Ministry of Education

STARS Project – UPSC Prelims

The project would be implemented as a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme. Aim: To improve the overall monitoring and measurement activities in the Indian school education system through interventions in selected states. Coverage: The project covers 6 States: Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, and Odisha. Implementation: At National level, Department of School Education and Literacy …

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Unnat Bharat Abhiyan – UPSC Prelims

Ministry : Ministry of Education Aims to link higher education institutions with set of at least five villages, so that they can contribute to economic and social betterment of these village communities using their knowledge base. Under this scheme, higher education institutions will participate in development activities, particularly in rural areas. Launched in 2014 Objective …

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Samagra Shiksha scheme – UPSC Prelims

Ministry/Department : Ministry of Education Aims at unifying learning from pre-school to class 12 levels by treating education holistically as continuum from pre-school to class 12. Scheme: Samagra Shiksha is an Integrated Scheme for School Education. It has been launched throughout the country as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with effect from the year 2018-19. Merged Schemes: …

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Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat – UPSC Prelims

Ministry/Department : Ministry of Education Aim: To enhance interaction & promote mutual understanding between people of different states/UTs through the concept of state/UT pairing. Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat was announced on the occasion of the 140th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on 31st October (Ekta Divas), 2015. Through this innovative measure, …

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Mid-Day Meal Scheme – UPSC Prelims

Ministry/Department : Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development Objective: To enhance, retention and attendance and simultaneously improving nutritional levels among children. Scheme: It is a centrally sponsored scheme. Scheme covers all children studying in class I to VIII The programme supplies free lunches on working days for children in primary …

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Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) – UPSC Prelims

About TEQIP project: It was launched in 2002 by the Ministry of Education. World Banks is assisting in its implementation. Aim: The TEQIP project aims to upscale the quality of technical education and enhance the capacities of technical institutions. Phases under the TEQIP project: Phase I: TEQIP project was first launched in 2003. It was implemented …

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