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The State’s involvement is of utmost important from identifying a suitable location to addressing challenges related to equity and equality.

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Pradeep K. Sinha

In these uncertain times, what should students look for when applying to colleges?

Keep the focus on education

Kerala’s aspirations to establish a new ‘education city’ should be seen in the context of national development and the situation in the State

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Aruna Sankaranarayanan

Quantity and quality aren’t diametrically opposed but rather complement each other.

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Take the digital plunge

Global citizens are those who are aware of and understand the wider world and their place in it

Creating global citizens

Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

National Education Policy still not available in public domain

Special Correspondent “We are still waiting for written approval for the policy to come from the Cabinet Secretariat. After that, we will upload it on the Ministry website”, said a senior official in the Minister's office.

Students who do not have access to Internet facilities and miss their online lessons attend an open-air class taken by a college student in New Delhi on July 8, 2020.

National Education Policy 2020 | 4-year UG courses in; M.Phil. out

Special Correspondent Common higher education regulator to be set up; focus on mother tongue.

Opinion Analysing NIRF 2020

Dr. M.G. Sethuraman While Higher Education Institutions from Tamil Nadu have performed well, they must look to improving further

Opinion

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Comment | Higher Education post-COVID-19

C.P. Gopinathan K. Ramachandran Online has become the default mode of education during this long lockdown period in the wake of Covid-19. What does this mean for the institutions and academic leaders, administrators and students in the long run is getting clearer.

ON THE OTHER HAND | Columns

Convince the student first

Raghavan Srinivasan Regulatory change won’t persuade students that they’re getting a better education

T.V. Mohandas Pai

New education methods will transform the way students learn, says Mohandas Pai

Lalatendu Mishra ‘Students and employers will begin to question the value of a university degree’

Schools

The State’s involvement is of utmost important from identifying a suitable location to addressing challenges related to equity and equality.

Keep the focus on education

Eldho Mathews Kerala’s aspirations to establish a new ‘education city’ should be seen in the context of national development and the situation in the State

Value add Take the digital plunge

Shourie Chatterji With the ongoing COVID-19-led lockdown, there are multiple challenges in education, for students, teachers, and parents

Higher Education

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Viewpoint Tap into new options

Pradeep K. Sinha In these uncertain times, what should students look for when applying to colleges?

Global citizens are those who are aware of and understand the wider world and their place in it

Creating global citizens

D.N.S. Kumar Universities need to prepare their students to be attuned to the multifaceted interconnections that shape their world

Careers

Think More or less

Aruna Sankaranarayanan Quantity and quality aren’t diametrically opposed but rather complement each other.

Off the edge Make a choice

Nandini Raman Are you uncertain about a career option? Do you lack the freedom to choose a subject that you want to pursue? Do you feel low on self-confidence? A Q&A column to assuage your doubts

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Pradeep Singh tops Civil Services exam on fourth attempt

India to review Chinese language programmes across universities

The Hindu Explains | What has the National Education Policy 2020 proposed?

Supreme Court steps in support of Ankita Meena in finishing legal studies

National Education Policy 2020 | Mandarin dropped from language list

Viewpoint Education

Tap into new options

Keep the focus on education

Kerala’s aspirations to establish a new ‘education city’ should be seen in the context of national development and the situation in the State

More or less

Quantity and quality aren’t diametrically opposed but rather complement each other.

Take the digital plunge

With the ongoing COVID-19-led lockdown, there are multiple challenges in education, for students, teachers, and parents

Creating global citizens

Universities need to prepare their students to be attuned to the multifaceted interconnections that shape their world

Stay safe online

With the digital world becoming a big part of our lives, students should be wary of possible threats

Make a choice

Are you uncertain about a career option? Do you lack the freedom to choose a subject that you want to pursue? Do you feel low on self-confidence? A Q&A column to assuage your doubts

National Education Policy 2020 | KVs unlikely to change medium of instruction

KVs and CBSE schools cater to the needs of people in transferable jobs, say officials.

Rigorous consultations done before framing new National Education Policy, says Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

Education Minister says there will be a major effort from both Centre and States to invest in large number of language teachers in all regional languages

In SC, UGC presses for final exams by September-end

Hearing is based on a bunch of petitions filed by over 30 students challenging conduct of exams amid pandemic.

National Education Policy 2020 | Document still not available in public domain

“We are still waiting for written approval for the policy to come from the Cabinet Secretariat. After that, we will upload it on the Ministry website”, said a senior official in the Minister's office.

Watch | Highlights of National Education Policy 2020

A video on the new National Education Policy approved by the Union Cabinet

National Education Policy 2020 | 4-year UG courses in; M.Phil. out

Common higher education regulator to be set up; focus on mother tongue.

National Education Policy 2020 | CPI(M) attacks ‘unilateral’ decision to ‘impose’ new policy

None of the suggestions given by stakeholders is accommodated, it says

Not just webinars, virtual hackathons are also on the rise

Corporates have been using them to drive employee engagement and also find solutions to problems encountered now and expected to extend into the post-COVID world

Programme to kickstart fledgling startups by women invites applications

NSRCEL, the start-up and innovation hub at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, is inviting applications for the third edition of a start-up

A letter to medicine hopefuls

Don’t let mismatched expectations and misdirected ambitions force you into the medical profession

Most parents in Karnataka, Delhi, T.N. want longer online classes: poll

Though Centre has recommended a three-hour limit, it is up to States to frame and enforce norms

Learning voyages

Nostalgia is often seen as a sentimental longing but can be used to fuel our ambitions

Analysing NIRF 2020

While Higher Education Institutions from Tamil Nadu have performed well, they must look to improving further

Career choices

Do you feel uncertain about a career option? Do you lack the freedom to choose a subject that you want to pursue? Do you feel low on self-confidence? Are you constantly doubting yourself? A Q&A column to assuage your doubts

Act quickly and appropriately

Online classrooms have exposed teachers to cyberbullying from their students. How can schools deal with this problem?

Lack of rationale

Will the recent modification of the CBSE syllabus for Stds. XI and XII affect the quality of education?

Blockchain, the legal way

Introducing blockchain technology in Law can revolutionise legal procedures in the country

Freshers, stop worrying

Those interested in a career in technology and marketing have higher chances of being hired during this pandemic

U.S. says no new foreign students for all-online classes

Most U.S. colleges and universities have not yet announced their plans for the fall semester.

As pandemic halts brain drain, Centre mulls ways to keep students at home

Increased intake in elite institutions, lateral entry options being considered

On exams, marks and piranha: for children and parents contemplating exam results

A letter for children — and parents — who are contemplating the results of the board exams

Mahindra Group launches Mahindra University in Hyderabad

Mahindra Group has launched Mahindra University (MU), an institution seeking to focus on offering a world-class, futuristic education and integrating

HC directs Delhi University to take immediate steps to prepare protocol for issuing degrees, marksheets online

The Delhi High Court on July 23 directed the Delhi University to take immediate steps to draw up the protocol for issuing degree certificates, mark

Oxford students publish ebook to help schoolgoers study at home

Bengaluru’s Tejas Acharya and his friends at the University of Oxford wrote Learn Better At Home to help secondary school students

Coronavirus | Admission criteria for NITs relaxed

Union HRD Ministry has done away with the requirement of minimum 75% marks in Class 12.

Coronavirus | Quarantine rules relaxed for CET candidates

This applies to those coming from other States, countries

Section on Article 370 in NCERT textbook

Another on different kinds of separatist politics in J&K removed from political science syllabus.

This tool converts tablular images into text for people with visual impairments

TableVision, an AI software by Bengaluru’s Continual Engine helps convert images and tables to text for people with visual impairments

Watch | What do foreign students contribute to the U.S. economy?

A video on foreign students' contribution to U.S. economy

Coronavirus | States, Union Territories differ on date for reopening schools

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu among 21 States and UTs yet to take a call; Delhi, Bihar look at August.

The Hindu Explains | Who draws up the Central Board of Secondary Education syllabus?

What is the reason for a 30% syllabus reduction this year? How will it impact learning?

Move with the times

Educational systems of the future will be better served by alternative, inventive models that can constantly upgrade and upskill

Awaiting a revamp

Promises have been made about making changes in vocational education, but have they been kept?

Narrow down the search

Do you feel uncertain about a career option? Do you feel low on self-confidence? Are you constantly doubting yourself? A Q&A column to assuage your doubts

On campus, virtually

Personalised online tours show international candidates what the Glion Institute of Higher Education, Switzerland, has to offer

Re-imagine the teacher’s role

Post the pandemic, schools should encompass multiplicity and bring the outside world into the classroom

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A pilot with IndiGo airlines was killed and the driver seriously injured when the car they were travelling in rammed a container truck on the Nehru Outer Ring Road at Himayat Sagar.

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Former Union Minister Manish Tewari

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Looking ahead, Pradeep Singh said he hoped to “work for the poor” and contribute towards the “development of the nation”.

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Application for United States of America work visa H1B

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The trio said the contempt law in question was unconstitutional, rooted in colonialism and produced a chilling effect on free speech and expression.

15K | N. Ram, Arun Shourie and Prashant Bhushan move Supreme Court against Contempt of Court Act

Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa. File

15K | Coronavirus| Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa tests positive for COVID-19