NCERT books tweaks: References to Babri Masjid, Gujarat riots, Hindutva droppedNCERT revises textbooks, omitting references to sensitive topics like Babri Masjid demolition, Gujarat riots, and Hindutva. Changes include...
05 Apr, 2024, 03.13 PM IST
Farmers Protests: What is Swaminathan Committee and what did it recommend?Farmers across India are protesting for various demands, including the implementation of the Swaminathan Committee report. The report, chai...
13 Feb, 2024, 06.39 PM IST
Sudha Murthy, Shankar Mahadevan on NCERT's 19-member panel to develop news textbooksThe committee is mandated to prepare the textbooks, and other teaching learning materials, which will, in turn, be published and used by th...
12 Aug, 2023, 07.57 PM IST
Three years of NEP: A status check of top 10 initiativesThree years since the new National Education Policy was notified, replacing the 34-year-old education policy in the country, several initia...
30 Jul, 2023, 05.09 PM IST
No written exams till class 2, assessment should not cause additional burden for children: Draft NCFThe framework which is being developed on the lines of new National Education Policy (NEP) suggests that two important methods of assessmen...
07 Apr, 2023, 09.10 PM IST
8 board tests, more options in Standard 9-12: Decoding draft National Curriculum FrameworkThe proposed curriculum for 2023 includes modular exams, board exams twice a year, and two essential courses in each of the eight curricula...
07 Apr, 2023, 11.37 AM IST
Government releases pre-draft of new National Curriculum Framework for school education, seeks feedback"This is a pre-draft of the NCF-SE, which still requires several rounds of discussion within the National Steering Committee. Feedback from...
06 Apr, 2023, 08.39 PM IST
Board Exams Rejig: Class 10, 12 results may take marks of previous class into account, split terms in class 12The NCF, which is being drafted according to the new National Education Policy (NEP), also proposes doing away with the current practice of...
06 Apr, 2023, 04.04 PM IST
K Kasturirangan to head education ministry's panel to develop new curriculum for schoolsKasturirangan is also a former chief of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). This will be the fifth NCF, which will come after a ...
21 Sep, 2021, 10.44 PM IST
View: The success of the groundbreaking NEP will fully depend on its implementationGoI must ensure that this becomes a truly collective national endeavour. The state governments, irrespective of which political party is in...
10 Aug, 2020, 11.02 PM IST
15 years on, schools to get new curriculumAs per the proposal, by April 2021 the new curriculum would be ready and the development of the new school textbooks will commence. The tex...
14 May, 2020, 10.52 AM IST
CBSE to offer skill courses as additional 6th subject for classes 6 to 11The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will offer skill courses as an additional sixth subject for classes 6 to 11 from 2020-21 ac...
07 Apr, 2020, 08.54 PM IST
New report finds India's birds in overall decline, "in some cases catastrophically so"A first-of-its-kind nationwide study of India’s birds has found that among the species for which long-term trends could be established, ove...
17 Feb, 2020, 01.53 PM IST
TRAI lowers cap on MRP of individual channelsTRAI has reduced the cap on the MRP of individual channels to Rs 12 per month, from Rs 19.
02 Jan, 2020, 11.16 AM 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
- Nepal's transition to democracy in NCERT book
The turbulent history of Nepal and the erstwhile Himalayan Kingdom's decision to dump the 240-year-old monarchy and embrace democracy have ...
06 Jul, 2008, 10.59 AM IST