India’s School Teachers Cross the 1 Crore Mark: What It Means for Quality Education Introduction In a landmark achievement for India’s education sector, the total number of school teachers has surpassed the 1 crore (10 million) mark for the first time in the academic year 2024-25. According to the latest Unified District Information System for […]
Enrolment Crisis: Why School Enrolment Hit a 7-Year Low in UDISE+ 2024-25 Introduction India’s commitment to universal school education, enshrined in the Right to Education (RTE) Act 2009, faces a critical challenge as the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2024-25 report, released on August 28, 2025, reveals a sharp decline in enrolment. […]
Supreme Court’s TET Mandate: Balancing Teacher Accountability and Educational Quality Supreme Court ruling throws 1 lakh primary school teachers into crisis Introduction The Supreme Court’s September 1, 2025, ruling mandating the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) for all in-service primary and upper primary teachers (Classes 1-8) in non-minority institutions, except those with less than five years […]
Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill: A Transformative Step for Indian Higher Education
Envisioning Indian School Classrooms in 2035: The Transformative Role of AI and Smart Technologies
Committee for Free Education Implementation under the RTE Act, 2009 Andhra Pradesh to determine Per-Child Expenditure for Students Admitted to Private Schools under the Right to Education Act (2025) Introduction The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act), represents a landmark legislation in India that ensures equitable access to education […]
Review of NCERT Module on Internet Addiction (2025) Internet Addiction, Cybercrime, and Computer Use Among Students in India Introduction The National Council of Educational Research and Training launched its “Internet Addiction” module on March 28, 2025, to curb excessive Internet use among school students, aligning with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The digital transformation, […]
Review of EMIS in Ghana, Cambodia, Iraq, Nepal & Southern-Sudan In view of progress made in India towards strengthening Educational Management Information System in India, a number of countries including Ghana, Sothern Sudan and Cambodia invited Prof. Arun C Mehta, Formally Professor & Head of the Department of EMIS, NIEPA, New Delhi to review their […]
e-Book by Arun C Mehta: FORTY YEARS OF ARUN C MEHTA at NIEPA, New Delhi ABOUT THE AUTHOR Professor Arun C. Mehta Professor & Head (Formerly) Department of Educational Management Information System NIEPA, New Delhi Ph.D. (Demographic Projections) from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur; specialist in EMIS, Quantitative Techniques and Projections and Forecasting of Educational […]
National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)2023 Brief Introduction The National Institutional Ranking Framework is an initiative by the Ministry of Education/HRD, Government of India. It was launched in 2015 to rank higher education institutions in India. The Rankings for the year 2023 was released on June 6th 2023, brief analysis of which is presented in this […]
Observations on UDISE+ Report 2021-22, Flash Statistics : Quick Analysis by Prof. Arun C Mehta UDISE+ 2021-22 Report was just released. Prof. Arun C Mehta who was associated with UDISE for almost 15+ years presents brief analysis of data with regard to coverage and consistency of data as well as status of school education in […]
National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 Results Released on 25th May 2022 The @EduMinOfIndia has released the report on National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021, held on 12.11.2021. Approx. 34 lakh students from government, government-aided and private schools participated in this survey. The report is available on: http://nas.gov.in National Achievement Survey 2021, National Report, Grades 3, 5, 8, […]
50 percent GER at Higher Education in India in 2035 possible? By Arun C Mehta Unlike school education level at which enrolment based indicators such as Gross & Net enrolment ratio as well as Age-specific and Adjusted-NER are frequently computed and use in plan formulation, at the higher education level only Gross Enrolment Ratio is […]
