Education Minister
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Schools' alternative academic calendar for next 8 weeks launched by Education Ministry
Education | Sep 15, 2020, 08:57 PM ISTTaking in view that schools continued to remain closed due to pandemic, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Tuesday released an alternative academic calendar for secondary classes for the next eight weeks (two months).
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NEET 2020: 14.37 lakh students out of 15.97 who registered attempted exam
Education | Sep 14, 2020, 08:25 PM ISTEducation Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank a day after NEET 2020 was conducted shared the information that out of 15.97 lakh registered candidates, 14.37 lakh students appeared in NEET examinations. Some people were raising questions over the conduct of the examinations but we knew that students didn't want one year to go waste.
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'Covid fees' in private schools strange, action will be taken: Karnataka Minister
News | Sep 11, 2020, 06:18 PM ISTSpeaking on the private schools planning to charge COVID fees in Karnataka when the schools reopen, state Education Minister S Suresh Kumar on September 11 stated that the government will take adequate actions against it.
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Delhi govt takes back permission of fee hike from Sanskriti School
Politics | Sep 10, 2020, 08:41 PM ISTDelhi Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia on September 09 informed that Kejriwal Government has decided to take back the permission of increasing fees from Sanskriti School.
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JEE, NEET: 'Congress will protest outside Central Govt offices', says Rajasthan Education Minister
News | Aug 27, 2020, 07:48 PM ISTRajasthan Education Minister and State Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra informed that Congress will hold protests outside Central Government offices at 11 am on August 27 against the decision of conducting JEE and NEET examinations.
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Not taking JEE-NEET exams not an option, says Former Education Secretary
India | Aug 27, 2020, 07:10 PM ISTExperts in the education sector have differing opinions about conducting exams such as the NEET and JEE in the midst of a pandemic.
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NEET, JEE: 'Students want exams to be held at any cost', says Education Minister
News | Aug 27, 2020, 06:03 PM ISTUnion Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on August 27 said that students want NEET and JEE exams to be held at any cost as over 10 lakhs out of 15.97 lakhs candidates downloaded admit cards in 24 hours.
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Education Ministry seeks principals, school teachers' suggestions on NEP
Education | Aug 23, 2020, 06:13 PM ISTEducation Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has sought the suggestions of school principals and teachers on the implementation of the new National Education Policy (NEP) on Sunday.
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Assam educational institutions ready to reopen from Sep 1 but...: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Education | Aug 18, 2020, 08:50 PM ISTAssam government is getting ready to reopen educational institutions in the state from September 1 but the ultimate decision will depend on the Union Home Ministry, said Assam Education and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
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Jharkhand Education Minister, 53, takes admission in class 11
India | Aug 10, 2020, 07:49 PM ISTJharkhand Human Resource Development (HRD) minister Jagarnath Mahto on Monday applied for admission in class 11 in a government-affiliated inter college.
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Not against English, but we want to strengthen Indian languages: Education Minister
News | Aug 10, 2020, 03:51 PM ISTWhile addressing the Aatmanirbhar Madhya Pradesh webinar in Bhopal on August 10, Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said, "To those who doubt the benefit of using mother tongue as a medium of education.
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Karnataka Primary Education Minister visits SSLC exam centre in Bengaluru
News | Jun 25, 2020, 01:58 PM ISTPrimary Education Minister of Karnataka, S Suresh Kumar visited a School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examination centre in Bengaluru on June 25.
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Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister KP Anbalagan tests COVID-19 positive
India | Jun 19, 2020, 12:45 PM ISTTamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K. P. Anbalagan has been admitted to a private hospital here after he tested positive for COVID-19, a hospital official said on Friday.
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Schools to reopen in July in phased manner: Haryana Education Minister
News | Jun 04, 2020, 06:18 PM ISTWhile addressing a press conference in Chandigarh on June 04, the Education Minister of Haryana, Kanwar Pal Gujjar spoke on re-opening of schools.
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CBSE to conduct remaining Class 10, 12 board exams at 15,000 centres across country
Education | May 25, 2020, 01:24 PM ISTThe Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct the remaining board exams for class 10, class 12 at over 15,000 centres across the country. The Board was slated to hold the exams at only 3,000 centres only, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has informed.
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Schools will reopen as soon as situation becomes normal: HRD minister RP Nishank
Education | May 10, 2020, 05:09 PM ISTUnion HRD minister RP Nishank in an exclusive conversation with India TV shared government's roadmap on how it plans to educate students, run online classes amid coronavirus lockdown situation in the country due to which schools, colleges and all educational institutions across the nation are shut. The Union Minister talked about how it plans to educate those who do not have facilities such as internet, smartphones and can't take online classes.
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JEE, NEET exam dates announced by Education Minister RP Nishank | Watch
Education | May 05, 2020, 01:52 PM ISTEducation Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Tuesday announced the dates for competitive exams including JEE 2020, NEET during a live interaction with students.
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Yoga to be introduced in senior secondary schools in Himachal Pradesh: Education Minister
Education | Mar 05, 2020, 01:42 PM ISTYoga will be introduced as a separate subject for study in government senior secondary schools in Himachal Pradesh, Education Minister Suresh Bhardwaj told the state Assembly on Thursday.
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We are making alternative arrangements: Bihar Education Minister on striking teachers
News | Mar 05, 2020, 02:46 PM ISTAfter High-school teachers in Bihar joined the strike for salary-hike in solidarity with middle-school teachers in state, over 45,000 are being affected.
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Students in UP government schools to do yoga
India | Aug 27, 2019, 10:43 AM ISTThe Minister has told officials to ensure that the 1.5 crore students in the government primary schools participate in a 15-minute yoga session during the morning assembly. Also, children should attend a 15-minute PT class before the school ends.