Maharashtra Rule Bars EWS Kids from Free Private Schools if Nearby Government School Exists: Sparks Debate
The Maharashtra government’s recent amendment to the Right to Education (RTE) Act has ignited controversy, raising concerns about educational equity and access for underprivileged children. The new rule stipulates that students belonging to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) cannot avail free admissions in private schools under the RTE Act if a government school exists within…
Telangana School Sparks Outrage with 61% Fee Hike for LKG Admission
From Sticker Shock to Outrage: Parents React to Soaring Costs Parents in Telangana are fuming after a prestigious school in Bachupally announced a jaw-dropping 61% increase in admission fees for Lower Kindergarten (LKG) for the upcoming academic year. The fee hike, catapulting costs from ₹2.3 lakh to a staggering ₹3.7 lakh, has left many families…
Seven Students of Daffodils English School in Bengaluru Issued Transfer Certificate on complaining of rights violations and retaliation for voicing concerns
Seven students of classes 9 and 10 in Bengaluru received transfer certificates (TCs) on Thursday due to an escalating dispute between parents and the Daffodils English School Association. This is because it is believed that the students’ tuition was not paid, according to the TCs. Since February, parents have been unable to enrol their children…
Delhi University releases first admission list on 1st August
The Delhi University published the initial merit allocation list of 7,042 students for undergraduate course admissions on 1st August 23. The list contains the names of 85,853 applicants who passed the CUET UG 2023 exam. The positions on the merit list were used to determine the seats, and candidates must accept their seats by August…
Govt-run schools in Jharkhand to give admission to over 10,000 students
The Jharkhand state government has announced that around 10,590 applicants out of over 41,000 were successfully declared for the admission to 12,000 seats in 80 Jharkhand government run schools of excellence with quality English-medium education on a par with private schools. “In all, 10,590 students were declared successful against 11,936 available seats for admissions to Schools…
DU Admission 2023: Delhi University launches CSAS portal for admission to UG courses
Delhi University on 14 June began its admission process for the 2023-24 academic year for undergraduate and other courses. The new session is likely to commence on 16 August 2023. With the launching the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) admission portal, the admission process will be held in two phases — first phase for registration…
From next year Kerala will not offer three-year degree courses
Minister of Higher Education Department of Kerala said that there will be only four-year degree courses from next year. The course is arranged in such a way that the students can decide whether to continue their studies in the fourth year. There will be an exit policy in place after the third year. A graduation…
Exam dates for CUET UG 2023, NEET UG 2023 in Manipur released by National Testing Agency
The National Testing Agency has decided to conduct the Common University Entrance Test (UG and PG) 2023 and the NEET UG test in the north-eastern state in June. The notification is available on the official website of NTA. The NEET UG 2023 will be held any day between June 3 to 5 in pen and…
Indian students from six states banned by two more Australian universities on concerns over visa fraud
Two Australian universities – Federation University in Victoria and Western Sydney University in New South Wales – have separately announced bans on the intake of students from some Indian states citing concerns over a rise in fraudulent visa applications. The education agents were instructed to not consider students from Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh,…
Punjab Government issues notice to 30 private schools for charging students, parents high fees for books
A probe to investigate complaints against private schools has been launched by Punjab Government. Punjab Education Minister Mr HS Bains announced on April 1, 2023, regarding setting up of the Education Minister Task Force. Within two days of investigations, the task force has issued notices to 30 schools for allegedly “looting” parents and students in…
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