It is fervently to be hoped that books on social sciences, notably history, that are open to subjective reflection will not be drastically changed to suit a particular perspective on Mughal and British India. Preeminently, this must include the NCERT’s book on Indian history, published in the early 1990s. The NCERT director, Mr Sridhar Srivastava, has underscored the need to rationalize the syllabi for the publication of suitably edited textbooks.
December 29, 2021Schools were allegedly getting hefty monetary benefits from the publishers in lieu of prescribing their books. Consequent to the government’s move, there was a sudden rise in demand for the NCERT books, Deo said.
October 6, 2021Meanwhile, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has introduced Artificial Intelligence as a subject in class IX from session 2019-2020 and in Class-XI from session 2020-2021 in their affiliated schools.
March 16, 2021Many of you must be eager to know if the paper was of the same level or if the difficulty level is increased.
September 3, 2020In a joint operation of police and STF six printing press and illegally printed books of worth Rs 35 crore have been confiscated during a raid at a store.
August 22, 2020The Union Cabinet on July 29 gave its approval to a new National Education Policy aimed to bring about several changes in the education system from the school to college level.
August 7, 2020The CBSE has reduced up to 30 per cent of the syllabus for the 2020-21 academic session for classes 9 to 12 in a bid to decrease the course load for students during the pandemic.
July 9, 2020Barring few exceptions, most teachers in our country lack the proper mental makeup and orientation. No suitable mechanism has so far been evolved to assess their efficiency. Statistical data reveals that examination related suicides of teenagers are the highest in West Bengal. Parents, grandparents and relatives of school children are bewildered over the militant attitude of incompetent teachers.
February 22, 2020The State Intuition of Education (SIE) Kashmir and Jammu will be organizing the programme across Jammu and Kashmir wherein the KRPs will train 86,000 Teachers and Head Teachers at primary and elementary levels.
January 27, 2020The J&K Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has included the new chapter in the syllabus from this academic year.
January 16, 2020Indeed, teachers will be given special responsibility to “depict boys and girls, including those with special needs, in the same role as men and women in other professions”.
October 19, 2019NCERT termed any written or oral exam as a harmful and undesirable practice resulting from misguided parental aspiration.
October 14, 2019The biggest structural change in the form of FYUP will have implications ranging from the financial to the infrastructural, on the character of the university as also on higher education.
July 24, 2019Who could imagine a couple of years ago that even a 90 per cent score would seem to be relatively less?
May 18, 2019Schools, parents welcome move; KYA has been developed by NCERT, and can be administered by teachers
January 15, 2019Here is a subject-wise guide to refine your preparation strategy for the upcoming NEET exam.
April 24, 2018The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Monday launched a unique initiative ‘Project Dhoop’ to encourage schools to shift their morning assembly to around noon time, mainly between 11 am to 1 pm, to ensure maximum absorption of Vitamin D in students through natural sunlight. The move comes in the background of …
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