History Created in Mizoram: For the First Time, Girl ‘Cadets’ March into...
The Sainik school in Chhingchhip, Mizoram has made a historic change in its admission procedure. For the first time in 50 years, the strictly all-boys institution has opened its doors to girl students....
View ArticleReal-Life Rancho Returns to Odisha Village, Sets Up Innovation School for...
Rancho, the character played by Aamir Khan in the 2009-Bollywood blockbuster ‘3 Idiots,’ remains one of the most endearing characters ever to grace the silver screen. His unique approach to education,...
View ArticleHow IIT Grads & IAS Officers Joined Hands to Transforms Lives of Girls in...
Growing up, many of us learnt about the space and universe either through documentaries, feature films or through images in a textbook. Imagine what it would have been like if we had the opportunity to...
View ArticleCBSE To Now Provide Copies Of Board Exam Answer Sheets At Rs 2/Page: Facts To...
In August 2011, the Supreme Court permitted students appearing for the board examinations for classes 10 and 12 to access their evaluated answer scripts. While this was seen as a good step, there have...
View ArticleDear Teachers, Here’s How We Can Create an Inclusive Culture for All Students
I count myself lucky to be from a family that never allowed stereotypes to rule my mind. Along with my siblings, I received support and encouragement from my parents in unbiased ways. This helped me...
View ArticleIndia Changes MBBS Curriculum After 21 Years, Doctors To Study Ethics & Attitude
For those in school wanting to study medicine later on life, merely being a proficient doctor won’t be enough. They will have to acquire critical communication skills. At least, that’s what the latest...
View ArticleHere’s How Varanasi Youngsters Are Teaching Over 1,000 Underprivileged Kids!
At the heart of one of our most holy cities, near one of its oldest campuses and its post popular temples, a revolution of good will is stirring. And driving it, are some of the city’s youngest and...
View ArticleMentored by Kalam, This Unsung Scientist’s Brilliant Ideas Brought Science to...
On November 11, the state government of Bihar will honour Manas Bihari Verma, a renowned scientist and Padma Shri recipient, as a part of several events it is holding to commemorate National Education...
View ArticleThe Unsung Legacy of Azad, the Freedom Fighter Behind UGC, AICTE & India’s...
“A person of the calibre of Plato, Aristotle and Pythagoras,” Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin, who was respectfully known as Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, was a revered freedom fighter, politician, journalist...
View Article#ChildrenForThePlanet: Meet the 16-YO Bengaluru Boy Fighting To Save...
#ChildrenForThePlanet: This Children’s Day, TBI will be celebrating young innovators who are taking steps big and small for a sustainable future. It is incredibly tragic that Bengaluru’s largest lake,...
View ArticleIIT Gold-Medalist Quits a Cushy Job To Transform School Kids Into Changemakers!
In August 2018, a group of 13-year-olds—Aarushi, Divyanshi, Yashika, Fatima, and Ritwika—from Study Hall School in Lucknow, observed that many parents would drop their children off to school in the...
View ArticleRaised in a Slum, This Bengaluru Woman Left a Comfy Job for a Unique Reason
This article has been sponsored by SBI Life. Menaka Stephen was a young child when her father abandoned their family. The burden of supporting a family of five fell on her mother, who worked as a...
View ArticleHow Can 70,000 Migrants Get A Proper Education? Surat City Has a Unique Solution
Migration is a hot topic in the state of Gujarat following recent attacks on labourers from north Indian states, particularly in the city of Surat. These attacks stem from reports that a man from Bihar...
View ArticleHow a Sexagenarian Couple is Providing Education to Rajasthan’s...
Rinku is a 10-year-old from the Bhil tribe. She says, “I was too little when I was married.” Her parents work as bonded labour at a farmhouse, where they clean cattle waste. She says, “I still do it...
View ArticleGlass Ceiling Broken: Meet Anju Seth, the First Woman Director Of India’s...
Despite being the oldest B-school in the country, in its five decades of existence, the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) has never had a woman at the helm of its academic affairs. Well,...
View ArticleOne-Man Army: Karnataka Headmaster Cleans Toilets & Sweeps Classrooms Everyday!
Apart from the lack of teachers, government schools in the remotest parts of India often suffer from a dire shortage in non-teaching staff to maintain their premises. However, going beyond his...
View Article#GoBlueForChildren: How India Stood Up For Children Around The World On Nov 20
On World Children’s Day, India turned blue as her children united for their rights and ‘took over’ high-profile roles in entertainment, sports, media and business to highlight issues important to them....
View ArticleKarnataka Students’ Innovation Uses Rainwater to Generate Electricity From...
Despite the Indian education system’s unfortunate emphasis on rote learning, students across educational institutions in India continue to come up with innovative solutions to real life problems. Since...
View ArticleIAS Officer’s Zero-Cost Model Educates 20,000 Kids Battling Poverty, Trafficking
Hailing from the state of Kerala which boasts of the highest literacy rate in the country, the cause of education has always been close to 2011-batch IAS Officer, Nikhil Nirmal’s heart. In August 2018,...
View ArticleNEET 2019: SC Extends Registration Deadline, Allows Students Above 25 To Apply!
Thousands of students anxiously preparing for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), are much relieved with the Supreme Court’s interim order. Why did the SC intervene? The MCI had placed a...
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