Bihar: Schools reopened after nine months of closure due to COVID-19 pandemic

Patna/UNI: Teaching resumed in the schools in Bihar from Monday after nine months of closure due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Bihar celebrates Diwali

Patna, Oct 27 (UNI) Diwali, the festival of lights which signifies victory of good over evil is being celebrated across Bihar today with traditional fervour and usual enthusiasm.

83 percent teachers fail teaching eligibility test in Bihar

Patna, Sept 22 (TheBiharPost): Teachers and taught remain to be on the same page in Bihar.

Vijay Bhatkar appointed new chancellor of Nalanda University

Patna, Jan 28 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Eminent computer scientist Vijay Bhatkar has been appointed the new chancellor of the Nalanda University, a global project to revive an ancient seat of learning in India’s Bihar state.

Bihar Education Budget: High On Inclusion, Low On Per-Student Spending, CRY report says

Patna, Jan 13 (IBNS): Even though having allocated close to one-fifth of the total state-budget for school education, which is one among major states in the country, Bihar still remains the state with overcrowded classrooms attended by fewest number of teachers, a recent study done by CRY and CBGA revealed.

Bihar asks coaching centres to register with government or face the music

Patna, Dec 7 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The education department in Bihar has asked the mushrooming coaching institutes to register themselves with the government by January 31, failing which severe punitive action will be initiated against them.

Millions march on rivers' bank to offer prayers to setting Sun in Bihar

Patna, Nov 6 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Millions marched on the rivers' bank, ponds or near other water bodies on Sunday to offer prayers to the setting Sun in Bihar during Chhath, one of the biggest festivals of the Hindus.

PMO ensures poor student gets admitted in Bihar public school

PATNA, Nov 3 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The dream of a poor student to get admission in a premier school has come true after intervention by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).

2 in every 5 child labourers in Bihar is illiterate:CRY

Patna, June 12 (IBNS): Almost 40% of child labourers in Bihar in the age group of 5-14 years cannot write their names, analysis of the latest Census data by CRY- Child Rights and You reveals.

British Council launches research on learning of English in Bihar titled ‘English in Education: Bihar Profile’

Patna, Apr 5 (IBNS) : The British Council is delighted to announce the publication of ‘English in Education: Bihar Profile’, a comprehensive reference document on the teaching and learning of English within the general picture of education in the state and a ‘snapshot’ of current systems and practices at one specific moment in time, late November 2015.