Sovi Vidyadharan

NIRF 2023: University College retains top spot six years on the trot

As per the rankings released by the Union Education Ministry, the 157-year-old University College is placed in the 26th position nationally, slipping from the 24th spot in 2022.

07 Jun 2023

No permanent or interim Vice-chancellor: MG, Malayalam varsities hit

The term of MGU VC Sabu Thomas, who was also VC in-charge of Malayalam University, ended on May 27.

29 May 2023

Printing over, volume I school texts set to meet distribution target

93% of books already reached 14 dist hubs; printing of 2nd volume texts to begin in June

25 May 2023

School athletes decry new grace marks norms in Kerala

Winner of first prize in national-level events now entitled to get 25 marks instead of 72; no marks for participation.

25 Apr 2023

Plus-II results by May-end to have ripple effect on next academic year in Kerala

Save A Year/Improvement Exam could be conducted only after school reopening on June 1    

21 Apr 2023

Engineering college managements urge Kerala govt to relax rules for merit quota seats

As per the agreement, the KCECMA member colleges charge a uniform fee of Rs 75,000 per annum for both merit and management quota seats.

18 Apr 2023

Skill centres in Kerala to teach youth emerging tech to boost job prospects

The remaining centres will be allotted based on the needs of the districts concerned.

14 Apr 2023

Get ready to brush up your skills in as many as 47 job roles

The institution, under the general education department, had also played a vital role in ensuring uninterrupted classes for schoolchildren during the pandemic.

13 Apr 2023

Kerala to take a call on add-on texts after examining NCERT content

NCERT textbooks are used  in the state for subjects like history, political science, economics, geography, and science in higher secondary.

11 Apr 2023

Higher Education Minister R Bindu to retrace steps – in kathakali paint

Bindu will be performing under the guidance of Kalanilayam Raghavan Asan, her guru since she was 13. Raghavan Asan’s daughter Jayasree Gopi and Beena C M will play Damayanthi’s ‘consorts’.

07 Apr 2023

Sacking of teachers: Kerala govt draws flak for overlooking alternatives

Among those sacked, 56 teachers have been working for the past year-and-a-half after securing appointment through the state Public Service Commission.

05 Apr 2023

Signalling climbdown, Kerala governor consults govt on KTU VC appointment

Sources close to the governor also cited technicalities in continuance of Ciza in the VC’s post. 

29 Mar 2023

Shot in arm for literacy initiatives in Kerala

New India Literacy programme to roll out today.Centre, state jointly funding the five-year project in 60:40 ratio

14 Mar 2023

'Unpaid, overburdened': Mid-day meal cooks to protest over pending wages in Kerala

Peeved at the government’s ‘apathy’, the cooks under the aegis of ‘School Pachaka Thozhilali Sanghadana’ are gearing up for yet another protest.

10 Mar 2023

Guv-govt spat in Kerala leaves appointment of VCs in state universities in limbo

Though the incumbent vice-chancellor’s term ended on February 28, the constitution of a selection-cum-search committee to choose a new VC did not bear fruit. 

06 Mar 2023

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