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

PIL to Cancel Board Exams Dismissed by the Supreme Court

A plea seeking cancellation of offline board exams for grades 10 and 12 to be conducted by all state boards, CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education), CISCE (Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations), and NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling), was dismissed by the SC (Supreme ... Read More

Draft National Credit Framework (NCrF): Introduction of Credit System in Indian Schools

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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

Expansion of Design Thinking and Innovation Courses in Schools

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APAAR: Student Identification with "One Nation, One ID"

In a move towards educational innovation and streamlined identification, the government is set to launch APAAR... 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

CBSE to Adopt New System from Academic Year 2023-24

Following the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 recommendations, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is preparing to transition to the 5 + 3 + 3 + 4 pedagogical systems... Read More

The Need For Holistic Assessments in Classrooms

Reforms in high school education along with thorough introspection and current student assessment practices are necessary for student well-being. The reliance on standardised tests and fixed grading negatively impacts students' mental health. A WHO survey... Read More

Bridge Course for Classes 2 to 10 launched by Maharashtra

A bridge course for students of classes 2 to 10 has been launched by the Maharashtra School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad. The course is 45 days long and covers Marathi, Mathematics, English, Science, Hindi, and Social Science.... Read More

Atlantis - The World School - A testimonial to the tradition of educational excellence

The K-12 education made its presence in India with the assessment of need of a continuum of education in early to adolescent years. This type of academic model had become customary in other countries and currently India is keenly advancing towards adopting K-12 educational framework in schools.... Read More

NCERT to get Deemed-to-be University Status

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Selecting Genuine Montessori Material for Schools

Inanimate objects form an important part of the inventory of the Elementary Schools. They do so for a simple reason that works on a complex mechanism—they boost imagination and the learning to relate to objects. They engage the children better and improve the span of concentration which is naturally... Read More

Private Equity Reshapes the Landscape of Indian Education

The landscape of Indian education is undergoing a profound shift as private equity (PE) firms have begun to invest in school operations. This departure from the traditional educational model, where schools were once founded by passionate educators, now sees PE standing less for 'physical education' ... Read More

Bhartiya Games to be Introduced in Schools

The Indian Knowledge System (IKS) division of the Education Ministry have chalked out a plan to introduce indigenous games in schools. The “Bhartiya Games” initiative will be implemented by teachers as points of contact, developing regular training programmes for them, training students under those ... Read More

Selecting a Projector for Classroom Use?

More than 150 companies manufacture over 6000 different models of projectors worldwide till date, of which more than 60 companies stopped manufacturing and more than 4500 models have attained End of Life... Read More

Criteria and Techniques of Teacher Evaluation

Teaching is a great and noble profession, and one has to undergo sound education and training before becoming a good and effective teacher. The field of education is ever evolving, and so are the expectations and demands on educators, as they are responsible for shaping a child’s future, which goes ... 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