Zoho CEO Criticises Competitive Exam Pressure as "A Rat Race to Extinction”
Sridhar Vembu, CEO and founder of Zoho condemned the intense pressure of competitive exams in India, labelling it "a rat race to extinction." His critique followed an advertisement by FIITJEE, a prominent educational institute, which disparaged a student for her low scores after leaving FIITJEE for ... Read More
Big News Announcement by CBSE For Board Exam Students
It has been announced by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) that special board exams will be conducted for the students of classes 10 and 12 who are unable to appear for the exam due to their participation in national and international sports events and international Olympiads which tak... Read More
The enrollment in US Public School Dwindles in the Wake of the Pandemic
The pandemic has definitely brought unprecedented shifts in perspectives on school education. The US is reeling under the effects of the pandemic and schools have been shut, a phased reopening was proposed in several states but the parents are still apprehensive about sending their children to sc... Read More
How To Make A School Stand Out From The Rest?
The education sector has now become one of the most resorted businesses. So to thrive in this highly competitive field, school management has to take hard efforts that ensure their likely success in the long run.... Read More
COVID-19 likely to have a bearing on the education budget thereby on NEP
The NEP promulgation marks a paradigm shift in education, a prelude of sorts for these shifts has been witnessed in the changes that the schooling system has witnessed in the process of coping with the pandemic imposed constraints. The commentators believe that the upcoming budget will bear heavily ... Read More
Designing Modern School Libraries
A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life.School Library has an indispensable role in a school setting. It is where inde... Read More
CISCE asked to clarify its position on holding remaining exams by Bombay HC
Expressing concern over the safety of the students, the Bombay HC has demanded an expression of the state’s “clear” position concerning the holding of the ISC and ICSE pending exams.... Read More
NCF Working to Address ‘Fear of Mathematics’
The new National Curriculum Framework (NCF), which is being drafted according to the new National Education Policy (NEP), is seeking to integrate mathematics education with arts, language or sports, in an attempt to show the creative and aesthetic aspects of the subject.... Read More
An art-integrated curriculum will now be offered to the students of class 1 to 10 in CBSE affiliated schools. This will come into effect from the new academic session... Read More
App for Nutritional choices for children launched by Chennai-based company
While there are multiple e-learning platforms that are ensuring quality education in the time of the pandemic, there are few to give children and their parents guidance on how to maintain physical and mental health in these difficult times.... Read More
Sports-integrated Learning as Envisioned by NEP: Education Minister on National Sports Day
During a programme in Delhi to celebrate National Sports Day on August 29, the Union Education and Skill development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan championed sports-integrated learning and stressed on the importance of adopting fitness as a life-long attitude. He stated that this has been envisaged by... Read More
'Corona Studies Series' to be launched by the National Book Trust
Considering the post-Corona readership needs, the National Book Trust has decided to launch a series titled 'Corona Studies Series'. The series will document new readership needs.... Read More
Things To Do For a Cordial Class Environment
The 1950s marks the period when two psychologists Jacob Kounin and Paul Gump had a eureka moment after observing closely about the psychological changes that happen among children due to the strict nature of teachers. They are of the opinion that if a child disobeys and if the teacher adopts techniq... Read More
"To be irreplaceable, one must always be different". Quoting this famous saying, we can say that there is strength in every diversity and it is significant to share the idea of being different. The types or kinds of a particular category mark this difference.... Read More
Virtual Reality and its Pedagogical Applications
Virtual Reality has found renewed interest and new avenues of applications in education in recent years. The technology that drives Virtual Reality and its experience has also evolved and become more sophisticated. The interfaces have become more user-friendly, portable, and even less expensive. All... Read More
National Curriculum Framework to be Implemented from Academic Year 2024-25
The school education system is going to change in the country.The Ministry of Education, Government of India will soon launch the National Curriculum Framework for School Education.... Read More