Desired School Features In the Light of National education Policy

What features could make a school extraordinary and compatible with the National Education Policy ,and what are the elements that helps an institution ensure that the futures of the children studying under its wings is secure?... Read More

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Cost of setting up a school in India broadly depends on the extent of land/building, nature of accommodation, capacity and educational infrastructure required to start a CBSE or ICSE or IGCSE/Cambridge or IB or International school. It may cost a couple of crores to start a school in India and may v... 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

NIOS Advised to Increase Transparency and Reform Exam by Education Minister

In a review meeting of the National Institute of Open Schooling the Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, asked the authorities of the organization to work on the transparency and exam reforms.... 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

A New Regulation by the Government: Uniformity in Board Exam Scores

With the aim of bringing about ‘uniformity’ across the state and central boards, central authorities are planning for a ‘benchmark framework’ to assess secondary and higher secondary students. At present the boards follow different set up of evaluations, leading to disparity in results.... Read More

New National Curriculum Framework May Put an End to Heavy school Textbooks

The National Curriculum Framework devised in line with the National Education Policy 2020, may make the school books lighter in a phased manner. The NEP proposes to make the classroom instruction more interactive and less didactic, hence the indication that the schoolbooks and bags will get lighter.... Read More

The Need for Personal Safety Education in Child Safety

According to the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), amidst the rising cases of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA), reported instances have surged by over 80% between 2014 and 2022.... Read More

To Take, or not to Take the pending exams – the dilemma before class 10 and 12 CISCE students, Bombay HC also intervenes

The class 10 and 12 students of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has been left with two option concerning assessment. The choice is that the student can either take the pending papers or consent to be assessed based on the pre-boards and internal assessments.... Read More

HRD Ministry Issues Guidelines for Online Classes, Decides on the Cap on Duration

On July 14 the HRD Ministry issued guidelines for the online classes and also set a cap on the duration of such classes. The schools that are conducting online classes will be notified about the guidelines and are expected to adhere to them.... Read More

India Chapter of GISA Launched

The Global Independent Schools Association (GISA) is a forum which was established with the objective to become the go-to voice of the global independent education sector and act as a resource for governments and global institutions to work together.... 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

Structuring Preschool Curriculum - Waldorf and Pikler Preschool Education

There has been considerable research and studies done on the pedagogical methods and early education but few have been as successful and applied as the Waldorf and Pikler approaches when it comes to preschools. The Waldorf Education that is based on the educational philosophy of Rudolf Steiner has b... Read More

World Economic Forum Recommends Use of Digital Tools to Bridge Learning Gaps

A new ‘Education 4.0 India Report’ was released by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with the United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) and YuWaah (Generation Unlimited India).... Read More

Low attendance cases not to go unreported, CBSE seeks regular update from schools

A recent directive from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) directs schools to report all cases in which student’s attendance in the class is short to CBSE. The reports must accompany supporting documents. The call with regard to the eligibility of the students with inadequate attendance... Read More

NCF Draft 2023: What are the proposed changes?

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Web Portal with Professors Database Launched

Now there is a web portal with the database of leading educationists and academicians of the nation. The web portal has been launched as a digital resource center to be used by the educational institutions. This will help in communicating and networking for better and informed policy decisions. T... Read More

Citizens Gurukul

Citizens Gurukul Trust is a Non-profit, transparent, parent-run organization – trying to change the thinking where education is perceived as a business instead of a selfless service. Established Citizens Gurukul Playschool, ITPL in Bangalore to provide quality education at low cost by pooling in all the resources needed for the education of the little kids. The best part is, the school operations are run by parents instead of a management.