Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan released the much-anticipated National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE) in New Delhi on Aug 23. This 600-page framework addresses the entire educational journey from foundational to secondary stages. The new National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE) is the curriculum framework for the 5+3+3+4 design of schooling as …

RV University part of Arctic University of Norway led global environmental humanities project consortium on the fragile ecosystems of the Arctic, the eastern Himalayas and the Amazon studies  RV University, Bengaluru, has secured a grant of nearly 3 million Norwegian Kroner equivalent to Rs. 2.5 Crore for the global environmental humanities project led by the Arctic University of Norway in …

In accordance with the NEP 2020, University Grants Commission (UGC)—the higher education regulating agency in India, has formulated a new student-centric revised “Curriculum and Credit Framework for Undergraduate Programmes (CCFUP)” incorporating a flexible choice-based credit system (CBCS), multidisciplinary approach, and multiple entry and exit options for Undergraduate Programs. This will facilitate students to pursue their career path by choosing the …

The Centre for Science of Student Learning (CSSL), a Delhi-based nonprofit organization, has released a collection of five reports on the “Acquisition of Cognitive and Affective skills in schools across India.”  The reports are based on a 5-year study that measured the holistic well-being and success of students on four aspects such as their social-emotional skills, their positive attitude, their …

Reservation structured singularly on economic criteria does not violate any essential feature of the Constitution of India and does not cause any damage to basic structure of constitution says the Supreme Court judgment pronounced on Nov 7, 2022. The five-judge constitutional bench in a split verdict 3:2 upheld the Constitution (103 Amendment) Act, 2019 with Justices CJI U U Lalit …

The PGI Report for 2021-22 will be revamped by adding new indicators aligned with NEP 2020 initiatives to expand the coverage without altering total points. By doing so, Domains such as teachers, digital education, learning outcome etc will get enhanced weight in the Index. The revamped PGI 2021-22 will replace the redundant and saturated indicators. The marking system will also …