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Current Affairs/ June,13 2023
Education Ministry to Organise 4th G20 Education Working Group Meeting from 19 June

A two-day National Conference on Foundation Literacy and Numeracy will also be conducted between 17 June and 18 June at Savitribai Phule University, Pune, as a run-up to the main event. The conference aims to recognize and examine the best approaches states are adopting in building an environment that promotes foundational literacy and numeracy in youthful learners.

Current Affairs/ June,04 2023
Science and Arts Most Preferred in Class 11-12 in 2012-22: Survey

A study by the Ministry of Education revealed this information as the Centre, through PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis), is attempting to normalize assessment among diverse education boards.

Current Affairs/ May,31 2023
Indian Maths, Science, and Language Teachers in Demand in the UK

The report said UK officials anticipate between 300 and 400 teachers to obtain the IRPs in the coming academic session. And if it demonstrates success in attracting overseas staff, the scheme could be expanded to other subjects.

Current Affairs/ May,26 2023
Supreme Court asks NMC to Form a Panel to Examine Modes of Disability Assessment

The Supreme Court’s order came on a petition by Vishal Gupta, who was rejected reservation in admission to an MBBS programme under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act on the basis that his mental disability was 55% rendering him ineligible for securing entrance in a medical college.

Current Affairs/ May,18 2023
Punjab Students Arrived a Point of Inactiveness in Learning Outcomes

There has been a decline across all levels, with an abrupt drop at the secondary level (94.61 to 52.5) and senior secondary level (59.42 to 44.88) between the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 academic years. Punjab is suggested to focus on enhancing the net enrolment ratio by assuring that children are motivated to return to school and placed in age-applicable classes.

Current Affairs/ May,14 2023
Democratic Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Terminate Country Quota for Green Card in US

The United States (US) Citizenship Act 2023, presented by Congresswoman Linda Sanchez, forms a committed roadmap to citizenship for all 11 million undocumented immigrants, offering Dreamers, TPS holders, and some farmworkers a path to citizenship.

Current Affairs/ May,09 2023
Punjab School Education Department Revised Appointment letters of 4,161 master cadre teachers

The director of the school education department issued a notice in this regard. The appointment letters were cancelled by the Punjab School Education Department after the selection list was revised following a court order, an official informed from the department requesting anonymity.

Current Affairs/ May,06 2023
Assam govt Introduced Digital Textbooks in 8 Mediums, 19 languages

The Assam government has developed 475 titles of textbooks available in downloadable forms available at SCERT, SEBA, and AHSEC. This initiative will allow students to access their needed books easily from anywhere and anytime.

Current Affairs/ May,04 2023
Professor From IIT Roorkee; first Indian to receive EGU Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award

EGU president Irina M Artemieva granted the award to Professor Agarwal during the EGU General Assembly 2023, carried out in Vienna, Austria, from April 23-28, 2023. The Natural Hazards Division of the European Geosciences Union has identified the professor for his.......

Current Affairs/ May,01 2023
UGC Extended MOOCs, fellowships, coaching, scholarship, and other schemes till March 31, 2024

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has recently extended the schemes such as the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), coaching, fellowship, etc., till March 31, 2024.

Current Affairs/ April,26 2023
UGC, AICTE, and NCERT Must Join Hands to Build a Framework for Mapping Future Skills; says Dharmendra Pradhan

Pradhan stated that the deliberations at the G20 forum would help implement the new National Education Policy 2020 by comprehending and adopting the best techniques and global standards. He said the UGC, AICTE, and NCERT must join hands to create a framework for mapping future skills.

Current Affairs/ April,22 2023
More Than 20 Lakh Registration for NEET UG; more female candidates than males this year

NTA has scheduled the NEET UG examination for May 7, and the maximum number of enrollments has come from Maharashtra, followed by Uttar Pradesh. Of the total, 11.8 lakh female candidates signed up for the NEET UG, exceeding male candidates by 2.8 lahks.

Current Affairs/ April,22 2023
NCERT Textbooks Controversy:1800 Scientists, Teachers, Educators Expressed Concern About the Removal of Topic of Evolution from Science Textbooks.

According to an NCERT document on the list of rationalized content in textbooks for Class X, Chapter 9, previously titled 'Heredity and Evolution,' has been replaced with 'Heredity' in Science subjects.

Current Affairs/ April,20 2023
Nagaland Will be the First State to Establish a Medical College in 60 years

Medical College will start with his 100 her MBBS students in the 2023-24 academic year.

Current Affairs/ April,13 2023
Over 5 years, over 19,000 SC, ST, and OBC students dropped out of Chuo University, IIT, and IIM: From Government to Congress

Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar provided this information in response to a written inquiry at Raja Sabha.

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