CBSE to Launch PMKVY 4.0 under Skill Hub Initiative to Empower Students

In a proactive move towards enhancing students' employability, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has directed all affiliated schools to launch Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 4.0 under the Skill Hub initiative. This directive underscores CBSE's commitment to equipping stude... Read More

IB Syllabus to be Introduced in Government Schools of AP

The Andhra Pradesh government has signed an agreement with the International Baccalaureate... Read More

Early Childhood Education in India and School Readiness Program

All eyes are on the upcoming National Education Policy 2019. Time is ripe and expectations are high. It is natural to expect the NEP to deliver guidelines that transform the education scenario in the country. There are very many subjects that have rightly found voice in the NEP but there are subject... Read More

Why do we need Counselors in Schools

India, the world’s 2nd most populous nation of 1 billion+ and has one of the highest suicide rates under the age group of 15 to 29. In our country, it’s very common to see the school students living under the state of stress or anxiety and peer pressure and by the folks living in surrounding who ... Read More

Approach to Designing School Playgrounds

“Children need the freedom and the time to play. Play is not the luxury, it’s a necessity.” : Kay Redfield Jamison The presence of the playground and its role in the school ecosystem has... Read More

Indoor / Outdoor Games and Child Development

Kurt Squire, a professor at the University of California, Irvine has been contributing his life in understanding the impact of games in the learning process of an individual right from childhood to the adult age. The world calls him a Champion of the game based learning model.... Read More

Schools cannot force non-NCERT, non-SCERT books on students in the name of “value addition”

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), in a bid to facilitate affordable and quality education, has asked the state education department and the education board to curtail the need of students for amassing books other than the ones prescribed or published by the National Cou... Read More

Do I have to appoint new Principal and teachers for my school for getting CBSE affiliation?

If you have an adequately qualified serving Principal for your school you need not appoint new Principal.

Appropriately qualified school Principal and teachers for schools aspiring for CBSE, ICSE or international Board Affiliation can be hired through online school jobs portal educatorOne.com

Madras HC Grants Permission to Matriculation Schools to Conduct Special Classes in Summer

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has consented to the appeal of the Matriculation schools to conduct special classes during summer for class XI and XII students. The permission is granted to conduct special classes insofar as they are useful in preparing the students for the competitive en... Read More

System for Teacher Assessment set up in Odisha

The performance of teachers in the class is set to be appraised and evaluated in schools in Odisha. The results will have a bearing on the promotions and increments, it is said. The feedback of the students will now have an impact on the grading of the teachers.... Read More

AI in CBSE Schools to be Integrated with Multiple Subjects Across all Classes

It was introduced as an optional subject in schools. Taking the AI induction to the next step, the board now is planning to oversee its integration with other subjects across all classes. It has been reported that the teacher training to this end will start in the coming months.... Read More

Start Own Brand School or Franchise School?

Sir, Simple and straight forward question. I am very keen to take over an Orphanage / Ashram with 75 students. I am retired and healthy and very keen to convert this Ashram into Residential School. In our present education system 10+2+3. The Ashram has upto 10 standard. Besides, obtaining Higher Se... Read More

Comparing CBSE and State Boards

The education sector in India is expanding and so is the choice of the students and their parents. The choice which is much deliberated upon is the one between the education boards. There are many options to choose from which are mainly, national boards (CBSE and CISCE), state boards that include al... Read More

Teacher Training and Learning Outcomes

There has been a lot of deliberation over the level of qualification and skills of teachers teaching across schools in India. Teacher training policies have been reviewed and commissions appointed to study and report on the scenario.... Read More

How important is the master plan for your school?

The smart and deserving master plan of a school not only maximizes the possibilities of achieving the desired learning outcomes but also helps in analyzing the future happenings within the periphery o... Read More

21 KV buildings are judged as unsafe to be housing schools, in an audit

The infrastructure of the government schools has been reported to be in a dismal state. This state of affairs does not merely apply to the primary schools in rural India as evidenced by the report regarding Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV) or Central Schools. It has been reported that in excess of 20 KVs ar... Read More

Newly-affiliated CBSE schools disadvantaged by a technicality in class 10 scoring policy

After the cancellation of the board exams in the wake of the pandemic, there has been a lot of brainstorming and analysis to decide on assessment alternatives.... Read More

Emphasize Infrastructure When Opening a School

While deliberating on the construction of the building in the course of opening a new school, one comes across a typical observation, worded differently but essentially meaning the same thing... Read More