Wards of the Armed Forces Personnel given more relaxations by the CBSE
CBSE reported that the relaxations have been extended in 2020 for the benefit of the children from the families of the defence and para-military forces who are defending the country against terrorism and insurgencies.... Read More
Demand for Reduction in Weightage of CBSE Term-1 Results by Students
Since the declaration of class XII term 1 results by CBSE (Central board of Secondary Education) in March, many students have started demanding a reduction in the weightage of term 1 results. Only scores of theory papers were communicated to schools by the CBSE, as the schools already had the intern... 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
NEP 2020: Systems to Reform School Education
The NEP has a precursor in the form of the comprehensive National Curricular Framework, as far as school education is concerned. The timeline for the conceptualization, creation and implementation was originally set as 2020-21.... Read More
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has hinted that the rationalization of the syllabus for classes 9-12 is on the cards. The rationalization is to compensate for the school time that will be lost as COVID-19 runs its course. Currently, the situation is being assessed and the time loss i... Read More
Private Schools organize Protest over Fee Cut Directive in Bangalore
A massive protest organized against the state government’s ruling mandating a 30% fee cut in private schools was held in Bangalore with protesters numbering in their thousands.... 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
School education’s biggest challenge is Teacher's Crisis In India
According to the Ministry of Human Resource and Development report 2018, India has over 1 lakh ‘single-teacher schools’ with teacher training in nascent stage at best. Questions regarding the adequacy of teachers in handling the children with learning disabilities and special needs abound.... Read More
How Corporate could Complement School Education in India?
The role of corporations in the upliftment of education and quality of learning has been recognized globally. The potential of the corporate sector to improve learning outcomes can be inferred from UNESCO’s ‘Education for All’ Goals and the ‘UN Global Education First’ Initiative.... 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
Civil Society Organization Protests the Omissions of New religions from Textbooks
An organization known as Swaraj Abhiyan Karnataka has alleged “saffornization” of education citing omission of content related to the new religions—Buddhism and Jainism from the chapters of class 6 Social Science textbooks.... Read More
A survey conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education found out that a majority of the school principals are of the view that a staggered re-opening of classrooms for classes 11 and 12 students can be considered if the Covid-19 situation in the neighborhood is not critical.... Read More
CBSE Practical’s will not be held in the Home-centers from year 2020
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is considering stopping practical examinations at the home –centers. The practical exams will be conducted at the external centers like theory exams instead. The orders in this regard would take effect from the 2020 board exams.... Read More
Manuals Released for the Improvement of CBSE Schools
The board has issued a circular for the principals of the affiliated schools wherein it has directed that the manuals be downloaded and discussions on them be organized before they are adopted for implementation.... Read More
Handbooks for teachers and students released by CBSE
The board has directed the schools to disseminate the information regarding the issuance of the handbooks to all teachers and students. The school management has also been directed, through the notification, to download the handbooks and hold discussions on them.... Read More
Extension of deadline for application of affiliation of schools announced by CBSE
In the wake of Corona Virus lockdown, the Central Board of Secondary Education hasextended the deadline for applying to get CBSE affiliation for aspiring schools. The board has released a notification to this effect.... Read More
The NEP-related changes are being progressively implemented by the agencies, the CBSE has announced several measures that indicate the direction of the change initiated by the NEP.... Read More