12 Schools of Applied Learning to be Set Up by Delhi Government

After "Schools of Specialised Excellence," Delhi will soon have 12 "Schools of Applied Learning," where the emphasis will be on the practical application of academic abilities rather than rote memorization, according to Delhi Education Minister, Atishi.... Read More

India Gifts 84 Vehicles To Nepal Health And Education Sectors

India recently gifted 84 vehicles to Nepal's health and education sectors. Indian Ambassador Naveen Srivastava handed over the keys of 34 ambulances and 50 school buses to different organizations in the presence of Nepal’s minister of Education, Science and Technology, Ashok Kumar Rai.... Read More

Due to Acute Shortage, Two Rounds of CET for Appointment of Govt. Teachers in Karnataka

Karnataka Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, B.C. Nagesh, announced that CET (Common entrance Test) for the appointment of government school teachers will be conducted twice in the next round. The reason given was that the state government didn’t get the requisite number of teachers for th... 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

Does change in CBSE bye laws affect affiliated schools?

Over the last week, there has been a volley of questions from the school management of CBSE affiliated schools we helped establish as well as management of upcoming CBSE schools. It is critical to bring clarity about the affects of the change in CBSE bye laws, hence this article.... Read More

Supreme Court: Children Should Not be Sent to School at a Very Young Age

During the hearing of an appeal, the Supreme Court observed that in the interest of their psychological health, children should not be sent to school at a very early age. The appeal was filed by a group of parents challenging the minimum age criteria of six years for grade 1 admission in Kendriya Vi... 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

Indian Army takes initiative in the interest of education of the children of the state of J&K

Amidst the ever present tension and conflict and undercurrents of mutual suspicion and cynicism, the Indian Army has yet again made its bid to reach out to the community by funding the education of the underprivileged children of the remote areas of the beleaguered valley. Army Commander, Northern C... 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

Recitation of the preamble to the constitution is now a Saturday activity for the students in schools in M.P. and Maharashtra

The eve of the Republic day saw the beginning of a new tradition that is being taken as an exercise to engender consciousness of the republic in Indian children.... Read More

CBSE affiliation procedure to be restructured towards total digitalization

The CBSE affiliation process for schools is likely to get completely digital with the newly proposed restructuring. It has been reported that after it gets effected, the affiliation procedure will require minimal human intervention as it will be based on data analytics and automation predominantly.... Read More

System for Teacher Assessment set up in Odisha

The performance of teachers in the class is set to be appraised and evaluated in schools in Odisha. The results will have a bearing on the promotions and increments, it is said. The feedback of the students will now have an impact on the grading of the teachers.... Read More

CBSE to Adopt New System from Academic Year 2023-24

Following the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 recommendations, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is preparing to transition to the 5 + 3 + 3 + 4 pedagogical systems... Read More

NCF Mandate Document Released by the Union Education Minister

The Union Education Minister released the ‘Mandate Document’ for the development of the National Curriculum Framework (NCF)’ recently at a function held at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.... 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

Starting a Preschool / Playschool Anywhere in India?

To start a preschool in India the promoters must have necessary statutory permissions. There is no union law with regard to initiating of a preschool but in certain states, preschools come under the purview of state private school education acts. Other laws such as Right to Education act apply to th... Read More

Karnataka Government announces a month-long drive to check unaffiliated schools in the state

The school was visited by the officials of the education department and the status of affiliation was probed into. The kindergarten section which was being run without the approvals was ordered to be closed.... 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