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Delhi To Instate 100 Specialised Excellence Schools For New Age Learning

Delhi Government has passed the proposal that mandates to instate 100 schools of 'specialised excellence' in the national capital. Deputy CM Manish Sisodia apprised that the schools will foster innovation and exploration, enabling students to excel across Humanities, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Performing and Visual Arts, besides state-of-the-art skills. Complying with the New Education Policy (NEP), 2020, the… read-more

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 - 10:01 PM / by Ashly Ann Varghese

Tags: Delhi Government , Manish Sisodia, specialised excellence schools, STEM, Humanities, NEP

Courtesy: The Logical Indian

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Vice President Appeals To Withdraw Gender Bias From STEM related Professions

India's Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu on January 5 has appealed for equalizing racial difference in STEM-related jobs i.e. in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths-related professions. He stated that India creates the world's highest numbers of STEM graduates women i.e. 40%, but the employment rate is quite poor at 14% which requires improvement. "Due to the government's effort, the number of girl students at the IIT rose from 8% in… read-more

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 - 08:13 PM / by Sakshi Amrutkar

Tags: Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu, STEM, IIT

Courtesy: Hindustan Times