India’s largest school education scheme is facing a quiet funding crisis. Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, the Union government’s flagship programme covering school education from pre-primary to Class 12, is receiving higher headline allocations on paper. But the real story lies beneath the numbers. Even as Budget 2026-27 increased allocations for Samagra Shiksha, budget cuts have resulted…
NEP 2020 is transforming India’s education system by focusing on foundational learning, flexible structures, and mother-tongue instruction. With digital platforms like DIKSHA and PM e-VIDYA, it is making quality education more accessible, inclusive, and future-ready. A System Built for a Different Era India’s education system was built for scale, not depth. Millions of children were…
India’s Bharat Innovates 2026 initiative is showcasing 137 deep-tech startups aiming to deliver affordable, scalable innovations for the Global South. The program highlights India’s ambition to become a global leader in cost-effective technology and innovation. India just sent a clear signal to the world. On March 21 and 22, the Ministry of Education concluded the…
The GEM Report 2026 highlights that while education access is increasing globally and in India, major gaps remain in equity, completion rates, and early education pathways. It stresses that expanding enrollment alone is not enough without ensuring equal opportunities and learning outcomes for all. Global Progress and Persistent Gaps The Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM…
CBSE has reintroduced On-Screen Marking (OSM) for Class 12 board exams after 12 years to make evaluation faster, accurate, and transparent, while reducing human errors. Schools and teachers will undergo training and need proper infrastructure to implement the system. After more than a decade, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has reintroduced on-screen marking…
Change is moving through India’s schooling system. New steps taken in Uttar Pradesh, then Delhi, and now Rajasthan, each one pointing ahead, not back. Preparing young minds isn’t just about books anymore; it’s tied to identity, balance, because work lives shift. These places began differently, yet their paths lean the same way. Learning no longer…
Over a hundred years since John Dewey wrote these words, classrooms still mirror the very issue that he cautioned against. In most education systems, including India’s, education is not usually integrated into learners’ lives. For many learners, particularly the marginalised, schooling is not so much a place of exploration but a fixed framework that requires…
In 2025, artificial intelligence quietly became part of life on campuses across India. It did not happen with big announcements. Instead, AI steadily blended into daily academic work. By year-end, students and teachers were using AI nearly every day. The shift has been widely documented in a year-end review published by The Times of India,…
A shift looms over India’s college landscape. Mid-December brought the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill into Parliament’s lower house, pushed forward by the national Education Minister. This proposal targets the core structure behind campus leadership nationwide A fresh attempt arrives where problems once stayed too long. Across India, millions of students fill classrooms every day….
When the COVID-19 pandemic closed 1.5 million schools in India, impacting almost 250 million students, online learning did not appear to be just an answer but a turning point in history. For the very first time, talk of “Digital India” in education was no longer wishful talk; it was a requirement. But five years down…
