Influence of pandemic on the education of school students, and steps to overcome the same

Over a year and a half into a pandemic that has caused over 4 million fatalities globally, seemingly India is set to witness the rise of its third wave. Even so, schools are looking into reopening for yet another time, thereby underlining education as an essential requirement.... Read More

India’s First National Assessment Regulator - PARAKH

India's first national assessment regulator PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development), is tasked to work on establishing standards and guidelines for student assessment and evaluation. This will be applicable to all recognized school boards in the cou... Read More

Use of Mother Tongue in Foundational Education: NCF 2022

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Key Initiatives Launched by PM Modi during ‘Shikshak Parv 2021’

‘Shikshak Parv 2021’ was celebrated by the Ministry of Education from 5th to 17thSeptember 2021 to acknowledge the valuable contribution of teachers during the Covid-19 pandemic, and to launch new initiatives under New Education Policy 2020.... Read More

An Aptitude Test ,'Tamanna' Developed by NCERT and CBSE for school students

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, sources reported that the test has been developed under the aegis of the ministry.... Read More

The HRD Ministry reports 7% Of Classrooms in Indian Schools as Critically Dilapidated

No less than 7 % of classrooms in Indian schools are calling for urgent restoration. Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE), 2016-17 Provisional report puts the percentage of schools with desperately dilapidated infrastructure at 0.67%.... Read More

CBSE affiliation procedure to be restructured towards total digitalization

The CBSE affiliation process for schools is likely to get completely digital with the newly proposed restructuring. It has been reported that after it gets effected, the affiliation procedure will require minimal human intervention as it will be based on data analytics and automation predominantly.... Read More

Role of School Education in Increasing Chances of Employment

The biggest challenge for both job-seekers and job-providers for quite a long time now has been ‘employability’. Employers have found it difficult to find job-ready talent and job-seekers have struggled to find jobs where their skills match the job requirements. Many surveys conducted in this area p... Read More

Data from 170 private schools in Delhi gives a glimpse of the fee backlog

A survey conducted by a body of private schools has revealed that the schools have not received school fees from 9 out of 10 students. This is pointed out by a survey of 170 private schools in Delhi 53% of which have shown the backlog in fee collection.... 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

Whither the role of academicians in starting a school?

India is witnessing an increasing trend in the number of new schools. Starting a new school in India and providing quality education involves meticulous planning and unconditional commitment of the promoter.... Read More

Chandigarh And Punjab Top Performers In School Education: PGI Report 2021-22

Chandigarh and Punjab emerged as the top performers in school education across indicators such as learning outcomes, equity and infrastructure as per the Union Ministry of Education’s Performance Grade Index for the year 2021-22.... Read More

CBSE circular that demanded students and staff information challenged in High Court

The Delhi High Court has asked for response from the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE) while considering a plea challenging the circulars that asked affiliated schools to share personal information of the school staff, and students on the Online Affiliated School Information System (OASIS... Read More

Reopening of 4,000 schools likely in Rajasthan

Several decisions pertaining to education in the state of Rajasthan taken by the last BJP dispensation are being revisited and reviewed by the ruling Congress government. This includes the revision of the textbooks nullifying the changes made under the BJP government and revisiting the merger of 4,0... Read More

UN Report Indicates Poor learning Outcomes of Children In school

The UN has come up with a report that indicates the sub-par status of educational outcomes in several areas of the world. The study has focused on the learning outcomes of the children who despite going to their respective schools are lagging on various parameters of learning.... Read More

Global Impact of Internationalisation of Higher Education

In an era marked by interconnectedness and cultural exchange, the internationalisation of higher education stands as a transformative force. This phenomenon is bringing substantial changes to the world of academia.... Read More

Distinct Ways to Aid Virtual Learning

The pandemic with which the world is grappling with appears to have a prolonged duration with an increase in the count rate from around two thousand to three thousand cases per day. However, the fatality rate is low as compared to the number of people diagnosed with the disease. But still people aro... Read More

Model Project for the Benefit of SC and ST Students Launched In Kerala

To address the issue of non-availability of educational resources among students belonging to the scheduled castes and tribes, the government of the state of Kerala has launched the first phase of a model project.... Read More