How to Start a School as a Minority Educational institution?

An institution that is established by a religious or linguistic minority community qualifies as a minority educational institution. A minority institution in India avail of the constitutional guarantee given in Article 30(1). The minority institution get a say in deciding the quantum of reservation ... Read More

COVID Aftermath--There may be a further reduction of CBSE and ICSE board syllabi

The education boards with a national base, namely CBSE and CISCE are deliberating over further curtailment of the syllabus of high school and intermediate classes to adjust for the drastically reduced class hours due to the COVID-19 lockdown. If this comes to pass, it will further add to the initial... Read More

Legal suit filed against Google for amassing students data in US

Alphabet's Google search engine, was sued by the Attorney General of New Mexico for allegedly collecting students’ personal information without parental consent. It was alleged that an educational software of the corporation used by the students collects personal data.... Read More

How NEP 2020 supplements RTE 2009?

The demographic dividend is realizable only if the young population is adequately educated and made adept in 21st century skills. The average age of Indians is 25-30 years and that is a good sign only if education systems are robust.... Read More

Ministry of Education Unveils Guidelines to Prevent Self-Harm by Students

In a significant move towards prioritising mental health in educational settings, the Ministry of Education has unveiled draft guidelines to prevent self-harm among students.... Read More

Lockdown and school studies, ways to continue studies during lockdown, online educational resources during lockdown

Education is the only sector that has been dynamic and undergoing a transformation for the past many years. The educationists are involved in inventions and creations of pedagogical devices that match up to the standards of global education of the 21st century. The stakeholders including teachers, s... Read More

Digital Citizenship - Teaching Children to Use Internet Responsibly

The scenario that is being witnessed today is that educators are by all means driven towards tech-oriented devices to facilitate learning by giving a contemporary look. The authorities are at the cusp of digitally-driven learning by using devices to attain advanced curricular goals and to habituate ... Read More

CBSE Board Exam Dates and Announcements

After two years of online examinations, 2023 will be the year of reviving offline mode completely for students of classes 10 and 12. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) released the board exam date sheet 2023 for Classes 10 and 12 in PDF form recently.... Read More

Telangana Introduces French Language in State Welfare Schools

Language is a tool of educational empowerment. Keeping this fact in mind, the Telangana government has introduced the French language in schools run by Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS) and Telangana Tribal Welfare Residential Educational Institutions So... Read More

Policies to Enhance Quality in Government Sector

In a country, education is the foremost and dominant sector which needs proper emphasis for the growth of the nation. The government both central and state plays a significant role in looking after the quality of education which is being provided in all the educational institutions.... Read More

India’s Education Market Prospects for Foreign Investors

India is a nation of nations, its population is as diverse as it is humungous. Just by the virtue of being hugely populated, it is an enormous market. The nation’s demographics presents itself as a ripe opportunity for many sectors with as much as 50 percent of the population below 25. It is esp... Read More

Education Technology enhances learning outcomes

We have written at some length about the transformation of conventional classrooms into smart learning spaces in our previous article. In the present article we are specifically enlisting the digital devices that are deployed in the classrooms—more aptly called smart classrooms—and giving a descript... Read More

Pilot for National Credit Framework Initiation by CBSE for Grades 6, 9, & 11

In line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the government introduced the National Credit Framework (NCrF) to facilitate the easy integration of school, higher, and vocational education.... Read More

International Schools, second leg of modern education

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GISA- The First Worldwide Representative Body for Independent Education Sector Launched

The first worldwide representative body for the K-12 independent education sector – the Global Independent Schools Association (GISA)- was launched by UAE education entrepreneur Sunny Varkey.... Read More

IB to Resort to the Non-Exam Route to Promote Students in India, Cancels Board Exams This Year

Keeping in view the resurgence of Covid-19 in India in a second wave, the International Baccalaureate has decided to decided not to conduct the board exams and promote students sans exam this year using other means of assessment like coursework evaluation and grade prediction.... Read More

Strategic Merger of Schools

Strategic merger of a thriving international school with a prominent brand known for academic excellence. This merger lays path for the beginning of a new growth phase to both the institutes.

Sports-integrated Learning as Envisioned by NEP: Education Minister on National Sports Day

During a programme in Delhi to celebrate National Sports Day on August 29, the Union Education and Skill development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan championed sports-integrated learning and stressed on the importance of adopting fitness as a life-long attitude. He stated that this has been envisaged by... Read More