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The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has launched SHREYAS, Scheme for Higher Education Youth for Apprenticeship and Skills. The portal has been introduced in collaboration with the National Skill Ministry and Labour and Employment Ministry. SHREYAS is inviting applications from students from non-technical courses like BA, BSc. BCom and others. After the students register themselves ...

The Human Resources Development (HRD) Ministry has introduced 'Operation Digital Board' in order to go digital in classrooms. This programme will be started in schools from this academic year. Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Human Resource Development, said, "Around 60-70 years back, 'Operation Black Board' was launched, and now as the country is progressing, we have ...

Prakash Javadekar, Union Human Resource Development Minister, has increased 5,000 seats in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNV) across India for the Academic Year 2019-20. Currently, the numbers of seats in JNVs, residential schools for rural children, are 46600. With the addition of 5000 seats, there will be the availability of 51000 seats from 2019. Javadekar said, ...

Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has launched an innovation cell at the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). This cell has been introduced with an aim to brainstorm new ideas about promoting innovation in all higher education institutions (HEIs) across India. Prakash Javadekar, HRD Minister of India, said, "This will be a significant ...

Ministry of Human Resource Development has launched the Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (ARPIT) and Leadership for Academicians Programme (LEAP). These initiatives are aimed at training teachers of higher educational institutes and grooming their leadership qualities. ARPIT is an online certificate course which will be conducted for three months by the government. The ministry is setting ...