SLD) under the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MMTTP). The program aims to empower Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) with the skills and knowledge necessary to support students with specific learning disabilities. Shri K. Sanjay Murthy emphasized that … Read more
According to information released on Wednesday by Ministry of Education authorities, almost 6.5 million pupils failed the board exams for grades 10 and 12. They claimed that a study of 59 school boards’ data revealed a significantly greater failure rate for state boards than for central boards. For the study, the ministry evaluated three national … Read more
The Union education ministry on Monday notified guidelines for implementation of bagless days for classes 6-8 and making learning in schools more joyful, experiential and stress-free. The guidelines, developed by PSS Central Institute of Vocational Education, a unit of the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT), were released on the fourth anniversary of … Read more
The Ministry of Education on Tuesday reviewed the NCERT guidelines for the implementation of bagless days in schools and said they will be further fine-tuned, according to officials. PSS Central Institute of Vocational Education (PSSCIVE), a unit of the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT), has developed comprehensive guidelines for implementing bagless days … Read more
The Education Ministry has issued an advisory to states and union territories to ensure the provision of Right to Education (RTE) entitlements and PM-Poshan support for Children with Special Needs (CwSN) in government, government-aided, home-based, and special schools. Under the Centrally Sponsored Samagra Shiksha Scheme, major interventions across all levels of school education include RTE … Read more
The Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education, announced a series of proactive measures to ensure the health, dignity, and academic success of female students during the 10th and 12th Board Examinations. Recognizing the challenges faced by the girls due to limited access to sanitary products and menstrual hygiene facilities during examinations, the DoSEL … Read more
The Union education ministry has asked the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to put in place an annual system to review textbooks and make the necessary changes before printing new textbooks ahead of the beginning of every academic session, officials familiar with the development said. The NCERT publishes new textbooks every year … Read more
The Education Ministry has urged all states and Union territories to ensure that the age of admission to Grade 1 is six plus years from the 2024-25 session onwards. The project is consistent with the principles of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. … Read more
The Ministry of Education stated in a set of guidelines released on Thursday that coaching centers must adhere to certain regulations, including no student under the age of 16 or one who has not completed their secondary education, a fair and reasonable fee, a proper grievance redressal system, and infrastructure requirements. The government has also … Read more
According to Ministry of Education data, 140 private institutions were founded across the country in the previous five years, with Gujarat having the most, followed by Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. According to statistics obtained by PTI, 28 private institutions have been built in Gujarat during the previous five years, while 15 universities have been formed … Read more
According to data from the Ministry of Education’s Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), over 29 lakh students failed the Class 10 exams last year. Data released by the government indicates that 1,89,90,809 students took the Class 10 exam; of those, 1,60,34,671 were found to have passed and 29,56,138 did not advance to the … Read more
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) makes no distinction between India and Bharat, and duty recognizes the spirit as established in our Constitution, which recognizes both, the union ministry of education informed Parliament on Wednesday. In response to a question from CPI(M) Rajya Sabha member Elamaram Kareem about the NCERT panel’s recommendation … Read more
The education ministry stated in a statement on Tuesday that six non-BJP-ruled states did not participate in the first State Educational Achievement Survey, which was conducted earlier this month by national assessment authority PARAKH. Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, and West Bengal are the six states. The survey was conducted on November 3 to understand … Read more