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At present, classes are being conducted in schools from 6 am 9 am. 

School and Mass Education department said students who are not attending the offline classes might have dropped-out or lost interest in academic activities due to non-continuance of the teaching due to pandemic situation and many other reasons. 

Cuttack: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE) has initiated the process to finalise Class X results, the exam of which was cancelled by the State government due to the rising…

Bhubaneswar: A day after announcing dates for reopening schools for Class 10 and 12 students, Odisha government will soon come up with a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for reopening of hostels. School and Mass Education Minister, Samir Ranjan Dash on Sunday said the schools which have hostels facilities for students will reopen in the State. […]

Bhubaneswar: There is a likelihood of reopening schools across Odisha in January 2021, said School and Mass Education Minister Sameer Ranjan Dash on Thursday. While talking to reporters, Dash said that in the event a decision on reopening schools in January is arrived at, priority will be given to conducting classes for Class X and […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government, here on Wednesday, included five more departments in the ambit of ‘Mo Sarkar’ initiative, taking the number of department under it to 27. The new departments are the School and Mass Education, Rural Development, Energy, Higher Education, and Science and Technology. Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik called upon […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Any bid to reform the education system in the state is usually met with protests either from students or from the teachers. Teachers in the past have agitated against attempts to impose a dress code and to ensure their attendance in schools and colleges. Initially, efforts to stop college teachers from […]

Bhubaneswar: Following Council of Higher Secondary Education’s (CHSE) announcement with regard to implementation of qualifying marks in Plus-II first year examination from this year, flames of protest erupted across Odisha colleges with students hitting streets demanding the Board to revoke the decision. The Board had mentioned that if a student fails in the first year […]

Bhubaneswar: In a startling revelation in Odisha Assembly, State School and Mass Education minister Samir Das today tabled an alarming figure of fake teachers appointed in various schools in Odisha. In response to a query by BJD’s Choudwar-Cuttack MLA Souvik Biswal about the number of fake teachers in Odisha schools, Das said, “As many as […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major development, Plus-II and Plus-III colleges functioning in conjunction will now be completely separated as two different colleges. The decision has been taken at a meeting convened jointly by the Higher Education and School & Mass Education departments today in Bhubaneswar. The meeting discussed on division of staff, and other issues pertaining […]

Bhubaneswar: Days after announcing to shut down 966 public schools across the state, School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash today paid a surprise visit to the Block Education Office in Unit-8 of Bhubaneswar to inspect the mechanism being followed in the office. The minister reportedly stayed there for around 45 minutes and asked […]

Bhubaneswar: Post assuming charge as the Minister of School & Mass Education, Samir Ranjan Dash today held a review meeting with the officials of the department at the State Secretariat here. The meeting reportedly discussed various issues including devastation due to Cyclone Fani as well as problems in the department which have crept up after […]

Bhubaneswar: A total of 6,498 schools have been damaged in cyclone Fani that ravaged 14 districts in Odisha on May 3, an official said on Monday. As per initial reports, the School and Mass Education department in the state has assessed a loss of Rs 417.83 crore due to the cyclone, said Information and Public […]

Bhubaneswar: The School and Mass Education department assured revision of minimum qualification for primary teachers from matriculation to Plus II and regularisation of the jobs of Sikshya sahayaks in 6 years. The move comes following the long standing protests over fulfillment of various demands by teachers association like Odisha Primary Teachers’ Association (OPTA) and the Odisha Shikshya […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today issued a stricture banning unauthorised visits of teaching and non-teaching staff coming under School and Mass Education (S&ME) department to government directorates and other concerned departments to air their grievances. In a letter, the S&ME department today directed district education officers to conduct grievance hearing on Saturday afternoons and ensure that […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) on Wednesday issued non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against School and Mass Education secretary Ranjana Chopra and Director of Elementary Education Chudamani Seth. The NBWs were issued in connection with the regularisation of two Shikshya Karmis. The tribunal had instructed for job regularisation of the two Shikshya Karmis in 2011, but […]

Mayurbhanj: Amid rumours, fear of plastic eggs in circulation have resurfaced in several parts of Odisha after allegations of the same being used in midday meals at St Mary’s School in Baripada came to fore. The school management has decided to stop serving eggs to students as there are no prescribed guidelines for identifying a […]

Bhubaneswar: Registration for admissions into Plus II courses at junior colleges across the State began today. Students can apply in either online or offline mode till June 7. One applicant can apply for maximum 10 colleges in the Common Application Form (CAF) to take admission for Plus II courses. For online registration, students can fill […]

Bhubaneswar:  As the heat wave condition intensified in Odisha where Titlagarh was the hottest place at 45.5 degrees Celsius on Monday, the state government announced summer vacation in schools from tomorrow, a week ahead of schedule. School and Mass Education Minister Debi Prasad Mishra told reporters that summer vacation has been advanced in all the […]

Bhubaneswar: With the objective of increasing the enrolment figures in primary schools and ensure education to boys and girls aged between six and 14 years, Odisha’s School and Mass Education department today launched the ‘Prabesh Dibas’ and ‘Purnna Upasthana Dibas’ in schools across the State. Students were welcomed by teachers in the schools with flower […]