Varsities should adopt choice-based credit course: Panel

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 11:28

A committee, set up by the HRD Ministry to prepare a single bill governing all central universities, has suggested that varsities should adopt a choice-based credit course along with semester system within the minimum possible time.

HRD Ministry likely to focus on Educational Tribunals Bill

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 20:09

The Ministry would push for the long pending Educational Tribunals Bill, 2010, passed by the Lok Sabha in 2010, sources said. The bill is listed for the ensuing session.

HRD Ministry okays IIT, IIM, 3 central universities for Seemandhra

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 20:52

HRD Ministry has given its nod for an IIT, an IIM and three central universities among other institutes for the Seemandhra region.

Official who unearthed fodder scam happy with judgement

Last Updated: Monday, September 30, 2013, 21:02

Amit Khare, senior official in HRD Ministry who is credited with unearthing fodder scam in Bihar, "appreciated" verdict of the special CBI court in Ranchi convicting 45 people, including Lalu Prasad.

Women DU students protest outside HRD Ministry

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 21:04

Women students of Delhi University on Tuesday staged a protest outside the Ministry of Human Resource Development against rising hostel fee structure and demanded more funding to government universities for construction of women`s hostels.

Bihar mid-day meal tragedy: Timely hospitalisation could have resulted in fewer deaths, says HRD report

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 00:16

There would have been fewer casualties in the Bihar mid-day meal tragedy had the children taken to hospital on time and provided proper treatment, an HRD Ministry report has said.

Committee set up to probe marks tampering in CAT 2012

Last Updated: Saturday, June 29, 2013, 20:58

The HRD Ministry has set up a committee to examine the allegations that the marks of 80 candidates of Common Admission Test (CAT), 2012, were inflated.

HRD Ministry seeks more funds for Saakshar Bharat programme

Last Updated: Thursday, June 13, 2013, 20:46

Regretting inadequate allocation of funds for Saakshar Bharat programme, HRD Ministry has asked Planning Commission to consider raising budgetary resources for the scheme.

More technical, higher education centres in North East: Raju

Last Updated: Saturday, June 8, 2013, 19:20

More institutions imparting technical and higher education are likely to come up in the north east with the government working for the uplift of the region, HRD Minister M M Pallam Raju said on Saturday.

HRD Min questions DU VC on 4-year course, gets satisfactory replies: Raju

Last Updated: Saturday, June 8, 2013, 18:30

Notwithstanding criticism of 4-year under graduate courses by Delhi University, HRD Minister MM Pallam Raju said programme is being introduced after questioning and receiving "satisfactory" answers.