Andhra Pradesh govt to introduce AI and new technologies in govt schools' curriculum

The Andhra Pradesh Education Department recently released an order regarding the formation of a high-level working group to equip the students of its government schools with next generation education concepts and futuristic technologies.... Read More

Mandatory Learning of Kannada in the CBSE/ICSE Schools of Karnataka Challenged in the High Court

As an act of beholding the heritage, Kannada language learning has been made compulsory in CBSE/ICSE schools of Karnataka. A recent report points out that this act has been challenged in the High Court by around twenty parents of children studying in such schools.... Read More

Andhra Pradesh Showcases Educational Evolution on Republic Day Tableau

Andhra Pradesh's Republic Day tableau steals the spotlight with its theme centered on the transformation of school education. The tableau which was paraded on January 26th in New Delhi was given finishing touches by senior officials of both the Information and Public Relations Department and the Edu... 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

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 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