Kolkata’s South Point School Student Injured in Classroom Attack
SOUTH POINT SCHOOL A 15 year old Class 9 student was injured after a classmate allegedly attacked him with a...
West Bengal’s 4,133 Zero-Enrolment Schools: What Happens Next?
Kolkata: The future of thousands of schools in West Bengal has come under scrutiny after data from the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) showed that 4,133 schools in the state reported zero student enrolment during the 2025–26 academic year. The figure accounts for a substantial majority of the 5,663 zero-enrolment schools recorded […]
Jadavpur on Alert: Adhikari Warns of ‘Strict Action’
Jadavpur University is once again at the centre of a political storm, with West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari warning of strict action against those he described as sympathisers of “anti-national forces” on the campus. Speaking in the West Bengal Assembly on September 10, Adhikari alleged that slogans such as “Bharat tere tukde honge” and […]
Bengal Teacher Recruitment Row: Supreme Court Seeks Answers
West Bengal: The long-running case of 36,000 primary teachers recruitment in Bengal has taken a fresh turn in the Supreme Court, bringing renewed uncertainty for teachers appointed through the 2016 recruitment process as well as job aspirants who have been waiting for a resolution. The apex court has now sought to verify whether all the […]
Gour Banga University to Hold Convocation After Nearly a Decade
Gour Banga University After nearly a decade-long wait, preparations are underway for the convocation of Gour Banga University in Malda....
JUTA Opposes Bengal University Transfer Bill, Calls It ‘Attack on Autonomy’
The Jadavpur University Teachers’ Association (JUTA) on Tuesday criticised the West Bengal government’s proposed Bill allowing inter-university transfers of teaching...
Degrees Without Classes? 450 Bengal B.Ed Colleges Face Notices
More than 450 B.Ed colleges across West Bengal have been served show-cause notices following a state-wide inspection that reportedly uncovered...
No Grant for 8 Years, NBU Pays Salaries From Interest
Siliguri: Financial strain is deepening at the University of North Bengal (NBU), with the institution reportedly going without a salary...
CISCE Brings Physical Education Into Board Assessment
For generations of students, physical education has often been the subject that gets pushed aside when textbooks, tuition and board examinations take centre stage. That equation is about to change for students under the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE). From the 2028 ICSE and ISC examinations, Health and Physical Education will become […]
4,133 Empty Schools: Bengal’s Education Crisis Exposed
The school education system in West Bengal has revealed a striking imbalance, with 4,133 schools reporting zero student enrolment despite having 19,502 teachers, while another 6,769 schools have only one teacher serving a combined 2,29,569 students, according to the Union government’s UDISE+ 2025-26 report. The statistics, published in July and uploaded to the Union Education […]