Govt college rolls out civil engineering course in Hindi, offers Rs 2 lakh incentive, ETEducation

Shri GS Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS) will start a four-year BTech (Civil) course in Hindi medium from the next academic session of 2026-27. Indore: As part of an initiative to promote technical education in the mother tongue, a government-run engineering college in Indore has introduced a BTech course in Civil Engineering in Hindi…

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Maharashtra Cancels Hindi Proficiency Test For Govt Staff After Backlash

MUMBAI: A Maharashtra government plan to conduct Hindi proficiency exams for government employees on June 28 has triggered a fresh linguistic debate. The backlash prompted the Maharashtra government on Wednesday to cancel the test. The decision, announced by the state’s language department, had proposed holding Hindi examinations for both gazetted and non-gazetted officers across divisional…

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Why Maharashtra Just Put a Sudden Brake on Hindi Exams for Government Officers

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday stayed the proposed Hindi-language examinations for its gazetted and non-gazetted officers and employees following strong opposition from Marathi groups and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). Marathi Language Minister Uday Samant announced that the examinations scheduled for June 28 had been put on hold and said the government would review whether…

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Marathi takes centre stage as Maharashtra suspends Hindi exam for government staff until final decision

The Maharashtra government has decided to suspend the Hindi language examination for its employees, Marathi Language Minister Uday Samant announced on Tuesday. Samant explained that the requirement for government employees to pass a Hindi language exam dates back to the pre-statehood period of the former government, when it was introduced to ease official communication. However,…

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MNS threatens stir against imposition of Hindi on state government employees

The Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) threatened to launch an agitation against imposition of Hindi language examination on state government gazetted officers and employees. The MNS move came shortly after the Maharashtra government’s Language Directorate scheduled an examination on June 28 to test the proficiency of government officials serving in Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and…

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