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.

Raju attends official engagement after long spell of absence

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 14:11

HRD Minister MM Pallam Raju, who had tendered his resignation to protest against the Union Cabinet`s decision to create a separate state of Telangana, on Wednesday attended an official engagement here along with top officials of his Ministry, ending a long spell of absence.

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.

Tharoor ready to seek re-election if Congress decides

Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 11:42

Shashi Tharoor has said he is willing to seek re-election from Thiruvananthapuran Lok Sabha seat if the Congress party gives him a second chance.

NERIST issues to be resolved within three months

Last Updated: Thursday, August 8, 2013, 13:34

A fact finding committee of the union ministry of human resources development has assured that all issues relating to NERIST would be addressed within three months, official sources said on Thursday.

Raju to write to MPs for support on mid-day meal scheme

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 22:47

With a string of incidents putting question mark on mid-day meal scheme, HRD Minister MM Pallam Raju said he would write to all MPs for their support for effective implementation and quality of food.

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.

Had warned Bihar govt on mid-day meal scheme, says Centre

Last Updated: Thursday, July 18, 2013, 19:33

The Centre said on Thursday that they had warned the Bihar government over problems in the mid-day meal scheme.

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.