Education ministry notifies guidelines for bagless days for classes 6-8The Union education ministry has notified guidelines for implementing bagless days for classes 6-8 to make learning in schools more enjoyab...
29 Jul, 2024, 06.58 PM IST
No change in existing curriculum, expect classes 3 and 6, says CBSE"There will be no change in the curriculum and textbooks for other classes for the academic year 2024-25, commencing from 1st April 2024," ...
10 Jul, 2024, 02.36 PM IST
Education Ministry reviews guidelines for implementation of bagless days in schoolsThe Ministry of Education reviewed NCERT guidelines for implementing bagless days in schools, aiming to make learning more experiential and...
09 Jul, 2024, 05.53 PM IST
New curriculum, books for grades 3 and 6 from 2024-25, no change for other classes: CBSENCERT and CBSE to release new syllabus and textbooks for Classes 3 and 6 in 2024-25. NCF revised after 18 years. Schools advised to incorpo...
23 Mar, 2024, 09.50 PM IST
NCERT gets ETS on board for establishing India's first national assessment regulator 'PARAKH'The NCERT has partnered with the Educational Testing Service (ETS) which conducts TOEFL and GRE tests, for setting up India's first nationa...
07 Feb, 2023, 04.59 PM IST
NCERT issues guidelines for early identification of mental health problems in studentsNoting that most of the time mental health issues emerge at an early stage of life as half of all mental health conditions emerge by the ti...
11 Sep, 2022, 01.44 PM IST
At least 27 pc students do not have access to smartphones, laptops for online classes: NCERT surveyThe survey noted that almost all of the responsive states use physical (non-digital) mechanisms to track the progress of learners with majo...
20 Aug, 2020, 12.23 PM IST
Not possible to have uniform education syllabus, says ministerSince education is a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution and a substantial majority of schools are under the jurisdiction of...
02 Dec, 2019, 01.45 PM IST
Assessment in school education to be transformed by 2022, NCERT to develop guidelines soon: HRDThe HRD Ministry, which is in the process of giving final shape to the new National Education Policy (NEP), has proposed in the final draft...
03 Nov, 2019, 01.31 PM IST
National school curriculum overhaul to begin next monthThe NCERT has submitted the road map for the revamp of the curriculum to the HRD ministry.
20 Oct, 2019, 02.12 PM IST
No child in pre-school should be made to take written or oral test: NCERTThe NCERT has listed do's and dont's on how assessment should be carried out and reported in pre-schools.
14 Oct, 2019, 11.50 AM IST
NCERT set for mega review of 2005 curriculum guidelinesNCF provides the framework for the creation of the school syllabi and the writing of textbooks, while giving guidelines on teaching practic...
18 May, 2019, 09.38 AM IST
In a first, NCERT issues guidelines to schools in bid to check cyberbullyingThe guidelines issued ask teachers to “regularly review browsing history on the devices being used by children” and “monitor device usage b...
03 May, 2018, 10.52 AM IST
- Thorat panel member files a dissenting note, favours use of cartoons in textbooks
Sources in NCERT said that Professor MSS Pandian had disagreed with the committee, and sent in his dissent note.
30 Jun, 2012, 07.55 AM IST
- NCERT cartoon row: Panel says not all toons should be removed
A committee set up to examine the cartoons in NCERT textbooks is understood to have recommended removal of some "objectionable" toons.
29 Jun, 2012, 06.11 PM IST
- Overuse of political cartoons in school textbooks: Thorat Committee
The Thorat Committee constituted to review NCERT’s political science textbooks is of the view that there has been an overuse of political c...
29 Jun, 2012, 08.29 AM IST
- 12 states/UTs adopt NCERT textbooks, syllabus
Twelve states and union territories have adopted NCERT syllabus and textbooks for school education.
08 Sep, 2008, 10.29 PM IST