Ministry of Human Resource Development: News
06 Apr 2018
IndiaDegrees or diplomas? IIMs are confused, HRD refuses help
Four months after passage of the IIM Bill that granted statutory powers to the prestigious institutes, they are still undecided on what they should offer- degrees or diplomas.
06 Apr 2018
Anil SwarupCBSE exam: HRD Ministry warns students against 'fake leak mafias'
The HRD Ministry has warned students and parents against "fake leak mafias", saying a purportedly leaked political science paper is doing rounds on social media.
04 Apr 2018
FacebookNIRF 2018 ranking: IIT-Kharagpur ranks in top-list of five categories
Figuring in the top list in all five categories in NIRF 2018 ranking, IIT Kharagpur Director Partha Pratim Chakrabarti has said it is great to see the institution tops in architecture and law.
04 Apr 2018
Delhi Police"High-powered committee" to examine CBSE's exam conduct process: HRD
Amid criticism over the conduct of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams, following the alleged leak of Class 10 Mathematics and Class 12 Economics papers, the HRD Ministry has set up a "high-powered committee" to examine the process by which the CBSE conducts examinations.
01 Apr 2018
KharagpurIITs facing 34% faculty shortage: What's wrong?
It's not only the increasingly vacant seats at IITs that are a cause of concern for the prestigious institutes.
22 Mar 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)HRD Ministry seeks report on schoolgirl's suicide; parents stage protest
The HRD Ministry has sought a report from Ahlcon Public School regarding the alleged suicide by a Class 9 student whose parents are claiming that she was "sexually harassed" by two teachers.
12 Mar 2018
Lok SabhaNo data maintained of fake education boards: HRD Ministry
The HRD Ministry on Monday said it does not maintain any data of fake education boards found functioning in the country.
20 Feb 2018
DelhiHRD wants 'proof' of students watching 'Pariksha Par Charcha'
The HRD Ministry reportedly wants photo or video proof from schools across the country that students watched the telecast of PM Narendra Modi's 'Pariksha Par Charcha.'
27 Jan 2018
IndiaFour IITs to get Rs. 456 crore from HRD ministry
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has earmarked Rs. 456.10 crore for four IITs for development projects.
24 Jan 2018
IndiaPlan to add more seats, but IITs say no infrastructure
The Joint Admission Board (JAB) has proposed adding an additional 1,000 seats in IITs across the country, but several IITs doubt that existing campuses can accommodate more students.
13 Nov 2017
India123 Indian institutes to lose 'university' from their names
A whopping 123 higher education institutes in India have been asked by the UGC to drop the word 'university' from their names.
01 Oct 2017
EducationIITs to get 1,000 extra seats from next year
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has decided to allot at least 1,000 extra seats to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) from the next year, giving more engineering aspirants a chance to study at the famed institutes.
29 Sep 2017
Banaras Hindu University (BHU)BHU turmoil: All about the latest developments at the university
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) is on the boil. A lot has happened since a girl student was molested on September 21.
18 Sep 2017
RajasthanRajasthan: Student gang-raped, forced through abortion, by the director
In yet another shocking incident showing the complete lack of students' safety in schools, it has come to light that an 18-year-old girl was raped by the director and a teacher of her school in Sikar, Rajasthan.
17 Sep 2017
DelhiDo you feel your children are safe in schools?
When a seven-year-old was found with his throat slit at a prominent Gurugram school, people were shocked.
16 Sep 2017
IndiaHRD names 25 cleanest higher education institutes of India
The HRD Ministry has released its Swachhta Rankings list 2017, where Higher Education Institutions (HEI) have been graded, according to their cleanliness.
11 Aug 2017
IndiaOver 27 lakh engineering seats vacant for last 3 years
According to the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), over 27 lakh engineering seats have been lying vacant across various engineering colleges in India since the last three years.
06 Aug 2017
DelhiGoing against norms, HRD proposes roadmap for transforming UP's schools
The Human Resource Development Ministry has proposed a plan aimed at overhauling Uttar Pradesh's fledgling education system.
24 Jul 2017
Delhi UniversityCollege students to now receive 'free Wi-Fi', courtesy Reliance Jio
Reliance Jio is everywhere. After bombarding with free feature phones, Reliance Jio is all set to offer free Wi-Fi to around three crore college students across the country.
19 Jul 2017
DelhiAt least 9 percent IITians dropped out in 2016-17
According to latest data released by the HRD ministry, IITs have seen about 9% students (889) dropping out in the 2016-17 academic year.
09 Jul 2017
IndiaIIT Kharagpur gets four mega research projects from HRD ministry
IIT Kharagpur has now undertaken four mega research projects along with six integrated projects from Ministry of Human Resource Development.
27 Jun 2017
EducationFormer ISRO chief Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan to head education policy panel
The HRD Ministry has formed a nine-member panel to work on a New Education Policy to transform school and higher education.
07 Jun 2017
IndiaOnly NCERT to publish school textbooks from 2018
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) will be the only agency to publish school textbooks from 2018.
01 Jun 2017
IndiaGirls in education vs women at work: Why the difference?
India is currently celebrating results' season. One trend that has repeated itself is girls outperforming boys under various boards, including CBSE, ICSE, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra and more.
30 May 2017
IndiaKerala: First state to train visually challenged teachers in ICT
Kerala government's IT@School project will now train 500 visually challenged teachers across the state in ICT to facilitate high-tech programs in the schools.
29 May 2017
IndiaHRD Minister Prakash Javadekar launches Anti-Ragging mobile app
In a move to curtail the menace of ragging, Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar launched an Anti-Ragging mobile app introduced by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
26 May 2017
IndiaIIT-B hikes fees, but still does not have full autonomy
IIT-B has increased fees, ranging from 100-300%, for several categories including hostel, gymkhana, medical expenses and exam charges.
24 May 2017
India100 students from Odisha offered fake jobs
Over 100 students from SOA University in Odisha were defrauded in their campus placements, after the companies that apparently hired them said they were not part of campus recruitment at the university.
08 May 2017
Prakash JavadekarHRD Ministry asks IITs to develop revenue model
The Union Human Resource Development Ministry has asked the Indian Institutes of Technology to develop revenue models for their operations.
26 Apr 2017
EducationAll schools to have uniform Math, Science curriculum
All state school boards have agreed to follow the National Council on Educational Research and Training's curriculum for mathematics and science from classes 9-12.
25 Apr 2017
IndiaDegree admission cut-offs may reduce this academic year
On Monday, 32 education boards including the Central Board for Security Education (CBSE) agreed to let go of "spiking" students' marks via "moderation".
05 Apr 2017
IndiaIIT-KGP to be the first tech institute with medical courses
IIT-Kharagpur will soon be the first technology institute to offer medical courses. Starting 2019, it plans to start an MBBS course with 50 students.
24 Mar 2017
IIT BombayGovernment to IITs: Scrap courses with few attendees
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has directed centrally-funded institutions including Indian Institutes of Technology to close down those courses which do not have many takers.
21 Oct 2016
IndiaNo consensus amongst states on no-detention policy
The Ministry of Human Resource Development's plan to scrap the no-detention policy will take time to be implemented.
12 Aug 2016
Prakash JavadekarJavadekar accepts PMO's suggestion to let IIMs choose their Chairman
The HRD Ministry under new HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar has agreed to relinquish government role in appointing the Board of Governors Chairman at all IIMs.
