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Centre mulls extending free education up to 12th standard to prevent poor students dropping out after Class 8

The Centre is mulling a proposal to extend free and compulsory education up to 12th standard.

Teachers can't be asked to perform non-educational duties outside RTE Act, rules Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has taken authorities to task for assigning duties to teachers and principals which are "not remotely" connected to imparting education and beyond the purview of the RTE Act.

Supreme Court refuses to monitor implementation of RTE Act, says education 'one priority among many'

"Don't expect miracles" in a huge country like India, the Supreme Court said, refusing to further hear a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking implementation of the Right to Education Act.

Delhi NGO says state-run schools are denying poor children admission for want of Aadhaar card, violating RTE Act

A non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Delhi claimed it has identified more than 400 students who have been denied admission to state-run schools.

CTET 2018: CBSE to notify exam, syllabus, eligibility criteria tomorrow; check updates on ctet.nic.in

The Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) 2018 notification would be released by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) tomorrow.

HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar says 'cramped' NCERT syllabus will be reduced by half, proposes amendment to RTE Act

Union Human Resource Development Minister, Prakash Javadekar announced that the government has decided to reduce the cramped NCERT syllabus by half.

Shiksha Bachao Abhiyan: School vouchers to revamp primary education? Time India debated efficacy of programme

The current method of delivering primary education is not yielding the desired results. It is perhaps time to bring in the school voucher programme.

As Narendra Modi champions rickshaw puller for opening 9 schools, RTE Act is killing willpower of budget schools

If Narendra Modi wants more initiatives like that of Ahmed Ali’s that he mentioned in his Mann Ki Baat address, he has to bring in a drastic overhaul of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, if not a complete junking of it

Sachin Tendulkar, muzzled in Rajya Sabha, takes to Facebook to discuss future of sports in India

"We need to transform India from a sport-loving nation to a sport-playing nation," Sachin Tendulkar said in his message on Facebook

BJP must counter Rahul's charges of 'divisive politics' by dismantling partisan UPA-era policies

The BJP must provide the country with an alternative idea of India. It should be fighting against the ‘divisive policies’ of the UPA government which are still in place.