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Ministry of Education will be releasing a detailed report on Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2020-21 on school education of India. The UDISE+ system of online data collection from the schools was developed by Department of School Education & Literacy in the year 2018-19 to overcome the issues related to erstwhile practice of  manual data filling in paper format and subsequent feeding on computer at the block or district level in the UDISE data collection system since 2012-13. In UDISE+ system, improvements have been made particularly in the areas related ... Read more

The Union Budget 2022 announcements for the education and skilling sector focuses on expanding reach, improving quality education, building capacity, and strengthening the digital education ecosystem. To brainstorm and discuss ways for effective implementation of initiatives announced in the Union Budget 2022, the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) along with other ministries organized a webinar on Atmanirbharta through the Amrit Mantra of digital education and dynamic skilling. Under the webinar, a session on ‘Digital University: Making World Class Higher Education Accessible for All’ was held on February 21, 2022. ... Read more

A webinar on the implementation of Budget 2022 announcements relating to the education sector was organized on 21st February 2022 which was addressed by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. Under the webinar, a session was organised on the theme “Widening Reach of One Class: One Channel: Reaching Quality Digital Education to the Farthest Corner.” The session was chaired by Prof. Nageshwar Rao, Vice-Chancellor, IGNOU, New Delhi and co-chaired by Shri T. P. Singh, Director General, BISAG-N, MeitY, GoI. The discussions were moderated by Prof. Amarendra Prasad Behera, Joint Director, CIET, NCERT, New Delhi. Prof. Nageshwar ... Read more

 The pandemic has hampered the growth of the fitness industry, which has put aspiring fitness instructors in a difficult position. Not only that but many fitness centers and gyms faced closures due to prolonged lock-downs. Leading to tougher industry standards and lower employment options. W.I.T.S. Education is a fitness training and education organization that offers hybrid courses for students who want a career in the fitness industry. W.I.T.S. is also affiliated with many employer organizations looking to hire trainers with proper accreditation. The unique aspect of W.I.T.S. education is that they follow the standards of a higher learning educational format ... Read more

Union Education Minister and Skill Development Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched NEAT 3.0, a single platform to provide the best-developed ed-tech solutions and courses to students of the country. The Minister also launched AICTE prescribed technical books in regional languages. Launch of technical books in regional languages and distribution of NEAT ed-tech free course coupons. https://t.co/QSqDVTZC1T — Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) January 3, 2022 Speaking on the occasion Shri Pradhan said that NEAT will be a game-changer in bridging the digital divide, especially among the economically disadvantaged students and also ... Read more