AP HC sets aside 2 govt orders to convert classes 1 to 6 in all schools to English medium
4 years, 11 months ago

AP HC sets aside 2 govt orders to convert classes 1 to 6 in all schools to English medium

India Today  

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday set aside two Government Orders that were issued to convert classes 1 to 6 in all schools to English medium of instruction from the 2020-21 academic year, saying they were against the National Policy on Education Act, 1968. The High Court asserted that the medium of instruction in schools, particularly up to class 8, must be in the mother tongue as unequivocally recognized by the National Policy on Education Act, 1968, and various other reports. Therefore, the decision of the government, converting the medium of instruction from Telugu to English from Standards I to VI or I to VIII as the case may be, en-bloc, is against the National Policy on Education Act, 1968 and various other reports, a division bench of the High Court, headed by Chief Justice J K Maheshwari observed in the 92-page verdict. "Looking into the history and as per the recommendations in the report of the States Reorganisation Commission, 1955 and the National Policy on Education Act, 1968 and various other reports, it is unequivocally recognised that medium of instruction in the schools, particularly up to standards I to VIII must be in mother tongue, it pointed out.

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Anbumani flays T.N. govt for delay in making Tamil a compulsory subject in schools
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Anbumani flays T.N. govt for delay in making Tamil a compulsory subject in schools

The Hindu  

Pattali Makkal Katchi president Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday slammed the Tamil Nadu government for failing to take steps to make Tamil a compulsory subject and the medium of instruction in schools across the State. In a statement, he said to protect its mother tongue, the Telangana government had recently announced that learning Telugu would be made compulsory for students from …

Telangana govt makes Telugu a compulsory subject in CBSE, ICSE, IB, and other board-affiliated schools
1 month ago

Telangana govt makes Telugu a compulsory subject in CBSE, ICSE, IB, and other board-affiliated schools

Live Mint  

The Telangana Government has mandated the inclusion of Telugu as a compulsory subject in all CBSE, ICSE, IB, and other Board-affiliated schools within the state from the forthcoming academic year. The official release said that the state government had enacted the Telangana Act in 2018 to make teaching Telugu compulsory in government Zilla Parishad, mandal parishad, aided schools, as well …

Telugu language now compulsory subject in all Telangana schools
1 month ago

Telugu language now compulsory subject in all Telangana schools

India Today  

The Telangana government has decided to make Telugu language a mandatory subject in all CBSE, ICSE, IB and regional board schools in the state. 'Singidi' is the existing Telugu textbook studied in schools, and 'Vennela Telugu' is a more elementary version intended to simplify learning the language and bring it closer to students. Through these reforms, the Telangana government aims …

Telangana mandates Telugu for Classes 1-10 in all schools operating in state
1 month ago

Telangana mandates Telugu for Classes 1-10 in all schools operating in state

India Today  

Amid the language row in Tamil Nadu over the three-language policy, the Telangana government has made Telugu a compulsory subject for students from Classes 1 to 10 in all schools operating in the state. In 2018, an official release stated that the Telangana Act was enacted to ensure Telugu was taught in government Zilla Parishad, mandal parishad, aided schools, and …

Telangana makes Telugu language compulsory for Class 9 and 10 students in CBSE, ICSE and IB schools
1 month ago

Telangana makes Telugu language compulsory for Class 9 and 10 students in CBSE, ICSE and IB schools

The Hindu  

Telugu will be implemented as a compulsory subject for Class 9 students in all CBSE, ICSE, IB and other Board-affiliated schools in Telangana starting 2025-26 academic year. For teaching and examinations, standard Telugu ‘Singidi’ will be replaced with simple Telugu ‘Vennela’ with 089 code as per the CBSE subject list, the order specified. In a detailed explanation of the development, …

Andhra Pradesh proposes major intermediate education changes, feedback by Jan 26
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh proposes major intermediate education changes, feedback by Jan 26

India Today  

The Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh, has outlined several reforms to revamp intermediate education. Arts and humanities : First-year students in 2025-26 will study textbooks aligned with the existing syllabus, with fully revised materials introduced in 2026-27 for second-year students. BIE AP noted that over 15 states have already adopted NCERT textbooks for intermediate education, aiming to align with …

Will put Andhra Pradesh on top in education in one year: Minister Nara Lokesh
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Will put Andhra Pradesh on top in education in one year: Minister Nara Lokesh

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA : Minister for Human Resource Development, Information Technology and Electronics Nara Lokesh has made it clear that simple government and effective governance is the policy of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s administration. “I am assuring you all that I will develop Andhra Pradesh in one year in such a way that the whole country will look at the State,” …

Andhra Pradesh HC Issues Notice To State On Plea Challenging Disparate English-Proficiency Tests For Teachers Recruited To State-Aided Schools
1 year ago

Andhra Pradesh HC Issues Notice To State On Plea Challenging Disparate English-Proficiency Tests For Teachers Recruited To State-Aided Schools

Live Law  

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State to file its reply in a PIL filed challenging two Government Orders as violative of obligations conferred under Right to Education Act 2009. However, subsequently, by way of another GO, all government schools running within the State were made English medium, it was stated. The petitioner contended that GOMS 11, was …

Education reforms need sufficient homework
1 year, 4 months ago

Education reforms need sufficient homework

The Hindu  

A few years ago, the Andhra Pradesh government rolled out reforms in the education sector by dividing schools into six categories. The government claims to have spent ₹63,000 crore in the last four and half years on reforms ushered in to revamp the 45,000 State-run schools through welfare initiatives. The Jagananna Amma Vodi scheme, which provides poor mothers ₹13,000 per …

Private schools in Tamil Nadu welcome move to have Tamil as additional compulsory subject
1 year, 10 months ago

Private schools in Tamil Nadu welcome move to have Tamil as additional compulsory subject

The Hindu  

The recent Government Order from the Directorate of Private Schools, to offer Tamil as an additional compulsory subject for students in classes IX and X who have not opted for the language, has brought relief to many private schools, students and parents. “The move to have Tamil as an additional compulsory subject, and have a test based on it should …

Tamil compulsory additional language in classes 9, 10 in all private schools in Tamil Nadu
1 year, 10 months ago

Tamil compulsory additional language in classes 9, 10 in all private schools in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Director of Private Schools has announced that students in classes 9 and 10 in all private schools affiliated to various boards, except the State board, who have not opted for Tamil as one of the languages as a part of their respective board exam requirements, will have to be mandatorily taught Tamil as an additional compulsory language …

Making Telugu must for Class X kicks up row in Telangana
2 years, 9 months ago

Making Telugu must for Class X kicks up row in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The government’s decision to make Telugu a compulsory subject for Class X in all its schools does not seem to have gone well with not only parents but also students. “Suddenly making Telugu a compulsory subject for Class X exams is a huge task and it is going to be very difficult for students. We have to teach students …

Telugu subject compulsory for class 1 to 10 of CBSE, ICSE, IB schools in Telangana
2 years, 9 months ago

Telugu subject compulsory for class 1 to 10 of CBSE, ICSE, IB schools in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana government has mandated Telugu as second language for students of CBSE, ICSE, IB and other board-affiliated schools from Class 1 to 10 beginning this academic year. A circular to this effect was issued recently by the School Education Department, which comes as part of the state government's implementation of the Telangana Act 2018 in a phased manner …

Telangana set to push English medium learning in govt schools
3 years, 2 months ago

Telangana set to push English medium learning in govt schools

India Today  

The Telangana state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday decided to bring legislation to introduce English medium in government schools from the next academic session in the state. "As part of this, the state cabinet has decided to bring in a new Act to regulate fees in private schools, junior and degree colleges and to introduce …

Telangana govt to introduce English medium in govt schools from next academic year
3 years, 2 months ago

Telangana govt to introduce English medium in govt schools from next academic year

India Today  

The Telangana government has taken the decision to introduce the English medium in all of the government schools. During the meeting, the cabinet also gave its nod to the “Mana Vooru Mana Badi” scheme at a cost of Rs 7,289 crore for better infrastructure facilities and quality education in government schools. “The cabinet felt that the parents in rural areas …

"English As A Medium of Instruction Can't Be Thrusted Upon A Child Even By A Legislation Much Less By A Policy Decision": Rajasthan High Court
3 years, 2 months ago

"English As A Medium of Instruction Can't Be Thrusted Upon A Child Even By A Legislation Much Less By A Policy Decision": Rajasthan High Court

Live Law  

While allowing the plea filed by the petitioner, the single bench of Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur held that the decision of the State seeking to convert the school in question from a Hindi medium to an English Medium school with immediate effect, is fortiori, violative of Article 19 and 14 of the Constitution. The present petition, filed by the School …

High Court to examine validity of making Kannada compulsory for UG courses
3 years, 5 months ago

High Court to examine validity of making Kannada compulsory for UG courses

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday said that it would examine the constitutional validity of making Kannada a compulsory language for undergraduate courses in the State from the academic year 2021–22 on the pretext of implementing the National Education Policy -2020. The petitioners have questioned the legality of the Government Orders issued on August 7, 2021, and September, 15, …

AP Govt Asks All Colleges to go English-Medium, in Contrast to Centre's Push for Regional Language
3 years, 6 months ago

AP Govt Asks All Colleges to go English-Medium, in Contrast to Centre's Push for Regional Language

News 18  

The Andhra Pradesh government will be introducing the English medium in all the degree colleges from the academic year 2021-22. As many as 2.62 lakh students have taken admission in degree colleges across AP this year out of which only 65,989 students took admission into Telugu medium meaning 75 per cent of the students have already opted for English medium …

Andhra Pradesh Govt Bets on NEP 2020 to Transform School Education in State
3 years, 7 months ago

Andhra Pradesh Govt Bets on NEP 2020 to Transform School Education in State

News 18  

The Andhra Pradesh government is betting big on the National Education Policy 2020 to transform school education in particular, through comprehensive academic and administrative reforms, with the key light on improving the learning outcomes. Various studies in recent years have exposed the “poor reading and comprehension skills” among students while the government has identified many “key concerns” that left the …

Andhra Pradesh\'s new Education Policy evokes mixed reactions
3 years, 7 months ago

Andhra Pradesh\'s new Education Policy evokes mixed reactions

Deccan Chronicle  

Vishakhapatanam: The AP government's ambitious plan for rejuvenating the school education system via the new National Education Policy-2020 from August 16 has evoked mixed responses from academics, teachers, and parents. There is no official decision on the NEP so far, vis-à-vis covering all 33,000 primary schools in 13 districts, but nearly 3600 of these schools have preliminarily been identified to …

Andhra Pradesh makes English medium compulsory across degree colleges
3 years, 9 months ago

Andhra Pradesh makes English medium compulsory across degree colleges

India Today  

The Andhra Pradesh Government on Tuesday said that it is making ‘English Medium’ compulsory across all government, private aided, and unaided degree colleges in the state from the academic year 2021-22. According to the Higher Education Department of Andhra Pradesh, out of over 2.62 lakh students who have taken admissions into degree colleges across the state, only 65,981 students are …

Andhra Pradesh govt in mission mode for total revamp of school education
4 years ago

Andhra Pradesh govt in mission mode for total revamp of school education

India Today  

The government of Andhra Pradesh has plans of introducing several new policies to revamp school education in the state. The officials of the education department of Andhra Pradesh said that English Medium instruction in government-managed schools across the State is their priority while efforts are also being made to rein in the dropout rate and give an impetus to learning …

Supreme Court to examine if A.P. can insist on compulsory English medium education
4 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court to examine if A.P. can insist on compulsory English medium education

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine whether Andhra Pradesh can insist on making English the medium of instruction in schools. The Andhra Pradesh government has approached the Supreme Court challenging its State High Court decision to strike down a government order of November 2019 which made English medium education compulsory from classes I to VI in primary, upper …

SC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging AP HC Verdict Quashing Govt Decision To Convert Govt Schools To English Medium
4 years, 6 months ago

SC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging AP HC Verdict Quashing Govt Decision To Convert Govt Schools To English Medium

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday isssued notice in a plea challenging the Andhra Pradesh HC Order which had quashed Government Orders seeking to implement English as a compulsory medium of instruction at primary level in all the Government Schools in the state.While declining the plea for interim stay on the HC order today, a bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, KM …

AP Govt to reopen schools from September 5
4 years, 8 months ago

AP Govt to reopen schools from September 5

India Today  

The Andhra Pradesh government schools are scheduled to resume from September 5, 2020, as decided by the state government. Schools to reopen on September 5 He said that the government has set September 5, 2020, as the date to reopen schools in the state for physical classes. He also added that “till the time the schools reopen, dry rations, in …

HC axes English medium plan, Andhra Pradesh government may Move SC
4 years, 11 months ago

HC axes English medium plan, Andhra Pradesh government may Move SC

New Indian Express  

Delivering the verdict, the bench described as strange the government submission that it will ensure a Telugu medium school in each mandal and found no merit in its argument that English medium was made mandatory due to demands from parents. The GO is against the Constitution, several judgements of the Supreme Court and the Right to Education Act,” it said …

Andhra Pradesh High Court quashes state government orders to convert classes 1 to 6 in all schools to English medium
4 years, 11 months ago

Andhra Pradesh High Court quashes state government orders to convert classes 1 to 6 in all schools to English medium

Firstpost  

The High Court asserted that the medium of instruction in schools, particularly up to class 8, must be in the mother tongue Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday set aside two Government Orders that were issued to convert classes 1 to 6 in all schools to English medium of instruction from the 2020-21 academic year, saying they were …

Freedom Of Speech Includes Right To Opt Medium Of Instruction In Mother Tongue: AP HC Quashes Order Converting Govt Schools To English Medium [Read Judgment]
4 years, 11 months ago

Freedom Of Speech Includes Right To Opt Medium Of Instruction In Mother Tongue: AP HC Quashes Order Converting Govt Schools To English Medium [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

A division bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court led by Chief Justice JK Maheshwari has quashed the Government Orders seeking to implement English as a compulsory medium of instruction at primary level in all the Government Schools in the state. It thus held, "In view of the foregoing, the right to freedom of speech and expression is protected and …

English is the latest cure for the jobs crisis
5 years, 4 months ago

English is the latest cure for the jobs crisis

Live Mint  

The English language has been a great survivor in India. Kumaraswamy led Janata Dal -Congress government made a decisive intervention in October 2018 to introduce English as a medium in Karnataka’s government schools. Kumaraswamy came under similar pressure as Jaganmohan Reddy when he put out his original plan of starting 1,000 English medium schools in semi-urban and rural pockets. Therefore, …

Rs 12,000-crore project for development of schools launched by YS Jaganmohan Reddy
5 years, 4 months ago

Rs 12,000-crore project for development of schools launched by YS Jaganmohan Reddy

India Today  

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy launched "Mana Badi Nadu Nedu" programme on the eve of Children's Day, whereby, the state government will provide Rs 12,000 crores for infrastructure development in schools. "We will provide all facilities like drinking water, toilets, tube lights, furniture, labs in schools," said Chief Minister. "We are going to introduce English Medium in all …

The false allure of English-medium schooling
5 years, 4 months ago

The false allure of English-medium schooling

The Hindu  

Jaganmohan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh is set to make all government elementary schools ‘English-medium’ from the next academic year. Making Telugu-educated school teachers instruct children, with no English, in English will not transform Andhra Pradesh government schools into institutions of the kind Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy’s children go to. On the contrary, such schools will be a parody of the …

AP education minister slams opposition criticism on converting govt school to English medium
5 years, 4 months ago

AP education minister slams opposition criticism on converting govt school to English medium

India Today  

Slamming Opposition parties' criticism of the state government's decision to convert all government schools into English medium, education minister Adimulapu Suresh on Friday termed the move 'historic'. Speaking on the criticism by the Opposition parties, the minister said, "Will N Chandrababu Naidu and Kanna Lakshmi Narayana admit the children in their houses in Telugu medium schools? "All the leading politicians …

Andhra Pradesh govt to introduce English medium from next academic year, 70k teachers to be trained
5 years, 6 months ago

Andhra Pradesh govt to introduce English medium from next academic year, 70k teachers to be trained

India Today  

Andhra Pradesh government will introduce English medium from Class 1 to Class 8 from the next academic year and the necessary training will be imparted to teachers. During a review meeting on education, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said nearly 70,000 teachers would be trained for teaching in English medium in the District Institutes of Education and Training. 'High …

English to be medium of instruction in Andhra government schools
5 years, 6 months ago

English to be medium of instruction in Andhra government schools

India TV News  

All government-run schools in Andhra Pradesh will have English as the medium of instruction from class 1 to 8, Chief Minister Y S. Jagan Mohan Reddy announced on Wednesday. During a review meeting on education, Reddy said vacant posts of teachers will be filled in January every year and the teacher-student ratio would be maintained at all times. The Chief …

No intention to impose any language: says Centre after uproar over draft Education Policy
5 years, 9 months ago

No intention to impose any language: says Centre after uproar over draft Education Policy

India TV News  

The Central government said on Saturday that it has not taken a decision on the draft education policy and that there was no intention of imposing any language. The Centre's response came amid Tamil Nadu opposition parties' objection to the three-language formula for schools in the state as stated in the draft policy. Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said …

Reports claiming Hindi to be made compulsory in schools across India are 'mischievous and misleading', tweets Prakash Javadekar
6 years, 2 months ago

Reports claiming Hindi to be made compulsory in schools across India are 'mischievous and misleading', tweets Prakash Javadekar

Firstpost  

Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar has clarified that reports in the media claiming the New Education Policy is going to advocate for Hindi to be made compulsory in schools across India till Class 8 are false. Union minister of human resource development Prakash Javadekar on Thursday took to Twitter to clarify that reports of a policy in the works to …

Nope, says Prakash Javadekar to reports on proposal to make Hindi mandatory in schools
6 years, 2 months ago

Nope, says Prakash Javadekar to reports on proposal to make Hindi mandatory in schools

India Today  

Union minister Prakash Javadekar has rejected reports that a committee tasked with framing a new education policy for the country has recommended making Hindi language compulsory until Class 8. "The Committee on New Education Policy in its draft report has not recommended making any language compulsory," Javadekar said in a tweet. According to reports this morning, the committee's draft on …

Govt School Teachers Sending Own Kids To Pvt Schools Shows Their Failure: Madras HC [Read Order]
7 years, 8 months ago

Govt School Teachers Sending Own Kids To Pvt Schools Shows Their Failure: Madras HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

With many teachers not reporting promptly to duty, with concentration on their side businesses, even God cannot save Government School students, especially rural students. There is no use in opening English medium sections without revamping the system in toto,” the bench said.The Madras High Court on Tuesday lamented the sad state of affairs at government schools and observed that. The …

SC refuses plea to make Hindi compulsory in school
7 years, 10 months ago

SC refuses plea to make Hindi compulsory in school

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea to make Hindi language compulsory for school students to promote national unity. Khehar said making Hindi compulsory might open the flood gates for people speaking other languages to demand that theirs should also be made compulsory. The plea said the three-language formula provided for the study of Hindi, English and …

Panel recommends compulsory English education in schools, reintroduction of detention policy
8 years, 2 months ago

Panel recommends compulsory English education in schools, reintroduction of detention policy

India TV News  

An education panel, formed of Secretaries on education, has recommended that English should be made “a compulsory subject in all schools from class 6th onwards” and there should be at least one government-run English-medium school in each of the 6,612 blocks in the country. The Group on Education & Social Development has recommended to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that “at …

Tamil to be made compulsory in TN schools
10 years, 6 months ago

Tamil to be made compulsory in TN schools

The Hindu  

Tamil will be a compulsory subject in schools affiliated to various boards of education in the State from the next academic year. However, the government order exempts Kendriya Vidyalayas, Sainik schools and Navodaya Vidyalayas which come under the “specified category” as per the Right to Education Act. A school education department official said that the order would include CBSE, ICSE …

English medium in government schools: KCR
10 years, 6 months ago

English medium in government schools: KCR

The Hindu  

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has announced that from the next academic year, English as a medium of instruction would be introduced across government schools. Coming back to the issue of adopting English medium in government schools, the Chief Minister cited the example of how China, where English had officially been ‘banned’, was now taking great leaps forward, primarily because …

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