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  10 countries with the world’s strongest education systems, and where India stands

  January 24, 2026 12:02 IST

  On International Day of Education, we look at how education systems compare globally using recognised international datasets. It examines school and university outcomes separately, highlights long-term performance patterns, and places India’s recent progress in higher education in context.

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  Explained: From startup star to financial struggle, the rise and fall of Byju's

  Explainers | March 13, 2024 22:26 IST

  Byju Raveendran's startup venture, Byju's, initially hailed as a beacon of educational innovation, soared to a valuation of $22 billion by 2022. However, the company's meteoric rise has taken a sharp downturn, with financial distress plaguing its operations.

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  Telangana: Half-day classes in all schools from today | KNOW WHY

  March 15, 2023 12:58 IST

  Telangana school news: The Telangana government has announced to implement half-day classes across the state from today (March 15) in the wake of the state experiencing rising temperatures.

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  India needs job-makers to pin itself on global, export map: Sisodia

  Education | September 22, 2021 16:11 IST

  Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia believes it is important for students to aspire to become job makers. 

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  In BJP-RSS vision of India, Adivasis and Dalits should not have access to education: Rahul Gandhi

  India | November 29, 2020 11:38 IST

  "In BJP/RSS vision of India, Adivasis and Dalits should not have access to education," Gandhi alleged.

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  National Education Policy 2020: Foreign Universities can operate, set up campuses in India

  Education | July 30, 2020 10:40 IST

  Foreign Universities will now be able to set up campuses in India to raise the level of Indian Education, after the Centre on Wednesday introduced the new National Education Policy, to bring a complete and overhaul change in the Indian education system with a number of reforms to create more job providers and not job seekers.

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  New education policy: Coding to be taught from Class 6

  Education | July 29, 2020 18:02 IST

  Government on Wednesday announced that coding will be taught from Class 6 onwards.

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  Dilemma of a mother when it comes to choosing a school curriculum

  Education | February 08, 2020 16:51 IST

  The exodus has been a part of the Indian culture for decades now, with the state of Punjab leading the Westward movement while the Southern states living the gulf dream.

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  ‘International Day of the Girl Child’: Technology helping empower girls through education

  India | October 11, 2017 15:43 IST

  Data shows that Delhi government’s 106 pc increase in education budget to uplift quality of education hasn’t really had the desired impact.

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  India late by half a century in achieving education goals: UNESCO report

  India | September 06, 2016 7:54 IST

  India will be half a century late in achieving its education goals and the country needs to undergo fundamental changes in the education system if it wants to meet the 2030 sustainable development goals

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  844 students enrolled, two present in school: The ugly face of Bihar’s education infrastructure

  India | July 29, 2016 13:25 IST

  Barely a month after the infamous ‘toppers scam’ in Bihar became an embarrassment for the Nitish Kumar-led Grand Secular Alliance government, another shocking revelation illustrates the decay in Bihar’s education system. A report by

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  Education system decaying due to political interference: CM

  Politics | March 26, 2015 17:01 IST

  New Delhi: Ruing “decay” in education system, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said political interference was responsible for the decline and asserted that his government would not meddle and only focus on providing resources

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  India most 'literate' country in world: British author Hanif Kureishi

  India | January 18, 2015 8:03 IST

  Kolkata: Award-winning British playwright and author Hanif Kureishi on Saturday praised Indians for their continued interest in literature and said the nation is the "most literate" country in the world.Kureishi, who is of Pakistani descent,

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  Ramdev bats for re-introducing Gurukul system of education

  India | December 18, 2014 6:54 IST

  Mathura: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev lauded the constructive role played by the Gurukul system of education and expressed his commitment to revive the old system in the country.He said the British rulers abolished the Gurukul

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  World's 10 most expensive schools

  World | May 03, 2014 7:00 IST

  New Delhi: Education has become big business, not only in India, but across the world. Gone are the days when ancient gurus (teachers) used to charge guru dakshina as token of love from students. If

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  Anglo-Indians demand reservation in higher education

  India | December 18, 2012 21:46 IST

  Jamshedpur, Dec 18: A delegation of Anglo-Indian leaders from across the country has submitted a memorandum to President Pranab Mukherjee demanding reservation of seats for deserving students of the community in different fields of higher