Education Woes
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Government school students are still struggling to make up for the learning loss during Covid-19
Instead of holding children back a class, which can have a psychological impact, experts suggest bridge courses or remedial classes.
Prachi Salve, IndiaSpend.com
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How multiple choice question exams are weakening India’s ability to think critically and creatively
The MCQ syndrome reduces complexity to unreal simplicity, like a stick figure representing the human form.
Sukanta Chaudhuri
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How the CUET will turn India’s schools into giant coaching factories
Instead of inculcating basic, valuable skills, what remains of the education system will be hollowed out from within.
Anurag Mehra
Trending
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Constitution does not allow preferential treatment for religious majority: SC judge BV Nagarathna
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‘Zara Hatke Zara Bachke’ review: Duck-and-dive comedy is a hit-and-miss affair
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Interview: India’s exaggerated value and the danger of S Jaishankar’s ‘new world order’ posturing
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Political leaders in Nepal object to ‘Akhand Bharat’ mural in new Parliament
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Who was the photographer who took these dehumanising images of the Madras famine?
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Interview: ‘Schools should prioritise recovery from pandemic-driven learning loss over curriculum’
Pratham CEO Rukmini Banerji emphasises building foundational literacy and numeracy skills that can help children recoup the losses due to school closures.
Govindraj Ethiraj, IndiaSpend.com
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Indian medical students in Chinese universities face uncertainty, urge Beijing to relax Covid curbs
Students told Scroll.in that they are missing out on practical sessions and expressed worry that Indian authorities may not accept the degrees they receive.
Scroll Staff
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Amid travel restrictions, Indians enrolled in Australian universities are left in the lurch
Several students are unable to study despite paying high fees.
Indira Laisram
Video
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Watch: Comedian parodies journalist’s responses about nanochip in Sengol, wrestlers’ medals and more
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Watch: Angry football fans heckle referee and his family, throw chair at him after their team lost
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Watch: Joe Biden trips and falls at the US Air Force Academy graduation, jokes he ‘got sandbagged’
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Watch: How DRI, Coast Guard officers recovered over 32 kg gold from under the sea in Tamil Nadu
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Watch: Rare all-white panda caught on camera at nature reserve in Sichuan, China
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Network lags, Zoom parties: How Indian students of foreign colleges are coping with online classes
‘I have to stay up the entire night with mugs of coffee... Basically, I’m paying Rs 10 lakh for studying online – and doing so is affecting my health.’
Amanat Khullar
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Indian public schools failed to provide education during lockdown, say 80% parents in a new survey
The coronavirus pandemic has revealed the deep digital divide in India.
Aastha Malik, IndiaSpend.com
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Are we so focused on the exams that we have lost sight of the education?
The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare underlying problems with grading systems.
Jan McArthur, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Scoop’ review: A flat view of a highly irregular case of police overreach
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‘Zara Hatke Zara Bachke’ review: Duck-and-dive comedy is a hit-and-miss affair
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‘School of Lies’ review: An overloaded saga of secrets and trauma
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‘Mumbaikar’ review: A dated, draining exercise
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Review: In ‘Fire in the Mountains’, the enormous burden of womanhood
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High Court allows DU to conduct online open book exams for final year students from August 10
However, the court asked both the Delhi University and the University Grants Commission to comply with a slew of directions.
Scroll Staff
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Can final year exams be based on assignments and presentations, Delhi HC asks UGC
The court was hearing a petition challenging Delhi University’s decision to hold open book exams.
Scroll Staff
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Delhi High Court pulls up DU for uncertainty about exams, asks for detailed affidavit
The court said that the affidavit the university has filed is vague, and careers of thousands of students are on the line.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Pro League: Harmanpreet Singh – ‘We are not letting the two losses last week play on our minds’
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IPL 2023: MS Dhoni doing well after knee surgery, confirms CSK CEO
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Molestation, demand for sexual favours: What wrestlers alleged in FIR against Brij Bhushan Singh
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Cricket: Shweta Sehrawat to lead India ‘A’ squad at ACC Emerging Women’s Asia Cup 2023
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Sports world daily: Altmaier stuns Sinner at Roland Garros; Messi’s Barcelona return difficult