GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat has dropped a notch in the national rankings of the Educational Development Index (EDI), largely because of the high dropout rates in classes VII and VIII . The state held the seventh rank in the index a decade ago but has now dropped to eighth.

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AHMEDABAD: The student teacher ratio in higher education in Gujarat is among the worst in the country. This is amply highlighted in a recent study conducted by professor Rakesh Basant of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A).

Shastry V. Mallady

Bharat Nirman Mahiti Andolana, a programme to create awareness about the government programmes will be held in Gauribidnur from August 1 to 5.

Addressing the meeting of various department

The new government has before it a list of education agenda items that it must consider early in its tenure to make a substantial difference. Many of these were on the agenda in the last term too but they remained unfinished or unattended because there was no will to drive the required changes.

A 10-member parliamentary committee on a tour of various states in India believes that a lot needs to be done till the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) succeeds in its mission.

The central scheme is essentially aimed at universalising elementary education in the country.