Education System

Performance Grading Index: Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Kerala top index, all you need to know

The Centre introduced the Performance Grading Index with a set of 70 parameters to "catalyse transformational change in the field of school education"

The wrath of upper caste professors: How the education system normalised abusive, discriminatory teaching methods

Seniority, clout and power are directly related to caste privilege, and this may sound less shocking if you keenly observe who holds top positions in academia presently, and in the past.

MK Stalin says NEP will confine education to a few in a decade, asks AIADMK to reject it

The DMK leader said contrary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assertions, "education will not be available to all" if the NEP is implemented

India's education system, arrested by inequality and loopholes in policy, sets poor children up for failure

Education has been sold in India as a route to national greatness. It is expected to “socially uplift” the poor, transform society and turn the country into an economic powerhouse. But in countries like ours where intergenerational social and economic inequalities are entrenched, education on its own changes very little. It mostly reproduces the inequalities.

Remove tags to get more women into workforce, policy changes needed: Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran

There are lots of 'tags' in India such as 'women cannot do this (kind of jobs); this is only for men,' and all of them have to be removed, he said.

Chandrayaan 2 shows India's potential, but we need to make it the 'Kennedy moment' for our engineering education

The quality of education in various institutes remains questionable, due to unprofessional, profit only approach of management.

Improving education system key to cementing India's hold as global software leader: Narayana Murthy

Improvement in the education system is crucial for India to cement its position as a global leader in software services and will involve strengthening universities that specialise in technology and raising their research contribution to the $125 billion industry, Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy said on Monday

Edtech is trying to fix India's education system but large scale adoption still a challenge

Online education in India will mushroom into a $1.96 billion industry from current $247 million.

Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu calls upon youth to fight social evils, bigotry and prejudice

Venkaiah Naidu urged youth to develop a constructive attitude and focus on achieving perfection in whatever they do.

Narendra Modi says knowledge and education not restricted to books, his govt working towards better academic system

Narendra Modi on Saturday pointed out the challenges the Indian education system is presently facing and shared central government's plans to enhance the system.