States, UTs makes 6 Years Minimum Age For Class 1 Admission
Following the latest National Education Policy’s emphasis on improving foundational learning in the country, the Education Ministry directed States and Union Territories to admit students to class 1 only at the age of “6+” years instead of the earlier practice of “5+” years.... Read More
Hyderabad schools to use organic products under 'Swachh Vidyalaya' initiative
Organic products will rule the roost in the craftrooms and labs in nearly 400 schools in Hyderabad. Students will now be allowed only to use organic products for their project work besides learning waste segregation practices inside the campus. They have made the resolution as a part of “Swachh Vidy... Read More
In the No Fee order aftermath, Private Schools in Gujarat suspend online classes
It is reported that the private schools in Gujarat have decided to suspend online classes indefinitely in the wake of the order by the government that directed them to not collect fee until they physically reopen.... 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
In a first, NCTE launces Teacher Training Programme with +2 minimum Qualification
The aspiring teachers have new horizons opening for them with the news that now they would be able to train as teachers after completing class higher secondary schooling. The ravages of unemployment in the outback of conventional education spawns modest aspirations which include teaching as a career... Read More
India Unveils First AI-Enabled Education Tablet
In a significant stride towards enhancing digital education accessibility, school students in India will soon benefit from the first AI-enabled education tablet developed locally. Recently launched by S. Krishnan, Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and suppo... Read More
Formation of National Steering Committee for Implementation of Nipun Bharat Mission
NIPUN (National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy) Bharat Mission was launched in July 2021 by the Department of School Education and Literacy. The objective of this mission is to achieve the goal of universal proficiency in foundational literacy and numeracy for ... Read More
With Unlock 4 underway, and Center’s issuance SOP for Schools’ reopening, states remain undecided
The partial reopening of schools was allowed by the Center with effect from September 21. The classes that are sanctioned for reopening are 9 to 12. An SOP pertaining to the said reopening has been issued under the Unlock 4 guidelines by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The SOP has sanctioned the prese... Read More
Project Based Learning, Connecting Real Life with Theory
Education is a way to upgrade ourselves about various information that is available and develop skills and techniques to revolutionize the working of a society or a community. We provide education to children not only to get into good grade category but become a useful member who bring about a minus... Read More
COVID-19 caught one and all unawares. All plan sheets were virtually formatted, and for a while, several industries went comatose. The education sector found itself in the eye of the storm and governments did not lose time in issuing rulings regarding fee-exemption to be effected by the private scho... Read More
Free Digital Learning App for Class 9, 10 Students launched by Haryana
Bright Tutee, a digital learning app has been launched by the Haryana Board of School education for students of class 9 and 10. This digital app will be free until July 31, 2020 and will cover Maths, Science, English, Hindi and Social Science subjects. The app, which is available in Hindi, English a... Read More
New assessment framework for middle and secondary classes launched by CBSE
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has put forth a proposed competency-based assessment framework, as suggested by the NEP 2020, for classes 6 to 10. The new assessment framework aims to do away with the testing based on passive memorization and institute assessment systems that jud... Read More
Delhi may scrap nursery admissions for 2021-22, schools unlikely to open before July
In an important development, the Delhi government has proposed to scrap and suspend admissions in the nursery for the 2021-22 academic year. The state is considering to implement the scrapping of admissions in 2021 and proposing the same for private schools. As a corollary, the 2022-23 academic sess... Read More
CBSE allows the use of calculators for children with special needs in class 10 and 12 exams
Back in 2018, the CBSE had allowed the students with special needs to use laptops and computers to write their exams.... Read More
The Human Resource Development Ministry, in view of the Coronavirus lockdown has directed CBSE, NCERT, NTA and NIOS to come up with alternate calendars. The direction came in as the examinations and academic session schedules are getting changed in the wake of Covid-19 lockdown situation in the coun... Read More
Assess the feasibility of the proposed institutional upgrade
Wortundtat and AMG together have an indelible footprint in the landscape of social enterprise in India. The targets of both the organizations is to end the deprivation and break the which is ubiquitous vicious cycle of poverty.
Both the organizations, Wortundtat and AMG, have decades of experience in the arena of social service, institution building and community mobilization. Wortundtat as well as AMG are being received encouragingly in India because of their effective, efficient and selfless service to the ultra-poor.
The conditions of the unorganized labor working in the lime Kilns were deplorable and the children were hardest hit, and their futures became a casualty. That provided the backdrop to start a school at Indhiramma Colony, Piduguralla, Andhra Pradesh.
With aid coming from Wortundtat, AMG India established the Pre-school, day care and primary school in the year 2015 which benefitted the children of the lime kiln workers by initiating them into education. The original intent was that after the completion of the school the children would avail secondary education in Chilakaluripet.
Since 2015 several hundred girls and boys have attended pre-school, day nursery and primary school.
However, only a few children have made the transition after the primary school to the secondary boarding school at Chilakaluripet, primary reason cited being the reluctance of parents to send children far from home to reside in the boarding school at Chilakaluripet.
Referring to the situation, AMG, India has recently made a proposal addressing Wortundtat signifying the need for starting a secondary school constituting Grades 6th to 12th in Piduguralla school campus.
Wortundtat has tasked School Serv to assess the feasibility of starting a secondary school (Grades 6 thru 12) and suggest a strategy for the way forward.
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The state of Jharkhand will see around 3.2 million students promoted to their respective next classes this year without any examinations. The decision to promote students from class 1 to 7 sans examination is being mulled over, it is consequent to the pandemic-induced lockdown.... Read More
Centre’s portal DIKSHA: Gujarat is first in ‘direct plays’ on online learning
An analysis of the user data retrieved from the central government’s digital Infrastructure for school Education named DIKSHA has placed Gujarat first among states in the use of the portal, for the ‘direct play’ category.... Read More