Education policy

	Need to plan about schools in post-Covid era: Manish Sisodia ‘Delhi Education Conference’ will be organised between January 11and 17 and will have education experts from India, Finland, Germany, Singapore, Canada and US. published on : 7th January 2021
	Grant autonomy only if colleges can govern selves: MR Doreswamy Prof M R Doreswamy, an advisor to the State Government on education reforms, has recommended taking into account a few key criteria for granting autonomy to colleges. published on : 29th December 2020
	The trouble with NEP’s multiple entry/exit system The cynosure of the new National Education Policy (NEP 2020) is the Multiple Entry/Exit System (MEES) in higher education. published on : 28th December 2020
	‘NEP will help achieve the vision of a new India’ The President of India Gold Medal was awarded to Aditya Pal of the Computer Science and Engineering discipline for best academic performance in BTech. published on : 5th December 2020
	Bagless days coming for school students across country post lockdown The letter sent to school education secretaries in all the states also said that from first to tenth grade, the weight of the school bag should not exceed 10% of the student’s weight. published on : 4th December 2020
	IITs, NITs to offer engineering courses in mother tongue from next year Offering technical education in mother tongue is part of the National Education Policy adopted by the Centre this year. published on : 26th November 2020
	New Education Policy meant to develop self-confidence: PM Narendra Modi In his address through video conference, the prime minister also took an indirect dig at the previous governments, finding fault with the functioning for years of the rail coach factory in Rae Bareli. published on : 25th November 2020
	Jawaharlal Nehru University considers introducing four-year undergraduate programmes The varsity has also formed an apex committee consisting of representatives from different schools and centres to deliberate and come up with its recommendations to implement the NEP-2020. published on : 20th November 2020
	Karnataka releases roadmap for implementing National Education Policy in state Ashwath Narayan also said the report would be discussed with stakeholders for their opinions. The plan is spread over 15 years and their suggestions to make it practical will be welcome, he said. published on : 7th November 2020
	NEP's aim is to realise new system aligned with 21st century educational goals: Kasturirangan NEP's approach is to realize a new system aligned with aspirational goals of 21st century education while remaining rooted to India's value systems and ethos, he said. published on : 31st October 2020
	India needs to send a loud and clear message to China: Mohan Bhagwat He added that strong resolution, self-respect and bravery of Indian soldiers has stunned China. published on : 25th October 2020
	JEE to be held in regional languages from 2021 in line with NEP: Ramesh Pokhariyal Starting 2021, the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) will also be held in various regional languages, Union education minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank announced on Thursday. published on : 23rd October 2020
	TNIE Expressions \| YouTube, Google biggest competitors for teachers now, says Dr Ramesh Unnikrishnan Rajeev Gowda, former MP and professor, Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore, was of the view that Covid-19 will change the way students engage with learning. published on : 22nd October 2020
	'Skilling, reskilling and upskilling need of hour': Modi says NEP will make youths more competitive He was delivering the convocation address virtually during the centenary convocation of the University of Mysore (UoM) held in the city on Monday. published on : 19th October 2020
	Cabinet approves new STARS project to strengthen school education system Javadekar said the Modi government has started implementing the NEP-2020 and as part of the process it has approved the Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States project. published on : 14th October 2020