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The Government gives a nod to the Setup of the National Recruitment Agency (NRA) to conduct the Common Eligibility Test (CET) T wice  for  a year The Union Cabinet chaired by the PM, Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for creation of National Recruitment Agency (NRA) to  set up in order to recruit eligible candidates for the Government and Public Sector Banks through Common Eligibility Test (CET). Financial Outlay : The govt. has sanctioned a sum of Rs. 1517.57 crore for the National Recruitment Agencies (NRA). The expenditure will be undertaken over a period of three years. Apart from setting up the NRA, costs will be incurred for setting up examination infrastructure in the 117 Aspirational Districts. It will also be proposed to evolve a robust mechanism for appointment including direct recruitment to tribunals and specialized bodies to attract best talents and professional experts.There is also proposal for strengthening the contractual employees. Recruitment Re...

Prepare to move online: Continuity planning for COVID-19 pandemic Various issues behind Online Education in India  : COVID-19 and school : Most schools have been shut since Mid-march, to stop the spread of COVID-19. The traditional face-to-face mode of classroom learning is not feasible for some months. No one knows when schools, colleges and universities will reopen. Many Schools/colleges which could, have started online classes on YouTube or dedicated platforms or apps. Teachers and school administrators have been advised to continue communication with students through virtual lectures or portals like Massive Open Online Courses. However, in the absence of physical classrooms and proper digital infrastructure, both teachers and students are facing unprecedented challenges. Electricity : Access to electricity is crucial for digital education, both for powering devices as well as for connecting to the internet. Almost 99.9% of Indian homes have a power connection, the picture is le...

National Education Policy 2020 PAGE CONTENTS  : Some confusion about National Education Policy 2020 Consultation towards National Education Policy National Education Policy 2020: Transformational reforms in school education System National Education Policy 2020: Transforming higher education for new India  Conclusion 1. SOME CONFUSION ABOUT NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY 2020  : No English as a medium of education ? Is English is not necessary for our education system ?New education policy revives debate on medium of instruction. Centralization and privatization of education system in our federal system, is this a right decision? No more UGC, AICTE, NCTE - to be replaced by a single education regulator.  Why National educational policy 2019 aggravates the toxicity of discrimination in Education and Society ? 6% GDP spend for real ? It never happen before all the Government before election says so but in reality, it spend only 3% GDP. India's R&D spend far le...

Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) , an autonomous organization of Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, announces National Level Patriotic Poem Competition on the occasion of Independence Day 2020. CCRT is working in the field of linking education with culture for more than 40 years and has awarded more than 14000 scholarships till date to the young and meritorious children in the age group of 10 to 14 years. CCRT under the initiatives/programs to be undertaken during the Independence Day 2020, on behalf of Ministry of Culture , Government of India invites entries of “Patriotic Poem” from meritorious young children in the age group of 10 to 14 years, for participation in the National Level Patriotic Poem Competition . Children whose date of birth is in between 01.07.2007 and 30.06.2011 (both days inclusive) are eligible to send their entries. Click here to read the Terms and Conditions. The selected winners will be awarded Merit Certificate along with Cash Prize of : 1...

Government Instant Messaging System is an Open source technology-based, Secure, Cloud-enabled, and Indigenous platform developed by National Informatics Centre(NIC) under digital India flagship programme of the Government of India. Instant Messaging System offers an instant messaging platform for Government as well as public users. It is available for both Android and iOS users. Instant Messaging System facilitates mobile and email-based self-registration for Government and public users. It provisions one to one messaging, group chatting, broadcasting messages, file and media sharing as well as audio and video calling. Instant Messaging System is specially designed for official communication with suitable tags and emoticons. It’s End to End encryption makes it secure communication channel. NIC proposes to endow Name and Logo to the Instant Messaging System by inviting entries through an open Contest on MyGov platform of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). Also R...