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NMC approves 350 new seats in state

India, Sept. 4 -- Mumbai: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved 2,720 new medical seats across the country, of which around 1,100 are in government medical colleges. Maharashtra has recei... Read More


Parents oppose moving a 62-yr-old BMC school at Vikhroli 2.5 kms away

MUMBAI, Sept. 3 -- The BMC has decided to shift its Tagore Nagar 1 school in Vikhroli to Kannamwar Nagar, about 2.5 km away on the ground that the school building falls under the C2 category (requirin... Read More


Marathi vs Hindi row brews over 'Mera School Mera Abhiman' scheme

India, Sept. 2 -- A fresh controversy has erupted in Maharashtra's education sector after the state school education department directed schools to implement the Centre's Mera School Mera Abhiman (Our... Read More


Marathi vs Hindi row brews over 'Mera School Mera Abhiman' scheme

MUMBAI, Sept. 2 -- A fresh controversy has erupted in Maharashtra's education sector after the state school education department directed schools to implement the Centre's Mera School Mera Abhiman (Ou... Read More


Anatomy of a protest

India, Aug. 31 -- Supporters of Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil, who are in the city from far-flung districts, are fuelled by aspirations for education and a better way of life. They hope t... Read More


FRA to conduct surprise inspection in colleges from Oct

India, Aug. 30 -- For the first time, the State Fee Regulatory Authority (FRA) has decided to conduct surprise inspections of professional colleges across Maharashtra from October onwards. The move co... Read More


Fee authority to conduct surprise checks in colgs

MUMBAI, Aug. 30 -- For the first time, the State Fee Regulatory Authority (FRA) has decided to conduct surprise inspections of professional colleges across Maharashtra from October onwards. The move c... Read More


Academic calendar of edu dept shows up burden of non-academic duties on teachers

India, Aug. 29 -- For the first time, the Maharashtra school education department has released a comprehensive academic calendar detailing all educational, extracurricular, and administrative activiti... Read More


Teachers worry about burden as state's new academic calendar out

MUMBAI, Aug. 29 -- For the first time, the Maharashtra school education department has released a comprehensive academic calendar detailing all educational, extracurricular, and administrative activit... Read More


Proposal to regularise 3,000 SSA posts submitted

India, Aug. 27 -- The state director of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) has proposed full-time appointments for 3,052 staff members and teachers working under SSA across Maharashtra. Many of these emp... Read More