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
Telengana—Discrepancy in the board examination results leads to student suicides
Events took a tragic turn when 19 students from the state committed suicide after apparently getting morbidly disappointed by the examination results. The extreme step was taken by the students within a week of the announcement of the results. It was later reported that the announcement of the resul... Read More
Role Of Social Media In A Teacher’s Professional Development
Teachers are powerful sources of impact and influence in society. Nowadays, there would hardly be anyone who’s not interacting within a digital network for their social interaction.... Read More
SC: Court Cannot be an Expert in the Field of Education
In a recent Supreme Court observation, a bench of Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna said that in the field of education, the court of law cannot normally act as an expert, and whether a student/candidate possesses the requisite qualification is best judged by education institutions, or by expert co... 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
India’s First National Assessment Regulator - PARAKH
India's first national assessment regulator PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development), is tasked to work on establishing standards and guidelines for student assessment and evaluation. This will be applicable to all recognized school boards in the cou... Read More
Madras HC Judge suggests inclusion of IPC and MV Act in school curriculum
Madras high court Judge R Tharani has recently suggested that the Indian Penal Code and Motor Vehicles Act should be included in school curriculum.... Read More
Introduction of Vocational Courses for classes 9 and 11 on the cards in Himachal Pradesh
The state of Himachal Pradesh is set to introduce 15 vocational courses for class 9 students from the 2020-21 academic session. The courses that have been approved amount to 15 in number and they are planned to be taught for 2 years.... Read More
An agreement has been signed between NCERT (National Council of Educational Research & Training) and Tech Avant-Garde (Microsoft’s Global Training Partner) to join forces in augmenting digital skills of all concerned in school education, in order to promote a Connected Learning Community (CLC).... 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
CBSE Set to Change Question paper Pattern from 2020 Board Exams
Central Board of Secondary Education has announced its intention to introduce changes in the pattern of the questions in the board exams 2020. There are a range of opinions emerging on the subject. Experts are of the opinion that the changes should not be limited to 9-12 class bracket, as stated by ... 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
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
Meta collaborates with Education and Skill Development Ministries
Meta doesn't need a special introduction to people who live in today's highly sophisticated society of social media empowerment.... Read More
How important is the master plan for your school?
The smart and deserving master plan of a school not only maximizes the possibilities of achieving the desired learning outcomes but also helps in analyzing the future happenings within the periphery o... Read More
Everything you need to know and do to start a school in India
We provide everything you need to start a school in India that includes the resources, consultancy on every aspect of starting a school project anywhere in India. A comprehensive K-12 school consultancy that has in-house school architecture, academicians and curriculum planners besides school market... Read More
Assam A Laboratory for Mother Tongue Based Education
During the inauguration of a two-day North-East Education Conclave, Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Education Minister spoke about the emphasis that NEP (National Education Policy) 2020 places on the importance of imparting education in the native language at the primary level. He said that the north-east... Read More
Graphic and Comic Strips to Make Learning Engaging
Learning can be even more fun-filled if children are oriented to acquire knowledge from illustrations, visuals, paintings etc. that conveys a general idea or a moral lesson rather than just entertainment.Students should also get an exposure to real-life teachings apart from the subject based learnin... Read More