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S.No. Date Headline News Papaer
1 9/26/2019 You can?t shop for teachers (Massive recruitment of teachers in Delhi University and focus on world rankings are myopic moves that are symptomatic of a larger crisis in higher education)? Ind. Exp.
2 2019-12-05 The many structural flaws in India?s higher?education?system (It is crisis-ridden, understaffed and underfunded)? Hindu
3 2019-11-22 Should we do away with subsidies for higher?education? (Inclusiveness and equity are very important characteristics of a good public institution)? Hindu
4 2019-11-21 Let them have English (Education-In the absence of a measure of the school?s role, we pick on the medium gap, declare it the culprit) Ind. Exp.
5 2019-11-18 The false allure of English-medium schooling (Andhra Pradesh?s push to make English the medium of instruction in state-run schools will prove counterproductive) Hindu
6 2019-11-16 Treating education as a public good (The recent?National Education Policy?document, despite its lacunae, is a vast improvement over its earlier avatar)? Hindu
7 2019-09-22 Big fall in B.Tech, M.Tech enrolment, professional courses hit four-year low?(Education) Ind. Exp.
8 2019-09-22 Big fall in B.Tech, M.Tech enrolment, professional courses hit four-year low?(Education) Ind. Exp.
9 2019-09-13 It begins in school (India?s growth story will stand, or slip, on the foundational skills it gives its children)? Ind. Exp.
10 2019-09-13 Mediocrity Rules (Poor rankings of Indian varsities exemplify the rot in education) T.O.I
11 2019-09-13 It begins in school (India?s growth story will stand, or slip, on the foundational skills it gives its children)? Ind. Exp.
12 2019-09-13 Mediocrity Rules (Poor rankings of Indian varsities exemplify the rot in education) T.O.I
13 2019-09-06 Teaching in the time of consumerism (Changes in social ethos and state policy have pushed the once-venerated? Indian teacher to the margins of public life) Hindu
14 2019-09-06 Teaching in the time of consumerism (Changes in social ethos and state policy have pushed the once-venerated? Indian teacher to the margins of public life) Hindu
15 2019-07-24 How not to educate India (Draft National Education Policy ignores role of states, fails to examine role of private sector, undermines importance of English)? Ind. Exp.
16 2019-07-09 Furore Over Languages (national Education Policy is an excellent document which needs encouragement, not politics)? T.O.I
17 2019-06-15 Shaky building blocks (The draft National Education Policy reinforces outdated ideas about the goals of a foundational literacy programme)? Hindu
18 2019-06-14 Do exams throttle India?s education system? Hindu
19 2019-06-13 ?Starting at three (Extending the right to education to younger children would be a welcome step)? Hindu
20 2019-06-11 How education can be flexible. Ind. Exp.
21 2019-06-10 Draft NEP proposes formal education from age of three (?RTE to cover three years of preschool before class 1?)? Hindu
22 2019-06-07 The liberal professional ? (The idea of energising professional education with elements of liberal education in draft education policy hints at some possibilities of resolution of conflict between the Ind. Exp.
23 2019-06-05 For more inclusive private schools (Suggestions for better implementation of the Right to Education Act) Hindu
24 2019-06-05 Fixing the education system (Government can demonstrate its willingness to deal with the learning crisis by adopting the draft new education policy)? Ind. Exp.
25 2019-06-01 Draft edu policy moots key changes in board exams.? T.O.I
26 2019-05-25 Higher education to get a boost with Rs1.5 lakh crore action plan (Will implement the National Policy)? Hindu
27 2019-05-22 Hoodwinking India?s Children (Exam boards mislead on learning levels by awarding them artificially inflated marks) T.O.I
28 2019-05-07 All About Exams?(India?s education system must remedy several distortionary forces) T.O.I
29 2019-04-28 This island of excellence stands out in a rotten educational system.? T.O.I
30 2019-04-27 Competing for the best (India?s ability to attract global faculty hinges on dramatic changes in its higher education structure)? Hindu
31 2019-04-19 Coming down from ivory towers (Educational institutes and higher learning centres should devote a substantial chunk of their resources to solve local problems for vikas to be meaningful) Ind. Exp.
32 2019-04-11 Jobs Are Human Capital (Quality of Indian jobs is falling, there are fewer rewards for getting an education today)
33 2019-04-02 Break The Silence On Education (How to ensure quality public education ought to be on top of the election agenda) T.O.I
34 2019-03-12 Next two decades belong to India, if we can tap its abundant human capital by geeting education right. (Education) T.O.I
35 10/25/2019 Should school have prayers (The Constitution says that institutions getting state funding can?t provide religious instruction) Hindu
36 10/21/2019 Question of quality (Would making PhD mandatory for teachers guarantee quality in the teaching process in colleges, or will it lead to prioritising degrees over knowledge and skills?)? Hindu
37 10/20/2019 National school curriculum overhaul to begin next month (Exercise will be completed by Dec 2020) T.O.I
38 10/17/2019 Agents of change (There is evidence of the?overall benefits?that accrue from?investing in Women's education)? Hindu
39 10/1/2019 Kerala best, UP worst performer in NITI school education index. Ind. Exp.
40 10/1/2019 ?Kerala tops education ranking (Uttar Pradesh?placed at bottom of?NITI Aayog?s?School Education Quality Index)? Hindu
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