International Baccalaureate® (IB) and International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) are the two International school education programs. IGCSE is also an examination conducting body. The IGCSE is controlled by a department of the University of Cambridge and IB is an education fou... 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
Mumbai sees protests against school fee hike, ban on online classes
Mumbai saw a spate of protests by parent groups on the issues of fee hike by a prominent school chain-- with six schools in Mumbai alone-- and the ban on online classes for primary and preschool children.... Read More
Parents in Bangalore to set off an avalanche on twitter with 40,000 pro-online classes tweets
The states have imposed the ban on virtual classes in different degrees. While M.P. has banned online classes for the primary and pre-primary classes, Maharashtra has restricted live online classes up to 2nd standard. The permission for prerecorded videos still hangs in the balance.... Read More
Reopening of 4,000 schools likely in Rajasthan
Several decisions pertaining to education in the state of Rajasthan taken by the last BJP dispensation are being revisited and reviewed by the ruling Congress government. This includes the revision of the textbooks nullifying the changes made under the BJP government and revisiting the merger of 4,0... Read More
How to Start a CBSE School Anywhere in India?
I am running a sr. secondary CBSE school with 3 streams, I want to start offering vocational streams with subjects like entrepreneurship, commercial art etc. Can I apply for affiliation to vocational subject’s from class 11th onwards?... Read More
Major changes in CBSE Bye-Laws come into effect
Hello sir Actually i am running a Montessori pre school & International Montessori teacher training diploma Course since 5 years. I am in too much mad about to expand my pre school into CBSE school. feeling very helpless, can u plzzzzzzzz help me out. Except my Knowledge i don't have any thing. Sir ... 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
Why is Teacher Training a Must?
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Emphasize Infrastructure When Opening a School
While deliberating on the construction of the building in the course of opening a new school, one comes across a typical observation, worded differently but essentially meaning the same thing... Read More
A survey conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education found out that a majority of the school principals are of the view that a staggered re-opening of classrooms for classes 11 and 12 students can be considered if the Covid-19 situation in the neighborhood is not critical.... Read More
NEP declares XI and XII to be integral to Schools and not “Junior Colleges”
The National Education Policy is set to alter certain deeply embedded perceptions we have about our education system. One of such point of views is the one which categorizes class XI and XII as Higher Secondary or Pre-university. It is said that the 10+2 education system, introduced in the National ... Read More
Survey Highlights lapses in Security Standards in Bangalore Schools
A startling gap in the security of children in the schools in Bangalore has been highlighted by the survey conducted by epidemiology department in conjunction with NIMHANS and the underwriters laboratories. Only 22 percent of the surveyed schools had emergency exits, 94 % had fire extinguishers and ... Read More
New National Curriculum Framework May Put an End to Heavy school Textbooks
The National Curriculum Framework devised in line with the National Education Policy 2020, may make the school books lighter in a phased manner. The NEP proposes to make the classroom instruction more interactive and less didactic, hence the indication that the schoolbooks and bags will get lighter.... Read More
UNESCO Report: Use of AI in Education
According to a new report by United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Artificial Intelligence (AI) can provide solutions to the challenges in the Indian education sector. Apart from suggesting use of technology in evaluation and school management systems, the repor... Read More
The Importance of UDISE+ in India’s Education System
UDISE+ (Unified District Information System for Education) is a system of online real-time data collection from schools, which was introduced by the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL) under the Ministry of Education.... Read More