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Neelambaran A
TN: COVID-19 Pandemic Hit Access to Nutrition for Students, Online Classes Unproductive, Finds Survey
23 Jul 2021
The survey also found that even while remaining on school rolls, 13% of students have resorted to child labour. Of this about 60% work for more than 12 hours a day and half of them earn less than Rs…
PTI
Bengal: Education Dept Notification on UG & PG Admission Against Spirit of Autonomy, says JUTA
20 Jul 2021
This "is likely to have a negative effect on the academic standards and excellence of our university," said Jadavpur University’s Partha Pratim Roy.
Azhar Moideen
Kerala Govt Moves to Restructure Minority Student Scholarship in State
20 Jul 2021
The state government’s move, following a Kerala High Court order on the same, has erupted into a controversy with sections of the Opposition claiming it would go against what such scholarship schemes…
Sruti MD
IIT Madras: Social Justice Down the Drain, Nobody Held Accountable
16 Jul 2021
Two weeks back, NCSC sent a notice to IIT Madras based on a complaint by an activist that reservation policies were not followed during faculty recruitment conducted last year.
Neelambaran A
A Decade After Implementation of RTE, 25% Reservation for Students Pending in Puducherry
16 Jul 2021
Replies received through RTI has confirmed that not even a single student has been admitted as per the RTE act in any of the schools in Puducherry.
Newsclick Report
Mid-Day Meal Programme Linked to Improved Growth in Children of Beneficiaries, Says Study
15 Jul 2021
The IFPRI study found that investments made in school meals in previous decades were associated with improvements in future child linear growth.
Ditsa Bhattacharya
Government Schools Have Much Lesser Teachers Compared to Private Schools, Shows UDISE+ Data
11 Jul 2021
While private unaided schools comprise 22.38% of the total number of schools in India according to the report, 37.18% of the total number of teachers work in private schools.
Ditsa Bhattacharya
School Education Not Equally Accessible For All, Shows UDISE+ Data
09 Jul 2021
While private unaided schools comprise 22.38% of the total number of schools in India, they saw a whopping 37.13% of total enrolments during 2019-2020.
Ravi Kaushal
Haryana: HC Stay on School Admissions During Pandemic Against Basic Spirit of RTE, Say Experts
08 Jul 2021
The state reportedly has12.5 lakh ‘missing’ students in private schools, many of whom have either dropped out or moved to government schools without SLCs.
Ishika Garg
Is a Law Enough to Stop Corporal Punishment in Schools?
07 Jul 2021
Students should be able to stand up to abusive teachers, and teachers should be equipped with the right tools to manage their classes.