Tag: School And Mass Education

Bhubaneswar: School children in Odisha will soon get to know how legendary leader and former chief minister Biju Patnaik had once rescued Prime Minister of Indonesia and his role in the freedom struggle. The state government has decided to include the life story of Biju Patnaik in their text books. State school and mass education minister […]

The School and Mass Education department of the Odisha government today issued guidelines for the safety of women employees at their workplace with immediate effect

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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 […]

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: 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 […]

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 […]