With exams are around the corner, stress seems to be a common and all-pervasive phenomenon affecting many households, and is being widely spoken about everywhere. Simple techniques and advices how to stay calm during exams are also coming uninvited. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the parents to maintain a sense of calm by encouraging a proportionality of recreational activities …
Six years may not be exactly an epoch but if the period has seen unprecedented disruptive transformation and a whole new technological socioeconomic shift, then yes, the just released ASER 2023 ‘Beyond Basics’ by Mumbai-based Pratham Education Foundation, focusing on adolescents in the age group 14-18 is revealing how this important age group in rural India is shaping up. No …
For too long, parental aspirations to control career choices for their children have gotten embedded into the societal culture and they have progressively tightened this grip. This transformation has in some ways truncated their choice for the neighborhood part-time tuition freelancer or the tuition ‘centre’ and ensued a migration of their dreams to coaching shops. Acceleration of this trend, in …
This is our second feature on 2024’s pre-budget (interim) expectations on Education and Skills sector based on opinion of a cross-section of ecosystem experts, industry leaders and academicians. The last budget of Modi Govt 2.0 still looks an opportunity for potential introduction of the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI), increased allocations to flagship initiatives like Samagra Shiksha, Eklavya Model …
Ramayana, which is one of the most read epic scriptures, throws light upon various dimensions of life including crucial leadership aspects. In its several instances, running through seven Kandas, Ramayana offers some significant lessons for leadership roles writes Dr Nitesh Dhawan Beginning from Bal Kanda, one of the key takeaways is that a leader should be a person with strong …
Being the last budget of the Modi Govt 2.0, the interim budget to be presented on February 1 this year by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, is expected to continue with reforms and initiatives for transformative and sustainable socio-economic growth, both in terms of intent and allocations. Considering the future jobs will be influenced by AI, the country needs to scale …
