Education
The West Bengal Assembly’s passage of the University Administration Amendment Bill grants the state unchecked powers to transfer college and university staff. While pitched as a reform to aid newer institutions, the move strikes at the core of campus autonomy, raising fears that punitive transfers will be used to silence critical academic voices.
The Ministry of Education has clarified that the Chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is not legally bound to personally answer questions raised by a parliamentary House panel.
On Sunday, June 21, 2026, over 20 lakh medical aspirants successfully retook the high-stakes NEET-UG re-examination at 5,440 centres across India and 14 locations abroad to secure undergraduate medical admissions.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to introduce open-book assessments (OBAs) for Class 9 students starting in the 2026-27 academic session. The board’s Governing Body approved this decision in June after a pilot study examined the feasibility and acceptance of this format in schools.
The new Class 8 NCERT Social Science textbook looks quite different this year — and not just in layout. Entire sections on Tipu Sultan, Haidar Ali, and the Anglo-Mysore Wars of the 1700s have been removed.
It’s been five years since the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 was launched, promising to reshape the way India learns and teaches. As the country marks this milestone, students, teachers, and parents are reflecting on what has changed—and what still needs to.
A chapter called “Note on Some Darker Periods in History” has been added in the NCERT’s new Class 8 Social Science textbook.
It has been over a month since Mizoram was declared India’s first fully literate state. With a literacy rate of 98.2%, Mizoram surpassed the Ministry of Education’s 95% benchmark under the ULLAS initiative very quickly.
New Delhi: Nearly 13% of India’s most prestigious centrally-funded higher educational institutions, including IITs, IIMs,…
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