Education

After the controversy broke out over the CBSE's decision to drop topics like citizenship, federalism, secularism etc while reducing the syllabus for Classes 9 to 12 due to Covid-19 pandemic, the education board came up with a detailed clarification on Wednesday, stating that topics claimed to be dropped "are either being covered by the rationalised syllabus or in the Alternative Academic Calendar of NCERT".

With the total number of Covid-19 cases nearing the 3 lakh mark, the Council for the Indian School Certification Examination (CISCE) has announced that board examinations for the pending papers will be held in the first two weeks of July.

Amid Covid-19-disrupted academic year, cancelled classes and examinations, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney has taken a big leap forward in terms of online education for its global student community.

E-learning platform Vedantu on Thursday announced the appointment of Arvind Singhal as Chief Operating Officer (COO).

E-learning platform Vedantu has witnessed a major surge after it announced support to students with free access to its complete learning platform during the Covid-19 lockdown, the company said on Monday.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that 'PM eVIDYA' programme for multi-mode access to digital education will be launched immediately and that 100 universities will be permitted to start online courses by May 30.

In a major administrative level reshuffle at the Centre, IAS officer Manoj Ahuja has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), it was announced on Tuesday.

The US-based Law School Admission Council (LSAC) has decided to administer the 2020 LSAT-India entrance examination online for the first time ever, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Schools all over India have been shut down in the event of hopes to curb the rising pandemic that is Corona Virus. Families and schools were quick to adapt to alternative methods to keep the school curriculum from getting disrupted via Online Sessions and homeschooling. Although, rural parts of India who do not have access to internet or schools may not be joining the momentum of online classes, bigger cities and organizations have increased the access to free courses and activities for students and those seeking to not waste their time. Many state governments have sprung into action to join this initiative and have in turn, urged schools to promote online education.

Amidst the stringent nationwide lockdown, coaching centres have turned tech-savvy and switched to virtual teaching mode to ensure that students do not suffer in the current situation.

Allowing the universities to chart out their own plan of action, the University Grants Commission on Wednesday suggested grading intermediate semester students on internal assessment of the present and previous semesters.

In the wake of two experts committees set up by the University Grants Commission making recommendations on the new academic session and conduct of higher education examinations across the country, representatives of students seemed divided over the suggestions and their outcome.

CBSE Chairperson Anita Karwal was on Sunday appointed as Secretary in the Department of Education and Literacy.

An Indian High School in Dubai has given its students free access to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) textbooks and learning resources online for the entire duration of this term amid the coronavirus pandemic,it was reported.

Turning more student-friendly in view of the prevailing coronavirus induced lockdown, International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIIT-H) has decided to conduct the spring 2020 semester entirely online.

As students stay at home away from schools owing to the nationwide lockdown, the Union Human Resource Development Ministry on Thursday launched an alternative academic calendar for upper primary stage which consists of classes 6 to 8. The calendar has been developed by NCERT under MHRD's guidance.

In a bid to ensure that studies do not suffer during the current lockdown, Delhi government school teachers have resorted to tutoring students remotely via WhatsApp.

Students and teachers in both the school and higher education streams have been provided free access to the Continue Learning @home initiative of Oxford University Press (OUP), the world's largest university press, is aimed at creating a home learning environment and ensuring that the delivery of education is not disrupted during the lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the company announced on Thursday.

As nation observes the 21-day COVID-19 lockdown, schools across the country are utilizing online classroom tools to keep the learning going, Dhirubhai Ambani International School (DIAS) is commencing virtual school platform to let its students study in the safety of their homes.

Tripura Puppet Theatre (TPT) group in a novel move has undertaken the task to educate people about the dreaded COVID-19 through traditional "Putul Nach" (puppet dance), drawing people's attention and appreciation.

In view of the novel coronavirus crisis in India, people with visual impairment need to be educated through audio awareness programmes, facial expressions and braille scripts about the do's and don'ts to protect against the deadly virus that has killed 10 people in India, health experts said on Tuesday.