‘Value Education’ is a recipe for positivity. And in the present times, when the society is challenged by multitude of social problems, an onslaught of technology ‘bad effects’ and environmental degradation, values of harmony, peace, compassion and humility, which have for centuries been a part of the discourse of every society of the world, need to be reinforced. In this …
After a tussle of about a year, the ‘good’ old tuck shops return to schools affiliated to the central board of secondary education (CBSE, 18500 schools) following a Delhi High Court order of February 21 that effectively quashed the CBSE circular of April 19, 2017, which had barred these shops inside school campuses. The said circular had advised schools to …
With government’s aggressive push on digitalization in education, there is risk of a different kind whereby policy makers and administrators may set onto a different path. Schools, teachers and classrooms, facing a neglect already, will be further pushed to margins and a time will come when some people will demand scrapping these altogether. Socialization must have been the most progressive …
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) recently announced that children with Type1 diabetes will now be placed under the category of persons with disabilities (PwD). As per the standard dictionary definition, disability (noun) is a physical or mental condition that limits a person’s movements, senses, or activities. Diabetes is not one of the 21 disabilities listed under Rights of Persons …
As board and other competitive examinations start from next month, here are a few tips straight from Dr Bindu Hari, Director TISB, NAFL & NPS Group of schools, an acclaimed academician and school leader for benefit of all our student readers appearing in various examinations. Have a daily timetable: Allot time every day for study, home work, sleep, and recreational …
A new era of higher education reforms begins; Top colleges may stand on their own India took a significant stride in reforming its higher education after country’s national university education regulator the University Grants Commission (UGC) issued new regulations on granting academic and functional autonomy to top performing colleges in the country. A gazette notification (University Grants Commission (Conferment of …
