Education

 and  -April 20, 2022

Here’s what it costs to get a professional degree

Here’s what it costs to get a professional degree

In a country where the income of the middle class ranges from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 10 lakh, higher education in state-run institutions is still affordable but really steep in private outfits. Patriot finds out the real cost for families in this bracket 

-April 14, 2022

First Year students at Jamia boycotting classes against demands for college reopening

First Year students at Jamia boycotting classes against demands for college reopening

The Press Release says that after repeated online protests, submission of memorandums and offline protests authorities did not stand by the promises they made to the students.

-April 13, 2022

“Many students have lost their social skills. They have forgotten to participate in teamwork.”

“Many students have lost their social skills. They have forgotten to participate in teamwork.”

As schools get back into normal mode, teachers and administration are finding that not only has their education suffered but many have developed behavioural and discipline issues. Mission Buniyad is an attempt to strengthen the foundations of their learning process

-April 9, 2022

Outrage over a page

Outrage over a page

Textbook of Sociology for Nurses, which has a chapter on ‘The Merits of Dowry’ is receiving backlash from academics and politicians. The image of the textbook has taken social media by storm

-April 4, 2022

‘Media education incomplete via online mode, Offline classes must resume’: Jamia’s Hindi mass media students

‘Media education incomplete via online mode, Offline classes must resume’: Jamia’s Hindi mass media students

The students also said that other universities have fully resumed physical classes and cited an online opinion survey done by them in which 36 out of 39 students voted in favour of offline classes.

-March 30, 2022

CUET sets off a race: will good scores open the gates wider?

CUET sets off a race: will good scores open the gates wider?

Gaining admission to a central university is no longer going to depend on Class 12 Board exam results, replacing the old system of huge cutoffs in prestigious institutions  

-March 29, 2022

No ‘ease of living’ for students returning to the city post-lockdown

No ‘ease of living’ for students returning to the city post-lockdown

As students return to Delhi from across the country with the reopening of educational institutions, the city’s shortage of hostels and low-cost rentals is being acutely felt 

-March 22, 2022

Private school body urges CBSE to reduce weightage of term one exams

Private school body urges CBSE to reduce weightage of term one exams

Alleging that many schools adopted "unfair means and malpractices" while marking students during Term 1 examinations, some private schools have urged the Central Board of Secondary Education to reduce the weightage of the Term I examination for the 2021-2022 session.