Comparing IB and IGCSE

International Baccalaureate® (IB) and International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) are the two International school education programs. IGCSE is also an examination conducting body. The IGCSE is controlled by a department of the University of Cambridge and IB is an education fou... Read More

Sports in Schools — how significant are they?

Schools began to get increasingly interested in sports and games. This, I am convinced, was the result of CBSE’s categorical directions regarding the induction of a regular sports period into the time table.... Read More

Top mistakes to avoid while starting a school in India?

The idea of starting a school is noble and at the same time it is a warranted social enterprise. It requires immense commitment and dedication of the school promoter or an educational entrepreneur... Read More

How to Start a CBSE School Anywhere in India?

I am running a CBSE school with a provisional affiliation till class X. I am applying for sr. secondary affiliation. Besides that, we want to start class IX and X IGCSE for which more students (from within the school and outside) have applied than I have seats. Can I select them through an exam or o... Read More

How to Start a CBSE School Anywhere in India?

I am running a sr. secondary CBSE school with 3 streams, I want to start offering vocational streams with subjects like entrepreneurship, commercial art etc. Can I apply for affiliation to vocational subject’s from class 11th onwards?... Read More

Alternate Schools - An Introduction

Greetings of the day Here by I request you to provide the procedure to start an alternative school on my area About me:- I have four decades of experience in the field .I have worked with children in age group of 3 years to 15 years . My qualification :- B A .child psychology from Bang... Read More

Starting a School in Remote Areas – A Case Study

I am impressed after reading your report on the Ashirwad Global School in Hunasagi, Yadgir. I am part of Agragamee, a non-profit organisation of repute, working in remote tribal districts of Odisha. The problems here are very similar, and as a matter of fact quite a bit worse, than the problems you ... Read More

Comparing CBSE and ICSE Boards

Which board of education to choose? That is a question that occurs to every parent who happens to have a choice. Now as the nation is developing the numbers of parents with such choice is bound to grow. There are various opinions that end up shaping the choice of the parents with regard to the educa... Read More

Pros and Cons of Virtual Schooling

The unforeseen upheaval in the world of education caused by the covid-19 pandemic brought out the resilience of the educational systems as they adapted to the virtual mode of imparting education. Blended learning, digital transformation, and connected classes not only made it feasible for learning t... Read More

Land and Infrastructure needed for CBSE affiliation

Land and infrastructural requirements for a school to attain CBSE affiliation varies with the location of the school, the land requirement for the primary school, secondary and senior secondary CBSE schools are different.... Read More

CBSE, ICSE vs IB, IGCSE; Which is Better for Indian Students?

School Education in India is witnessing a dynamic shift with the introduction of International programmes like IB and IGCSE curricula in Indian schools. It can be argued that the international education is years from catching up to the levels achieved by countries in Western Europe and Americas but ... Read More

How to Start a CBSE School Anywhere in India?

NCERT books are recommended for civil services aspirants and the CBSE students study that, how can you say that they will not clearly benefit from their familiarity with the course?... Read More

How to Start a CBSE School Anywhere in India?

The land and infrastructure have relatively been the same as there hardly any viable solution to profess education. However, there have been changes including the tenure of lease (30 years to 15 years). I am starting a CBSE school in Hyderabad, the new bye laws do not reduce the infrastructural r... Read More

How to establish a boarding school in India

I want to start a boarding school and provide residential facility from class VI. I am getting second thoughts as reportedly there are many child rights issues involved and the State Council for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) creates issues. What should I be doing?... Read More

How to Start an ICSE Affiliated School in India?

I run an ICSE school and I feel that the ICSE syllabus emulates CBSE syllabus heavily, was this the reason why the board’s dissolution being talked about?... Read More

How to Start School and get IGCSE affiliation?

I am starting an IGCSE school, one of the extremely qualified teacher does not feel the need to attend the training program of IGCSE/Cambridge International, will it influence his or her teaching?... Read More

Impact of School Architecture on Pedagogy

We have Govt. aided School for poor students. How can you assist us. We are located at Karve Road, Pune.... Read More

Selecting a Projector for Classroom Use?

Hello We are looking for a smart solution for a digital classroom. It should consist of a projector with an inbuilt operating system, should be able to surf internet and be connected with a local server at school, can be operated using mouse and keyboard. If possible, should have an inbuilt memor... Read More