The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has taken a welcome step by deciding to issue affiliation certificates to schools affiliated to it across India. This will bring clarity in the field of education and ...

The World Education Forum at Dakar in April 2000 adopted the Dakar Framework for Action. This recognised the fact that education is a fundamental human right and is the key to sustainable development, peace and ...

India is now eight years away from 2020, the year when we envisage ourselves as a super power. One way of achieving that goal is to ensure quality education to the masses. How do we ...

Every student has some hobby or the other. Hobbies like aeromodelling, arts and craft are hobbies away from the main scholastic requirements. Can kids pursue their dreams through their hobbies? Can a hobby help a ...

The system of education in India is typically an instructed one, in which every student follows the instructions of the teacher. They study from the textbook, do assignments, take up tests, appear for the exams, ...

We all speak about good teaching and teaching by engaging the student. How do we engage the student? Should good teaching be entertaining? Does being entertaining mean that it would lack in substance? Does effective ...

The use of technology not only makes the entire process of learning interesting, but more impactful as well. The 21st century is characterised by the emergence of knowledge-based society, wherein information and communication technology plays ...

The 2012-13 budget has something that will boost the education sector – it is proposed to set up 6,000 new schools across the country during the XII Five-Year Plan. This will give a fillip to ...