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April 13, 2026, 07:40 PM - 2 min read
A bench comprising the Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi took up the plea and sought responses from the authorities, indicating that the issues flagged would require closer examination. The matter will be heard in detail after the Centre and the states place their stand on record.
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September 5, 2025, 04:24 PM - 7 min read
The organisation “Educate Girls,” founded by Safeena Hussain, began with just 50 villages in Rajasthan and today, it operates in more than 30,000 villages, having mobilised over 1.4 million girls into schools.
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September 1, 2025, 06:54 PM - 3 min read
In a key development concerning Education Department, the Supreme Court today held that qualifying the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) is mandatory for those aspiring for appointment as teachers and also in-service teachers aspiring for promotions. As regards those teachers appointed prior to the enactment of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education, 2009 ("RTE Act") and have more than five years of service left, the Court granted a time of two years to pass the Teachers' Eligibility Test ("TET").
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February 10, 2024, 05:08 PM - 2 min read
While the student-teacher ratio in Jammu and Kashmir appears favourable, the shortage of subject-specific teachers is a significant concern. Research conducted to assess the availability of specific teachers in government-run schools reveals that only 22.8 per cent of schools have subject-specific teachers for upper primary sections.
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