Theatre and art should be a part of the school curriculum, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said on Wednesday and urged the HRD Ministry to take up the task. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme-DHRUV, he said India needs a scientific renaissance and cultural revitalization […]
South Western Railway Recruitment 2019
The online applications to fill 386 vacancies in South-Western railway, Hubli began on Wednesday, October 23, 2019. Candidates interested and eligible for the post can apply online at, rrchubli.in on or before November 20, 2019, till 11:45 pm. The recruitment drive is being conducted to fill 386 vacancies out of which 160 […]
Bihar seeks legal opinion on EPF benefits to teachers
After the Patna High Court order and letter from the additional central provident fund commissioner (Bihar and Jharkhand) Rajib Bhattacharya to the additional chief secretary (education) RK Mahajan, the state government has finally sought legal opinion on extending EPF coverage to its nearly four lakh teachers. “The government has sought […]
IIT Bombay tops QS India university rankings 2020
The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) has topped the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) India University Rankings 2020 released. Six other IITs have also made it to the list of top 10 institutes. Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of Science has been ranked second followed by the IITs in Delhi, Madras, Kharagpur, Kanpur, […]
SSC CGL 2019 notification released at ssc.nic.in, read details here
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) on Wednesday issued the notification for Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Examination 2019. The application process has begun and the last date for submission of online application is November 25, 2019 (till 5pm). The CGL 2019 Tier 1 examination will be held online from March 2 […]
QS India rankings 2020: Calcutta University tops among state-run varsities
Calcutta University (CU) has secured the 11th spot in QS India Rankings 2020, topping among the state-run universities, followed by Jadavpur University (JU) at 12. Congratulating the two institutes, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said it was a proud moment for the state. “We have […]
HRD ministry to be renamed as Ministry of Education?
The Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry could go in for a name change if a recommendation made by a group of experts led by former ISRO chief K Kasturirangan is accepted. According to a key recommendation in the draft New Education Policy, in order to bring the focus back on […]
Rajasthan schools asks EWS students under RTE to pay 8- year fee
A private school in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district has allegedly served legal notices to more than a dozen students to pay fee for eight years. The legal notice said if they don’t pay the fee, amounting to more than one lakh rupees, in 15 days, legal action will follow. According to […]
Law graduates in 2016 can now apply for post of civil judge in Tamil Nadu
Lawyers who graduated from recognised universities in 2016 and those who got provisional degree certificates till September 9 this year can now apply for the post of civil judge in Tamil Nadu, with the Madras High Court allowing their plea and directing TNSPC to open an online window for the […]
DUTA to discuss moves to create institute of eminence and board of governors within DU
The Delhi University Teachers Association will on Tuesday hold an emergent meeting to discuss the varsity’s twin move to create an “institute of eminence” within it and replace its various statutory bodies like Executive Council by an all-powerful Board of Governors. The DUTA decided to deliberate upon the fallout of […]
PMK urges for setting up medical college at Mayiladuthurai
The Pattali Makkal Katchi on Sunday urged the Tamil Nadu government to come forward to set up a medical college at Mayiladuthurai in Nagapattinam district. Claiming the State government has initiated preliminary work to set up three new medical colleges in Nagapattinam, Tiruvallur and Krishnagiri districts, PMK founder leader S […]
Hospitality training for over 1,000 Delhi prison inmates
More than 1,000 inmates lodged in prisons across the city will get hospitality training within a year under an initiative aimed at helping them start a new life after being released, officials said. According to a senior prison official, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed in this regard between […]
Classroom on wheels for students in Arunachal Pradesh’s district
In a one-of-its kind initiative, the Lohit district administration in Arunachal Pradesh has set up a classroom in an old and abandoned bus, replete with tables, chairs and stationeries, as part of its initiative to deal with space crunch in school buildings. Space crunch in schools is one of the […]
J-K: Self-defence training camp for girls organised in Rajouri
A self-defence training camp under ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ programme was organised here on October 19-20. The two-day — Karate-Do — coaching camp organised by the United Martial Arts Club Rajouri under the supervision of Amateur Karate-do Association of Jammu and Kashmir, concluded on Sunday. “They taught us various self-defence […]
Jharkhand government rushes to fill up posts of doctors in medical colleges before poll code
The Jharkhand government has rushed to fill up the vacant posts of doctors in all five medical colleges before imposition of model code of conduct for assembly elections in the state which are scheduled in November-December this year. The poll notification is expected to be issued by the end of […]