With the removal of Arts and Humanities programs in government colleges, a majority of the students who have passed class X are rushing to take up the Science Stream in class XI and XII. A very minimal number of students have opted for the Arts Stream this year. According to …

Aim to increase fertility rate in 13th Plan TFR to increase by 2034 The declining trend of the fertility rate in the country has become the highest concern, whereby the Ministry of Health (MoH) has prioritized increasing the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) from 1.9 percent to 2.1 percent by 2034 …

Almost all the schools in the country are losing experienced teachers. From 1 January to 17 February 2023 around 243 teachers have resigned and 104 teachers have taken Extraordinary Leave (EOL). The highest numbers of teachers leaving are from the schools in Thimphu Thromde, so far. It has been learnt …

With more than 9,000 seats available in government schools, the 7,519 class X pass students are to be absorbed in the government schools. However, if any of the students want opt for private schools, then they still have the choice . Prime Minister Dasho Dr Lotay Tshering  said in the …

There are four Thromde Health Centers being built in Bebena, Semtokha, Debsi and Motithang in Thimphu with the aim to reduce thousands of patients seeking medical checkup and care at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) daily. Works on the Bebena, Semthokha and Debsi health centers is scheduled …

In the Bhutan Certificate of Secondary Education (BCSE) class X Examination conducted by the Bhutan Council for School Examination and Assessment (BCSEA) in December 2022, a total of 10,611 candidates from 144 schools (132 government and 12 private schools) registered and 10,505 (4,784 male and 5,721 female) of them appeared …

The Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate (BHSEC) announced the Class XII and Class VIII results conducted by the Bhutan Council for School Examinations and Assessment (BCSEA) in December 2022. The total number of girls who registered for the BCSEA examination 2022 is 7,360 and the total number of boys that …

Since the diagnosis of the first mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) case, a total of 187 pregnant mothers were detected with HIV from 2002 until 2022. Out of which, 127 babies are found to be negative while 42 are HIV positive (39 MTCT cases are infected without prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) …

The Ministry of Education and Skill Development (MoESD) is currently collecting information on the teacher requirement in all the schools in the country. MoESD completed its reassessment of the Regular Contract Teachers (RCT) and National Contract Teachers (NCT), and the result of the assessment will be out in the end …

All children from six months to less than five years of age, and with chronic medical conditions, must be registered with the Bhutan Vaccine System (BVS) or in the nearest health facilities for COVID-19 vaccines as early as possible. An official from the Ministry of Health (MoH) said although vaccines …