Page 2 - Schools In India

Amid Covid-19 surge, Delhi CM announces closure of schools for all classes

Schools in the national capital will remain closed for all classes till further orders due to the rise in Covid-19 cases, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Friday

Only 25% parents willing to send kids to school in April, survey reveals

As India experiences a fast-growing second wave of Covid-19, only 25 per cent parents are willing to send their wards to school in April, as per a survey by LocalCircles

Delhi cabinet approves opening 100 schools of specialised excellence

The schools will provide a platform for children to nurture their talent and excel in areas of their interests

Schools, colleges to remain close in Chhattisgarh amid surge in Covid cases

Schools, colleges and Anganwadis will be closed in Chhattisgarh with immediate effect in view of a surge in Covid-19 cases in the state, informed State Minister Ravindra Choubey on Sunday

Covid-19: Punjab announces closure of educational institutions till Mar 31

Amid surging cases, the Punjab government has announced the closure of educational institutions till March 31, according to the State government

Tamil Nadu promotes students studying in classes 9,10 and 11 without exams

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami also raised the retirement age of government employees from 59 to 60

Include more information on N-E region in national syllabus: Meghalaya CM

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Saturday said there is need to include more information on the culture and history of northeastern region in the national syllabus. This, he said, would help to promote national integration. Sangma was virtually participating at the NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting where Arunachal Chief Minister Pema Khandu had also made a similar suggestion. "In the @NITIAayog Governing Council meeting chaired by @narendramodi ji, honble CM Arunachal Pradesh @PemaKhanduBJP ji gave a wonderful suggestion of including more info on north east culture chapters in national syllabus. It will go a long way in building national integration," the chief minister tweeted. Sangma also stressed the importance of strengthening cooperative federalism. "In #NitiAayog's Governing Council meet with PM @narendramodi ji, Lt Governors & CMs, stressed on the need to strengthen cooperative federalism through Sister-State relationship & the role GoI can ..

Set up Kendriya Vidyalayas abroad, suggests Parliamentary panel

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education has suggested that the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) should open schools abroad

Colleges, varsities in Odisha to reopen for final year students on Jan 11

The Odisha government announced that physical classes in colleges and universities in the state will resume from January 11 for the students of final year undergraduate and post-graduate courses

Odisha govt to reopen schools for Class 10 and 12 students from Jan 8

Schools across Odisha are closed since March in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic

Covid-19 pandemic: Many states unsure, yet to decide on schools reopening

Delhi government has decided to maintain the status quo on schools' closure till October 31

Schools in Uttar Pradesh to reopen for classes 9 to 12 from October 19

The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday said schools for students of classes 9 to 12 will reopen from October 19, after remaining shut for over six months in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus Unlock: List of states that will reopen schools; Key guidelines

Maharashtra, Manipur, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Sikkim and others are yet to take a final decision on resuming classes. Here's a list of states will will allow schools to re-open and those that won't

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Why pandemic is still surging despite lockdown

India went in for an early lockdown and encouraged social distancing and other measures, unlike the Trump and Bolsonaro govts

International Literacy Day: In pics top and worst performing Indian states

Kerala has once again emerged as the most literate state in the country, while Andhra Pradesh featured at the bottom with a rate of 66.4 per cent

Kerala, Delhi, Uttarakhand top literacy chart; know where your state stands

Rajasthan is the second worst performer with literacy rate at 69.7 per cent, followed by Bihar at 70.9 per cent

More hospitals, fewer schools: India's population trends require solutions

There will be more people in the north, but wealth will be in the south: good governance can manage such rifts, write T N Ninan

NEP 2020: Why learning in mother tongue is effective but hard to implement

The idea of using the mother tongue as the medium of instruction in primary school is not new to the Indian education system

Online classes short-term answer, need to make schools resilient: Nilekani

Revisiting the basics, decoupling schooling from schools, ensuring trust of students and parents with alternative teaching methods were few areas outlined by him

No lessons learnt: ASER report 2019 shows India's learning crisis continues

2.7 per cent of rural children in Class I could not even recognise letters in their medium of instruction, and 35.7 per cent could not recognise numbers from 1-9