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As universities and higher education institutions (HEIs) move towards academic reforms, an ecosystem that is both flexible and innovative is being created, said Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.
The report, while defining education in the current context, has highlighted the significant emerging trends in the higher education sector, drawn the learnings and underlined the global best practices.
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It is a cultural thing with Indians, and it takes a while for culture to change.
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Universities should give top priority to preparing students for employability, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Sunday.
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Vice President on Tuesday said that the universities in the country should become centres of excellence.
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India ranks second after Malawi in a list of 12 countries wherein a grade two student could not read a single word of a short text.
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Universities are required to compete globally for research-ranking to become world-class, President Pranab Mukherjee has said.
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National School of Drama (NSD) alumnus Nawazuddin Siddiqui says the importance and role of education in shaping up one's talent cannot be dismissed.
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Not many BIMARU schools have unlocked, usable toilets, ASER data show.
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The NAD is an initiative of the HRD Ministry to maintain a national-level database of all academic qualifications from secondary school certificate to university and professional certificates.
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A UNESCO report has said that according to the current trend, India will be half a century late in achieving its global education commitments.
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The priority of the government will be improving the condition of Zilla Prishad schools and nights schools says Prakash Javadekar.
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Putting his weight behind "academic freedom", President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said windows for free flow of thoughts should not be shut and an atmosphere should be created where "cross-fertilisation" of ideas can take place.
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which sought uniform syllabus for schools across the country.
There is a significant shortage of female academic leaders in the higher education system of the country, as only 6.67 percent of Indian institutes are headed by women, says a report.
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Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday exhorted students from various parts of the country to "compete, but also co-operate" with each other and advised the youth to learn about different cultures to enhance their knowledge.
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With 16 institutes among the top 200 places for higher education, India is placed third on the latest list of Times Higher Education BRICS and Emerging Economies Rankings, after China and Taiwan.
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Eight higher educational institutions from India have been listed in the top 500 universities in the world by the QS rankings in 2015.
Over a dozen states want the Centre to amend the Right to Education Act and revoke its no-detention policy for students of Classes I to VIII.
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