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

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

Education Budget 2023 - Highlights

Key announcements pertaining to the Education sector in the Union Budget 2023 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament:... Read More

Updated NCERT Textbooks Anticipated to be Implemented in 2024–2025

According to Education Ministry officials, new National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbooks updated in accordance with the new National Education Policy (NEP) are likely to be implemented in schools starting with the 2024–25 academic year. The National Curriculum Framework... Read More

How Teachers can motivate the Unmotivated Students

While we have dealt with subjects like how the schools deal with ambition, the importance of architecture on learning outcomes and deleterious effects of corporal punishment on children... Read More

How to Start School and get IGCSE affiliation?

I have been running IB PYP program for 3 years. I am concerned that I cannot offer IB MYP because it does not leave the students an option to shift to any other board for +2. I think the Cambridge International or IGCSE students are better placed to excel in IBDP than my students. Does my concern ho... Read More

Role of vocational education in K-12 schools

Vocational education implies skill-based education that prepares individuals to hone themselves as a technician or in multiple numbers of jobs like a trade or a craft or any creative work activity.... Read More

Emphasise on Emotional Intelligence in School

We’re living in a time where technology is actively influencing human mind. Since decades, the intellectual quotient (IQ) is arguably increasing consistently but from one generation to the next.... Read More

The Three Language Policy—Antecedents and contemporary perspectives

The states in India were reorganized on linguistic basis. Education, it was realized has to have an element of uniformity for the idea of the Union of States to work, hence the national education boards. The states originally had, and continue to have a say in deciding the education policy.... Read More

What factors hamper the school growth?

Many factors, listing the major factors that hamper school growth -

• Inability to maintain and manage
• Lack of experience
• Setup is incomplete
• Improper organization structure
• Brand repute
• Inefficient spending
• Choice of programs
• Market pricing

interviews for TGT aspirants in government-aided schools scrapped

Procedural regulations regarding the appointment of the trained graduate teachers (TGT) are set to be amended in Uttar Pradesh. After the amendment, the interview stage of the selection procedure of TGT will be omitted and the selection will be based on the merit list which will be prepared based on... Read More

CBSE allows the use of calculators for children with special needs in class 10 and 12 exams

Back in 2018, the CBSE had allowed the students with special needs to use laptops and computers to write their exams.... 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

Union Government announces Monetary assistance for Children under Mid-Day Meal scheme

The central government is likely to roll out monetary assistance for 11.8 crore students. The monetary assistance will be provided through Direct Benefit Transfer and it will be done via the Mid Day Meal scheme.... Read More

CBSE Board Exam Dates and Announcements

After two years of online examinations, 2023 will be the year of reviving offline mode completely for students of classes 10 and 12. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) released the board exam date sheet 2023 for Classes 10 and 12 in PDF form recently.... Read More

Education Department: Align Ages for Class 1 to 6+

Recently, the Centre ordered the state and union territory administrations to standardise the admissions age range for grade 1 to at least the age of six years. Additionally, it suggested that they start the process of creating and executing a two-year diploma programme in early childhood education,... Read More