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Thursday, September 25, 2025
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Topic: CBSE

CBSE issues guidelines for preschool, calls for child-friendly classrooms & annual health checks

CBSE releases guidelines to aid adoption of National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage (Preschool to Class 2) in its schools for 2023-2024 academic session. 

CBSE warns schools against starting academic session before 1 April, could cause ‘burnout’

The board also noted that starting the the academic session earlier does not give students enough time for learning value education, health & physical education, & community service.

‘Sharma ji ka beta’ syndrome and drone parenting must end. Boards causing more student suicides

This normalisation of anxiety has made us impervious to the toll on students’ health. Meanwhile, subreddit rules say, 'No suicide jokes, even if they are sarcastic'.

Piece of paper holds more value than person in ‘flesh & blood’: HC asks CBSE to correct records

Prema Evelyn Dcruz moved HC after request to CBSE to correct her date of birth was turned down. Her year of birth was wrongly entered as 1983 instead of 1981.

‘How to study over how to score’ — why more Indian parents are choosing foreign school boards

Data shows that more and more parents are sidestepping CBSE and admitting kids into IB and IGSCE schools with eye on college abroad. But critics are worried about ‘class system’.

Wait for Class 12 CBSE results to fix last date for admissions, UGC tells universities

UGC order comes after CBSE writes to commission saying some universities have already begun admissions process. CBSE Class 12 final results are expected in last week of July.

India’s school education now has three class layers. Blame political meddling in syllabus

Unprofessional working style of the CBSE under constant political pressure have also been pushing India’s schools to opt for international boards.

‘Mehengai maar gayi’: Urdu press quotes Manoj Kumar hit as Centre & states tussle on fuel prices

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

CBSE to revert to pre-pandemic pattern, conduct board exams once a year from 2023

Although the new National Education Policy mentions two board exams for classes 10 and 12, the board has decided not to go ahead with the decision as a permanent policy.

CBSE to conduct Class 10, 12 term II board exams from 26 April

The CBSE had announced last year that board examinations for 2022 will be conducted in two terms. Term I exams have already been held.

On Camera

‘I am Assam,’ Zubeen Garg had said. He was the soundtrack to our lives

Zubeen Garg's funeral entered the Limca Book of Records as the fourth-largest such procession in the world.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.