CBSE to Launch PMKVY 4.0 under Skill Hub Initiative to Empower Students

In a proactive move towards enhancing students' employability, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has directed all affiliated schools to launch Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 4.0 under the Skill Hub initiative. This directive underscores CBSE's commitment to equipping stude... Read More

Relevance of Soft Skills in Students

In a progressively diverse and globalized job market, school education, degree/diploma, certifications, skill development, job readiness, and suitable employment have become buzzwords in discourses on education taking place at the global level.... Read More

Skill India Programme Takes Root in School Education

In a transformative step towards holistic education, the Skill India Programme finds its way into the realm of school education. This initiative, focused on imparting practical skills alongside academic knowledge, is set to redefine the educational landscape.... Read More

UNICEF foresees and warns of skill deficit in half of Indian students for 21st century jobs

In India, 53% of students will pass out of senior secondary schools without acquiring 21st century skills and hence will struggle to find a decent occupation. According to the Center for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), the unemployment rate in India stands at 8.45% and this is not likely to improv... Read More

NEP is the Guiding Philosophy says the Education Minister, Calls for its Fast-tracking

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan asserted that the NEP should not be taken as merely a policy statement but a guiding philosophy for the transformation of the learning and skill landscape, and called for fast-tracking its implementation.... 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

Schools must aim at developing 21st Century Skills

Century, the era of advanced digitalization where almost every single business, project, education has come on internet. This is the time where internet proved as the game changer and gave a boost to the technology.... Read More

What Are The Duties Of A School Principal?

There is a humorous saying which goes like this: a person was confused as to who he should become in the future. He wanted to be a teacher, lawyer, counselor, police officer, politician, healer, manager, nurse, researcher, coach, detective, and also a security guard. As he couldn't correctly choose ... Read More

Karnataka's Visionary Leap: the Future-Focused State Education Policy

Karnataka takes a bold stride into the future with the unveiling of its forward-looking State Education Policy. Sukhdev Thorat, the former (University Grands Commission (UGC) Chairman and the current State Education Policy (SEP) Chairman has divulged plans for this comprehensive education policy. Cr... Read More

Holistic Progress Card by NCERT Revolutionises Student Assessment

The National Council for Educational and Research Training (NCERT) is rolling out a groundbreaking initiative termed the 'Holistic Progress Card' (HPC), marking a transformative shift in student evaluation methodologies. Developed by the Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for ... Read More

The Future-Ready Workforce and their Empowerment by Schools

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School Principal Hiring Guide

Every industry deals with new challenges every day. But can these challenges be the stop signs for us?. Success lies in the capacity of choosing the right guidelines to tackle those challenges.... Read More

Revisiting Bloom’s Taxonomy— An overview

We have talked about learning outcomes and educational goals and how to achieve them in several of our previous articles. In this article, I am going to discuss the theoretical device widely applied to direct pedagogy... Read More

Selecting Genuine Montessori Material for Schools

Inanimate objects form an important part of the inventory of the Elementary Schools. They do so for a simple reason that works on a complex mechanism—they boost imagination and the learning to relate to objects. They engage the children better and improve the span of concentration which is naturally... Read More

12 Schools of Applied Learning to be Set Up by Delhi Government

After "Schools of Specialised Excellence," Delhi will soon have 12 "Schools of Applied Learning," where the emphasis will be on the practical application of academic abilities rather than rote memorization, according to Delhi Education Minister, Atishi.... Read More

CBSE Adopts Flexibility in Evaluation

In a noteworthy departure from the conventional grading system, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced a paradigm shift in evaluating students who have given class 10 and class 12 board examinations. Under the examination by-laws, the latest directive states that no overall di... 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

The Need to Revisit Teacher-Training

The pandemic has brought to light an open secret which is that education has to become compatible with virtual landscapes. The educators have to adapt themselves to the demands of the technology-driven pedagogies and be ready to unlearn, re-learn, and upskill constantly.... Read More