Facts: According to a new report, about 27.3 million workers, representing 7% of the country’s workforce, will require digital skills training for their jobs over the next year. The need for more advanced cloud computing skills, including machine learning and cloud architecture design have emerged as the fifth and sixth most in demand digital skills by employers in India by 2025. What are the issues related to …
Facts about Indian students abroad: India has a history of students traveling abroad for higher education and major personalities who went abroad include Mahatma Gandhi, B.R. Ambedkar, Jawaharlal Nehru, Amartya Sen and Manmohan Singh. As estimated before the COVID pandemic, about 7,50,000 Indian students were studying abroad, spending around $24 billion in foreign economies, which …
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Context: The war in Ukraine and the evacuation program launched by the government following the crisis have highlighted the number of students that travel abroad for medical education. Facts: There are about 18,000 Indian medical students in Ukraine. Countries preferred by Indian students for medical education: Russia China Ukraine Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan Philippines Why do Indians …
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Linguistic diversity in India: India has been home to hundreds of languages and thousands of dialects, making its linguistic and cultural diversity the most unique in the world. India’s linguistic diversity is one of the cornerstones of an ancient civilisation. According to the Language Census findings in 2018, India is home to 19,500 languages or dialects, of …
New India Literacy Program: This program is launched for the period FYs 2022-2027 to cover all the aspects of Adult Education to align with National Education Policy 2020. Objective: To impart not only foundational literacy and numeracy but also to cover other components which are necessary for a citizen of the 21st century like: Critical life skills (including financial literacy, digital …
Context: CBSE had to issue an apology for one of its sociology exam question. The question read “The unprecedented scale and spread of anti-Muslim violence in Gujarat in 2002 took place under which government?”. Another instance where an English comprehension passage of class 10th exam has come under criticism. It faced such backlash because it conveyed a message …
ASER Survey: The ASER survey is facilitated by Pratham Education Foundation. It is the oldest survey of its kind in the country. The survey is known for the range of insights it provides on levels of foundational learning at the elementary level. ASER 2021 Survey The 2021 survey was based on a household-based telephonic survey conducted in rural areas across 581 …
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Summary: Enrolment in Higher Education is increasing. There is little increase in Job Opportunities leading to unemployment. Background: There has been an increase in number of higher education institutions and rates of enrolment of students from diverse backgrounds. But a scarcity of government and private sector jobs is ultimately leading to large scale unemployment amongst …
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Context: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has released a report titled “Impact of Exemption under Article 15 (5) with regards to Article 21A of the Constitution of India on Education of Children in Minority Communities”. Report aims to assess the impact of exemption of minority educational institutions from implementing The Right to Education …
Facts: Over 70 percent of India’s workforce is concentrated in firms with less than 20 employees. Studies carried out in 2016 as part of an Asian Development Bank report suggest that micro-firms are 72 percent less likely to train their workers. While 80 percent of India’s workforce is employed in informal firms, only 3 percent of workers are formally …
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