School Education Current Affairs, GK & News
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. This would be called as ‘Samagra Shiksha Scheme 2’ To implement the scheme, financial outlay ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan • RTE Act • Samagra Shiksha • Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan • Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) • School Education • Teacher education
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 new Delhi School Bag Policy, the weight of the school bag of students between Class ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Basic Education • Delhi Government • Delhi School Bag Policy • Education • National Capital Region • School Education
Kerala: First State to become Digital in Public Education
The State of Kerala is the first state in the country to make public education completely digital. The state Government has achieved it at a cost of Rs 42.36 crores. The initiative was launched in 2018. Highlights The project of making public education completely digital in Kerala was implemented by Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Chief Minister of Kerala • Digital Education • Kerala • School Education • Schools
Shagun
The Ministry of Human Resource Development launched a web portal Shagun which is an integrated junction of various education portals. In the portal websites of 1,200 Kendriya Vidyalayas, 600 Navodaya Vidyalayas, 18,000 other CBSE affiliated schools, 30 SCERTs and 19,000 organisations affiliated with the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) are integrated. About the Portal ..
Topics: Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya • School Education
Draft National Education Policy on School Education
The broad recommendations related to school education in the draft National Education Policy is outlined below: Early childhood care and education Attributing a major part of learning crisis wherein children in primary school fail to attain basic math and reading skills to a tragic deficiency in early childhood care and education (ECCE) of children in ..
Topics: early childhood care • Education • midday meal • Ministry of Human Resource Development • National Education Policy • National Education policy 1986 • National Tutors Programme • NCERT • Remedial Instructional Aides Programme • Right to Education Act • School Education • Three-Language Formula