Tag: Holistic education

The eighth edition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s annual interaction programme, ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha,’ scheduled for Monday, February 10, will be held in a new format and style this year. With more influential personalities roped in to address students who are set to sit for the year’s board examinations, Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025 will be held in a town hall format at Bharat Mandapam. Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC) is an initiative by PM Narendra Modi to transform exam-related stress into a festival of learning. Organised by the Department of School Education and Literacy, its 8th edition witnessed unprecedented growth. PPC ... Read more

The economic survey stresses the need for holistic education to improve the employability of the workforce in the future. It also emphasises the need for online and offline education models to complement each other, an essential requirement that emerged after the pandemic. The survey indicates that India’s school education system caters to 248 million students in 1.47 million schools, supported by 9.8 million teachers. Government schools constitute 69% of these institutions, educating 50% of the student population with 51% of the teaching staff. Conversely, private schools represent 22.5% of schools, teaching 32.6% of students with 38% of teachers. The National ... Read more