Govt Schools

Guru Tegh Bahadur Shaheedi Diwas holiday: What'll be open, closed in Delhi?

Delhi schools holiday November 25: All government schools and colleges, along with many private institutions, are expected to remain closed in the city on Tuesday

Kerala govt to review implementation of PM SHRI scheme, says CM Vijayan

The Kerala government will review the implementation of the Centre's PM SHRI in the state in the wake of controversies and concerns that have come up in this regard, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said here on Wednesday. He said a seven-member Cabinet sub-committee has been constituted to study the implementation of the central school scheme. The further proceedings with regard to its implementation would be put on hold until the subcommittee submits its report, he said while briefing the media about the decisions taken during the cabinet meeting here. "This will be communicated to the Centre through a letter," Vijayan said. General Education Minister V Sivankutty would be the chairman of the cabinet sub-committee in which ministers K Rajan, P Rajeeve, Roshy Augustine, K Prasad, K Krishnsnkutty and A K Saseendran would be the members, the CM added. Earlier, multi-level discussions had been held by CPI (M) and CPI leaders under the aegis of Vijayan for the past few days to arrive

The problem with schools: Growth in pvt coaching reflects systemic decay

One major concern that deserves greater policy attention arising from the report is, however, the unchecked growth of private coaching

Schools closed on Sept 4 due to rains in Punjab, Himachal, Jammu, Delhi NCR

School holidays: Amid ongoing flooding and rains in many north Indian regions, school holidays have been declared by state governments. Read on to know the status of each state

School holidays in Sept 2025: Full list of holidays from Onam To Durga Puja

September 2025 will bring multiple school holidays across India with many festivals falling in this month. The exact holidays vary statewide depending on regional traditions and academic schedules

70% urban students in private schools, 27% take coaching: Mospi survey

About 95% of students reported family members as the primary contributors towards education-related expenses, while only 1.2% students reported government scholarships as primary contributors

Uttarakhand to NCERT: Include Bhagavad Gita, Ramayana in school syllabus

Uttarakhand Education Minister Dhan Singh Rawat said that until the new syllabus is introduced, students will recite verses from these texts during daily prayer sessions

TNEA 2025: Choice filling for 7.5 per cent government school quota begins

TNEA 2025 choice filling for 7.5% Tamil Nadu govt school quota started on July 7. Tentative seat allotments will be released on July 8 at 7 AM

Stalin renames govt hostels as 'social justice' for harmony among students

State-run hostels, including those under Adi Dravidar, Tribal, Backward Classes, and Minority Welfare departments, will now be renamed as 'Social Justice Hostels', the Tamil Nadu government announced

Kashmir schools shut for 15 days as record heatwave grips the valley

Kashmir schools will remain closed from June 23 to July 7 due to an intense heatwave. Srinagar recorded its hottest June day in 20 years at 35.5°C

Chandigarh, Punjab among top school education performers, Meghalaya lags

Chandigarh placed in fifth-highest grade in PGI-D 2023-24 for school education, while Punjab and Delhi follow in the seventh level alongside Gujarat, Kerala and others

Delhi govt opens 2nd cycle of special school admissions: Key details here

Delhi Govt launches 2nd admission cycle for special schools; apply online from June 20 to July 5. The final list will be released on July 16, and the admission process will conclude on July 18

Admissions begin for PSEB open school board exams for Class 10, 12

The open school system helps students who failed in Class 10 and 12 exams. This system allows them to retake the board exam the same year

UP's project for revamping govt schools highlighted at NDA CMs' conclave

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday highlighted the achievements of the state's flagship 'Project Alankaar' for revamping government schools at the NDA Chief Ministers' conclave in Delhi, an official statement said. The initiative received widespread appreciation at the conclave chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and many of the chief ministers expressed interest in replicating it in their states, the statement said. Launched on October 1, 2021, Project Alankaar aims to transform infrastructure and learning environments in 2,441 government secondary schools across Uttar Pradesh by achieving 100 per cent compliance with 35 infrastructure and facility benchmarks. The project has equipped schools with modern amenities such as new classrooms, science labs, libraries, computer labs and smart classrooms, creating an inclusive and conducive learning environment, the statement said. Funding for Project Alankaar comes from the state government, Samagra Shiksha Abhiya

Why Scaler School of Technology Didn't Offer a B.Tech - And Why That's a Good Thing

By Anshuman Singh , Founder, Scaler School of Technology

Delhi-NCR schools flout RTE Act, detain students in Classes 6 and 7

Several prestigious schools of Delhi-NCR have allegedly held back students in Classes 6 and 7 in violation of the Right to Education Act of 2009, education activists and parents said. The Department of School Education and Literacy under the Ministry of Education notified rules regarding 'Examination and Holding Back in Certain Cases' in December 2024 after the Right to Education (RTE) Act 2009 was amended in 2019. "The amended rules allow schools to detain students in Classes 5 and 8 only, that too after giving them additional opportunity for re-examination within two months from the date of declaration of results," advocate and education activist Ashok Aggarwal told PTI. "Before the amendment, there was a no detention policy till Class 8. However, the government amended the Act and made a provision for detention at 5th and 8th grade. However, many private schools are dictating their terms to parents in violation of the Act." Several parents complained that schools insist they eit

Parvesh Verma orders vigilance inquiry into construction of govt schools

Delhi Public Works Department Minister Parvesh Verma on Friday ordered a vigilance inquiry into the construction of government-run schools. Verma was on an inspection visit to Palam where the local residents complained about waterlogging in the area and a government school principal highlighted the problem of leakage in classrooms. "I visited a school where the principal complained to me about the flood-like situation inside the school building, which was built by the previous government," Verma told reporters. "I have ordered a probe regarding this, not only this school but all that have been constructed by the previous government," he added. The minister, who will also visit Najafgarh Surakpur Road, said the vigilance investigation would involve looking at the aspects of the tender awarded, maintenance contracts and other details of the work executed at the time.

SC scraps appointment of 25,753 teachers, staff in West Bengal schools

The Supreme Court on Thursday invalidated the appointment of 25,753 teachers and other staff in state-run and state-aided schools in West Bengal, terming their selection process "vitiated and tainted". A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar upheld a Calcutta High Court verdict dated April 22, 2024, annulling the appointments. Pronouncing the verdict, the CJI said the employees, whose appointments have been annulled, are not needed to return their salaries and other emoluments. The top court also ordered the state government to initiate a fresh selection process and complete it within three months. It, however, made relaxation for the disabled employees on humanitarian grounds, saying they would remain in the job. The bench fixed the West Bengal government's plea challenging the high court direction for a CBI probe for hearing on April 4. On February 10, the top court reserved its judgement on a batch of petitions in the matter.

When Zambia replicated Bihar's programme to give bicycles to school girls

The Zambian programme was launched in 2009, three years after the Bihar initiative to empower schoolgirls (2006) and with similar objectives

ICSE Class 10 board exams 2025 begin today: Time table, guidelines and more

The ICSE board exams 2025 has started from today, Feb 18 and will end on Mar 27, 2025, in pen and paper mode. The exams will begin with English Language Paper 1 and end with Environmental Science