Education

The CBSE has formally junked the continuous and comprehensive evaluation (CCE) scheme for classes VI to IX, being followed in affiliated schools since 2009. Replacing it from the coming academic year (2017-18) is a new format — 'uniform system of assessment, examination and report card' — that aims

In Hyderabad, the ground of City Central Library at Chkadpally, is preferred by many to do their studies under the shades of neem, banyan and coconut trees. The students mostly are aspirants for services who come for preparation for public service examinations, bank probationary tests and entrance

If one is determined, age is no bar. And this story is not of one, but two together. This is the story of one Balaram Mondal and his wife Kalyani Mondal who made history of sorts on Wednesday when they walked in, with their son Biplab Mondal, to appear in the 12th standard examination at Bahirgachhi

SWAYAM is a programme initiated by Government of India and designed to achieve the three cardinal principles of Education Policy viz., access, equity and quality. The objective of this effort is to take the best teaching learning resources to all, including the most disadvantaged. SWAYAM seeks to

HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar has emphasized that improvement of quality at all levels is the theme of the whole education reforms and that is the thrust of the government. He said that there has been 25% more allocation made for education and we are progressing towards the expenditure 6% of GDP

This news, as published in TOI, will cheer many. We have seen so much tension among the candidates who appear for medical and engineering college admission tests. Though they could have got very high marks in the school board exams but the admission hanged in balance unless they scored very well in

PM's MannKiBaat on 29th Jan 2017 was a special for the students who are to appear for boards and other exams. Even last year around this time he had taken up this subject in his monthly broadcast. It was a very motivational address, which should be heard or read by every student, teacher or parent

Read such an interesting story that could not resist posting it here so that more and more people come to know of this. And may be some one takes the lead to replicate this model in their area of operation. This story, by Madhushree Ghose and photos by Satish Bate, in the Hindustan Times is of a

Ekal Vidyalaya movement has been working in remote villages for the last 28 years. Started in Jharkhand (then it was part of Bihar) in 1988-89, today has its presence in some 54,000 villages. Today Ekal with its five-tire education programme to uplift the people residing in remote villages has been

Moral education will be a part of the curriculum in government schools of Jharkhand from the academic year 2017-18. Education secretary of the state Aradhana Patnaik said, "Till date, occasional classes were held for moral education but now it has been introduced as a subject in the curriculum

Union HRD Minister unveiled the ‘Toolkit for Master Trainers in Preparing Teachers for Inclusive Education for Children with Special Needs’, which has been prepared by World Bank in collaboration with Ministry of Human Resource Development. This toolkit is the series of five training modules which

The Union HRD Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar launched a dedicated web portal ‘ShaGun’ for the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan at New Delhi today. This portal aims to capture and showcase innovations and progress in Elementary Education sector of India by continuous monitoring of the flagship scheme - Sarva