University Grants Commission (UGC), the higher education regulator and grants making body, which is itself under brand transformation and waiting to be named as Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) on January 28 released the draft for National Higher Education Qualifications Framework (NHEQF).  The purpose of draft is to invite and collect public feedback and suggestions by February 13.  Thereafter, …

‘Drone Shakti’ will come to ITIs The Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurships (MSDE) will launch the DESH Stack e-Portal — Digital Ecosystem for Skilling and Livelihood —as was announced in the Union Budget 2022.  According to a statement from the ministry, The DESH Stack e-Portal aims to empower citizens to skill, reskill or upskill through on-line training. It will …

What #The Union Budget 2022 contains for #Education is a developing story as more and more insights and perspectives emerge. However, one thing is clear ‘the learning deficit caused by two years of digital education will be actually remediated by more digital education? Education Minister of India, Dharmendra Pradhan, also says so. # AatmanirbharBharatKaBudget paves the way to build resilient mechanisms …

All eyes will on the Union Budget proposals on education as all stakeholders expect a better deal Budget expectations and talks are like New Year resolutions which evaporate within days to be taken again the next year.  Well, that is the state of most budget expectations—a consultative exercise that was initiated before budget formulation with interest groups and sectoral experts.  …

The findings show that even if countries reach their benchmarks, the world will still fall short of the ambition set out in SDG 4 A new report released on  January 24, 2022 – World Education Day, by UNESCO’s Institute for Statistics and the Global Education Monitoring Report finds that, according to their own benchmarks, countries will not achieve Sustainable Development …

29 Children have been conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (National Child Award) this Year, selected from all regions of the country for their exceptional achievements in Innovation (7), Social Service (4), Scholastic (1), Sports (8), Art & Culture (6) and Bravery (3) categories.  There are 15 Boys and 14 Girls among the awardees belonging to 21 States and …