CHANDIGARH: Senior Congress leader and former Health Minister of Punjab, Balbir Singh Sidhu, launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, accusing it of “hollow governance and failed promises in the education sector.”

KOLKATA: Teachers who lost their jobs following a recent Supreme Court order in the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment case have given a deadline to state Education Minister Bratya Basu to meet them and address their concerns.

AMRITSAR: In a landmark move to cultivate an entrepreneurial ecosystem in the state, the Government of Punjab has constituted a Working Group on Higher Education Reforms for an Entrepreneurial Punjab. The initiative follows a high-level meeting chaired by the Hon’ble Minister for Higher Education & Languages recently and aligns closely with the goals of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday said that the marvelous results and outstanding results of 10th and 12th class in the state reflects that the state is heading towards becoming ‘Rangla Punjab’ with the youth playing a decisive role in it.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab School Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains extended warm congratulations to students on their outstanding performance in the Class-X board examinations, the results of which were announced today by the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB).

KOLKATA: Tension prevailed at the West Bengal education department at Salt Lake on Thursday afternoon after secondary and higher secondary government schoolteachers, who lost their jobs following a Supreme Court order last month, gheraoed the main office.

CHANDIGARH: Applauding their hard work, perseverance and commitment to academic excellence, Punjab School Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains congratulated the students on their impressive Class-XII board examination results, announced today by the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB).

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains today informed that all educational institutions, including schools, colleges and universities, will reopen from tomorrow (May 12) onwards.

CHANDIGARH: Amid heightened tension, Punjab, which shares a 532-km border with Pakistan, has ordered closure of all educational institutes and cancelled exams.

CHANDIGARH: In wake of drone attacks by Paksitan on various border cities and fearing escalation in war with Pakistan, the Punjab government has announced to close all education institutes in the state for next three days.

KOLKATA: The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) announced on Friday that 85.56 per cent of students passed the examination this year.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Cabinet Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond on Monday announced that Punjab is undergoing a significant and historic transformation in education as he inaugurated infrastructure development projects worth ₹79.85 lakhs in six government schools in Khanna.

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CHANDIGARH: In a major push to improve government schools to fulfil the Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann's promise of world-class education, the Punjab Government has successfully upgraded over 1,2000 government schools under the “Sikhya Kranti” program. The initiative has modernized classrooms, infrastructure, and digital learning facilities to match the best educational standards.

CHANDIGARH: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has strongly criticized the Democratic Teachers’ Front for opposing crucial education reforms aimed at improving government schools in Punjab. Senior AAP spokesperson Neel Garg condemned the Teachers’ Front for attempting to politicize initiatives that are designed to enhance the quality of education and create better learning environments for students.

CHANDIGARH: Former Health Minister of Punjab and Congress leader Balbir Singh Sidhu, while talking about many important projects prepared by the Congress government related to the health department, said, "The debt on the head of Punjab is increasing day by day, but the question is where is the government spending the money? Neither is any kind of development happening in the state nor is any project related to the health department being completed."

MOHALI: Chandigarh Group of Colleges (CGC), Mohali, Jhanjeri, hosted the Global Education Conclave 2025, an international-level event that brought together more than 100 special delegates from over 50 countries. Visionary leaders from around the world engaged in discussions focusing on education, sustainability, digital transformation, and international cooperation, fostering a platform for global thought leadership. While in the past few decades, students from Punjab aspired to pursue education abroad, Punjab itself has now emerged as a key hub for global academic exchange.

MOHALI: Prof. Roshan Lal Kataria, founder of Aryans Group of Colleges, Rajpura Near Chandigarh and a visionary educator passed at the age of 76 on 26th March, 2025.

CHANDIGARH: Further empowering the education journey for the students of Government Schools in the state, Punjab School Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains dedicated a brand new bus, having 31 seating capacity, for Government Senior Secondary Smart School, Sukhsal in Ropar district.

PHAGWARA:  The 8th edition of the Chhatra Sansad India Conclave (CSI) commenced at Lovely Professional University (LPU) with an electrifying spirit under the theme "Vision India 2047: Bharat @ 100. Eminent personalities Faisal Khan , the renowned educationist, and Miss Jaya Kishori, the celebrated motivational speaker and spiritual leader, became an integral part of the event, engaging with over 20,000+ young minds through thought-provoking discussions and powerful insights.

AMRITSAR: At least 700 students were awarded degrees during 68th Annual Convocation of the historic Khalsa College of Education (KCE) here today. Chief guest at the function Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina, Pro-Chancellor of Khalsa University (KU) and Honourary Secretary, Khalsa College Governing Council (KCGC) asked the students to prepare for future challenges as the competition of seeking suitable jobs is becoming global.

CHANDIGARH: In order to increase the parental participation in the management of government schools to further enhance quality of education, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday gave its nod to amend the Punjab Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2011.

MOHALI: Rayat Bahra University has been honoured as a knowledge Partner in the prestigious Times Power Icons 2025 programme.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday envisioned that the Principals/ Teachers abroad are acting as a catalyst of the Education Revolution in the state by further improving the standard of education to benefit the common man.

NEW DELHI: Women are the backbone of society and are contributing tirelessly to healthcare and education, said Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta here on the occasion of International Women’s Day on Saturday.

AMRITSAR: With the support of Vice Chancellor Dr. Karamjeet Singh Guru Nanak Dev University and under the guidance of the Head of the Mass Communication Department, an educational trip was organized. During this trip, students of MA 2nd Sem/4th Sem had the opportunity to visit News18 and The Tribune at Chandigarh, where they were introduced to news production. At News18, Sanjeev, and at The Tribune, Karamvir, provided the students with in-depth insights into the news production process. Additionally, the staff members at these organizations offered valuable education about their respective operations.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has taken important steps for the welfare of workers in the state. Labour Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond said that under the stipend scheme of the Punjab Labour Welfare Board, benefits ranging from Rs. 2,000 to Rs. 70,000 can be availed for the education of laborers’ children. Along with this, the condition of two years of service of the worker to avail the stipend scheme has been abolished.

CHANDIGARH: In a powerful and unyielding move, Punjab Government has once again jostled to wake the central government out of its deep slumber, demanding immediate action to restore Punjabi as a main subject in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) curriculum for Class 10 in Punjab, besides demanding inclusion of Punjabi language in the list of regional languages across India, ensuring that students nationwide have the option to study it.

CHANDIGARH: In a landmark event dedicated to promoting and celebrating inclusive education, the Governor of Punjab and Administrator UT Chandigarh, Gulab Chand Kataria, distributed appointment letters to newly recruited special educators. 22 TGT and 18 JBT cadre Special Educators were given appointment letters on Monday. These posts were created by the Government of India in 2019.

CHANDIGARH: In a landmark event dedicated to promoting and celebrating inclusive education, the Governor of Punjab and Administrator UT Chandigarh, Gulab Chand Kataria, distributed appointment letters to newly recruited special educators. 22 TGT and 18 JBT cadre Special Educators were given appointment letters on Monday. These posts were created by the Government of India in 2019.

CHANDIGARH: A Short-Term Course (STC) on “Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education” concluded today at Panjab University.

SEOUL: North Korea is apparently using ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) service developed by OpenAI of the United States, in its higher education AI studies, according to a media report on Saturday.

SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh Education Minister Rohit Thakur on Friday said the government would collaborate with UNESCO to strengthen quality, equitable and inclusive education for every child in the state.

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council has strongly condemned Tuesday's terrorist attack against a school and an education center in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.

BENGALURU: Almas A.H., a second PUC (Class 12) student from Udupi Girl's Pre-University College, one among the six girls who started a protest on hijab in Karnataka which went on to become a major crisis in the state, has said that it was not 'just to deny' education for a piece of cloth.

BENGALURU: The Karnataka government is all set to introduce Hindu epic stories -- 'Bhagavad Gita' and 'Mahabharat' -- in its school curriculum from the next academic year.

DHRAMSHALA: Himachal Pradesh has emerged as a best performing state across the country in education sector. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said this while addressing at a function organized on the occasion of inauguration of Delhi Public School, Tiara in district Kangra today. He said Delhi Public School would go a long in imparting the quality education with modern aspects to the students. Delhi Public School is already imparting English medium co-education at Nathpa Jhakri and Manali. This would be the third school in the state.

SONIPAT:In a significant academic leap, Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences (JIBS) -- a value-based research Institute of O.P. Jindal Global University -- has been shortlisted for the Times Higher Education Asia Awards 2022, for its 'innovation and inclusion to empower classrooms and community' across the world.

MUZAFFARNAGAR: Pooja (name changed) was a home science graduate student from Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The 18-year-old had high hopes for her life, before the pandemic took a toll on her education - as it did on the lives of millions the world over.

MANGALURU: Both the Union and state governments are focusing on revamping medical education both qualitatively and quantitatively, said Karnataka Health and Medical Education Minister Sudhakar K on Friday.

CHANDIGARH:Punjab Medical Education & Research Minister Dr. Vijay Singla today admitted that integrating innovation as core objective in medical education and reasonable medical education for Economic Weaker Section (EWS) category is our main motto.

CHANDIGARH: The new School Education, Higher Education and Sports & Youth Services Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer today assumed charge at the Punjab Civil Secretariat. Expressing gratitude to the party especially the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, he assured that no effort would be spared to achieve the objective of taking Punjab to dazzling heights in the educational sphere.

CHENNAI:The school education department received the highest allocation in the Tamil Nadu budget for the financial year 2022-23 presented by Finance Minister P.T.R Palanivel Thiaga Rajan in the state Assembly on Friday.

BENGALURU: The Union Budget 2022-23 has been presented with a vision for next 20-25 years for the country, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman said here on Monday.

AMRITSAR: “Education is the only weapon in our hands that can change the world for the better and value-based education is the need of the hour to take India to newer heights”. This was stated by Governor Punjab Banwarilal Purohit while distributing the degrees to as many as 1626 students during the 116th Annual Convocation of historic Khalsa College here today.

MOHALI: Kuhu, the head-girl of Oakridge International School, got the opportunity to be a Report Writer at Nord Anglia Education-UNICEF Summit, where she got to collate data on the work done by Nord Anglia schools around the Sustainable Development Goals. In peer talk, she focused on Digital Activism, elaborating how youth can leverage the reach of social media by sharing knowledge and opinions to break the stereotypes and educate society.

SEOUL: The Seoul city government will provide North Korean defectors with free health checkups, online tutoring services for students and other support measures to help them better settle in their new homeland, officials said on Monday.

RUPNAGAR: Indian Institute of Technology(IIT),Ropar made a debut this year in Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2022, being ranked 81st and entering the top 100 list.

CHANDIGARH: Disclosing his agenda for developing Punjab, Chief Minister Sardar Charanjit Singh Channi stated that his agenda of the state’s progress focuses on free education and health, to provide better livelihood and Pucca house.

KAPURTHALA: Pushpa Gujral Science City celebrated International Day for Women & Girls in Science by organizing a panel discussion with leading women personalities in STEM Education, as well as, a 2-day lecture series under WISE Vision KIRAN Scheme in collaboration with DST, Govt. of India. More than 100 girl students and teachers from all over India attended the panel discussion in the afternoon and the lecture series in the morning.

CHANDIGARH:Shiromani Akali Dal today accused the AAP Supremo CM Arvind KejriWal of "deliberately, and systematically" insulting the Panthic culture and values as well as the Punjabi language through continued neglect and discrimination by the Delhi state government.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed its discontent, as Centre filed no response on a plea challenging the validity of section 2(f) of the National Commission for Minority Education Institution Act 2004, and imposed a cost of Rs 7,500.

NEW DELHI; President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed grief over the passing away of Baba Iqbal Singh, 96, a noted educationist from Himachal Pradesh.

NEW DELHI: Highlighting the opportunities for higher education institutions to play a key role in innovation and the start-up ecosystem, Union Minister of State for Education Dr Subhas Sarkar on Wednesday said it could bring a revolution not only at the economic level but also on the social and environmental front.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Soil & Water Conservation, Technical Education & Industrial Training Minister Rana Gurjit Singh on Tuesday handed over promotional letters to 54 officers of both the Departments.

CHANDIGARH: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Punjab Dr S Karuna Raju on Tuesday exhorted various departments dealing with students and welfare scheme beneficiaries to help them in registering new voters, who have turned 18-years-old so that 100% enrolment of eligible electors could be ensured. 

SEOUL: North Korea is spurring online education at major universities as part of efforts to train "intellectual-type workers" with science and technology expertise, Pyongyang's state media said on Monday.

SAN FRANCISCO: Sexual education videos on short video-making app TikTok aren't being screened for misinformation and don't give teenagers and adolescents a proper understanding of the sensitive subject, researchers said.

CHANDIGARH: “The events that unfolded at Fatehgarh Sahib and Chamkaur Sahib during the course of winter months caused a huge transformation in the history. The supreme sacrifice of the Sahibzadas and the Sikh soldiers would continue to be a source of inspiration till eternity.

CHANDIGARH: In order to make the present especially the younger generation aware about the sacrifices made by the family of Dasmesh Pita Sahib Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the Education and Higher Education Minister Pargat Singh today made significant announcements and directed all the educational institutions across the State to hold special sessions dedicated to the martyrdom of 'Chaar Sahibzade'. 

NEW DELHI: IDP Education, the global leader in international educational services, expands its reach to four new cities by launching full-fledged offices in Dehradun, Bhubaneswar, Bhopal, and Rajkot.

PHAGWARA:Punjab Minister for Social Justice, Medical Education and Research Dr. Raj Kumar Verka has said that Bharat Ratna Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's dream can only come true with the expansion of education, for which we need to pay special attention to the education of future generations.

CHANDIGARH: In order to ensure quality education across the State, the School Education department today advertised 12772 posts of different cadres as part of the ongoing process to recruit 20166 teachers.

NEW DELHI:The world-renowned Kung Fu Nuns of the Drukpa order of Buddhism has won the prestigious Martial Arts Education Prize 2021 from the Unesco International Centre for Martial Arts.

CHANDIGARH: In a bid to provide career counseling and education to the commerce students in Punjab, at school, college and university level, the School Education and Higher Education Departments today signed an MoU with Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi (ICAI).

AMRITSAR:Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday said that the ‘Punjab Model’ of his government is based on ensuring quality education and employment opportunities for all.

LUDHIANA: College of Animal Biotechnology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana started a Continue Biotechnology Education (CBE) lecture series in association with IIT Roorkee and the DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance.

PATHANKOT:Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced to provide high quality free education to the children of Punjab in government schools, if his party forms the government.

SANGRUR: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Youth Wing on Tuesday gheraoed the residence of Punjab Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla in Sangrur in support of ETT-TET pass and contractual teachers and staged a protest.

CHANDIGARH: Under the direction of Punjab Education Minister Mr. Vijay Inder Singla, the Directorate of Education Recruitment has completed another phase of recruitment process by conducting written test today to fill the backlog of various posts in Master Cadre in Border Area.

PHAGWARA: In collaboration with Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC)-the Division of Ministry of External Affairs (Government of India); Lovely Professional University (LPU) organized a five-day long ‘New-Era Education’ Course for 100+ participants from 27 countries.

CHANDIGARH: Ridiculing the Delhi deputy CM’s atrocious allegation of a political conspiracy of the Centre and the Punjab government in the matter of school education ranking, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday termed it a clear case of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) crying foul in the face of its imminent wipeout from Punjab in the 2022 Assembly polls.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab School Education Department has directed the school heads to ensure the participation of the students on the occasion of International Yoga Day.

NEW DELHI: India's enrollment in higher education stands at 3.85 crore in 2019-20, as compared to 3.74 crore in 2018-19, registering a growth of 11.36 lakh (3.04 per cent).

CHANDIGARH: In a bid to keep pace with the changing times, the Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday emphasized the need to offer an opportunity to the students desirous of learning foreign languages as optional subjects in the government schools.

AMRITSAR: Shiromani Gurdwara  Parbsndhak Committee will soon complete   the  work of gallery being  constructed  in the memory of those  those  killed in military  action  at Golden  Temple  on June  1984. The work of gallery assigned to Damdami Taksal is lying incomplete. The bullet hit Guru Granth  Sahib would  be made  public from time  to time.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has congratulated the School Education department for being accorded No. 1 ranking, among all the States/UTs in the Performance Grading Index (PGI), by the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India (GoI) for the year 2019-20.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab school education minister Mr. Vijay Inder Singla, on Sunday, said that it was the result of sustained and concentrated efforts of the Congress led state government that Punjab has clinched the title position in the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 for States and Union Territories of India.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Mrs. Aruna Chaudhary, on Friday, informed that the department has found total 23 children of the state, who have lost both their parents to the COVID-19 Pandemic between the period of March 31, 2020 to May 31, 2021.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab School Education Minister Mr. Vijay Inder Singla today handed over appointment letters to 34 newly-appointed employees in the education department.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab School Education Minister Mr. Vijay Inder Singla, on Tuesday, said that the union government should provide required COVID vaccines to all states before taking decisions on examinations of class XII students.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab School Education Minister Mr. Vijay Inder Singla, on Sunday, said that the union government should ensure safety of students before taking decisions on examinations of class XII. While presenting his views during a virtual meeting with Union ministers, Mr. Singla said that during difficult times, safety and security of students and teachers must be on the priority of the government and every possible step should be taken in this regard.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab School Education Minister Mr. Vijay Inder Singla said that as many as 13,48,632 government school students will be receiving free uniforms at their homes for the academic session i.e. 2021-22 as grants of Rs. 80.92 crore have been released by the education department.

MOHALI: Founder President, Punjab Unaided Technical Institutions Association (PUTIA); Chancellor, Guru Kashi University, Talwandi Sabo; Chairman, BIS, Moga & Vice Chairman SUS, Tangori, Mohali, Dr. J. S. Dhaliwal took his last breath at Paras hospital Mohali, yesterday after his prolonged illness.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab School Education Department has decided to conduct the station selection process of the newly selected Center Head Teachers through direct recruitment on May 10, 2021.

CHANDIGARH: Moved by the plight of 10-year-old Vansh Singh, whose video of selling socks on Ludhiana roads to support his family had gone viral, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday announced full government financial support in his education, besides Rs 2 lakh in immediate assistance for the family.

PHAGWARA: AICP in Association with GNA University organized a Webinar on NEP2020 & its Implementation in Higher Education over a virtual platform. Under AICP decision, there will be total 12 Webinars happening every month, and GNA University is the first in Punjab that has taken the initiative of the series. The sole objective of the Webinar was to discuss in detail the NEP2020 and its supposed role in Higher Education.

CHANDIGARH: To ensure smooth functioning of the schools, Punjab School Education Minister, Mr. Vijay Inder Singla has given approval to change the blocks of 27 primary schools.

CHANDIGARH: The school education department has warned of strict action against private schools inviting parents of students in schools for parents- teachers meeting.

CHANDIGARH: Following the approval of Punjab School Education Minister, Mr. Vijay Inder Singla, the School Education Department has transferred and posted 10 Block Primary Education Officers (BPEOs).

CHANDIGARH: To curtail the loss of education of students due to closure of schools, Punjab Education Minister, Mr. Vijay Inder Singla has given the consent to conduct online classes through D D Punjabi.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday constituted a committee of vice chancellors to work out examination reforms and review curriculums, to scale up the quality of higher education in the state in line with the advances taking place across the world. The Committee, under the chairmanship of VC GNDU, will also look into Introduction of new courses and digital education and will submit its report within 60 days.

CHANDIGARH: Following the resolve of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh to strengthen and consolidate the school education in the state, Punjab Chief Secretary, Ms Vini Mahajan, approved a proposal of Rs 2,941.83 crore for upgrading the infrastructure, modernisation, and strengthening allied facilities at the government schools under the annual work plan and budget (AWP&B) for the current fiscal 2021-22.

CHANDIGARH: On the directions of the Punjab school education Minister Mr. Vijay Inder Singla the school education department has re-launched an awareness campaign on Corona-19 epidemic.

CHANDIGARH: Coming down heavily on the private schools for violating government instructions during the Covid-19 pandemic, the school education minister Punjab Mr. Vijay Inder Singla has cancelled No Objection Certificates (NOC) given to a school in Fazilka district. While divulging details, Mr. Vijay Inder Singla said that he has been personally monitoring complaints against such schools and after reviewing the case of Shiwalik Public School Chakk Araian Wala (Jalalabaad), he has decided to cancel the NOC for defying government directions.

NEW DELHI: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Wednesday tested positive for coronavirus. At present, he is in home quarantine and following the Covid protocols.

CHANDIGARH: Keeping in view the interests of temporary employees, Punjab school education department has given approval to continue their services for one more year.

SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday decided that all educational institutions of the state would be closed till May 1.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab School Education Department has taken new steps to renew its strategy to expedite the enrollment drive for the new academic session.On the instructions of Education Minister Mr. Vijay Inder Singla, to expedite the enrollment drive, center head teachers (CHT) have been directed to held regular meetings with school heads. CHTs have also been asked to organize separate review meetings with the Pre-primary and primary teachers and to encourage them through phone calls.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab School Education Department has decided to start Gender Sensitisation Project in government schools across the state. The aim of this project is to sensitize students in various ways.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Secretary, Ms Vini Mahajan, has said that the technology was playing a significant role in improving the quality of education in the country and also the way it was making education more accessible to the masses.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Secretary, Ms Vini Mahajan, has said that the technology was playing a significant role in improving the quality of education in the country and also the way it was making education more accessible to the masses.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab School Education Department has directed the school principals to prepare the students under 'Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat' and 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan'.