 | New academic session kicks offOfficials of the department said as part of the commencement of the new academic session, ‘Pravesh Utsav’ will be observed in all schools from April 4 to welcome students. |
 | ‘Mid-day meals continued in Odisha amid Central delay’Dash reasoned that since the supplementary budget of the state government was passed a month before in September, it was not possible to increase the state share proportionately. |
 | UDISE information approved, uploaded by state: MinistryThe report said dropout rate in state was higher than national average |
 | Plus II enrollment in 106 upgraded schools this session in BhubaneswarNotably, the state government had announced to start Class XI in these schools as a measure to bring down the dropout rate further in schools. |
 | Odisha urges Centre to release pending PM-POSHAN fundsSchool and Mass Education minister Samir Ranjan Dash in a letter to Pradhan sought release of the second installment of funds under PM-POSHAN to the tune of Rs 30,895 lakh for the year 2022-23. |
| Class X exam: Odisha Education Minister orders probe over viral audio-tapeIn the viral audio, a guardian is allegedly heard asking a school teacher for favour of malpractice for a student in an examination centre. |
