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Realizing that the states alone can not shoulder the responsibility of catering for the much needed resources for improving higher education in the country, the government has decided to propose a few legislations. These will be aimed at encouraging participation of private bodies in education and together working towards improving the higher education scenario.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan is seriously thinking about getting the Bhagvad Gita introduced in schools as a part of the school curriculum. The CM came to the conclusion after having discussed the matter with Swami Arganad.

Contemplating to introduce the Gita as part of the moral science syllabus, Chauhan feels that ‘Any good thing that can be there in any human being is written in the Bhagwad Gita’.

The Supreme Court on March 9 asked explanation from the Delhi Government for remaining inactive in education sector for years and hence violating children’s fundamental right to education. Many government schools in Delhi do not have adequate teaching staff and till date no action had been taken by the Delhi government.

A recent survey by the Higher Education Forum (HEF) has brought to fore the vast difference that has started to show between employer expectations and fresh MBA graduates’ on the job skills.

The ‘Skill Gap Survey’ as HEF terms it, was conducted to find out through systematic evaluation wether any gaps exist between employer expectations and skills displayed by newly hired MBAs.

Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal while addressing the 92nd convocation of the Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi said that the government is planning to create an educational panel that will act as a tribunal to handle the legal cases in private sector. The panel will help in to settle legal disputes related to the private sector institutions.