School Education
Performance Assessment Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development (PARAKH)
The Government of India recently launched PARAKH to assess the performance of secondary and higher secondary students. Different states in the country are following different assessment procedures to evaluate their students. Because of the variations, students are facing difficulties during ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
NCERT’s guidelines for early identification of mental health problems in students
Recently, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) issued the guidelines for “Early identification and intervention for mental health problems in school going children and adolescents”. Key facts The guidelines were released after a nationwide survey found that ..
Month: Current affairs - September, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D)
On June 27, 2022, Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSE&L) of Ministry of Education (MoE) released the “Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D)” report for the year 2018-19 and 2019-20. What is PGI-D report? PGI-D assesses the performance of ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Education Ministry survey on Learning Loss
The Ministry of Education conducted a survey to learn about the education losses during COVID times. The survey was conducted in November 2021. Three districts of Andhra Pradesh and 16 districts of Tamil Nadu couldn’t participate because of heavy rains. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
School education scheme extended for 5 years
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the continuation of ‘Samagra Shiksha Scheme’ for school education for further five years. Key Points As per the education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, scheme would continue from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2026. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
Delhi School Bag Policy
The Delhi Government recently issued guidelines to reduce the weight of school bags of students in the National Capital Region under its Delhi School Bag Policy. What are the Key Features of the Delhi School Bag Policy? According to the ..