India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: During India's BRICS Chairship 2026, the Ministry of Education organized the BRICS Network University (BRICS NU) conference, virtually, on 20th July 2026. The theme of the meeting was "Need and Challenges of Preservation of Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the Digital Age". The Conference was divided into three sessions - (i) Mapping, Identification and Systematic Documentation of Traditional and Indigenous Knowled...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India has framed and approved the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 to transform the education landscape into a multidisciplinary, inclusive, and learner-centric ecosystem. The Policy aims to enhance equity, quality and access to education for all, while promoting research and innovation as key components of higher education. In pursuance with the vision of NEP 2020, the Ministry of Education has launched the ...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Keeping in view the growth in number of unregulated private coaching centres; instances of such centers charging exorbitant fees from students; loss of precious lives due to fire and other accidents; significance of mental well-being; and many malpractices being adopted by these centres, Ministry has circulated Guidelines for Regulation of Coaching Center to States/UTs on 16.01.2024 for taking further action by way of appropriate l...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Year Total Grant allotted to schools in र 2023-2024 6,32,00,000 2024-2025 12,13,00,000 2025-2026 9,00,00,000 CBSE Games are governed by the comprehensive CBSE Games (Guidelines) (available on the CBSE sports portal) and the annual circulars (e.g., Circular No. Acad 19/2026). Key provisions include: As per the CBSE Games (Guidelines), the organising school is responsible for hiring technically qualified and experienc...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Year 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Number of Students 445580 752100 894758 760060 619264 University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued 16 Letters of Intent (LoIs) to Foreign Higher Educational Institutions (FHEIs) from Australia, Italy, United Kingdom and the United States of America. UGC has issued LoIs to six FHEIs in Karnataka, six in Maharashtra, three in Delhi NCR and one in Tamil Nadu. Out of the six LoIs in Maharashtr...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Education is a subject in the Concurrent List and both the Parliament and the state legislatures have powers to legislate. As per Entry 66 List I of Schedule VII to the Constitution of India, the power to legislate for "Co-ordination and determination of standards in institutions for higher education or research and scientific and technical institutions", vests in the Central Government. Section 26 (1) (e) of University Grants Co...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Education being a subject of the Concurrent List of the Constitution, both the Centre and States/ UTs are responsible for the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Schools in the country. The Central Higher Education Institutions (CHEIs) under the Ministry of Education including Central Universities, are statutory autonomous organizations established under respective Central Acts of Parliament and governed by provisions of the...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Education is a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution. Schools, other than those established, owned or controlled by the Central Government, are under the jurisdiction of the respective State Governments/UT Administrations. Therefore, matters related to the management of schools that are not established, owned or controlled by the Central Government are regulated in accordance with the rules and instructions of the resp...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: (i) One Special Educator for every 10 CwSN at the primary level; and (ii) One Special Educator for every 15 CwSN at the upper-primary level. Total CwSN Enrolment for all management NumbeR of Schools having Dedicated Special Educator India 2211226 116695 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 872 21 Andhra Pradesh 92055 7094 Arunachal Pradesh 3174 202 Assam 57367 2038 Bihar 179917 10931 Chandigarh 3594 89 Chhattisgarh ...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 highlights the importance of multilingualism and places strong emphasis on the promotion of all Indian languages. In alignment with the objectives of NEP 2020, the Government of India has undertaken several initiatives promoting education, preservation and research on Indian languages. These efforts have further been augmented through the adoption of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Le...