A new council has been formed for the Unique Identification Project of Indian government under its chairman, Nandan Nilekani. This committee that was created by the PM, Dr.anmohan Singh, is for providing advice to UID and for ensuring an enhanced coordination among ministers, stakeholders and ...

The Union HRD Minister, Kapil Sibal, on Friday asked all the states to prepare a vision document within the next three months on the targets to be achieved in the higher education sector by 2020.
 
"All state governments must prepare a vision document for higher education. This document ...

Shashi Tharoor, the Minister of State for External Affairs, on Thursday said that India needs to have more institutions of higher education.
 
"Union Minister Kapil Sibal made a spirited speech defending higher education in the country in the parliament. But we have not yet got to the ...

With a goal to modify India’s educational system, Union Minister for Human Resources Development, Kapil Sibal, intends to put an end to the malpractices in education. 
As per report, Sibal has agreed to a bill that would fine schools and colleges taking capitation fee, for ...

The boy-to-girl student ratio in the undergraduate courses at the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) may soon see a positive turn. Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal directed the IITs to admit more female students.

Sibal said that at present the ratio is 10-12% ...