Monthly Newsletter | January 2022 | Volume 32
Dear Readers,
Happy New Year!
We are glad to present to you the January edition of the School 360 newsletter.
The previous year 2021 showed the resilience of the education sector in adapting to the changes warranted by the effects of the covid-19 pandemic. Major changes were made in the board exam patterns for classes X and XII. The central government is in the process of formulating four national curricula: for school education, early childhood care and education, teacher education, and adult education. Rework on school curriculum is being done after 16 years. The focus areas of schools will include competency-based education, flexibility in choice of subjects in secondary classes, multilingualism, integrating knowledge of the nation, and internship with artisans for skill development, among others. Education is undergoing a huge transformation to make students future-ready.
In this edition, we have included these topics: Rework on Syllabus as per NEP by ‘Mandate Group’; New Indian School Curriculum: First Look; CBSE and Meta Collaborate to Train Students and Teachers in AR and Digital Well-being; AIU Entrusted with ‘Equivalence’ SOP for Different boards; MCQs Added to Semester 2 Exams of ICSE and ISC; and Postcards to PM by Students under ‘75 Lakh Postcards Campaign’.
We hope you will find this edition of the newsletter informative and enrich us with your valuable feedback.
Thank you.
Stay active, stay safe!
Rework on Syllabus as per NEP by ‘Mandate Group’
The National Steering Committee, headed by K Kasturirangan, former ISRO Chief, has decided to set up a six-member ‘mandate group’, which will be responsible to issue guidelines regardin...
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New Indian School Curriculum: First Look
During the making of the National Curriculum Frameworks (NCFs), local flavour and new academic areas will be considered, including but not limited to Indian knowledge system, citizenship, appreciat...
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CBSE and Meta Collaborate to Train Students and Teachers in AR and Digital Well-being
As part of their partnership with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Meta, formerly known as Facebook, will train over 10 million students and 1 million teachers in India. The trainin...
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AIU Entrusted With ‘Equivalence’ SOP For Different Boards
Absence of a formal mechanism to determine ‘equivalence’ of scores received by the students of different education boards leads to difficulties for them related to their board-issued ‘equivalence certificates’ for admissions in higher education institutions and for employment as well. Mitigate these difficulties, AIU (Association of Indian Universities) has been entrusted to prepare a SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) in this regard, by the Ministry of Education.
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MCQs Added to Semester 2 Exams of ICSE and ISC
As stated by Gerry Arathoon, the chief executive and secretary of the CISCE (Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations), an MCQ (multiple- choic...
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Postcards to PM by Students Under ‘75 lakh Postcard Campaign’
The ‘75 Lakh Postcard Campaign’ has been proposed by the Department of Posts (DoP), Ministry of Communication along with the Department of School...
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