National Education Policy is posed as a democratic and inclusive draft, however, there are issues which have found vocal detractors. The fiercest opposition that erupted in the wake of NEP promulgation was against the imposition of Hindi as a compulsory subject. The order was rescinded eventually.... 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
What to look for while buying an Operational School?
The school entrepreneurship in India is more dynamic than it seems. The policy shifts in the education domain sometimes exposes eduprenurs to unforeseen situations , in certain cases the school promoters decide to hand over the school entirely to other management and relinquish ownership. Such schoo... Read More
How Experts Reacted to the Congress' Election Promise to Bring School Education under State List?
The election manifesto of the Congress party reflects what its leaders envisage for the school education in India. The agenda includes shifting of school education to State List besides allocating greater share of GDP to school education. There is hope as well as skepticism regarding the stance of t... Read More
Sports and Health Period Made Mandatory by CBSE Board From 2018-19
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), in a bid to mainstream health and physical education in schools, has intervened elevating sports from a neglected extra-curricular activity level to a curricular standard. Health and Physical Education (HPE), as the new subject is named is to be made a d... Read More
Major changes in CBSE Bye-Laws come into effect
In a major development, a statement by the ministry of human resource and development (MHRD) has been issued stating that the CBSE affiliation process will imminently undergo substantive change. The news was expected as the governing body of the CBSE had submitted its recommendations about reform... 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
Delhi Govt. Directs Suspension of Outdoor Activities in Schools in the Wake of the Pollution Crisis
The Delhi government, for now, has directed all schools in the national capital to suspend outdoor activities till severe pollution condition persist.... Read More
CBSE to tightly regulate change of subjects in class 10 and 12
Change of subjects is not to be allowed in class 10 and 12 according to the recent directives issued by the CBSE. The board has directed the schools affiliated to it to stop entertaining any request for changing the subjects in class 10 and 12 on account of agreement of parents to make their own arr... Read More
President Says New Education Policy will Establish India as Knowledge Superpower
Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' commented, "The policy will lay the formation stone of new India and will provide technical, scientific and job-oriented education to girls, minorities and under-privileged sections of the society."... 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
Mumbai sees protests against school fee hike, ban on online classes
Mumbai saw a spate of protests by parent groups on the issues of fee hike by a prominent school chain-- with six schools in Mumbai alone-- and the ban on online classes for primary and preschool children.... Read More
HC Provides Relief to Class X Students of Karnataka’s Unaccredited Schools
Class 10 students of eight unaccredited schools of Karnataka were provided relief by the state’s High Court (HC) via its interim order directing education department officials to issue hall tickets to them.... Read More
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has been penalized by the Delhi High Court as the civic body failed to send the requisition for teachers to fill the 1100 vacant posts of special educators in its schools. The court has imposed a fine of Rs. 25,000 on the body.... 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
Top 10 criteria for selecting land in India to open a school
The very thought of opening a school is immediately followed by the idea of acquiring the suitable land or building to establish the school. Throughout my career as a school consultant, I have advised many educationists select the property for school purpose and continue to do so.... Read More
AI in CBSE Schools to be Integrated with Multiple Subjects Across all Classes
It was introduced as an optional subject in schools. Taking the AI induction to the next step, the board now is planning to oversee its integration with other subjects across all classes. It has been reported that the teacher training to this end will start in the coming months.... Read More