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  • Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank releases alternative NCERT academic calendar for Class 11, 12 students

    Right now, the schedule for four weeks has been laid down in the NCERT academic calendar, which is subject to extension depending on the course the COVID-19 crisis takes.

  • JEE Main 2020 exam to be held between July 18-23, NEET 2020 on July 26: HRD Minister

    JEE Advanced will be held in August 2020, said Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Union HRD Minister

  • HRD ministry to announce fresh dates for JEE, NEET on May 5

    The exams were postponed due to nationwide lockdown announced to contain the COVID-19 spread.

  • Coronavirus pandemic | 28 institutions, depts under HRD Ministry donate over Rs 38 cr to PM-CARES fund

    Earlier, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' had donated his one month salary and Rs one crore from the MPLADS fund.

  • Outsiders behind Gargi college incident: HRD Minister

    Replying to a question of Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi in Lok Sabha, Pokhriyal said the government was aware of the incident at Gargi College, a reputed institute in the national capital.

  • Govt will not tolerate educational institutions turning into hubs of politicking: HRD Minister

    Scores of students from universities across the country, including Jawaharlal Nehru University, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi University, Jadavpur University and Presidency University, have been protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

  • HRD minister appeals to political parties to 'keep academic institutions away from their politics'

    His remarks came against the backdrop of police crackdown against students of Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi and the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in Uttar Pradesh, following protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

  • Govt focusing on providing quality education to all: Prakash Javadekar

    "After providing access to education for all, now the focus is to ensure quality education to students across the country. The government is working actively on it as it believes that only quality education has the potential of developing a good citizen with a strong character. Quality education is a must for all-round development of the country," he said.

  • Javadekar stresses on learning assessment in primary schools

    Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar today said there is a need to conduct "learning outcome assessment" in primary schools before promoting students.

  • Javadekar for giving IITs, IIMs accreditation body status

    Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar today said the government will float an idea to enable IITs and IIMs become accreditation bodies so that burden of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) will be eased.

  • Education is beyond politics, says Prakash Javadekar

    "Education is beyond politics... We should all resolve to work unitedly to improve education," he said and assured that adequate funds would be extended for research works at educational institutions.

  • Dialogue key to avoid agitation: New HRD Minister

    Asserting that dialogue is the key to avoid agitations, HRD minister Prakash Javadekar today said education is not a subject for party politics, as he replaces Smriti Irani who had a controversy-ridden tenure.

  • Budget 2016: Opposition to corner Smriti Irani in Parliament on JNU row

    After the Budget Session began on a note of confrontation last week, the second week of the session is also unlikely to transact legislative business, barring essential financial exercise like the Union Budget

  • Will not be cowed down by Cong's legal notice: Smriti Irani

    Uttar Pradesh Congress has issued the legal notice to Irani for alleging that Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust had grabbed land of farmers in Amethi.

  • IIT-M row: Protests continue, Athawale says action unjust

    Protests continued today over de-recognition of a students' body, comprising mostly dalits, by IIT-M as NDA ally RPI joined the chorus against the premier institute's action, terming it as an "act of injustice" and "attack" on freedom of expression.

  • Fabindia top officials shouldn't be harassed: Digvijay

    Crime branch had arrested four employees in this connection, who were granted bail by the court on Saturday.

  • WEF summit begins Tue; Jaitley, Gadkari among participants

    More than 700 leaders from business, government, civil society and academia from 45 countries will take part in the three-day India Economic Summit, organised by WEF in partnership with industry body CII.

  • Govt launches anti-ragging portal

    The government today launched an anti-ragging website helping students of universities, colleges and professional institutes lodge online complaints against ragging or harassment and seek faster response.

  • Accreditation for higher learning schools a must: Sibal

    Government proposes to enact a crucial bill this year to make it mandatory for every higher educational institution to be accredited in the country, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said today.

  • Datawind halts Aakash supplies, till IIT-Rajasthan release payments

    Even as the nation awaits the upgraded version of the world's most affordable tablet, the battle between Datawind ...

  • Aakash 2 to sell for Rs.2,450, claims Sibal

    Here's some joyous news for enthusiasts. Quite contrary to the previous reports indicating that the better spec'd ...

  • Improved specs on Aakash 2 to make it costlier

    Now, this one's a spoiler of a news for sure. If you've been among those who relied on the Aakash 2 tablet to get better, ...

  • Commercial version of Aakash delayed until late January 2012

    If you are among the 3 lakh people who pre-ordered the commercial version of Aakash then you‘ll have to wait until next year...

  • Upgraded version of Aakash tab expected in February 2012, same price

    Last month, the world's most affordable tablet was unveiled in India amidst a lot of fanfare, as it brought along a promise of improving ...

  • Aakash gets taken apart, low cost secrets revealed!

    The world‘s cheapest tablet will soon be hitting store shelves, come November, and if you were as anxious to get your hands on one as we were,

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