A couple of developments to the teacher education regulator, National Council for Teacher Training (NCTE) have brought the regulator in focus yet again. While Santhosh Mathew was relieved prematurely as the chairman  (appointed this January), the union cabinet has approved  a Bill to grant retrospective recognition to Central/ State/ Union Territory-funded institutions and universities conducting teacher education courses without National …

Khurafati Nitin is one of the most popular MJs (RJs) in India today having worked with all major radio brands. In fact, Jonathan  Nitin Brady (his original name) and his radio journey since 2000 mirrors the phenomenal growth and popularity of private FM Radio channels in India.  Now serving as MJ with 92.7 BIG FM Delhi, he has been part of this …

As the vociferous debate over school and child safety continues following the distressing murder of a 7-year old young boy (Pradyuman Thakur) in his school (Ryan International School, Gurgaon), CBSE in a circular has asked its affiliated schools to administer psychometric tests to their employees. As such lakhs of school employees prepare to take a psychometric test, Autar Nehru spoke with Ketan …

The unfortunate spate of teen suicides attributed to ‘killer’ online game, ‘Blue Whale Challenge’, which is claiming almost a life every week in past few weeks in India, has put the Online Gaming in a tight spot with parents, teachers and schools worried about children, who are vastly hooked to gaming. A large number of anxious parents are trying hard …

Amreesh Andrew Chandra, within less than a year after joining as Group President, GEMS Education, India, pulled off the first ever Festival of Education  with Rajasthan government in Jaipur (on Aug 5-6)  with great success. Chandra, coming from the UP’s Gorakhpur and an economics masters from Christ Church College, Kanpur and having worked with several governments internationally as a consultant is also …

The 2017 Annual International Career and College Counseling Conference (IC3) is scheduled to take place over two days on August 30-31 in New Delhi. The Conference brings together high school leaders/counselors/teachers and university leaders/admissions and higher education representatives for a collaborative dialogue on counseling practices.  Curriculum magazine spoke with Ganesh Kohli, IC3 Conference Chair to get a sense of the …