IB to Resort to the Non-Exam Route to Promote Students in India, Cancels Board Exams This Year
Keeping in view the resurgence of Covid-19 in India in a second wave, the International Baccalaureate has decided to decided not to conduct the board exams and promote students sans exam this year using other means of assessment like coursework evaluation and grade prediction.... 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
Singapore’s GSF to Invest USD 550 million in India’s Education Sector
Singapore-based and Indian-origin Global Schools Foundation (GSF) announced plans to invest over USD 550 million in India’s school education sector by 2026. GSF already has presence in Bangalore, Pune, Noida and Ahmedabad, and anticipates continued massive growth in demand from families moving acros... Read More
Dharmendra Pradhan: New NCERT Textbooks till Grade 5 to be Developed in 22 Indian Languages
A high-level meeting was held in Delhi on new National Curriculum Framework (NCF) and new textbooks based on National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 by the Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan. It was attended by Sanjay Kumar (Secretary, School Education), senior officials of the National Counc... Read More
85% Of India's School Dropouts Are From 11 States: Education Ministry
The Ministry of Education has recently identified certain challenges in an assessment of latest class X and class XII exam results. These challenges include a significant variation in pass percentages across education boards.... Read More
The Need for Population Studies in Schools in the Contemporary Scenario
It is the need of the hour to include population education as an important item and that too in an integrated manner in schools. As the total population in India has exceeded China to become thelargest in the world and is still increasing at an alarming rate, some measures for awareness are to be ta... Read More
NCERTForms a Committee to Develop School Syllabi and Textbooks
The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has set up a high-powered committee- The National Syllabus and Teaching Learning Material Committee (NSTC) to develop school syllabi, textbooksand study materials for classes 3 to 12. M.C Pant, Chancellor of National Institute of Edu... Read More
ASER 2023 Unveils Educational Challenges and Pathways for Rural India's Youth
The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2023 sheds light on the critical thinking abilities of rural youth aged 14 to 18, revealing concerning trends in foundational literacy and numeracy skills. The report's citizen-led household survey encompassed 34,745 respondents across 28 rural districts ... Read More
NCERT Panel Recommends- Replace ‘India’ with ‘Bharat’ in School Textbooks
In a move aimed at fostering a deeper connection with the nation's cultural roots, a high-level committee for social sciences constituted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has recommended replacing "India" with "Bharat" in school textbooks. The committee also reco... Read More
Artificial Intelligence to be introduced in CBSE Schools
Making the year 2018 eventful with changes that really altered the state of affairs, Central Board of Secondary Education is not seeming complacent. Come January, the schools start applying... Read More