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  Formulation of NEP 2020 is live example of cooperative federalism: Education Minister

  Education | August 25, 2021 18:58 IST

  Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the formulation of NEP 2020 is a live example of cooperative federalism.

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  Tamil Nadu school reopening: Minister to hold meeting with Chief Educational Officers

  Education | August 16, 2021 21:55 IST

  Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi will be holding a meeting of all the Chief Educational Officers.

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  DBSE receives approval for exams, certification & equivalence: Sisodia

  Education | August 14, 2021 16:51 IST

  DBSE has received approval from apex bodies for examination, certification and equivalence with other recognised boards, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Friday.

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  374 districts in India 'educationally backward': Education Ministry

  Education | August 12, 2021 12:53 IST

  Uttar Pradesh (41) has the highest number of backward districts followed by Madhya Pradesh with 39 districts, Rajasthan - 30, Tamil Nadu- 27, Bihar- 25.

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  Caste-based census a revolutionary process: Education minister Pradhan

  India | August 11, 2021 22:52 IST

  Pradhan also said that the parliament system is supreme and it has the right to decide on policies for the country and frame laws for the welfare of the people. The minister was speaking during a debate in Rajya Sabha.

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  COVID-19: Maha govt slashes school fees by 15%

  News | July 29, 2021 10:20 IST

  Maharashtra Cabinet on July 28 decided to slash private school fees for the current academic year by 15 per cent. State Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said, "I want to inform that the cabinet has today decided to cut 15% school fees in the wake of the pandemic.

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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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  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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  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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  Rajasthan: Question over selection of 3 relatives of Education Minister in RAS

  News | July 22, 2021 14:07 IST

  It is alleged that the candidate who topped the examination has got 77 percent marks while the relatives of the Education Minister have been given 80-80 percent marks.

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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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  Edu Min Ramesh Pokhriyal launches NIPUN Bharat for helping children attain foundational literacy

  Education | July 06, 2021 10:07 IST

  "NIPUN Bharat aims to cover the learning needs of children in the age group of 3 to 9 years. Teachers need to focus on every child for developing basic language, literacy and numeracy skills which will help them develop into better readers and writers," Nishank said

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  Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal to launch NIPUN Bharat tomorrow

  Education | July 04, 2021 14:47 IST

  A short video, anthem and Implementation Guidelines on NIPUN Bharat will also be launched during this programme, as per an official release.

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  CBSE Board Exams 2021: Education Minister to address students' concerns on June 25

  Education | June 23, 2021 22:53 IST

  Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank will address concerns of students surrounding the CBSE board examinations on June 25. He will respond to queries sent by students at 4 pm via social media.

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  CPI MP writes to Ramesh Pokhriyal, asks to revoke suspension against Gilbert Sebastian

  Education | May 23, 2021 10:48 IST

  CPI MP from Kerala Binoy Viswam has written a letter to Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal urging him to revoke the suspension laid down upon Dr. Gilbert Sebastian. 

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  Education minister Pokriyal to hold virtual meet with IITs, NITs, IISER and IISCs directors today

  Education | May 20, 2021 11:58 IST

  In this virtual meeting, the minister will discuss the management of COVID-19, online learning, and the latest status of implementation of the New Education Policy-2020.

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  Education Minister Pokhriyal to hold virtual meeting with all state education secretaries on May 17

  Education | May 15, 2021 11:47 IST

  In the virtual meeting, the minister will also review the promotion of online education and implementation of the New Education policy.

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  Education Ministry directs IITs, NITs to postpone offline exams

  Education | May 04, 2021 11:11 IST

  The decision to conduct offline exams will again be reviewed in the first week of June, the letter by Higher Education Secretary Amit Khare mentioned

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  Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal tests COVID positive

  News | April 21, 2021 18:00 IST

  Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank tested positive for COVID-19 on April 21. Pokhriyal, took to Twitter to announce that he has been tested positive for the virus.

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  Former Bihar Education Minister Mewalal Chaudhary passes away due to Covid 19

  India | April 19, 2021 11:21 IST

  JDU MLA and Former Education Minister Bihar Mewalal Chaudhary succumbed to Covid 19 on Monday morning