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TASK AHEAD: Students waiting outside an exam hall. Photo: V. Ganesan
ASK THE CBSE: Reforms introduced after wide consultations
The Central Board of Secondary Education answers questions relating to its examinations from The Hindu's readers. Readers are welcome to send in questions, primarily those relating to Cla...
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Developing critical thinking
Activity-Based Learning (ABL) method for the primary classes, Active Learning Methodology (ALM) for middle school and an Equitable Standard School Education for all and discussions on evaluation re...
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Taking English to one and all
Basic skills, business communication or facing interviews — British Council's English courses promise to make you proficient in the language.
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Children to demand hike in funds for education
The National Coalition for Education (NCE) will embark on a week-long campaign beginning February 17 to demand allocation of six per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) for education.
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Grading system in CBSE Class 12 likely
After the decision to start grading system in Class X board examinations, the government may introduce a similar system in Class XII, Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal said on Thu...
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Restoration Ecology
‘Restoration Ecology' to heal our degraded ecosystems and biodiversity is the need of our times. The author has pioneered some model ecotechnologies in Restoration Ecology.What the eco...
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What leads schools to mount pressure on students
On Wednesday, parents of a group of class X students of a private school in Santhome were summoned. They were told that their children’s performance was not up to the mark and that the stude...
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‘Little’ champs scale new heights
A team of 12 students from Little Flower High School did the country proud by winning the Sixth Annual Asian Regional Space Settlement Design Competition and if all goes well, would participate in...
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Handling others’ articles with extra care
The way one reacts to different situations determines a person’s personality.In fact, the positive or negative attributes and the degree of humaneness of a person can be made out by p...
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RTE Act stipulates school mapping, household surveys
Paving the way for implementation of Right To Education Act, the Centre has approved a set of model rules, which prescribe taking up of household surveys and neighbourhood school mapping by...
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A pat on the back for Police Anna
Young Shashi from a government school in Srinagar was forthright. “We don’t know why we have been brought here.” When it was pointed out that it was for appreciating the policema...
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Balancing head and heart
With the last few days of school life zipping past, students in Class XII have one additional concern that is almost as immediate as the board examinations. Which course next?A good number o...
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Schools, colleges reopen in Imphal districts after four months
Educational institutions in Manipur, closed since September, reopened today in Manipur valley districts after a four-month shutdown.
Reports from educational institutions said schools...
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Sibal hints at change in question pattern to test intelligence
Taking forward the process of reforms in education, the government wants to change the question pattern in examinations at school level to give more focus on testing the intelligence of chil...
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Spoken English to be part of ICSE curriculum
English speaking and listening skills will be introduced in the ICSE curriculum for class IX, X and XI from the next academic year beginning in April 2010, said Gerry Arathoon, Additional Secretar...
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Where nursery schools charge more than IITs
150 Radcliffe schools to be set up in India
Blair Foundation to reach out to Indian schools
The Tony Blair Faith Foundation is seeking to reach out to children in Indian schools to expand its “Face to Faith” programme, encouraged by the positive response to the project...
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Veenit Joshi to head CBSE
Senior IAS officer Veenit Joshi has been appointed Chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) which has been functioning without a regular head for about past 18 months.
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Reorienting teachers
Learning is said to be a continuous process, whatever be the field, including teaching where it evolves every day.A B.Ed or an equivalent teaching training degree is not sufficient to pass...
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Where quiz master is taken by surprise
You might have dropped a lemon down several times, but have you ever wondered how the white spots on the floor came? Have you encountered the term “vertical farming?”Ask the fin...
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Special teacher honoured
Reaching out to the disabled section of the population requires not only service-mindedness but also perseverance to overcome challenges and commitment to remain rooted in the initiative with undi...
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US funds ‘weak’ students to master English
Three hundred students, all teenagers, cheered as the lady from the American Consulate rolled her tongue in typical American accent. Comprehending the speech of the Public Affairs Officer Juliet W...
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Bihar schools closed till January 15
In view of the biting cold sweeping Bihar, the government today ordered closure of all schools across the State till January 15.
“Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ordered closure...
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Reinventing science education
In response to the cries of alarm raised over the falling standards of science education in the nation's institutes of higher learning and over the falling numbers of students opting for basic scie...
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School principal chops off student’s pigtail; FIR filed
The principal of a convent school here allegedly chopped off a student’s small pigtail today, prompting the police to file an FIR against him.
Frank Fernandes, principal of St Ju...
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Noon meal may be extended to private schools in tribal areas
The Mid Day Meal Scheme, which reaches nearly 12 crore children everyday in government and aided schools, may be extended to privately managed schools in tribal areas and unaided minority in...
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“Nursery admissions unfair, in violation of court ruling”
Slideshow
India marks yet another Children's Day. Despite positive developments over the past decades, much remains to be done to provide a safe and enjoyable childhood for a child in India. A pictorial look at some of the hurdles to secure childhood in an India where female foeticide, infant mortality, hunger, malnutirion, homelessness, illiteracy, inadequate healthcare facilities and child labour continue to be a blot on the country's recent economic performance.
