Hrd Ministry

Row over Smriti Irani: Omar says it's PM's prerogative to choose ministers

"To say a person is qualified or not, I do not want to get into that. He (Prime Minister) has made them ministers and we hope they will do their job in the best way to serve the people," Abdullah said.

Smriti vs Madhu debate: It's okay to ask why Irani got the job

Raising questions about Smriti Irani's qualifications to be the HRD minister is not automatically elitist or sexist. She should get the benefit of the doubt. That does not mean there is no room for doubt.

Smriti Irani education row: JD (U) slams Cong's remarks

Sharad Yadav also slammed Minister of State Jitendra Singh, who yesterday stoked a controversy Article 370 seeking a debate on it.

Smriti Irani education row: What is Sonia's degree, asks Bharti

The Minister's comments comes a day after Congress took pot-shots at the new government, saying its HRD Minister Irani was "not even a graduate".

Sebi pushes for a subject on capital markets in school syllabus

As part of its efforts to spread financial awareness, Sebi has been inviting students from schools, colleges and professional institutes interested in learning about the market regulator and its role since February 2011.

Centre mulls creating 5,000 teachers posts in varsities, colleges

The Rs 99,000 crore RUSA programme was approved by the Union cabinet last month to boost gross enrolment ratio to 30 percent by 2020 from the present 19 percent.

Deemed varsities: Centre mulls apt mechanism to protect students

The Tandon Committee had initially examined all 126 deemed universities in the country and classified them into three categories A, B and C.

Centre allows transfer of defence land for Bihar university

The Central University of Bihar is among the 16 newly-established central universities by the Central government under the Central Universities Act.

HRD official who unearthed fodder scam 'appreciates' verdict convicting Lalu, others

Amit Khare, a senior official in the HRD Ministry who is credited with unearthing the multi-crore fodder scam during his tenure in Bihar, today "appreciated" the verdict of the special CBI court in Ranchi convicting 45 people, including Lalu Prasad

Yogendra Yadav will not move court against removal from UGC

Sacked UGC member Yogendra Yadav today said he would not challenge his removal from his post because the kind of "moral and political support" he was getting mattered much more to him than any legal order.