Amid coronavirus COVID-19 spread, class 9 and 11 students to be promoted on school-based assessments
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced that it will conduct the board examinations for only main subjects that will be required for promotion and may be crucial for admissions in higher educational institutions. The CBSE took the decision after a directive from the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD).
Apr 01, 2020, 20:52 PM IST
IITs asked to come up with action plan to improve global ranking
Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank chaired the 53rd meeting of the Council of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) at IIT-Delhi on Friday.
Sep 27, 2019, 21:58 PM IST
Twist in missing HRD official death case: It's not Jha's body, claims family
The victim's family has demanded a postmortem.
Dec 15, 2017, 13:44 PM IST
New education policy by December end, will be more modern, research-oriented: Javadekar
Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said the first draft of the new National Education Policy will come out by December end.
Nov 12, 2017, 17:36 PM IST
Union Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey appointed Uttar Pradesh BJP chief
Mahendra Nath Pandey will replace Keshav Prasad Maurya as UP BJP chief.
Sep 01, 2017, 00:18 AM IST
200 Kendriya Vidyalayas, 125 Navodaya Vidyalayas running headless: Report
New Delhi: At least 200 Kendriya Vidyalayas and 125 Navodaya Vidyalayas across the country have no principals, as per a report submitted to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD).
Apr 19, 2017, 19:31 PM IST
Javadekar launches Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan app, website
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday launched the website and a mobile application for Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), a cent
Apr 17, 2017, 18:13 PM IST
Drop sedition charge against students, Panjab university tells police
A day after Chandigarh Police booked 66 students on sedition charges after violence on the Panjab University campus here over fee hike, university authorities on Wednesday sought the dropping of the serious charge.
Apr 12, 2017, 19:11 PM IST
NIRF 2017: HRD Ministry to announce national ranking today
Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar will release the India Rankings 2017 of National Institutional Ranking Framework- NIRF in New Delhi today.
Apr 03, 2017, 09:53 AM IST
'Govt's redraft education policy in two to three months'
Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar today said the government is on the verge of completing its redraft education policy and hopes to release it in two to three months.
Mar 17, 2017, 23:11 PM IST
No tinkering with quota, minority education: Javadekar
Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said the government was not tinkering with the provisions for reservation or minority education institutions.
Aug 12, 2016, 14:01 PM IST
Centre to bring out books on freedom fighters from North East: Smriti Irani
The HRD minister said she would travel to the North East to launch them, beginning with the book on Gaidinliu.
Jan 24, 2016, 23:51 PM IST
AMU, Jamia are not minority institutions: MoS HRD Ram Shankar Katheria
Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development Ram Shankar Katheria on Tuesday said Jamia Milia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University are not minority institutions, days after the Attorney General gave similar opinion to the government on the matter.
Jan 19, 2016, 19:27 PM IST
HRD ministry nod needed for signing MoU with foreign partners
All major Central educational institutions will now have to take the HRD Ministry's nod for signing MoUs with foreign partners in case the agreements have financial implications on the government.
Sep 17, 2015, 21:57 PM IST
