Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Union Minister for Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday laid the foundation stone of BVR Mohan Reddy School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (BVRSCIENT) at IIT Hyderabad, which, he said, would play a major role in building brand India globally.

New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Central Government on Friday said that there is a need for uniformity in age criteria and it is an integral part of the new education policy, in an argument in Delhi High Court challenging the plea against Kendriya Vidyalaya admission age criteria for Class I for 2022-23.

New Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI): A Plea has been moved in Delhi High Court challenging Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) Class I admission criteria 2022-23 laying down the minimum age of a child to 6 years instead of 5 years.

New Delhi Sep 23 PTI The National Education Policy 2020 aims to ensure equity and inclusion and has given a national perspective to the education of tribals Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda has saidMunda also said the Eklavya Model Residential School EMRS Scheme is reflective of Prime Minister Narendra Modis visionary approach towards inclusive educationUnder the scheme the government has started model residential schools to impart quality education to tribal students across IndiaThe National Education Policy 2020 which aims to ensure equity and inclusion has given a national perspective to education of tribals and is a true manifest of good governance the minister said in a webinar organised by the Education MinistryHe also said that programmes like Digital India Samagra Shiksha etc are facilitating students from tribal and rural areas to compete at the national levelSamagra Shiksha Abhiyan is an integrated scheme for school education extending support to states from preschool to senior secondary levelMunda also reminded the academia about their responsibility of giving wings to the aspirations of new generation particularly the deprived ones PTI GVS TIR TIR

New Delhi Aug 24 PTI The Delhi University Academic Council on Tuesday dropped a celebrated short story of Mahasweta Devi from BA Hons English course while approving changes in its syllabus The council also approved the implementation of National Education Policy from 2022-23 and four-year undergraduate programmes overriding a strong dissent from its members in its 12-hour long meeting on Tuesday The implementation of the NEP from 2022-23 had been approved by the Standing Committee on Academic Matters in its meeting on Monday Some members said despite opposition from a section of the council the syllabus of the fifth semester of BA Hons English and the New Education Policy was approved The matter will now be discussed by the varsity Executive Council DU sources said at least 14 members of the Academic Council gave a dissent note on the changes in the syllabus of BA Hons English that dropped Mahasweta Devis short story The Oversight Committee on courses had suggested some changes in the syllabus earlier which were opposed in the meeting Mithuraaj Dhusiya an AC member said We strongly protest against the overreach of the Oversight Committee which arbitrarily changed texts in the new undergraduate Learning Outcomes based Curriculum Framework LOCF syllabi of the fifth semester bypassing the statutory bodies like Faculties Committee of Courses and Standing Committee He said two Dalit authors Bama and Sukirtharini were arbitrarily removed Then Mahasweta Devis Draupadi - a story about a tribal woman was also removed It is shocking to note that this Oversight Committee did not have any experts from the concerned departments whose syllabus was changed There is no logic behind such removals he said He added that no substantial discussion was allowed in the Academic Council on the matter of four-year undergraduate programmes FYUP with MEES or on other agenda items No voting was allowed and the elected members were asked to deposit dissent notes This is subversion of statutory processes Discussion in the Standing Committee with 27 members is not the same as discussion in the Academic Council with over 100 members he said This shows that DU administration lacks confidence in the FYUP model and is avoiding addressing important issues he said Out of 26 elected members 16 dissented on the implementation of NEP - FYUP with MEES In a dissent note on the National Education Policy the members said the university has not asked for detailed feedback of the report of the NEP implementation from all stakeholders including members of all relevant statutory bodies Even though DU uploaded the report on DU website on February 20 February 2021 it did not specifically ask for submission of feedback on this report the note read Standing Committee and thereafter the Academic Council must deliberate upon the recommendations of the NEP Implementation Committee only and along with feedback from stakeholders it added The report must be sent for discussion to all statutory bodies like the Committees of Courses Staff Councils Faculties etc before taking it to the Academic Council the note further added It also stated that the fixing of the academic year 2022-23 as the year of implementation of NEP 2020 is baseless as there needs to be a detailed discussion and wider consultation first on NEP 2020 among all stakeholders The implementation of NEP 2020 will see a massive reduction of the current workload It is clearly stated that Multiple Entry and Exit Schemes MEES and Academic Bank of Credit ABC will be implemented in DU in such a manner that only core course will be left untouched and students can earn credits for all other non-core courses from other universities it said It stated that in the proposed Bachelor of Arts Hons in Discipline with Research a student will have to get total credits of 196 in four years Core Courses comprise total credits of 84 which mean 4286 per cent of the entire four years So technically then DU will be allowing 5714 per cent of total credits to be earned in four years from other universities This will have a direct negative impact on the workload and potentially we can straightaway see loss of around 57 per cent of the current workload it said It is stated that students who exit at the end of the first year after successful completion of academic requirements will be awarded with a certificate and those exiting at the end of the second year will be awarded with Diploma The relevance of such awards on the job prospects of a student remains unclear This is an extremely ill-prepared structure which if implemented can actually end up damaging the career progression of generations of students to come it read The note also cited how the four-year undergraduate programme was introduced in 2013 but was withdrawn in 2014 after huge protestsStudents had rejected the FYUP mainly because of the additional expenditure for the fourth year it said A survey carried out amongst students in 2013 showed that they were spending closed to Rs 15 to 2 lakh per year in staying in Delhi to receive education it added Students also rejected the FYUP because of the severe dilution of the first two years of the course The new model falls into the same trap by offering inconsequential courses in the first two semesters it read The Multiple Entry and Exit Options Scheme MEES along with the burden of extra expenditure will encourage dropouts This will hit women students as well as others from marginalised and underprivileged sections it said The addition of the fourth year will put additional burden on infrastructure in terms of classrooms labs etc Most colleges do not have any space or scope for further expansion Neither is there any promise of additional grants for creating infrastructure nor has any study been done of the current state in the institution it said PTI SLB RAX RAX