The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Aug 4 gave its approval for continuation of the revised Samagra Shiksha Scheme for a period of five years i.e., from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with a total financial outlay of Rs.2,94,283.04 crore which includes Central share of Rs.1,85,398.32 crore. The scheme covers 1.16 million schools, over 156 …

Chennai Hindustan King Sejong Institute (KSI), a first of its kind King Sejong Institute in collaboration with Hindustan Group of Institutions, at Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science Chennai has been formally launched. This is India’s sixth KSI supported by the Government of Republic of Korea to promote Korean language and culture. Eight Korean language courses will be taught to 212 …

Online education, a domain which was limited to students who were unable to study full-time, has now broadened its horizon to include almost all the students from across the globe of the world, owing to the spread of Coronavirus. According to a survey report on ‘Indian Students’ Preferences on Online Degree Courses’ by Shiksha.com, an online education information, there is …

Academic Bank of Credit, NISHTHA 2.0 for teacher training, competency based assessment framework for Grades 3, 5 and 8 in CBSE schools, Guidelines for Internationalization of Higher Education launched July 29, this year marked the first year of the National Education Policy (NEP) announced in 2020. The Government, in an apparent celebration of the policy announced after 34 years, fielded …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address policy makers in the domain of education and skill development, students, teachers, across the country on 29th July  2021, via video conferencing, to mark the completion of one year of reforms under the National  Education Policy 2020. He will also launch multiple initiatives in the education sector. Prime Minister will launch the Academic Bank of …

Hindustan Zinc, a Vedanta Group Company, has contributed to renovation of Swami Vivekanand Government Senior Secondary School at Zawar, Rajasthan at a cost of more than INR 50 lakhs. The company renovated 12 classrooms, 3 washrooms, 12 pillars and the roof. The company also installed a new drinking water facility in the school to safe drinking water for the students. …