Hrd Ministry
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No sitting fee for officials nominated to education institutions: HRD Ministry
India | Feb 10, 2016, 04:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: Noting that many higher educational institutions were giving “sitting fee” to government officials nominated to their governing bodies, the HRD ministry has sought an end to this practice. In an office memorandum, the
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Dalit groups say interim VC tainted; he says matter sorted out
India | Jan 24, 2016, 11:15 PM ISTHyderabad: Hyderabad University's incharge Vice Chancellor Vipin Srivastava, accused by the SC/ST faculty of having a "deep involvement" in the death of a dalit student in 2008, today said "the previous matter was sorted out"
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Student's suicide: HRD team likely to submit report tomorrow
India | Jan 21, 2016, 11:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: The report of the two-member fact-finding committee set up by the HRD ministry to look into the suicide by a dalit scholar in Hyderabad University is learnt to be in the final stages
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Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) in India 23.6 per cent: Smriti Irani
National | Dec 21, 2015, 08:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: More youngsters in the age group of 18-23 years are acquiring higher education and the Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) in India has risen to 23.6 per cent, and 46 per cent of those
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Committee recommends major changes in IIT entrance examination
India | Nov 07, 2015, 07:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: A Committee constituted by the IIT council has recommended major changes in entrance examination structure for these prestigious institutes including setting up of a National Testing Service, which would hold tests on the
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Stephen's molestation row worse than Dadri lynching: Valson Thampu
India | Oct 04, 2015, 10:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: St Stephen's college's principal Valson Thampu today said that the molestation row of a research scholar, which rocked the college for over three months, was "worse" than the Dadri lynching case. Thampu also
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CBSE seeks students' feedback on new education policy
India | Sep 29, 2015, 10:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has sought online comments from students for making recommendation to the draft of new education policy which is likely to come out by the year-end."We value
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Will oppose any move to appoint 'regressive' Swamy as JNU VC: JNUSU
National | Sep 24, 2015, 08:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: Up in arms over reports of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy being offered the JNU VC post, the student community of the varsity have threatened to "resist any attempts with all its mights" to
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President returns HRD ministry file recommending sacking of Viswa Bharati VC
India | Sep 23, 2015, 11:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today returned the file of the HRD ministry recommending sacking of Visva Bharati Vice Chancellor Sushanta Duttagupta and asked it to seek a legal opinion before any decision can be
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HRD ministry recommends sacking of Viswa Bharati VC
India | Sep 22, 2015, 05:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: Sushanta Duttagupta, Vice Chancellor of the prestigious Visva Bharati may become the first head of a Central University to be sacked after Union HRD Ministry recommended his removal, holding him guilty of financial
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Need inspired teachers to instill values in children: President
India | Sep 05, 2015, 09:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: India needs inspired teachers to instill in children the civilisational values of tolerance, plurality and compassion and impart education that removes boundaries of caste, community and gender, President Pranab Mukherjee said here today.Citing
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Students to get aptitude certificate instead of character certificate: PM Modi
National | Sep 04, 2015, 05:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: Students would soon get aptitude certificates in place of character certificates at the end of schooling, reflecting their overall personality, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said.Stating that character certificates are even awarded to
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Centre sets up committee to attract talented teachers
India | Jul 25, 2015, 05:27 AM ISTNew Delhi: The HRD ministry on Friday set up a committee to attract and retain talented teachers in the central government funded educational institutions to combat the problem of teacher vacancies.The committee will also be
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Smriti Irani-RSS meet: New education policy, possible candidates for institutions discussed
National | Jul 18, 2015, 11:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani on Friday held deliberations with some RSS-affiliate deducation bodies on the new education policy during which they are understood to have also discussed the appointments of possible candidates
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IIT Roorkee stands by its decision to expels 73 students for under-performance
India | Jul 12, 2015, 06:54 AM ISTRoorkee: With IIT Roorkee deciding not to revoke the recent expulsion of 73 of its students for under- performance, their parents and guardians are now contemplating to either move court or approach the union ministry
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Stephen's molestation case: HRD ministry seeks report from DU
India | Jun 24, 2015, 12:41 PM ISTNew Delhi : The HRD ministry has sent a notice to Delhi University seeking a report in the molestation case of a research scholar allegedly by a St Stephen's College professor.“HRD ministry has sent a
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Anil Sahasrabudhe set to become AICTE chairman
India | Jun 24, 2015, 07:10 AM ISTNew Delhi: Well-known academician Anil Sahasrabudhe, director of College of Engineering in Pune, is set to become the next AICTE chairman with the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet clearing his name.The post was lying vacant
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Govt formed National Policy on Skill Development: Smriti Irani
National | May 06, 2015, 02:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government has formulated the National Policy on Skill Development which gives the broad framework for skill development in the country, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.HRD Minister Smriti Irani said through this policy,
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HRD ministry refuses to clear 34 blacklisted universities
India | Apr 17, 2015, 02:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Human Resource Development Ministry of Narendra Modi government has upheld its predecessor UPA government's decision to blacklist 44 universities and has rejected University Grants Commission (UGC)'s recommendations to clear 34 of them.The
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HRD Ministry clears names of 3 IIT directors?
India | Apr 07, 2015, 08:17 AM ISTNew Delhi: Names of Rajeev Sekhar, Sarit Kumar Das and Pushpak Bhattacharyya are understood to have been cleared by the HRD Ministry as the new directors of IITs in Ropar, Bhubaneswar and Patna respectively.The Ministry,