-ThePrint.in Enrolment of students at pre-primary level, class 1 down by 29.1 lakh and 18.8 lakh respectively in 2020-21 from 2019-20, but dropout rate at primary & secondary levels has reduced. New Delhi: The Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting school closures have impacted the enrolment of students at the pre-primary (nursery, KG) and Class 1 level, data released by the Ministry of education shows. However, the overall dropout rate at primary and...
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Kendriya Vidyalayas raise entry age of students to six, parents protest -Basant Kumar Mohanty
-The Telegraph A KVS official said the change in the admission criterion for Class I had been implemented to match the NEP guidelines New Delhi: The central government-run Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has changed the age criterion for admission to Class I from five-plus to six-plus from the coming academic session, raising the prospect of thousands of students missing out on the opportunity of receiving quality and affordable education. The change in policy...
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-The Hindu 40 lakh students shifted from private to Government schools: report In the first academic year affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of students joining pre-primary classes was almost 30 lakh lower than in the previous year, while almost 20 lakh fewer students enrolled in Class 1, according to a report released by the education Ministry on Wednesday. The Unified District Information System for education Plus (UDISE+) report for 2020-21 also...
More »Decision To Charge Fee For 50% Private Medical Seats Same As Govt Colleges To Benefit Poor: PMO -Mridusmita Deka
-NDTV.com The decision to charge fees of 50 per cent seats in private medical colleges at par with government medical colleges will benefit the “poor and middle class”, Prime Minister’s office today in a statement said. New Delhi: The decision to charge fees of 50 per cent seats in private medical colleges at par with government medical colleges will benefit the “poor and middle class”, Prime Minister’s office today in a statement...
More »Campaign to bring back at least four lakh girls who dropped out of school
-The Hindu New generation anganwadis to exclude 11-14-year-olds; focus shifting to 14-18-year-olds The Centre is launching a back-to-school campaign to bring at least four lakh young girls who are out of school into the formal education system. Under the new Saksham Anganwadi scheme of the Women and Child Development Ministry, these 11-14-year-old girls will no longer receive anganwadi support, as the focus shifts to 14-18-year-olds, Women and Child Development (WCD) Secretary Indevar Pandey...
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