WNA Globe

World News by Wild Rose

#Kerala ร—
#1  |  Jul 28, 09:47 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Art, literature critical for student development, says Keralaโ€™s General Education Minister

Digital content on art education activity books prepared by the State Institute of Educational Technology (SIET) for schoolchildren released

#2  |  Jul 27, 12:19 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

28,832 apply for Plus One school, course transfers

Of the total applications received, nearly one-fourth (7,636) were from Malappuram

#3  |  Jul 27, 11:28 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

CBSE workshop for school managers and principals held in Malappuram

#4  |  Jul 27, 10:04 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Teachers on census duty finding it tough to complete syllabus ahead of Onam exams

A large majority of teachers in many schools have been deployed for the exercise, there has been no move to appoint temporary staff in their place, Onam exams to begin on August 13

#5  |  Jul 27, 09:45 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Syro-Malabar Church in Kerala joins NSS in opposing aided school recruitment proposal

#6  |  Jul 27, 09:35 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Cockroach imagery on conference poster ignites controversy at MG University in Kerala

Vice-Chancellor D. Mavoothu directs removal of poster featuring a cockroach; university union calls the action politically motivated, stages protest

#7  |  Jul 27, 07:04 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Kerala govt. launches Digital Square programme to boost digital learning in primary schools

The initiative, implemented by Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education, aims to improve digital skills, encourage self-learning and develop creativity among students of Classes I to VII

#8  |  Jul 26, 12:16 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Govt firm on 50% merit quota for Pharm D admissions: Minister

Challenging the governmentโ€™s decision, the Kerala State Selfย Financing Pharmacy College Management Association has approached the High Court, seeking permission to continue admissions to all Pharm D seats independently

#9  |  Jul 26, 09:55 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

NSS objects to employment exchange route for temporary appointments in Kerala schools

Govt. circular requires managements of aided educational institutions to make appointments to temporary vacancies, including leave vacancies, only from the list provided by the exchange. NSS says the authority to make all appointments in an aided school is vested with the manager

#10  |  Jul 25, 10:30 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Kerala government reconstitutes Mahatma Gandhi University Syndicate

The delay in reconstituting the syndicate had triggered discontent among pro-UDF sections within the university, particularly as the absence of a functional Syndicate had stalled several key academic and administrative decisions

#11  |  Jul 25, 09:26 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Governance crisis deepens at Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala as Syndicate remains non-functional

According to its members, it has been more than two months since the universityโ€™s highest executive body last met; files relating to hundreds of students have remained pending, while matters requiring Syndicate approval continue to pile up

#12  |  Jul 24, 05:38 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Kerala govt forms high-level panel to draft Sidharthan Anti-Ragging andย Student Welfare Act

Kerala State Higher Education Council vice-chairperson Achuthsankar S. Nair to chair the committee constituted by Home Department

#13  |  Jul 24, 01:30 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Students, activists march in Keralaโ€™s Thrissur in support of Jantar Mantar NEET-UG protestors

Writer Sarah Joseph condemns police action against protestors in Jantar Mantar; poet Anwar Ali says student movement offers hope amid concerns over โ€˜communalismโ€™

#14  |  Jul 23, 11:51 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

220 teachers in Kerala promoted as high school head teacher or AEO

Schools and teachersโ€™ organisations had been raising concerns over the delay in effecting head teacher promotion as around 250 posts were lying vacant

#15  |  Jul 23, 11:21 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

SFI stages Statewide protests in Kerala over NEET-UG exam irregularities

Demonstrations in several districts turn confrontational as the police use water cannons and tear gas to disperse protesters who attemptย to march to Union government offices and post offices

#16  |  Jul 23, 10:44 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Kerala anganwadis to get new curriculum after more than a decade

Revised curriculum for anganwadi children in the three-to-six age group will be implemented in the 2027-28 academic year

#17  |  Jul 23, 10:29 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Universities should focus on research, not politics, says Kerala Agriculture Minister

The Minister says universities should not become โ€œfactories producing certificatesโ€ but develop into centres that churn out graduates who are knowledge carriers

#18  |  Jul 22, 14:40 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

SFI demands that UDF government rid the Kerala Governor of Chancellor power

Other demands include free bus travel for students, permanent Vice-Chancellors, free education till degree level, political freedom on campuses, permanent Principals in government colleges, regulating fees in private and self-financing institutions, and a unified examination system

#19  |  Jul 22, 12:47 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Order issued for additional 120 Plus One batches in Malabar

#20  |  Jul 22, 06:01 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Sreenarayanaguru Open University to get permanent campus as Kerala govt sanctions โ‚น90 crore

Higher Education Minister Roji M. John says the university, which presently operates from rented premises in Kollam, will have its own state-of-the-art four-storey campus spread across 16,864 sq. m.

#21  |  Jul 20, 09:46 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Extra posts sanctioned in 53 govt., aided schools in Kerala when student strength rose by just one

Posts sanctioned from primary to high school classes in the 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26 academic years

#22  |  Jul 19, 07:45 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Question paper leaks a national crisis, says Kerala Minister; Congress to stage youth protest on August 1

Sunny Joseph alleges that Kerala too is witnessing similar irregularities in recruitment examinations, and criticises the Opposition for objecting to the State governmentโ€™s decision to investigate alleged irregularities in PSC examinations

#23  |  Jul 18, 11:13 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Plus One: 34,752 students get supplementary allotment in Kerala

In Malappuram 7,028 students are yet to get Plus One seats. 4,793 students are awaiting allotment in Palakkad

#24  |  Jul 18, 04:07 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

2,914 students dropped out of State syllabus schools in 2024-25 in Kerala; 36.65% are migrant workersโ€™ children

They discontinued studies either because they, along with their parents, had returned to their native States or their parents had shifted to another location for work, Minister for General Education N. Samsudheen said in a written reply in Assembly recently

#25  |  Jul 17, 06:12 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Kerala government begins process to convert CET into KTU constituent college, forms working group

The working group, constituted by the Higher Education department, is tasked with preparing a detailed proposal and order to transfer personnel, assets and liabilities

#26  |  Jul 1, 10:12 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

2,734 teachersโ€™ posts vacant in Kerala government primary, high schools

225 higher secondary teacher and 713 higher secondary teacher (junior) posts are also vacant

#27  |  Jul 1, 07:37 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Kerala will not allow communalisation of education, no compromise on university autonomy: Roji M. John

Minister says Higher Education department will undertake a comprehensive review of the Four-Year Undergraduate Programme. Necessary reforms will be introduced to address the practical difficulties experienced by students and colleges

#28  |  Jun 30, 16:22 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Holiday declared for all educational institutions in Kannur and Kasaragod on July 1

#29  |  Jun 29, 13:34 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Name board row erupts at Manjeri medical college

#30  |  Jun 29, 02:32 UTC Education The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Kerala Plus One admission: 81,770 students get seats in final stage of main phase allotment

Only 5,922 merit seats are vacant across the State