The report of the Overarching Committee constituted by Ministry of Education in November 2022 under the chairmanship of Dr. K. Radhakrishnan Chairman BoG, IIT Kanpur & Chairperson, and Standing Committee of IIT Council was made public on May 12 for consultation. The report has a an inbuilt timeline of targets for movement of this consultation with the all-important TRANSITION to …

The Ministry of Education, Government of India and US Department of State on May 22, 2023 launched the India-US Working Group on Education and Skill Development with the aim to enhance cooperation and collaboration between the two countries in the field of education and skill development. The establishment of the India-US Working Group on Education and Skill Development was announced …

A workshop on school assessments, examination practices and equivalence of boards was organised by the Ministry of Education and PARAKH on May 22 in New Delhi. The workshop was chaired by Sanjay Kumar, Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy and attended by officials from Ministry of Education, CBSE, NCERT, NIOS, NCVET and NCTE. State Education Secretaries, State Project Directors …

Bal Raksha Bharat (globally known as Save the Children) hosted discussions on Challenges faced by youth from marginalised communities in the start- up ecosystem and navigating these challenges for the future of work on May 22.The Y20 Secretariat inducted the participants into the role of youth in G20 for shaping and strengthening global architecture and governance on all major international …

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) announced the National Pre-Yoga Olympiad at Kolkata’s prestigious South City International School from 22nd to 24th May 2023.  208 students from 13 regions, including India and UAE, are participating in the three-day National Pre-Yoga Olympiad. It will act as a platform for students to showcase their yoga skills, get short-listed and …

By Sarvesh Agrawal, Founder and CEO of Internshala, the career- tech platform An internship is an opportunity to get job experience in a certain industry and put theories and abilities learned in school to the test. The talents of the past, such as possessing only hard skills, domain expertise, etc., are insufficient in the present job market. Employers now look …