Finally after several episodes of public anger over coaching industry’s unbridled growth related mishaps, frustration of school communities of academics becoming subordinate to coaching, repeated assessment culture related mental health turning epidemic among young students and a mountain of agreeing concern among academics, policy makers and social scientists over adverse impact of coaching on overall quality of school education, the …

The 12th Annual Health Survey by Sportz Village has revealed that school children lag in most Health parameters like Body Mass Index (BMI), Aerobic capacity, Anaerobic capacity, Core Strength, Flexibility, Upper body strength and Lower body strength. The nationwide survey assessed over 73,000 children in the age groups of 7 years to 17 years from across 250 cities and towns …

The customary annual (now biannual) report by Mumbai-based nonprofit, Pratham, which reveals the status of education in rural areas through publication of a report popularly known as ASER was released this week (Jan17).  As per the authors of the report, ASER 2023 ‘Beyond Basics’ survey was conducted in 28 districts across 26 states, reaching a total of 34,745 youth in …

NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning) – IIT Madras, an initiative from the Ministry of Education, has opened enrolment for the January – April 2024 semester. With over 720 courses across engineering, science, humanities, and management disciplines, NPTEL aims to provide advanced learning opportunities to over 30 lakh learners this semester. Learners can enrol for free on the SWAYAM and NPTEL …

Vignesh Sekar, an engineer from Pollachi and a volunteer of Coimbatore-based special school Third Eye Autism Centre, undertook a bicycle ride from Manglore via Hassan and cycled 435 kilometres all the way to Kanyakumari for spreading autism awareness.  His weeklong public awareness travel called ‘The Golden Triangle ’23’ covering both the West and East Coasts, passed through the south Indian …

Serving over 1 million students, Agastya International Foundation runs mobile science learning labs, Science centers and Labs on Bikes across 23 Indian states. Its mission is “to spark curiosity, nurture creativity, and instill confidence and caring” in economically disadvantaged children and government schoolteachers by bringing imaginative and innovative hands-on STEAM education and design-thinking through experiential, project-based and peer-to-peer learning to …