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Kerala Revives 'Water-Bell' System as Temperature Soars
As temperatures rise, Kerala schools are reintroducing the 'water-bell' system, initially implemented in 2019 to combat heat-related health risks. Following Kerala's lead, Karnataka and Telangana have also adopted this hydration initiative. The 'water-bell' system orchestrates short breaks throughou... Read More
How are schools dealing with parent decided career options?
We have discussed academics in schools, relevance, and effectiveness of different curriculums in preparing students for higher education and have taken up the topics like teacher training and enhancing... Read More
What to look for while buying an Operational School?
The school entrepreneurship in India is more dynamic than it seems. The policy shifts in the education domain sometimes exposes eduprenurs to unforeseen situations , in certain cases the school promoters decide to hand over the school entirely to other management and relinquish ownership. Such schoo... 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
CBSE to regulate class 9, 11 admissions of its affiliated schools
As per the recent announcement made on the behalf of the CBSE, the board will now regulate the admissions for class IX and XI in all the schools affiliated to the board. The move is unprecedented as the board has never been directly involved in the admission process.... Read More
Reopening of schools and strategy thereof is being deliberated intensely by the Centre in coordination with the states and UTs. The point of the strategy of reopening of schools that is unambiguous is that it is going to be phased and zone-wise. This is of course the post-lockdown possible scenar... Read More
Why is market study or survey is required ?
In most cases, new school start-up enthusiasts jump to construction stage of the new school building without assessing what kind of school will sustain, planning budget, not considering any statutory requirements. The decision to jump stages is purely based on individual perception, a lot of money would have gone into the new school setup and operations - It may take several years to understand if the approach is delivering the desired results or not.
To avoid ambiguity, endless run time issues and to ensure you are making the right investment, we suggest a data driven approach to determine a sustainable school concept. Some questions you need to have valid answers for before you begin or make any investment -
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- Is there a need for school in proposed location?
- What is your target market and how are you positioning your school?
- What are the risks involved in the proposed school project?
- Under what conditions will be proposed school be successful?
- How much does it cost to setup a school and run it?
- How long does it take to setup a school?
Question of Vacant RTE seats and Loss of School’s Revenue—case of Maharashtra
The number of RTE quota seats filled stand at 46,900 while the total number of seats in the Maharashtra is as high as 2.44 lacs. Faced with a deadlock, or at least a bottleneck, there are suggestions coming in from various quarters, notably from the schools themselves.... 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
CBSE expresses reservations on the draft NEP’s recommendation for 24 subject multiple board exam
CBSE has voiced its concern over the recommendations made in the draft national education policy rooting for multiple board exams and inclusion of 24 subjects for the board exams. The NEP which is to come into effect since 2020 for next 20 years have made several provisions that have raised question... Read More
Manuals Released for the Improvement of CBSE Schools
The board has issued a circular for the principals of the affiliated schools wherein it has directed that the manuals be downloaded and discussions on them be organized before they are adopted for implementation.... 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
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has hinted that the rationalization of the syllabus for classes 9-12 is on the cards. The rationalization is to compensate for the school time that will be lost as COVID-19 runs its course. Currently, the situation is being assessed and the time loss i... Read More
Launch of Key Initiatives of NEP 2020
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar jointly launched some major initiatives of the New Education Policy, and a booklet on One-year NEP 2020 Achievements.... Read More
Severe Shortage of Teachers in Karnataka Govt Schools
Karnataka’s government schools are facing an acute deficit of teachers at all levels.... Read More
Delhi HC Pulls up CBSE for Changing Weightage Formula
The Delhi High Court, in a ruling on August 26, pulled up the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for arbitrariness and lapse in keeping the Class XII students in the dark about the change in weightage formula used for the calculation of results.... Read More
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