Schools
The petition says the decision violates the Right to Education Act, arguing that merging schools would place primary schools farther away, making access harder for young children.
CM Reddy flagged the gap between Class 10 passouts and those completing intermediate, noting higher retention in states with Classes 9 to 12 under school education. He asked officials to submit a report on adopting a similar system.
The chief minister said students taking part in national and international sports events will be marked on ‘special leave’ instead of being marked absent, as suggested by the School Games Federation of India.
Haryana: Students of government schools will get free coaching for competitive exams like JEE, National Defence Academy, and others.
Under the Tamil Nadu govt’s initiative to combat effects of dehydration among school students, bell will ring thrice during school hours to provide water breaks to children.
Amid growing opposition to Hindi in Classes 1 to 5, the Maharashtra cabinet withdrew two GRs on the three-language policy. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis later announced a panel led by educationist Narendra Jadhav to review the policy.
Delhi Class 10, 12 Non-plan Admission 2025: The second cycle of the Common Admission Test (CAT-II) will be conducted on August 2.
HBSE 10th, 12th Admit Card 2025: The board will conduct the senior secondary compartment exam for 16,842 students, while 10,794 students have registered for the secondary compartment, improvement and full subject exams.
The NSUI marched in Delhi against the UP government's school merger plan, alleging bias towards private schools and warning of a bigger stir if the decision isn't rolled back in 25 days.
PM YASASVI scheme provides financial aid to eligible OBC students in schools with a 100 per cent pass rate in Class 10 and 12 board exams. To apply, students should register through the NSP OTR app with Aadhaar-based face authentication.
