The suburbs scored high in ‘digital learning’ Mumbai: Mumbai city far outranks the suburbs in school learning outcomes in fundamental reading and maths proficiency, shows an index released by the Union education ministry. While Mumbai city has secured the sixth spot statewide on the Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D), Mumbai suburban has found itself…
Shillong: Meghalaya has achieved a milestone in school education by moving out of the lowest grade in the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0 for the first time since the framework was introduced by the Union ministry of education.According to the PGI 2.0 report (2025-26), the state improved its overall score from 448 in 2024-25 to…
Panaji: The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) will constitute a review committee to examine all National Education Policy (NEP)-aligned textbooks from Classes I to VIII for content refinements, typographical errors and continuity across grades.SCERT director Meghana Shetgaonkar said the decision was taken two months ago by the council’s steering committee after the…
Lucknow: Only 72 applications have been received for the state teachers’ award, presented by the state govt to primary and upper primary school teachers on Teacher’s Day. The basic education department sought self-nomination from teachers who have made exemplary contributions in the year 2025.The department had invited online applications between June 7 and June 30….
Ahmedabad: Even a month after the start of the academic year, the process to recruit gyan sahayaks on contract for Classes IX to XII has not begun in the state’s schools, raising serious concerns about academic disruption. The commissioner of schools has not yet begun collecting data on the number of vacant teaching positions across…
Patna: Bihar’s education minister Mithilesh Tiwari, in a conversation with TOI’s Adwitiya Deb, outlines his plans to improve learning outcomes, reduce dropouts, expand vocational education and strengthen govt schools. Excerpts:Learning outcomes remain a concern despite high enrolment. What is your immediate priority?Quality education is my foremost priority. We are strengthening foundational literacy and numeracy through…
Prayagraj: To enhance digital skills and cyber awareness, the UP Board has made some significant revisions adding new topics in the Class 10 Computer subject syllabus for the 2026-27 academic session.Aligning the school education with emerging technological and skill-based requirements. the board has incorporated topics related to e-commerce and cyber security in the syllabus. These…
CM Majhi during an event to celebrate his govt’s 2 years in office, in Bhubaneswar on Friday Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of his govt’s second anniversary, chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday announced free education in all govt institutions from KG to postgraduation level.“To make education truly free and universal, I announce that education…
Pune: Maharashtra has revived its statewide teacher-training programme for the implementation of the new school curriculum after previously postponing the exercise due to preparations linked to the upcoming Census 2027.In a fresh circular issued by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Maharashtra, on Thursday, the state laid out a detailed roadmap for…
Agartala: Tripura govt has introduced an online monitoring system to enhance school inspections and evaluate student performance to improve oversight of educational institutions and learning outcomes across the state.The platform was officially launched by school education secretary Milind Dharamrao Ramteke during a workshop organised by NIPUN Tripura Cell and the Pre-Primary Cell under the directorate…
