On I-Day, Stalin seeks transfer of education back to State List Context M.K. Stalin, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, demanded on Tuesday that education be put back on the State List of the Constitution’s Seventh Schedule. Only this, he claimed, will contribute to the […]
Report: Impact Of The Pandemic On Education Context : A combined report for 2020–21 and 2021–22, the Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI–D) released by the Ministry on Sunday evaluates the district-level performance of the educational system. What is Performance Grading Index for Districts and […]
“Education Challenges: One Teacher, Seven Schools in India’s Primary Education Landscape” Context: There is no justification for this flagrant breach of the Right to Education Act, which is committed by millions of Indian children who continue to attend single-teacher institutions. Right to Education Act Article […]
All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2020-2021 #GS-02 Education For Prelims AISHE All India Survey on Higher Education is an annual web-based survey released by the Union Ministry of Education since 2010-11. It helps by providing key performance indicators on the current status of […]
Annual Status of Education Report #GS-02 Education For Prelims Annual Status of Education Report ASER is an annual citizen-led household survey that aims to provide reliable estimates of children’s enrolment and basic learning levels for each district and state in India. It has been conducted […]
One Nation, One Subscription Scheme #GS-02 Education For Prelims One Nation, One Subscription Scheme One Nation, One Subscription is a proposed Open Access program by the Ministry of Education to improve access to scholarly works. It was proposed in India’s fifth draft of Science Technology […]
Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India #GS-02 Education, International Relations For Prelims University Grants Commission (UGC): University Grants Commission was established under an Act of Parliament in 1953. It functions under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) with its head office located […]
University Grants Commission #GS-02 Education For Prelims University Grants Commission (UGC): University Grants Commission was established in 1953 by an Act of Parliament. It is under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) with its head office located in New Delhi. It is charged with […]
Eklavya Model Residential Schools #GS-02 Social Justice, Education For Prelims About Eklavya Model Residential Schools: Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) is a scheme for making model residential schools for Indian tribals (ST) across India which was launched in 1997-98. The government is pushing to set […]
University Grants Commission #GS-02 Education For Prelims About University Grants Commission: The UGC was established in 1953 and was given statutory status in 1956 under UGC Act. The UGC has its Head Office in New Delhi and six regional offices: Bengaluru Bhopal Guwahati Hyderabad Kolkata […]