Tag: curriculum

Financial Literacy in the NEP: A call for curriculum reform for today's students – Times of India

Most education today, and this is true at all levels, focuses on giving learners skills and competencies that will at some stage in their lives make them employable. The purpose is obvious: employable people get jobs and earn money for themselves and their families. The end goal is on creating the ability to earn money, what is often missed is that this is not coupled with the ability to manage money.Financial planning is missing, which is because basic financial literacy is missing in the education system.Ideally all learners, regardless of what they are studying, should be provided financial literacy so ... Read more

NCERT BOOKS – I see no evidence of saffronisation anywhere. – Dinesh Saklani, Director

We often confuse things and attempt to link them with ideologies, but in this case, it is simply not evident. – Dinesh Saklani Director of NCERT NEW DELHI: Earlier this year, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) announced revisions to its textbooks for primary to senior secondary grade subjects, including substantial changes to the Political Science textbooks for classes 11 and 12. The NCERT has faced intense criticism for its recent changes in textbooks, which have led to accusations of distorting historical events and promoting a biased narrative. The inclusion and exclusion of certain details, as well ... Read more

दिल्ली की 109 वर्ष पुरानी मारवाड़ी सार्वजनिक पुस्तकालय  में 201 निर्धन एवं मेधावी छात्रों को छात्रवृत्तियों और पाठ्यक्रम वितरण

नई दिल्ली। दिल्ली के चाँदनी चौक में  आजादी के आन्दोलन का केन्द्र और साक्षी रही 109 वर्ष पुराने मारवाड़ी सार्वजनिक पुस्तकालय में 201 निर्धन एवं मेधावी छात्रों को छात्रवृत्तियों का वितरण किया गया। संस्था के प्रधान प्रेम सिंघानिया, महामंत्री राज कुमार तुलस्यान तथा अतिथियों ने इन छात्रों को 1200 रु प्रति छात्र छात्रवृत्ति, स्कूल बेग्स, पाठ्य और लेखन सामग्री प्रदान की । महामंत्री राज कुमार तुलस्यान ने इस मौके पर बताया कि संस्था अपने सामाजिक और शिक्षा के प्रति दायित्वों को हर वर्ष बख़ूबी निभाती है। उन्होंने बताया कि मारवाड़ी पुस्तकालय में  संविधान को मूल कोपी की प्रति सहित दुर्लभ ... Read more