EDITORIAL: Educating Inao And Tombi
Ever since the Union Human Resources Development portfolio fell into the lap of Kapil Sibal, the Minister has shown that he is a man out to revolutionize the education system in the country. It is towards this end, why the grading system has started in schools affiliated to the Central Board of School Education with some State boards following suit.
Mr. Sibal has not stopped there and is today talking...
IGNOU Holds Its 22nd Convocation
NEW DELHI, April 2: The world largest university Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has awarded 44,926 Bachelor’s degree, 20,755 Master’s degree, 59,042 Diplomas, 90,618 Certificates and three PhD’s today at the 22nd Convocation held at its Convention Centre here in Maidan Garhi.
Union Minister for Human Resource and Development Kapil Sibal was the chief guest during the ceremony...
EDITORIAL: Monopolizing Education
In this knowledge driven era, where everything is about tapping human resources and everything is based on specialized knowledge, the most dangerous thing that can happen to a society is when education becomes the monopoly of some private individuals, trusts or some organizations and a look at the present scenario in Manipur will leave no one in doubt on the question of where Manipur exactly stands...
Universal Literacy-Impediments
Article 45 of the directive principles of state policy proclaims, ‘The state shall endeavor to provide, within a period of 10 years from the commencement of the Constitution, for free and compulsory education for all children until they complete the age of 14.’ After a full six decades, these Constitutional provisions remain faulted, that too, grossly. Close to 50% of the Indian population,...