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Abhinaya Harigovind is a senior correspondent with the national bureau of The Indian Express, covering education as a beat. Working with The Indian Express since July 2021, she was a reporter with the Delhi city team of the paper, covering environment and climate change. She has also worked with The Hindu in Kerala. She tweets @abhi__naya

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April 03, 2026 04:20 IST

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 recommends that students learn three languages up to Class 10, unlike the current system where they study only two languages.

Fri, Apr 03, 2026
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NCERT Director: New books being reviewed as much as possible to limit possibility of explosion

April 03, 2026 00:23 IST

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Fri, Apr 03, 2026
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25% EWS quota: Drafting rules for admission, Education Ministry informs Supreme Court

April 02, 2026 12:46 IST

The Ministry of Education stated in the affidavit that finalising the rules will likely take about three to four months and requested a four-month extension to comply with the Supreme Court order.

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The Indian School of Mines (IIT-ISM) Dhanbad and the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad emerged as the top-ranked Indian institutions in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 on Wednesday.

Thu, Mar 26, 2026
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CBSE Boards: How marks will be calculated after West Asia exam cancellationSubscriber Only

March 20, 2026 07:06 IST

CBSE schools in these countries largely cater to the Indian diaspora, and follow the same curriculum as schools in the country. There are 220 CBSE-affiliated schools in these seven countries, including a Kendriya Vidyalaya in Iran’s capital Tehran.

Fri, Mar 20, 2026
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Provide breakfast too under PM-POSHAN, extend scheme to cover students up to Class 10: Panel

March 18, 2026 20:57 IST

Parliamentary Standing Committee has further recommended that the midday meal scheme be eventually extended for students up to Class 12. As of now, under the scheme, a cooked meal is provided to government and aided school students up to Class 8.

Wed, Mar 18, 2026
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‘Violates federal character of Constitution’: Parliament panel spars over VBSA Bill that could redraw India’s higher education map

March 18, 2026 12:22 IST

VBSA Bill seeks to set up an umbrella body with three councils that will perform regulatory, standard-setting, and accreditation functions for higher education.

Wed, Mar 18, 2026
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‘It’s a crucial year, we need to apply to universities’: Over 50,000 CBSE students in West Asia anxious as board cancels Class 12 exams

March 18, 2026 10:21 IST

CBSE Class 10 and 12 students in the UAE, Iran, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia are awaiting final word from the Board on the evaluation method that will determine their marks.

Thu, Mar 19, 2026
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NCERT lists late Bibek Debroy among 19 members in its SC affidavit over ‘corruption in judiciary’ chapter

March 16, 2026 22:13 IST

The fact that Debroy’s name still figures in the list indicates that the committee has not been reconstituted at least since his death in Nov 2024.

Tue, Mar 17, 2026
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NCTE wants school education dept’s presence in key panel

March 13, 2026 02:25 IST

The NCTE is learnt to have suggested that the DoSEL’s role be defined in VBSA, since the Department is a major stakeholder in teacher education.

Fri, Mar 13, 2026
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IIT Gandhinagar to decide on Michel Danino’s position after SC calls for dissociating from his NCERT book team

March 12, 2026 13:46 IST

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court directed the Centre, states, Union Territories, universities, and public institutions to dissociate from three members of the textbook development team who drafted the chapter on the judiciary in the now-withdrawn Class 8 social science textbook.

Thu, Mar 12, 2026
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March 11, 2026 20:06 IST

Michael Danino, chairman, is known for his works rejecting theory of Aryan invasion; Alok Prasanna Kumar is only one with legal background in the team; Suparna Diwakar has interest in Indic Knowledge Systems

Thu, Mar 12, 2026
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CBSE confirms Class 12th Math question paper genuine despite QR code prank

March 10, 2026 11:47 IST

CBSE has assured that the maths question papers are genuine and that the security of the examination remains fully intact.

Wed, Mar 11, 2026
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‘Sincerely regret the inconvenience’: NCERT issues unconditional apology over Class 8 textbook

March 10, 2026 09:58 IST

NCERT withdraws Class 8 social science book ‘Exploring Society: India and Beyond’ after controversy over a chapter on corruption in the judiciary; issues unconditional apology.

Wed, Mar 11, 2026
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March 06, 2026 13:34 IST

US F-1 visas for Indian students dropped sharply in June-July 2025 after new screening rules and interview pauses under the Trump administration.

Sat, Mar 07, 2026
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‘Judiciary corruption’ row: How are new NCERT textbooks drafted and cleared?Subscriber Only

March 04, 2026 08:14 IST

The NCERT has a set of groups and committees that prepare and oversee new textbooks that are being developed in line with the National Education Policy 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework for School Education 2023. 

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The Class 8 social science book lists 51 members as part of its “textbook development team”, comprising contributors, reviewers, and members providing “guidance”

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NCERT retrieves 31 of 38 sold copies of Class 8th social science textbookSubscriber Only

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After the sale of the book was halted on Tuesday, staff at the NCERT’s publication division and book counter on its campus in Delhi have been attempting to reach out to all the 38 buyers of the book in an effort to get the buyers to return the copies.

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The NCERT has made sweeping changes to school textbooks in recent years. The latest expression of regret and the textbook’s withdrawal, even before the court’s order, stands out.

Fri, Feb 27, 2026
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Fri, Feb 27, 2026
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February 26, 2026 05:44 IST

For schools that teach English in Class 6, it will become the one “foreign” language that can be taught, in addition to two Indian languages, a source said.

Fri, Feb 27, 2026
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NCERT scrambles to contact all 38 buyers of bookSubscriber Only

February 26, 2026 05:30 IST

On Wednesday, sources in the Education Ministry said no copy of the NCERT book was sold on Tuesday.

Sat, Feb 28, 2026
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Exclusive: NCERT pulls out new Class 8 Social Science textbook after row over section on ‘corruption in judiciary’Subscriber Only

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CJI Surya Kant took serious exception to the section on ‘corruption in the judiciary’ and said he “will not allow anyone to defame the institution”. The Indian Express had reported on Tuesday that the new textbook had a chapter that featured a section on challenges faced by the judiciary.

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Old textbook said ‘Partition became more or less inevitable’.

Wed, Feb 25, 2026
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