Education Sector News

Focus shifts to learning outcomes, vocational trainingThe policy, which was cleared by the Union cabinet on Wednesday, aims to promote autonomy in the higher education sector, and lays greater emphasis on learning outcomes

The Institute of Fiscal Studies estimates long-term losses for the UK’s higher education sector could be anywhere between 3 bn -19 bn pounds, with the biggest losses stemming from a fall in international student enrolments, out of which Indian students make a large chunk of the segment

Spending on education may rise by up to 8%, with an emphasis on improving qualityBudget 2020 is likely to bump up allocations for research and innovation

Industry linkages are found moderate in India with an overall score of 4.7 in a scale of 10Among states, most of the northeastern states are in the bottom of the stack, while larger states such as West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar are poor performers

An allocation of ₹94,853.64 crore for the education sector, which roughly amounts to 3.4% of GDP, in their reckoning, is simply inadequate

At present, there are 1.25 lakh PhD scholars enrolled in various institutes and laboratories across the countryOf them, nearly 60,000 are availing fellowships funded by the Centre

Report Bee focusses on assessment analytics and reporting in K-12 schoolsXSEED operates across eight countries, and considers India as one of its biggest markets

With govt spending on education at around 3% of the annual budget, private capital bringing in around $200 mn each year and CSR investment of $500 mn as of 2016, it's not that education has not attracted investment

The multiplicity of agencies and lack of oversight is pushing the government to come in with a regulator akin to the All India Council for Technical Education, govt officials say

The Union cabinet has increased Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA)'s capital base to ₹10,000 crore from ₹ 2,000 crore