Page 4 - Private Schools

CBSE announces board exam schedule for classes 10 and 12 beginning May 4

The CBSE announced on Tuesday the schedule for classes 10 and 12 board exams which will begin on May 4

Fate of budget private schools hangs in the balance as they wait to reopen

Hit by non-payment of fees, schools fear that many students will not return

How reservation in private schools isn't working for poor children

Social discrimination, illegal demands for tuition, activity fees, and non-reimbursement of the expenditure incurred by private schools that join the programme are the factors that hobble RTE system

Noida pvt schools struggle for attendance as parents still wary of Covid-19

Private schools in UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar are struggling to get students of classes 9 to 12 back as parents continue to feel unsafe to send their wards for physical classes due to Covid-19

Mohali: Pvt schools to continue online classes despite govt order to reopen

The private schools in Mohali have decided to continue with the online classes, even as the Punjab government ordered to reopen schools and coaching institutions in a graded manner from Thursday

Plea seeks payment of dues by Delhi govt to schools teaching EWS students

A trust representing many private schools has moved SC seeking a direction to the Delhi government to release all outstanding dues to them on account of imparting education to students from EWS

Coronavirus Unlock: List of states that will reopen schools; Key guidelines

Maharashtra, Manipur, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Sikkim and others are yet to take a final decision on resuming classes. Here's a list of states will will allow schools to re-open and those that won't

Statsguru: Is NEP 2020 a solution to India's core problems with education?

The National Statistical Office's 2017-18 report on education shows that less than 50% students get education for free after Class 8

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Why are Netas admitted even when not critical?

From shutdowns hitting low-income private schools, to resumption of parliament to learning where migrants returned to

On a budget and a prayer: The struggle for survival of low-cost pvt schools

Closed by Covid-19, budget private schools are struggling to cope and many could collapse without timely intervention

Don't waive fees, clear reimbursements of EWS students: Pvt schools to govt

Instead of waiving the fee, government can help poor and needy parents by putting an equal amount of school fees in their bank accounts under DBT.

Coronavirus: Kendriya Vidyalayas, pvt schools to announce results online

Several private schools in Delhi and the National Capital Region are also resorting to alternative measures than PTMs for announcing results

Declare education 'for profit': Educationists, private schools urge govt

It is an open secret that school owners make money - at times hand over fist - but maintain that they are not for profit

Parents prefer private schools for boys in 4-8 age group: ASER report

The ASER for 2019 is based on a survey conducted in 26 districts across 24 states in India, covering over 36,000 children in the age group of 4-8 years

Replace pvt schools inside IITs with Kendriya Vidyalayas: Delhi HC to govt

With the direction, the bench disposed of the petition filed by Sujeet Swami, a Kota based activist and former employee of IIT Mandi.

Delhi private school derecognised for not providing free uniform, books

The Delhi government has sent a de-recognition notice to a private school in East Delhi for not providing free uniform and books to students admitted under the EWS category and directed two schools to roll back fee hike. If the schools do not abide by the order, they will also face de-recognition, according to government officials. The action comes after the parents of the children studying in these schools met Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, during Janta Samvad at his residence. "A complaint was lodged before the Chief Minister against a private school, Victor Public School, Maujpur, that the school was not providing free uniform, books & other stationeries to the students belonging to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category," a senior Delhi government official said. "The school was directed by the department of education to provide books and uniforms as per norms but it defied the lawful directions and did not comply. The School has now been served with a de-recognition ..

Govt to pass ordinance to check arbitrary fee hike by schools: UP Dy CM

Schools with Classes 1 to 12 charging over Rs 20,000 per annum as fees will come under its ambit