-The Indian Express New Delhi: It's been over two years since the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) asked all its affiliated schools to "develop their own websites containing comprehensive information about the school and its management". But not many have complied so far. In its latest circular, sent on June 17, the CBSE has warned that the defaulting schools "will not be able to register their candidates for board examinations". The...
More »SEARCH RESULT
Total Matching Records found : 30
RTE: Schools yet to apply for NOC -Abhishek Choudhari
-The Times of India NAGPUR: Every school, regardless of the board it is affiliated to, has to obtain a no objection certificate (NOC) from the local education office as per the directives of Right To Education Act (RTE). Without a NOC, the school effectively becomes 'illegal' as it is functioning in contravention of RTE laws. The process had started last year but till date many schools have not applied to the local...
More »Stick to CBSE, NCERT books, schools told -Anubhuti Vishnoi
-The Indian Express Having faced criticism over objectionable content in school textbooks, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has ruled that all 14,000 institutions affiliated to it must stick to NCERT and CBSE textbooks. All schools will also have to set up websites declaring relevant information, including details pertaining to textbooks being used. Making these conditions for affiliation, the board recently amended its affiliation bylaws to ensure that only properly...
More »RTE axe may fall on private schools -Rupa Giri
-The Times of India RANCHI: The district superintendent of education (DSE) has decided to take strict action against theprivate schools that have not filed the application for recognition under the Right To Education (RTE) Act. According to DSE Jayant Mishra, there are 626 private schools in the city. Of these, only 398 schools have applied to the education department for recognition under the RTE Act. Mishra added, "A deadline of May 15 for...
More »Govt seeks to start health education as graded subject in schools -Vidya Krishnan and Prashant K Nanda
-Live Mint Move part of strategy to counter growing incidence of non-communicable diseases; course to be part of 2014 academic curriculum Concerned by the growing incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCD), the government wants to introduce a new, graded subject in school focusing on health education in classes IV to X. The course will be a part of 2014's academic curriculum and is being designed by the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare...
More »
