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New Delhi: A new NCERT social science textbook has included a verse from the Manusmriti to claim that women were accorded respect in the Vedic period but their status "fluctuated, even declined" as social and political conditions changed over time. The reference appears in the...

New Delhi: In a relief to lakhs of CBSE students currently studying in Classes VII to IX and who have opted for two foreign languages under the three-language policy, they will be allowed to continue with the same language combination till Class X, officials said...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday suspended four senior officials over errors found in school textbooks and initiated disciplinary proceedings against six assistant directors. The action was taken based on the report submitted by a high-level inquiry committee headed by Development Commissioner DK Singh. According to the...

Bhubaneswar: A three-member committee probing errors in Odisha school textbooks has submitted its report to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, paving the way for possible action against officials responsible for the lapses. Headed by the Development Commissioner Deo Ranjan Kumar Singh, the panel submitted its...

New Delhi: Nearly five decades after the Emergency was declared in India, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has incorporated the subject into a Class IX Social Science textbook for the first time. The newly introduced textbook, 'Understanding Society: India and Beyond',...

New Delhi: Oracle Corp. -- a global technology company that reduced its workforce by around 21,000 employees over the past 12 months -- has acknowledged that the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies contributed to some of the job cuts. In its annual financial regulatory...

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief for in-service teachers, the Odisha School and Mass Education (S&ME) Department has extended the deadline for acquiring the mandatory Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) qualification by one year. According to an official communication issued Tuesday, teachers who have not yet cleared...

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) Tuesday declared the results of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET-UG) 2026, bringing relief to lakhs of students awaiting admission to undergraduate programmes across the country. Candidates who appeared for the examination can now access their scorecards through...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) has been postponed to July 5 following protests by a section of candidates against overlapping dates of two exams, officials said Tuesday. The OTET conducted by the Board of Secondary Education was scheduled to be held June 28....

Bhubaneswar: In a major achievement for the education sector, 10 schools from Odisha have been selected for National Awards and Recognition under Swachh Evam Harit Vidyalaya Rating (SHVR) 2025- 26 programme after a rigorous national-level evaluation. Official sources said a total of 20 schools from...