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  JEE Advanced 2021 to be held on October 3, says Dharmendra Pradhan

  Education | July 26, 2021 22:29 IST

  Dharmendra Pradhan took it to his Twitter account to announce that the JEE Advanced 2021 is to be held on October 3.

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  CBSE Class 10, 12 results 2021 by July 31? Here's what Education Minister said

  Exam Results | July 27, 2021 12:36 IST

  "The class 10, 12 results declaration process is ongoing. I will advise students to check the official notification only for updates on results," Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said

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  NTA conducted 72 exams till now: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

  Education | July 26, 2021 19:02 IST

  Of the 72 entrance exams, four were held in offline (pen and paper) mode, and 68 in computer-based (CBT) mode, Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Lok Sabha.

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  PM Modi to address event on July 29 to mark one year of National Education Policy

  Education | July 26, 2021 19:10 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address an event to mark one year of the New Educational Policy on July 29.

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  Dharmendra Pradhan launches 'Nadi ko Jano' app during Vyaas Pooja Mahotsav

  Education | July 26, 2021 18:00 IST

  Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has launched the 'Nadi ko Jano' app on the occasion of Vyaas Pooja Mahotsav.

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  NAS to assess NCERT's survey to check students' learning achievements: Dharmendra Pradhan

  Education | July 26, 2021 17:33 IST

  National Achievement Survey (NAS) will assess the learning achievement of children in government and private schools through a survey conducted by NCERT.

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  Dharmendra Pradhan denies any proposal of renaming IIT Madras

  Education | July 26, 2021 18:19 IST

  Dharmendra Pradhan has denied having proposed to change the name of IIT Madras to IIT Chennai.

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  JEE Main 2021: Candidates who missed exam due to rain, landslide in Maha to get another chance

  Career | July 25, 2021 0:35 IST

  JEE-Main 2021 Update: In a breather for many aspirants, JEE-Main candidates from rain, landslide affected places in Maharashtra will get another chance to appear for the test, PTI reported as Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan as saying.

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  Yoga training included in govt's flagship programme 'Study in India': Dharmendra Pradhan

  Education | July 19, 2021 18:32 IST

  Yoga training has been included in the "Study in India" programme to encourage people from abroad seeking to learn it to get authentic training in the country, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Monday.

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  39 posts of chairman, directors vacant at IITs, NITs: Dharmendra Pradhan

  Education | July 19, 2021 18:16 IST

  Thirty-nine posts of chairman and directors are vacant at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Lok Sabha was informed on Monday. 

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  147 faculty posts vacant in centrally funded IIITs: Dharmendra Pardhan

  Education | July 19, 2021 17:10 IST

  A total of 204 faculty positions were lying vacant till January, 2019, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said. "However, 48 faculty posts were filled during the period after January, 2019 and till February, 2020," he said

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  NEET-UG to be conducted in 13 languages, exam centre opened in Kuwait for first time: Pradhan

  Education | July 13, 2021 22:16 IST

  ​In a first, the Education Ministry has set up an exam centre in Kuwait for middle east students who wish to appear for the National-Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET).

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  Dharmendra Pradhan reviews digital education initiatives, calls on President Kovind in separate meet

  India | July 13, 2021 15:46 IST

  Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday reviewed the digital education initiatives including PM e-Vidya and Swayam. The meeting was attended by Minister of State Annpurna Devi, Rajkumar Ranjan Singh and Subhas Sarkar.   

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  PM Narendra Modi to address IIT Directors today

  India | July 08, 2021 9:11 IST

  Newly-appointed Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will also be present on the occasion.

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  Dharmendra Pradhan becomes new Education Minister

  India | July 07, 2021 23:01 IST

  Dharmendra Pradhan was on Wednesday inducted as India's new Education Minister as Prime Minister Narendra Modi effected a major rejig.

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  Monetise reserves or govt will sell them: Dharmendra Pradhan to state-run oil cos

  Business | June 30, 2021 10:57 IST

  Dharmendra Pradhan has directed public sector oil and gas companies to monetise stranded energy reserves and discoveries.  

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  Petrol price rise: Case filed against Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Muzaffarpur

  India | June 28, 2021 22:20 IST

  Local resident Tamanna Hashmi filed the case before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur, alleging that it was a "conspiracy" to sell petrol at high rates across the country.

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  Ex-TRS leader Eatala Rajender joins BJP

  Politics | June 14, 2021 16:47 IST

  Former Telangana Health Minister Eatala Rajender joined Bhartiya Janta Party on June 14. He joined BJP in the presence of cabinet minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Home Minister G. Kishan Reddy. He resigned from the state assembly on June 12, after Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao sacked him from the state cabinet over land grabbing charges.

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  Petroleum Minister defends high fuel prices citing govt spending on welfare schemes

  India | June 14, 2021 10:41 IST

  Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday accepted that high fuel prices have been a cause of difficulty to the general public.

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  Pradhan accepts 'fuel prices problematic', says govt saving money for COVID welfare schemes

  News | June 13, 2021 19:26 IST

  Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on June 13 accepted that the current fuel prices are problematic but central or state govt are spending over Rs 35,000 crores on vaccines in a year.