NEP is the Guiding Philosophy says the Education Minister, Calls for its Fast-tracking

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan asserted that the NEP should not be taken as merely a policy statement but a guiding philosophy for the transformation of the learning and skill landscape, and called for fast-tracking its implementation.... Read More

Pariksha Pe Charcha, Fifth Edition

Pariksha Pe Charcha is an interactive programme, conceptualised by India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, the first edition of which was held on February 16, 2018. Students, parents, and teachers, from the country and overseas, are given the opportunity to interact with the Prime Minister on topics ... Read More

Reopening of school—Uttarakhand issues SOP for schools ahead of expected reopening

To fortify the safety protocol and minimize the COVID-19 infection risk, the Uttarakhand state has issued detailed SOPs for schools that are scheduled to reopen from November 2. The schools in the state will reopen for classes 10 to 12 only.... Read More

Omission of Early Childhood education in NEP draft draws criticism

The draft National Education Policy begins by stating the facts regarding cognitive development that it starts much before the child sets foot inside a school. It reads “the learning process for a child commences immediately at birth.” The statement is true as it is known that the groundwork for sch... Read More

State Directive for Schools for 30% Fee Reduction in Karnataka for the academic year 2020-21

Government of Karnataka in a directive stated that the schools must slash the tuition fee for the academic year 2020-21 by as much as 30 %. The justification for ordering such a substantial discount is of course the pandemic and the lockdown that it induced. The order applies to both state and centr... Read More

Effective Instructional Strategies

Instructional strategies or teaching strategies are the techniques and methods employed by teachers to deliver course materials and lessons in ways that enable the students to achieve their learning goals. The environment of a classroom is dynamic, with students from diverse backgrounds, different a... Read More

Come 2021, Schools set to reopen for class 10 and 12 in Karnataka

Department of Primary and Secondary Education, Karnataka has signaled the reopening of the PU colleges after a 9 month hiatus. The students of class 10 and 12 will be attending physical classes starting from January 1.... Read More

School Principal Hiring Guide

Every industry deals with new challenges every day. But can these challenges be the stop signs for us?. Success lies in the capacity of choosing the right guidelines to tackle those challenges.... Read More

National Education Policy: Key-Systems that will Drive Reforms

The national education policy has been put into effect and now the practicalities of it are being deliberated upon and they are unraverling by the day. The scheme of the policy is to bring about large scale transformation in the school and higher education sector. The latest of the announcements ma... Read More

‘MyNEP2020’ Portal launched for What’s In For Students National Council for Teacher Education

‘MyNEP2020’ is an online portal devised for the National Council for Teacher Education’s (NCTE) web portal. It has been launched with the main objective of facilitating the reception of suggestions for designing and improving teacher training programs.... Read More

New Proposal on Teaching Hours by NCF 2023

As per the National Curriculum Framework 2023, the Ministry has put forth a proposal to make the teaching hours for school students 29 hours a week.... Read More

India and UAE Forge Educational Alliances to Strengthen Academic Collaboration

In a landmark move, India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance educational cooperation for students and faculty. The MoU was signed between visiting Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and his UAE counterpart Dr Ahmad Al Falasi in Abu D... Read More

ISRO Launches YUVIKA 2024

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has unveiled its Young Scientist Programme (YUVIKA) 2024, scheduled to take place from May 13 to May 24, aimed at standard 9 students. This two-week residential initiative seeks to equip participants with fundamental knowledge of space technology, scienc... Read More

Reopening of schools—KV and Navodayas propose reopening in November

Schools across the country are reopening in varying degrees. Although, the physical classes have not resumed anywhere to date. While states differ in their view about school reopening, national school systems like Kendriya Vidyalaya(KV) and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas(JNV) are planning to reopen sch... Read More

NCERT Introduces Interactive Textbooks for Class III

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) unveiled the first set of school textbooks, including English, Hindi, and Urdu, for Class III, integrating cross-cutting themes such as inclusion, multilingualism, and gender equality.... Read More

Maharashtra Plans Stringent Control Over Private Kindergartens for Equality

In a groundbreaking move aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, Maharashtra's State Education Department is gearing up for substantial changes in pre-primary education. With a vision for equality in this crucial educational phase, the department has crafted draft regulations addressi... Read More

Hiring School Principal- 5 Steps To Get It Right

Hiring requires patience. Earlier it used to be about finding the right person for a job vacancy. But nowadays the concept of recruitment has become broader, consisting of finding the right person who'll do the job, enjoy the job and want to stay with the growth of the organisation.... Read More

A Guide for Parents to Help Children with Remote Learning

The closure of schools worldwide due to coronavirus has drawn scholars and pupils to get involved in the virtual education. Times are difficult and we need to adjust with the new mechanism. As the students are reckless, parents need to increase their level of patience while students are at home. The... Read More