Very Few Schools Accredited in India: NABET
Out of about 15 lakhs schools in India, only about 7000 (only 0,5%) are accredited to a recognized board. This was informed during a colloquium on quality control and accreditation of schools recently in Mumbai, by the chairperson of NABET.... Read More
Comparing CBSE and State Boards
The education sector in India is expanding and so is the choice of the students and their parents. The choice which is much deliberated upon is the one between the education boards. There are many options to choose from which are mainly, national boards (CBSE and CISCE), state boards that include al... Read More
Launch of Delhi Virtual Model School (DMVS)
Delhi’s Chief Minister launched a virtual school for students across the country. The school is named Delhi Model Virtual School (DMVS), and will cater to classes 9 th to 12 th . The application process for the DMVS began on August 31, 2022.... Read More
Institutionalization of Virtual Model of Education May Be on the Cards in Delhi
What was dubbed as the ‘dream project’, a ‘first-of its kind’ Virtual model of education is being planned in Delhi?... Read More
CBSE and CISCE Cancel 12th Boards
The Union Government, ending the uncertainty, cancelled the CBSE board exams.... Read More
How to Start School and get IGCSE affiliation?
To become an IGCSE school in India, a school has to first establish itself conventionally. It has to be run by a Trust /Society / Section 8 company. Such Trust/Society/Company has to be a non-proprietary organization. There must be a School Managing Committee set up by the Trust/Society. For details... Read More
Assam’s Initiatives for Incentivizing Girl’s Education are Unique and Innovative
In a move to Incentivize Girl’s Education in the most direct way possible, Assam has become the first state to give financial incentives to girls for attending school. The initiative was announced by state Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma who elaborated upon the scheme by saying that the A... 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
CBSE, ICSE vs IB, IGCSE; Which is Better for Indian Students?
School Education in India is witnessing a dynamic shift with the introduction of International programmes like IB and IGCSE curricula in Indian schools. It can be argued that the international education is years from catching up to the levels achieved by countries in Western Europe and Americas but ... Read More
Leading in NEP implementation, Karnataka to introduce the four-year undergraduate program
Karnataka has announced the formulation of the framework for the launch of the four-year undergraduate program modeled as per the NEP guidelines. The higher education department of the state has made public its plans for the introduction of the undergraduate course from the next academic year. The c... 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
Defining chapter in ED-Tech—Blockchain in Education
The information age has brought with it innovative ways of usage of information or data. An outstanding element of the information revolution is the decentralization of information it entails. One of the applications of such decentralization of information is Blockchain.... Read More
Need Help in Choosing Undergraduate Course / Streams Most Suited for You?
School education is evolving in tandem with the diversifying higher education and spawning industries and broadening career options, some conventional and some not very much so. There have been steady and studied developments in the curriculums and pedagogy but then there are also abrupt modificatio... Read More
In a first, NCTE launces Teacher Training Programme with +2 minimum Qualification
The aspiring teachers have new horizons opening for them with the news that now they would be able to train as teachers after completing class higher secondary schooling. The ravages of unemployment in the outback of conventional education spawns modest aspirations which include teaching as a career... Read More
India produces teachers in surplus but substandard ones abound
As per the data, India needs 3 lakh new teachers every year, India produces about 19.5 lakh per year. Where lies the anomaly? Apparently, it lies in the substandard teacher training institutes that have mushroomed in the country over the years.... Read More
Why is Teacher Training a Must?
Teaches are a crucial and integral part of the education system. A great teacher is crucial to a student’s development and growth. So, how does one become a great teacher? As teachers, we are always... Read More
National Education Policy: Key-Systems that will Drive Reforms
The national education policy has been put into effect and now the practicalities of it are being deliberated upon and they are unraverling by the day. The scheme of the policy is to bring about large scale transformation in the school and higher education sector. The latest of the announcements ma... Read More