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Thursday, January 8, 2026
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Topic: CBSE

CBSE schools get 1st report cards: Academics to sports, how central board evaluated performance

According to the board, report benchmarks schools’ academic outcomes against state level performance and overall CBSE school average. School principals welcome move.

Why CBSE making APAAR mandatory for board exam registration has sparked privacy debate

Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry or APAAR contains a student’s academic record from pre-primary to higher education level. It is part of NEP 2020.

‘Bharatiya Ganit Parampara’ document in the offing, CBSE to revise legal curriculum for Classes 11 & 12

These proposals were approved during the CBSE governing body meeting held in June, the minutes of which were released last week.

After ‘sugar boards’, CBSE asks schools to display ‘oil boards’ to promote healthy eating among students

CBSE said schools can take creative liberty in localising ‘boards’ while adhering to core message of promoting a healthier school environment.

CBSE releases final two board exam policy for class 10, makes first option mandatory; second optional

It aligns with 2023 National Curriculum Framework, updated to reflect NEP, which aims to reduce high-stakes nature of board exams by allowing students two attempts per year.

CBSE’s mother tongue circular has stumped school principals. Everyone’s interpreting it differently

The CBSE has given its affiliated schools time till the end of summer break to implement its directive.

CBSE asks schools to establish ‘sugar boards’ to monitor & reduce sugar consumption among children

The move comes after the board’s decision to allow students with Type 1 diabetes to carry insulin pumps and glucometers into examination halls.

EVM now stands for exam vindication mechanism & muskuraiye Trump ji, aap Qatar mein hain

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

2 board exams for class 10 starting next year? CBSE considering major overhaul

The board released a draft policy Tuesday introducing reforms that are in line with 2023 National Curriculum Framework for school education, which was updated to align with NEP 2020.

On Camera

Budget 2026 must signal rail reform. End cross-subsidies, privatise operations & services

Rail reform must be politically and socially sustainable. Infrastructure ownership should remain sovereign, while privatisation should be limited to new services and assets.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

India’s defence sky gets a solar boost: Army orders iDEX solar-electric drone 

Indian Army has inducted loitering munitions, kamikaze and surveillance drones for over Rs 5,000 crore post Operation Sindoor from various domestic firms.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.