Category: News
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Oracle to modernise India’s free education tech platform DIKSHA
SUMMARY To modernise and scale India’s free education tech platform DIKSHA, that serves over 200 million students, the Union Ministry of Education has migrated the platform to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. The ministry and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure have entered into a multi-year collaboration agreement. Under this collaboration, Oracle will help the education ministry use DIKSHA to […]
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Oral tests at parent & teacher meet to add ‘Tholimettu’ zing
Hyderabad: Over 11 lakh government school students from class 1 to 5 will now have to read out from their textbooks during monthly parent-teacher meetings. The objective is to enhance learning and improve fluency in reading as part of the second year of the ‘Tholimettu’ or Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) programme. “Every third Saturday […]
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CBSE introduces 22 languages as mediums of instruction
CBSE’s groundbreaking decision to use 22 languages as mediums of instruction empowers students with inclusive learning opportunities, promoting multilingualism and breaking language barriers in education. By India Today Education Desk: In a groundbreaking development, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has expanded its mediums of instruction to include 22 languages, encompassing regional languages and […]
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A new era of learning begins as NCERT unveils NEP-alined textbooks for grades 1 and 2
The launch marks the beginning of a new era of learning as the updated NCERT textbooks have been introduced after a gap of over 20 years since NEP 1986. Students in grade one and two will have new books to study from starting 2023-24 academic year, as the National Council of Educational Research and Training […]
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G20 education meets have helped in sharing best practices from across globe: Union Education Minister
Over 100 exhibitors, including Google, UNICEF, NSDC, NCERT, National Book Trust, Indian Knowledge Systems Division (IKS), startup initiatives, and all State Governments took part in the exhibition. PUNE: The G20 Education Working Group (EWG) meetings have helped in sharing some of the best practices from across the globe in the areas of tech-enabled learning, skilling […]
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Training Of Master Trainers On School Health And Wellness
Training Of Master Trainers On School Health And Wellness By India Education Diary To advance on the successful implementation of the School Health and Wellness Programme (SHWP) in all 29,000 Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) affiliated schools, and in partnership with CBSE and the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), UNESCO organized the […]
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B.Ed, D.El.Ed certificates to go online, HRD launches portal
NCTE opens the website, ncte.gov.in/optrms to obtain verification certificates required at the time of applying for jobs. Only those who are from authentic institutes will get certificates. A fee of Rs 200 per certificate to be applicable, the offline process to continue as well. he Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal on Friday […]
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Why we need to look closely at Tamil Nadu’s Class 12 and Karnataka’s Class 10 results
Why we need to look closely at Tamil Nadu’s Class 12 and Karnataka’s Class 10 results A balanced assessment architecture, encompassing system, school and classroom-based assessments can be used to drive accountability, planning and improvement of foundational learning outcomes under the National Mission Written by Pooja Nagpal Tamil Nadu’s Class 12 and Karnataka’s Class 10 […]
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Smriti Irani launches early child education modules for anganwadis
Smriti Irani launches early child education modules for anganwadis By HT Correspondent The modules called “Poshan bhi padhai bhi” have been launched in line with the national education policy (NEP) 2020 that emphasizes on early childhood care Union women and child development (WCD) minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday launched the early childhood care and education […]
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CBSE-led National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 Reform Initiatives: Where We Are and Road Ahead
This article provides an overview of CBSE reforms, shared by Dr. Sweta Singh (Joint Secretary, Academics, CBSE), in three important areas- Competency-based Education, Assessments and Teacher Capacity Building, all of which are critical to strengthening the Indian education system. By Dr. Sweta Singh, Joint Secretary, Academics, CBSE and Nidhi Srinath February 20th, 2023 The expected outcome of 17 […]