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Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): An online lottery for free admissions in private schools is going to start in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday at 2 pm, under the Right to Education (RTE) Act. This year, around 22k private schools in the state are offering 1,22,551 seats for RTE admissions. A total of 1,78,714 children have applied for these seats. The entire lottery process will be live-streamed on the State Education Center's YouTube channel. After the lottery, parents can check the school assigned to th ...Read More >
Chennai, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tamil Nadu School Education Department has announced the schedule for admissions under the Right to Education (RTE) Act for the upcoming academic year, with the process set to begin on Thursday. This early start marks a return to a more structured timeline, following delays experienced last year. As part of the initial phase, preparatory activities will commence on April 2. On April 6, the department will share details with private schools regarding the nu ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The dropout rate in government schools has been reduced to zero, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said while launching the state-level admission festival under the School Chale Hum campaign on Wednesday. Addressing students, Yadav said new enrolments increased by 19% in the state of which government schools recorded a surge of over 36%. "Children are leaving private schools to enrol in Sandipani institutions equipped with libraries, playgrounds and high-tech labs," he said. ...Read More >
Bhopal, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the fresh academic year 2026-27 for schoolchildren underway, an online lottery for free admissions under the Right to Education (RTE) Act in private schools in Madhya Pradesh will be conducted on April 2. According to the government, approximately 178,714 eligible children have been included in this process. These children will secure admission to 122,551 seats available across around 22,000 private schools in Madhya Pradesh. The lottery will be broadcast ...Read More >
LAHORE: Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat on Wednesday announced that all public and private schools across the province would remain closed on Fridays, with classes taking place four days a week. According to a notification by the Punjab School Education Department shared by Hayat on X, "Pursuant to approval of the competent authority, it is hereby notified that all public and private schools across Punjab shall remain off on Friday till further orders." However, the notification ...Read More >
Non plan admissions are only for students residing in Delhi whose studies are affected due to certain circumstances, like transfer of parents' jobs, and those who were studying in private schools till the last grade. The circular said the admission process will be conducted in three cycles through an online registration system. The first cycle will open from April 1 to April 7 , followed by subsequent cycles between April 30 and May 25, and July 1 and July 25. School allotments for the first c ...Read More >
The Jammu and Kashmir government is cracking down on private schools that are arbitrarily increasing fees, directing the JKBOSE to take firm action and protect students and parents from unjustified financial burdens. Key PointsThe Jammu and Kashmir government has instructed the JKBOSE to take decisive action against private schools that are arbitrarily increasing fees.Education Minister Sakeena Itoo has ordered constant monitoring and regular inspections of private schools, including those affi ...Read More >
JAMMU, Mar 30: Minister for Education, Social Welfare, Health and Medical Education, Sakeena Itoo today directed the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) authorities to take firm action against Private schools indulging in arbitrary fee hikes and found violating prescribed norms or imposing unjustified financial burdens on parents. The Education Minister passed on these directions while chairing a comprehensive review meeting at Civil Secretariat here to assess the performance, ...Read More >
Mohit Arora, a parent, said the school issued notices to more than 40 students, informing them that their names had been struck off the rolls due to non-payment of the increased fees. "The school has neither released the students' results nor responded to any applications or notices submitted by the parents," Arora alleged. However, school principal Richa Sharma Katyal denied the claims and said that no student had been barred from appearing in examinations, and that the results had been uploa ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) Delhi Parent Association on Monday staged a protest outside the Directorate of Education (DoE), alleging coercive actions by two private schools in east and southwest Delhi to recover "unapproved" hiked fees from parents of children studying in these schools. According to complaints submitted to the education department, the schools allegedly struck off the names of several students from their rolls and withheld report-cum-progress cards of dozens of others for not payin ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Mar 30 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday presented a comprehensive report card of the state government's education sector, highlighting significant reforms, increased budget allocation and improved academic outcomes over the past four years. Addressing a press conference under the "Shandaar Char Saal Bhagwant Mann de naal" campaign, Maan said the government's "Shiksha Kranti" has transformed government schools into competitive and outcome-driven institutions. ...Read More >
Delhi schools are shifting to fully online classes for students up to Class V due to severe air pollution. This directive follows the invocation of Stage-IV of GRAP, with AQI levels reaching 'Severe+' in the capital. Neighbouring Noida and Ghaziabad have implemented similar measures for younger students. The Delhi government on Monday directed all schools in the capital to shift from hybrid learning to fully online classes for students up to Class V, citing a sharp deterioration in air quality ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): In view of the prevailing severe air pollution and consistently high Air Quality Index (AQI) levels in Delhi, the Government of NCT of Delhi has decided to discontinue physical classes for students from Nursery to Class V with immediate effect and until further orders. As per the directions issued by the Directorate of Education, all Government, Government-Aided and Unaided Private Recognised Schools in Delhi shall conduct classes for students of Nursery to ...Read More >
Bengaluru: As many as 375 private schools in Karnataka migrated from state syllabus to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) between 2022 and 2024.According to data provided by the state govt in the legislative assembly, 62 schools converted to CBSE in 2022. The number increased drastically to 169 in 2023 and dropped marginally to 144 in 2024."We see an increasing preference for central boards among private schools. Infrastructure norms for central boards are much more realistic, while tho ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 20 (PTI) Parents and friends of a Class 10 student who ended his life over alleged mental harassment by some teachers staged a protest outside the St Columba's school on Thursday, demanding strict action against the accused teachers and accountability from the private school. There was no immediate reaction from the school administration to the allegations. The victim student's aunt claimed the family had been unaware of the extent of his suffering. "He was depressed for so lon ...Read More >
Private school associations have said they are waiting for a formal government order. (Representational) Jaipur: Rajasthan education minister Madan Dilawar has said that all private and government schools in the state will now have the same uniform, and ties will no longer be a part of it because, he said, it's a Western concept. "In Indian dressing, there is no place for the tie," said Dilawar. "The pant shirt too is not strictly Indian, but it has been accepted now," he added. Speaking exc ...Read More >
INDORE: Rohini Kalam, a 30-year-old Ju-Jitsu (martial art) athlete who represented India in the Asian Games and won bronze at the International Ju-Jitsu Competition in Abu Dhabi last year, was found hanging at her home in MP's Dewas. Police suspect suicide but clarified that no note was recovered from Rohini's room at the time she was found hanging on Sunday. The tragedy comes days after two Australian players for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup were allegedly molested in MP's Indore. Roshni, one ...Read More >
Delhi schools will adopt a uniform Class 1 admission age of six years starting in 2026-27. This change aligns with the National Education Policy 2020. The foundational stage, including Nursery and KG, will see revised age criteria phased in from next year. New admissions to KG in 2026-27 will require children to be four years old. New Delhi, The Delhi government will implement the uniform age of admission of 6+ years for Class 1 in all the government, government-aided and recognised unaided pri ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 24 (UNI) Several private schools across Delhi-NCR were thrown into panic today after receiving bomb threats via email, leading to large-scale emergency responses and searches. The affected schools include Andhra School in Prasad Nagar, CRPF School in Dwarka, Sant Darshan Public School in Najafgarh, and Shanti Gyan Niketan in Goyla Dairy. Upon receiving the threats, security and safety agencies were immediately placed on high alert. Multiple teams from the police, bomb disposal s ...Read More >
New Delhi: Over 200 educational institutions received hoax bomb threat emails on Friday.Delhi Fire Services confirmed that CRPF Public School in Dwarka, Shanti Gyan Niketan Secondary School in Goyla Dairy, and Sant Darshan Public School in Najafgarh were among the schools targeted. Other affected institutions included Blue Bells International School, DPS Dwarka, Modern School Barakhamba, St. Stephen's College, and multiple government and private schools across North, South, and West Delhi. Repor ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 24 (PTI) Over 300 schools in the national capital received bomb threat emails on Friday morning, prompting authorities to evacuate the premises for a thorough inspection, officials said. According to the fire department, the first alert was received at 8.15 am regarding a bomb threat at the CRPF School in Sector 16, Dwarka. Another threat was reported at 8.20 am from Sant Darshan Public School in Nangloi. At approximately 8.51 am, a similar call came from Shanti Gyan Niketan in ...Read More >
Fatehgarh Sahib/Ropar: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday urged the central govt to relax the uniform specifications for paddy procurement following extensive damage to paddy crops caused by floods in the state.During his inspection of ongoing procurement operations at the local grain market, Mann highlighted the significant losses faced by farmers due to the severe flood conditions. He emphasised that the increased moisture content, damaged, and discoloured grains necessitate a rel ...Read More >
Kochi (AsiaNews) - The controversy began after St. Rita's Public School in Palluruthy, run by the Latin Catholic Church, refused to allow a student to wear the hijab. In the days that followed, referring to Muslim organisations, an editorial in the Catholic daily Deepika said: 'Those who asked for prayer rooms in Christian schools have now come forward to claim the right to wear the hijab.' This has led to harsh criticism, a sign of the interreligious tension that the affair is causing in Kerala ...Read More >
Kochi/T'puram: St Rita's Public School, Palluruthy, on Wednesday rejected the report submitted by the deputy director of education (DDE) Ernakulam which found "serious lapses" by the school in allegedly denying an eighth-standard student entry to class because of wearing a hijab.The school, which opened after remaining closed for two days, termed the report "false and misleading" and said it had sufficient evidence to prove its position. Education minister V Sivankutty, who had directed the scho ...Read More >
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], October 1: EducationWorld, in association with AZ Research Partners Pvt. Ltd (AZR, estb. 2002), Bangalore, released the 19th consecutive annual EducationWorld India School Rankings (EWISR) 2025-26. Based on a nationwide field survey of 9,500 respondents, including parents, principals, teachers and educationists in 34 cities, EWISR 2025-26 rates and ranks the country's Top4,500 schools in 518 cities and towns across India on 14-15 parameters of educational excellenc ...Read More >
PNN Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], October 1: EducationWorld, in association with AZ Research Partners Pvt. Ltd (AZR, estb. 2002), Bangalore, released the 19th consecutive annual EducationWorld India School Rankings (EWISR) 2025-26. Based on a nationwide field survey of 9,500 respondents, including parents, principals, teachers and educationists in 34 cities, EWISR 2025-26 rates and ranks the country's Top4,500 schools in 518 cities and towns across India on 14-15 parameters of educational exce ...Read More >
The principal admitted she had called the driver to scold the student for not completing the homework. Chandigarh: Haryana Police on Monday arrested the school principal and a driver on charges of assaulting a Class 2 student of a private primary school in Panipat town and tying him upside down with a window. The seven-year-old allegedly suffered physical abuse at the hands of the school bus driver at Srijan Public School. The child was seen tied upside down to a window, and the bus driver w ...Read More >
Panipat, Sep 29 (PTI) A Class 2 student was hung upside down from a window and beaten up at a private school here allegedly by a bus driver at the behest of the school principal, police said on Monday. The two were nabbed after a video of the incident made rounds on social media. According to the police, the boy was subjected to corporal punishment for not doing his homework. The school principal had called the bus driver to scold the child. The driver took the boy to a room in the school and ...Read More >
Mumbai, September 29: Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar revealed that his heart had been pounding intensely while watching the Asia Cup 2025 final between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The Men in Blue secured a convincing victory as they chased down a target of 147 runs with just two balls remaining, in what was a thrilling encounter. The win also marked India's third consecutive victory against Pakistan in the 2025 tournament, as well as the team's record-extending ninth ...Read More >
PANIPAT - A shocking case of child abuse has been reported from Sirjan Public School in Panipat, where a Class 2 student was reportedly beaten severely for not completing his homework. The school principal, Rina, allegedly called the school driver to punish the child. The accused reportedly took the student to an upstairs room, suspended him upside down from a window using ropes, and physically assaulted him. Disturbingly, a video of the incident was uploaded to social media, which alerted the ...Read More >
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