A single watchdog for higher education: Here’s what the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill sets in motion – The Times of India

A single watchdog for higher education: Here’s what the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill sets in motion – The Times of India

Big education reforms rarely arrive all at once. They move through Cabinet notes, draft clauses and administrative reshuffles before their effects are felt in classrooms and campuses. The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill, cleared by the Union Cabinet on Friday, is one such moment. It gives legislative form to a core promise of the National…

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School teachers to be mentored by professors: Here’s all about India’s NMM initiative – The Times of India

School teachers to be mentored by professors: Here’s all about India’s NMM initiative – The Times of India

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has sent out a fresh advisory to Higher Education Institutions, asking them to identify and nominate experienced faculty members for the National Mission for Mentoring (NMM). The directive follows the Ministry of Education’s renewed push to expand the mentoring framework that connects university academics with schoolteachers through a formal, nationwide…

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