On Wednesday night, the Haryana School Education Department asked all government and private schools in Gurugram and Faridabad to switch to hybrid mode for all classes except 10 and 12 till December 21, 2024. Beginning today, December 19, 2024, all schools in both districts will operate in hybrid mode. “To address severe air pollution under … Read more
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued show-cause notices to 34 schools for failing to comply with its terms and conditions. The notices are available online and schools are requested to review them. The circular is available on the CBSE’s website. The official notice reads, “Clause No. 9.2 of the Affiliation Bye-Laws, 2018, … Read more
The UP basic education department’s decision to merge government primary and upper primary schools with less than 50 students snowballed into a political controversy, after which the department apparently changed its stand, stating that no process was underway to shut any school. “The news published in a section of the media regarding the closure of … Read more
A number of days in October will see schools, colleges, and other educational institutions closed due to Gandhi Jayanti, Navratri, and Dussehra. In October, parents and students will have the opportunity to schedule certain extended weekends. Find out how many days in October 2024 schools will be closed. Several schools in West Bengal close for … Read more
Many schools across states have declared a vacation for tomorrow, September 7, in honor of Ganesh Chaturthi 2024. In several states, public, government-aided, and private schools are closed for both Ganesh Chaturthi and Onam. This year, Ganesh Chaturthi will begin on September 7 and finish with Ganesh Visarjan on September 17. The event is extensively … Read more
If the Kerala government implements its new ‘bag free days’ policy, children will no longer have to carry heavy backpacks to school on at least four days per month. General Education Minister V Sivankutty has stated that the state government is examining a variety of ways to address children’s and parents’ concerns about the weight … Read more
The Mumbai Police issued an advise on Thursday urging citizens to stay indoors until absolutely necessary on Friday, citing the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) projection of a “red alert” until 8.30 a.m. However, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has confirmed that all of its schools and colleges will be open on Friday. The IMD reportedly issued … Read more
Over one lakh Class 9 students in Delhi government schools failed their annual exams for the academic year 2023-24. In addition, almost 46,000 eighth-grade students and 50,000 eleventh-grade students were unable to pass the tests. The Delhi Directorate of Education (DDE) gave this information in response to a PTI Bhasha correspondent’s Right to Information (RTI) … Read more
An eight-year-old schoolgirl was gangraped, allegedly by three seniors aged 12 and 13, and then murdered in Andhra Pradesh’s Nandyala district, police have said. The three minor accused, who have been detained, have told police that they disposed of the girl’s body in an irrigation canal. The incident has been reported in Muchumarri, over 300 … Read more
In Kerala’s updated school textbooks, the preamble to the national Constitution will be included for the first time in the state’s history. The CPI(M)-led Left Government has decided to include the preamble in textbooks for grades 1-10 as part of its attempts to instill constitutional principles in children’s brains, official sources stated here on Wednesday. … Read more
The Delhi government has cut the winter break from 15 to six days in schools. The sessions will begin on January 1, 2024, according to a circular issued by the Directorate of Education. Winter vacation for the school year 2023-24 was set to run from January 1 to January 15. “However, in order to ensure … Read more