Monthly Newsletter | September 2025 | Volume 73
September 2025 has been a determining month for India’s education sector, adding new directives, strong debates, and policy modifications that will shape the learners' and schools' future throughout the country. The month ponders not just academic updates, but a stronger push toward inclusivity, student well-being, and accountability.
The Centre announced a zero-tolerance approach to unsafe schools at the national level, guiding union territories and states to repair and audit weak buildings, assuring safety for every student. At the same time, CBSE tightened norms on direct admissions, student demographic records, and subject changes, recommending schools to handle integrity and accuracy in their procedures.
The UDISE+ 2024-25 report noted a milestone, disclosing that India’s teaching intensity has crossed a crore for the first time, advancing quality benchmarks and greatly enhancing teacher: student ratios.
In the meantime, the SC brought out notices on transgender-inclusive textbooks, highlighting the immediate requirement for gender-sensitive learning and representation. The SC clarified how the Right to Education Act applies to minority institutions as well, fixing the stage for future reforms.
The month reminds us that learning is not static; it is inclusive, accountable, and evolving. This month’s growth underscores India’s dedication to empowered teachers, equitable classrooms, and safer schools.
Zero Tolerance for Unsafe Schools: The Centre’s New Directive
The Central government has addressed all Union Territories and states to immediately evaluate the safety of private, government-aided, and government school buildings. Authorities must carry out sa...
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CBSE’s Strict Cut Offs on Subject Changes and Direct Admissions
The CBSE has instructed all affiliated schools to follow the timelines strictly for subject change requests and direct admissions in Classes 10 and 12 for the 2025 2026 academic session. The board ...
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Teacher Strength in the Indian Education System Crosses a Crore
The Ministry of Education published the Unified District Information System for Education Plus 2024-25 report, delivering an elaborate snapshot of school learning throughout Ind...
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Challenges in Creating Transgender Inclusive Textbooks
The SC on Monday (1.9.2025) looked for replies from the NCERT, Centre, and 6 states, including Maharashtra, on a PIL looking for blending of transgender comprehensive sexuality education in school curricula.
Justice K Vinod Chandran and the Chief Justice Bench of India B R Gavai published a notice in the plea after hearing submissions of the petitioner's representative, senior advocate Gopal Sankarnarayanan.
Petitioner Kaavya Mukherjee Saha made Karnataka, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana as the parties of the petition besides the Centre and the National Council of Educational Research and Trai...
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CBSE Is Cracking Down on Student Demographics
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has instructed principals of affiliated schools to strictly streamline the correction process for students' d...
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Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of RTE Act to Minority Schools
The SC ruled that all schools, except minority-operated institutions, must follow the RTE Act, 2009, until a more prominent Bench decides the reference. A Be...
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