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Corporal Punishment
HRD Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday said tough guidelines will be issued to check corporal punishment in schools in the backdrop of a 13-year-old student in Kolkata allegedly ending his life after being caned by his principal....
13 years ago -
In a move that could benefit more than 62 lakh school teachers in government, municipal and private unaided schools, the Centre plans to provide them with life insurance and health insurance at highly subsidized rates.
The HRD ministry has already h...
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A week after the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry ordered that stringent guidelines be formulated against corporal punishment in schools, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is set to warn its 10,000 plus affiliated schools again...
13 years ago -
New Kendriya Vidyalayas
THE CABINET Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the opening of 107 new Kendriya Vidyalayas (Central Schools) which is under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (India).
The schools are being operated since 196...
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CBSE Vocational Courses
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will start several new vocational courses and re-design the existing courses for the academic year 2011-12. The National Curriculum Committee of came up with several proposals...
13 years ago -
SSC Grading System
Studying at a state board school might be from this year the best bargain for many children in the city. The government is considering a proposal for a grades-based marking system and a no-fail policy for SSC schools.
The propos...
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After introducing the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) or grading for students in Class X, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has now initiated a programme to assess the grade system’s implementation. A recent circular sent...
13 years ago -
CBSE International Syllabus in India
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is, at present, not thinking of granting permission for schools in India to follow the CBSE International Curriculum.
“It will take at least another three year...
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Allaying apprehensions over the proposal to frame a national level curriculum for science and mathematics at the higher secondary school level, Union human resource development minister Kapil Sibal on Sunday said there was no move to introduce a c...
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Deemed Universities cannot Expand
Forty-four deemed universities blacklisted by a central review panel cannot be allowed to expand, the HRD ministry has told Madras High Court in the latest round of legal battles between institutions and the gov...
