Govt Schools
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Over 5,000 govt schools sit empty with zero students; 70% of them in Telangana and Bengal
Education | Dec 17, 2025, 05:58 PM ISTTelangana has approximately 2,081 zero enrolment schools, while in West Bengal, there are 1,571 such institutions.
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Delhi govt schools to introduce English medium sections in every class from academic year 2025-26
Education | Jul 10, 2025, 08:20 AM ISTDelhi: The move responds to growing parental demand for English-medium education, as many families see it as essential for their children's future. Officials believe that learning in English will better equip students for pursuing higher studies in fields like science, technology etc.
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Madhya Pradesh school timing changed due to cold wave, check new timings
Education | Jan 09, 2024, 11:57 AM ISTIn view of the ongoing cold wave, the timing of schools in Madhya Pradesh has been changed. CM posted this information on on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).
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Winter break schedule for Delhi govt schools announced. Check details here
Education | Dec 27, 2021, 11:29 PM ISTThe DoE said that the assessment record of winter break assignments and activities must be maintained scrupulously and shall count towards internal assessment.
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Uttarakhand gives nod to raise honorarium of female cooks in govt schools
India | Nov 23, 2021, 11:47 PM ISTAccording to the government, the honorarium has been raised to Rs 3,000 per month from Rs 2,000 per month. It has also increased the salary of PRD jawans to Rs 2100 per month.
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Standard of govt schools not at par with private schools: SC judge
Education | Nov 08, 2021, 08:26 AM ISTCiting the case of Bihar, after the enactment of the Right to Education Act, the enrolment of girls in elementary and secondary education rose to 50 per cent from the 36 per cent and now boys and girls are neck and neck in education in the state
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Over 1,000 govt schools in Odisha will be transformed with modern facilities: CM Naveen Patnaik
Education | Aug 23, 2021, 12:21 PM ISTPatnaik dedicated 10 transformed government schools to the state which have all the modern facilities like smart classrooms, e-library cum reading rooms, modern science laboratory, hygienic toilets, safe drinking water and sports infrastructures
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Students not to be denied admission in govt schools due to unavailability of TC: Sisodia
Education | Jul 15, 2021, 06:45 PM ISTStudents seeking admission to Delhi government schools from private schools will not be denied admission due to unavailability of Transfer Certificate (TC), Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said on Thursday.
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No exams till Class 8 for govt school students in UP
Education | Mar 09, 2021, 05:26 PM ISTDue to the pandemic conditions, the state government has decided to promote students till Class 8 to the next class without examination.
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569 students of Delhi govt schools qualified for NEET 2020: CM Kejriwal
News | Oct 20, 2020, 08:11 PM ISTWhile addressing the media on October 20, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal spoke about NEET 2020 results.
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Private schools' 'harassment' turns Ludhiana parents towards govt schools
News | Jul 17, 2020, 08:05 PM ISTAmid the coronavirus lockdown in the Ludhiana city of Punjab state, the enrollment number of students increased by 18% in government schools this year.
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Mystery shrouds baffling behaviour of students at remote Jammu and Kashmir's school
India | Jun 20, 2019, 04:49 PM ISTStudents at a far-flung school in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district have been exhibiting inexplicably strange behaviour such as rolling on the floor that has baffled both teachers and parents.
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In big goof-up, BJP-ruled Gujarat govt distributes 12,000 schools bags with Akhilesh Yadav’s photo
National | Jun 13, 2017, 06:28 PM ISTAkhilesh Yadav may have lost power in Uttar Pradesh, but he just got a good reason to claim to be ruling the roost in PM Narendra Modi’s bastion Gujarat, thanks to a slip up apparently by the state government
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Aadhaar-linking shows 4.4 lakh ‘ghost students’ named under mid-day meal scheme in 3 states
India | Mar 27, 2017, 01:40 PM ISTAadhaar has helped states remove 4.4 lakh “ghost students” from schools across Jharkhand, Manipur and Andhra Pradesh, for whom the government had been allotting funds under the mid-day meal scheme.
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Karuna opposes English medium of instruction in govt schools
India | May 13, 2013, 03:40 PM ISTChennai, May 13: Taking objection to Tamil Nadu Government's recent decision to introduce English medium of instruction in state-run schools, DMK chief M Karunanidhi today said education through a non-native language would obstruct students' self-learning.“Education