There are many vacancies reserved for the deprived sections of society, he said during a discussion on the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill.

Union Ministers and Education Ministers of States and Union Territories will also be participating in the conference. The National Education Ministers' Conference will be held in Gujarat on June 1 and 2.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also stressed that policies that compromise the country's growth should not be supported while inaugurating the three-day international seminar on 'Revisiting The Ideas of India from Swaraj to New India.'

Under the National Education Policy, a special Vedic education board will come into existence to maintain the relevance of the text of Vedas in modern society.

The Union minister contended that as against the summative assessment which encourages the coaching culture, the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 emphasises formative assessment.

As per the book, 'ugly girls can be married off with attractive dowry with well or ugly looking boys'.

Exuding confidence over winning elections in UP, the Union Minister also said that the poor in Uttar Pradesh are supporting PM Modi and CM Yogi Adityanath.

"Under the new NEP, we want to invite global education institutions, some of our Indian institutions can collaborate with prestigious US institutions. In that way number of students will be benefited in a bigger way," Dharmendra Pradhan said  

According to sources, during the meeting, it was decided that all district in-charges will take the stock of their area and give reports to Dharmendra Pradhan so that to understand the party position in each district.

The Union Education Minister called for an innovative approach to leverage technology to further expand the existing platforms to cover all spectrums of School Education, Higher Education, Skill Development and Teachers training

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Madras) has retained the top spot in overall category, followed by IISc Bangalore. Check list of top colleges, varsities

The education minister's response came a day after the former Congress president called for the postponement of the NEET examination as many other exams are scheduled around September 12.

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will release the top educational institutions ranking through a virtual event scheduled to be held on September 9.

Teachers' Day: President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the National Teachers' Award to 44 teachers on Sunday.

Union Education Ministry Dharmendra Pradhan said it has set a new target of ensuring 100 per cent enrolment of children in schools across the country during the next nine years.

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan sought the personal intervention of Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik for the issuance of the provisional final semester mark sheets for UG stduents. 

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the formulation of NEP 2020 is a live example of cooperative federalism.

OBC students' body expressed their gratitude towards the Union government for proposing the implementation of a 27 per cent quota for NEET.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw travelled to Rayagada in a train on Thursday and visited Koraput for the party's programme. The Railway Minister participated in the dance performance with tribal women in Koraput.

Inspecting Bhubaneswar Railway Station, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said the station will be developed soon.