Here’s a set of summaries on education-related news events in the year 2009 for India.  In sum, these are the topics covered (most of which have also been posted here throughout the year):

- New Human Resources Development (HRD) Minister making sweeping changes to all levels of education

- Dropping the Class X Board Exams in favor of continuous evaluation

- Introduction to new grading systems and semesters

- Free and compulsory education for all children from ages 6-14

- Violent racial attacks on Indians in Australia

- Computerized administration of the Common Admissions Test (CAT) to replace numerous higher education admissions tests (alas, there were many glitches in this implementation)

- Protests and strikes over pay/promotion issues and fee hikes

- Creation of the National Commission for Higher Education and Research (NCHER) to ultimately replace the UGC, AICTE, NCTE, and DCE; there is also a plan to create a national accrediting body

- Mandatory accreditation for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)

- Lots of examination of “deemed” and “deemed to be” university status

- Opening India to external providers of higher education and enacting laws to facilitate that

- Expanding Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)

http://nanopolitan.blogspot.com/2009/12/education-in-india-year-in-review.html

http://beta.thehindu.com/education/article71633.ece?homepage=true

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/a-testing-year-for-students-despite-reforms/380916/