Maharashtra state board to have bridge course for students transitioning to new curriculum

Maharashtra state board to have bridge course for students transitioning to new curriculum

As the Maharashtra State Board plans a complete shift to a new curriculum based on NCERT textbooks in a phased manner till 2029, students being taught the new curriculum for the first time will also undergo a bridge course. The corrected version of the withdrawn April 16 government resolution (GR) released on Monday reiterates that […]

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National Curriculum Framework might hit implementation hurdle, say educationists

National Curriculum Framework might hit implementation hurdle, say educationists

The NCERT or, more specifically, the State Boards or SCERTs need to involve teachers as they are the primary stakeholders, several experts say The NCERT or, more specifically, the State Boards or SCERTs need to involve teachers as they are the primary stakeholders, several experts say The National Curriculum Framework for foundational age children provides […]

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Organisation takes up mission to improve quality of teaching, make learning joyful in Arunachal Pradesh

Organisation takes up mission to improve quality of teaching, make learning joyful in Arunachal Pradesh

Aiming to make learning joyful an organisation called Reach to Teach (RTT) Foundation, on Wednesday said it has taken up the mission to improve the quality of teaching in government schools in Arunachal Pradesh. Reach to Teach Foundation, had inked a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the state government and NITI Aayog in July […]

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SCERT to stick to online mode of career guidance for now

SCERT to stick to online mode of career guidance for now

EVEN AS the new academic year has started in a full-fledged offline mode, the Maharashtra State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT) has decided to continue its career guidance online, on its YouTube channel. The practice, which started during pandemic-induced lockdown, has proved to be more beneficial with larger reach. “We started this career […]

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Uniformity across all boards: Regulator for exam assessment

Uniformity across all boards: Regulator for exam assessment

THE UNION government plans to draw up a “benchmark framework” to assess students at the secondary and higher secondary level to bring about “uniformity” across state and central boards which currently follow different standards of evaluation, leading to wide disparities in scores. Over the last few months, the National Council of Educational Research and Training […]

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Uniformity across all boards: Regulator for exam assessment

Govt proposes a new regulator for ‘uniformity’ in all board exams

THE UNION government plans to draw up a “benchmark framework” to assess students at the secondary and higher secondary level to bring about “uniformity” across state and central boards which currently follow different standards of evaluation, leading to wide disparities in scores. Over the last few months, the National Council of Educational Research and Training […]

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SCERT setting up think-tank to design integrated syllabus on art, sports and health as per NEP

SCERT setting up think-tank to design integrated syllabus on art, sports and health as per NEP

In a first, the State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT) is constituting a think-tank of experts from the fields of art, sports, craft and health, which will work in alliance with the State Curriculum Framework (SCF) committees to design an integrated syllabus. The idea is to bring an integrated approach to the state’s […]

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