Relevance of Soft Skills in Students
In a progressively diverse and globalized job market, school education, degree/diploma, certifications, skill development, job readiness, and suitable employment have become buzzwords in discourses on education taking place at the global level.... Read More
Telangana Introduces French Language in State Welfare Schools
Language is a tool of educational empowerment. Keeping this fact in mind, the Telangana government has introduced the French language in schools run by Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS) and Telangana Tribal Welfare Residential Educational Institutions So... Read More
How Corporate could Complement School Education in India?
The role of corporations in the upliftment of education and quality of learning has been recognized globally. The potential of the corporate sector to improve learning outcomes can be inferred from UNESCO’s ‘Education for All’ Goals and the ‘UN Global Education First’ Initiative.... Read More
NEP 2020: Ideas on the Ideal Age to Begin Formal Education
The National Education Policy has made many radical departures from how the schooling has come to be perceived in India. One of the major changes that the NEP proposes is to integrate the early childhood schooling into the primary schooling system i.e. preschooling will become a formal part of the s... Read More
Metaverse in the Indian Education Sector
Meta (formerly Facebook) has announced its plan to expand partnership with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), India’s largest school board. This partnership includes training in augmented reality (AR) to millions of students and about a million teachers over the coming three years. As ... 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
CBSE to Launch PMKVY 4.0 under Skill Hub Initiative to Empower Students
In a proactive move towards enhancing students' employability, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has directed all affiliated schools to launch Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 4.0 under the Skill Hub initiative. This directive underscores CBSE's commitment to equipping stude... Read More
Findings on the adoption of Online Education in Government Schools in India
How well the schools have transitioned to online education is an area of active research interest and there have been several useful studies that have attempted to measure the degree of success that the Indian schools have achieved in adopting the online mode of education. One in the league is the s... Read More
The national board has come up with a new and improved mechanism for streamlining the entire process of affiliation which is purportedly designed to enhance the ease of doing business with the board. It is obvious that such an intervention was required and needed. There was a feeling among the schoo... Read More
Trends that will shape the Primary Education landscape of India
Census of India reflects that the rural literacy rate is just 69 percent, when compared with the world average of 86 percent it is abject. The elements that are going to be most instrumental in shaping the future of primary education in India are offsprings of technological advancement besides risin... Read More
G20 Education Working Group Meetings in India
The first G20 Education Working Group (EdWG) meeting took place in Chennai on 1st and 2nd February 2023. The objective of this meeting was to explore ways of skilling, reskilling and upskilling for developing a lifelong learning ecosystem. 80 delegates from 30 countries and various international org... Read More
PISA, A Programme Exclusively to Measure Cognitive Thinking in 15 year olds
Education has not only gained elevated standards in contemporary times but also has nuanced dimensions. Evidently, students as well as teachers are occupied in the process to make a shift from the traditional mode of learning.... Read More
Important Strategies for Schools to Recover Post Pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic-induced prolonged closure of schools threw the educational system of our country into a turmoil. Since, apart from academics, schools serve as nodal centres for providing well-round development, nutritious food, as well as taking care of the physical fitness and psychosocial wellbe... Read More
Why Financial Literacy Should Start Early: 5 Reasons
Educators and parents must empower children with numeracy skills to pave the way for financial literacy. Math anxiety, a significant barrier, hinders students from engaging in numerical problem-solving, crucial for financial literacy from an early age.... 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
Andhra Pradesh Showcases Educational Evolution on Republic Day Tableau
Andhra Pradesh's Republic Day tableau steals the spotlight with its theme centered on the transformation of school education. The tableau which was paraded on January 26th in New Delhi was given finishing touches by senior officials of both the Information and Public Relations Department and the Edu... Read More