New Delhi, 4 February 2022 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced the ‘Student Internship Scheme’ under which 6,000 graduate students will be selected as interns. These selected … Read more
Higher Education in India is up for an overhaul with the National Education Policy 2020 bringing in multi-dimensional changes – right from the regulatory framework to curriculum structure and research … Read more
When it comes to disbursement of national scholarships, Maharashtra stands as an example for other states in the country. As per the data from the past few years, Maharashtra has … Read more
New Delhi, 6 December 2021 – The Punjab Government has extended the deadline to apply for the post-matric scholarships for scheduled caste (SC) and backward class (BC) students. Previously, the … Read more
16 November, New Delhi, University of Waikato Scholarship – The University of Waikato has launched the Vice-Chancellor’s International Excellence Scholarship worth NZ$ 500,000 for Indian students. The scholarship is designed … Read more
To give a major push to improve the infrastructure at higher education institutions across the country, Higher Education Funding Agency (HEFA) – an initiative of the Government of India, would … Read more
With an objective to improve the education of over 200,000 primary school students from marginalised communities in India, Britain’s Prince Charles has on February 7, 2018 launched a new 10-million-dollar … Read more
Taking up a step further to boost vocational education in the state, the Odisha government has on December 17 collaborated with AISECT, an organisation offering skill-based education, to provide vocational … Read more
New Delhi, 28 December 2021 – The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has invited students to apply for the CBSE Merit Scholarship Scheme for Single Girl Child 2021. They … Read more
President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday encouraged the students of IIT-Kanpur, saying the country offers unprecedented hope and avenues for them. “Our fast-growing economy offers them huge scope. With their … Read more
New Delhi, 5 April 2022 – On 3rd April 2022, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Supriya Sule introduced the Rural Medical Education Bill in the Lok Sabha to provide tuition-waived … Read more
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday honoured all 248 toppers of Class 10 and 12 examinations of various boards and announced a scholarship of INR 10,000 to each … Read more
Over 52 Indian students have been selected to receive the Australia Awards-Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships for 2018, Australian High Commissioner to India Harinder Sidhu said recently. “I congratulate the successful … Read more
In what can be called as an example for government schools in other states, Chhattisgarh has recorded a significant development as the dropout rate in government schools has reduced to … Read more
It seems like the academic fraternity in Haropura village near Mysore is doing everything to prevent student dropouts. While the most plausible ways to curb dropouts are scholarships and government … Read more
09 November, 2022, New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) is distributing scholarship and fellowship amounts via Direct Benefit Transfers (DBT). The UGC has come up with a bank portal … Read more
New Year seems to be bringing a new beginning in the lives of children with special needs as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is planning to implement a comprehensive … Read more
New Delhi, 5 October 2021 – Owing to the impressive performance of the UPSC candidates belonging to Rajasthan, the state government has decided to offer special scholarships to the students … Read more
The applications for various minority scholarships are expiring in the month of December. The Ministry of Minority Affairs (MOMA), Government of India along with other state governments is offering a … Read more
New Delhi, 30 December 2021 – On Tuesday, 28th December 2021, Telangana Labour Welfare Board called for applications for merit scholarships, for workers and their children, for the academic year … Read more
In an effort to increase the number of girl students in Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) across the country, the Union Human Resource Development (MHRD) has directed all IITs to … Read more
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has proposed fundamental changes in school education by introducing 3 years of pre-schooling in the existing 10+2 structure. The new policy has also done … Read more
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has received over 100 applications from various educational institutions across the country for the Ministry of Human Resource Development’s (MHRD) ambitious 20 world-class institutions project, the MHRD said … Read more
The Himachal Pradesh government on Thursday decided to scrap the semester system in undergraduate courses under the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) and revert to the annual examination system. The … Read more
New Delhi, 3 January 2022 – The registration for the National Means Cum Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) 2021-22 for the state of Madhya Pradesh has started today. Under this scholarship … Read more
On the occasion of Children’s Day in India, Mumbai school student, Pingla Rahul More, got the ultimate gift as her doodle on ‘Space Exploration’ was featured on Google India’s homepage. … Read more
New Delhi, 1 February 2022 – Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Education Budget 2022 today, 1 February 2022. Since the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the requirement to upgrade India’s … Read more
COVID-crisis scholarships – The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the society and communities across the world. The pandemic has also resulted in a slowing economy and job losses across the … Read more
The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) on Monday said it will use the Massive Open Online Courses platform SWAYAM to update the teaching technique of 1.5 million higher … Read more
In an effort to improve the Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV), the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) announced to rank it’s over 1,000 institutes across the country through holding a competition among … Read more
Students now can save their academic documents such as degree certificates and mark-sheets online and can have access to it at the time of need, thanks to the National Academic … Read more
In a major crackdown, Uttar Pradesh education department officials on Monday shut down 103 schools which were neither registered nor recognized by any of the boards in the state. Mukesh … Read more
With the objective to work in the field of innovation, research, education and rural development, Pranab Mukherjee Foundation — a foundation named after former president Pranab Mukherjee — was launched … Read more
Keeping in mind the rising dropout rates in the country, the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has on January 23, 2018 decided to formulate an action plan in … Read more
The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) on Monday clarified that the final decision on transferring the power to sanction funds to higher educational institutions from the University Grants … Read more
With a view to empower the women of India through education and career development, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) laid out the foundation of Fair & Lovely Scholarship in the year … Read more
Minister of State for Human Resource Development Dr Satya Pal Singh on Thursday said his ministry is taking a number of initiatives to improve the quality of education at all … Read more
The long wait is finally over for all the students of Bihar as the Bihar Board 10th Class result has been declared by the Bihar Board of Secondary Education or … Read more
On the occasion of National Reading Day, Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday launched the National Digital Library of India (NDL), a new digital initiative of the … Read more
In what can be called as a major step to reform the higher education sector in the country, the Central government on Wednesday announced to repeal the UGC Act, 1951 … Read more
Foreign medical graduates who are willing to practice in India will have to clear the National Exit Test (NEXT) and would not need to go through the standalone Foreign Medical … Read more
From pursuing educational programmes and receiving government scholarships to opening bank accounts, Aadhaar card is increasingly becoming mandatory for everyone. Looking at the increasing importance of Aadhaar card, the Unique … Read more
New Delhi, 29 December 2021 – The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), State Bank of India (SBI), and Department of e-Governance, Government of Karnataka have partnered to sanction and … Read more
New Delhi, 19 October 2021: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is inviting students to apply for the Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for college and university students (CSSS) … Read more
Stressing on the importance of uplifting the minorities in the country, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on January 18, 2018 said the Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA) … Read more
Terming character as extremely important for an individual to chart out the right path, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on February 3, 2018 said education must build character and promote … Read more
The field of Engineering opens a window of opportunities for students who would like to pursue their academics in this stream of education. With the increasing demands for infrastructural development, … Read more
Mathematics! For some, it’s as easy as one, two, three. And yet for many others, algebra, trigonometry and calculus are the stuff of nightmares. Math anxiety is a common phenomenon, … Read more
New Delhi, 18 April 2022: On 17 April, over 1.8 lakh Class 8 students from the state of Gujarat appeared for the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) examination. The examination … Read more
Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development Dr Satya Pal Singh said that the Central government has approved the Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) scheme for Doctoral Studies (Ph.D) … Read more