Students moving away from govt schools, disturbing: Centre to states

Students moving away from govt schools, disturbing: Centre to states

Pointing to the “disturbing trend” of students “moving away from government schools”, and the steady increase in private school enrolment in states, including Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Uttarakhand, the Ministry of Education has asked them to take steps to reverse the trend, official documents show. The enrolment of students came up in meetings that the […]

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Karnataka relaxes Class 1 admission age criteria for 2025–26, six-year minimum to be mandatory from next session

Karnataka relaxes Class 1 admission age criteria for 2025–26, six-year minimum to be mandatory from next session

The Karnataka government has announced a one-time relaxation in the age criteria for Class 1 admissions for the academic year 2025–26. As per the revised directive from the Department of School Education and Literacy, children who have completed 5 years and 5 months by June 1, 2025, will now be eligible for admission to Class […]

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Odisha to introduce gender equity curriculum in government schools

Odisha to introduce gender equity curriculum in government schools

A gender equity curriculum will be integrated into the syllabus for students across government schools in Odisha to transform their attitudes, aspirations and behaviour. The School Education Department signed a memorandum of understanding with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-Pal), South Asia, and women rights’ organisation Breakthrough in Bhubaneswar on Monday The curriculum […]

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