The New Indian Express

Odisha eases approval process for setting up new private schools

BHUBANESWAR: The state government has eased the approval process for setting up private schools by abolishing the mandatory requirement for an Essentiality Certificate, which reportedly caused ...
The Telegraph

Corrected School Textbooks for Classes 1-4 Now Available; Odisha Govt Invites Public Feedback

The Odisha School and Mass Education (SME) Department has uploaded the corrected digital versions of revised textbooks for Classes I to IV on its official websites. The department has requested ...
jagranjosh.com

Odisha Government to Withdraw and Replace Flawed School Textbooks for Classes 1–8 Following Backlash

Odisha Textbooks: In response to the immense public pressure and criticism from educationists, the government of Odisha has now taken an about turn in its policy and has declared that it is ...
The Hindu

Odisha to supply school textbooks afresh following massive controversy over errors

Faced with massive criticism from parents, teachers, and political parties over large number of errors in school textbooks, Odisha government on Wednesday (July 1, 2026) announced that those mistakes ...
Hindustan Times

Odisha govt to withdraw school textbooks after errors like Hampi-Konark mix-up

The Mohan Majhi government on Wednesday announced that it will withdraw the flawed editions, publish corrected versions and distribute fresh copies of Odisha school textbooks to students following the ...
The Free Press Journal

Why Is 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam' Song 'Nimbooda' In Odisha's Class 5 English Textbooks? Students Highlight Error | Watch

The issue came to light after the Class 5 English textbook included 'Nimbooda', a song popularised by the 1999 Bollywood film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, as an example of a Rajasthani folk song as per the ...
The New Indian Express

Odisha govt schools to form new SMCs with 75% parent representation

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government has directed all government and government-aided schools across the state to constitute new School Management Committees (SMCs) by July, with 75 per cent of the ...
The Hindu

Revised textbooks with correct content to be distributed in schools: Odisha Minister

Amid the row over serious errors in newly introduced school textbooks, Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond on Monday (June 29, 2026) said corrected versions would be distributed ...
Pragativadi

Odisha to Form New School Management Committees in All Government Schools from July 1

The Odisha government has directed all government and government-aided schools across the state to constitute new School Management Committees (SMCs) from July 1, 2026, following the completion of the ...
Hindustan Times

Odisha suspends 4 SCERT officials after 1,700 mistakes in school textbooks: Govt

Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday suspended four senior officials of the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) and initiated disciplinary proceedings against six ...
Deccan Chronicle

Odisha School Textbook Errors: Four Officials, Including Former Director, Suspended

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha Government on Friday cracked down on officials held responsible for glaring errors in school textbooks for Classes I to VIII in the current academic session, suspending four ...