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Tanzania President Hassan becomes first woman to be conferred honorary doctorate by JNU

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan became first woman to receive honorary doctorate from JNU. She was awarded for her role in fostering India-Tanzania relations, promoting economic diplomacy and achieving success in regional integration & multilateralism. PM Modi held talks with her to boost bilateral ties.

The Hindu · Oct 10, 2023

Students can choose to take Board exams once or twice a year

According to the New Curriculum Framework (NCF), board examinations will be held twice a year to ensure that students have enough time and opportunity to perform well and get an option to retain the best score.

The Hindu · Oct 8, 2023

MP questions move to make Nipah test mandatory for students from Kerala in IGNTU

IGNTU, a Central University functioning from Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh, had started open counselling

The Hindu · Sep 15, 2023

NCERT gets Deemed-to-be-University status, says Education Minister

NCERT granted deemed-to-be-university status by Ministry of Higher Education.

The Hindu · Sep 1, 2023

Students of tribal areas will get education of global standards at Tribal University of A.P., says Jagan

CM Jagan Mohan Reddy laid foundation stone for Central Tribal University in Vizianagaram, AP. He said it will provide higher education with international standards to tribal students.

The Hindu · Aug 25, 2023

Chief Minister Stalin condemns compulsory Hindi test for NIT recruitment

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin urges Union Education Minister to remove mandatory Hindi knowledge criteria for NIT recruitment. Imposing of Hindi deprives opportunities for youth from Tamil Nadu and other non-Hindi speaking states. Madurai MP Venkatesan raised issue, questioning need for mandating Hindi and requesting intervention. NTA issued notice with syllabus…

The Hindu · Aug 24, 2023

Madurai MP Su. Venkatesan questions Hindi test for NIT recruitment

Madurai MP Su. Venkatesan from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has written a letter to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday, questioning the need for mandating the knowledge of Hindi as a requirement for the recruitment for non-teaching posts in National Institutes of Technology (NITs).

The Hindu · Aug 23, 2023

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan attacks Karnataka’s decision to scrap NEP

Responding to the Karnataka State government’s decision to scrap the NEP, Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan said the document was not a political but a visionary one, created by the country’s leading educationists

The Hindu · Aug 22, 2023

Karnataka government’s decision to discontinue NEP politically motivated, says Dharmendra Pradhan

NEW DELHI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday expressed disappointment over the Congress-ruled Karnataka government reported decision to discontinue National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 and said it is “politically motivated”.

The Times of India · Aug 17, 2023

BJP tears into Congress’s Surjewala for calling BJP’s voters, supporters as having demonic tendencies

NEW DELHI: The BJP leaders tore into Congress Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Singh Surjewala for allegedly cursing the BJP’s voters and supporters and describing them as having “demonic tendencies”.

The Times of India · Aug 14, 2023