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Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
Education commissioner Sachindra Pratap Singh holds review meet in Nagpur, meets police chief
Nagpur: On Thursday, state education commissioner Sachindra Pratap Singh held a review meeting in Nagpur of the department and later met city police commissioner Ravinder Singal. This was Singh's first visit to Nagpur after the education scam became public. A source in the education department said, "The education commissioner spoke with our team and reviewed the regular work. He later met police commissioner and went for his scheduled trip to Amravati by road." Later that night, Singh left for Pune. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Eid wishes , messages , and quotes !
Time of India
6 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Students & teachers will get to enjoy 129 off days this year in Maharastra govt school
Students & teachers will get to enjoy 129 off days this year PUNE: The school education department has announced the holiday schedule for the 2025-26 session for govt schools in Maharashtra with 129 off days for students and teachers. Schools reopen for the new academic year on June 16 in the rest of the state and on June 23 in Vidarbha. According to this new schedule, there will be 236 days of school sessions, with the remaining allocated for various holidays. Students & teachers will get to enjoy 129 off days this year in Maharastra govt school The education department finalised this timetable after discussions with teachers' associations. Last academic year, there was one less holiday compared to this year. The new session includes an extra Sunday. Throughout the year, there will be 53 Sundays which will be non-working, a govt notification stated. In February , education commissioner Sachindra Pratap Singh had said that schools would reopen on June 16 to end confusions triggered by the State Curriculum Framework for School Education (SCF-SE) that had recommended aligning Maharashtra's academic calendar with the CBSE schedule, shifting the school academic year from June-April to April-March. Education minister Pankaj Bhoyar had said that govt was considering reopening schools from April 1 for the next academic year. But, most teachers' unions opposed the move on the ground that adopting CBSE calendar without considering Maharashtra's social, cultural and geographical factors would be impractical.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Students & teachers will enjoy 129 off days this year
Pune: The school education department has announced the holiday schedule for the 2025-26 session for govt schools in Maharashtra with 129 off days for students and teachers. Schools reopen for the new academic year on June 16 in the rest of the state and on June 23 in Vidarbha. According to this new schedule, there will be 236 days of school sessions, with the remaining allocated for various holidays. The education department finalised this timetable after discussions with teachers' associations. Last academic year, there was one less holiday compared to this year. The new session includes an extra Sunday. Throughout the year, there will be 53 Sundays which will be non-working, a govt notification stated. In Feb, education commissioner Sachindra Pratap Singh had said that schools would reopen on June 16 to end confusions triggered by the State Curriculum Framework for School Education (SCF-SE) that had recommended aligning Maharashtra's academic calendar with the CBSE schedule, shifting the school academic year from JuneApril to April-March. Classification - Public holidays I 21 days - Diwali holidays I 9 days - Principal's discretion I 3 days - Summer vacation I 41 days - District collector's discretion I 2 days Teaching days I 237 Total working days I 250 MSID:: 121550826 413 |
Time of India
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
CAP: Every Maharashtra student to gets level playing field for XI admissions
Nagpur: As the first ever pan-Maharashtra mandatory Common Admission Process (CAP) for Class 11 admissions in state board-affiliated institutes rolls out, the biggest winner is going to be the student living in remote villages. State's education commissioner Sachindra Pratap Singh told TOI that merit-based admission system will now ensure that a student in Gadchiroli can secure admission in a top Mumbai college, without even leaving his taluka. "This is real democratisation of the Class 11 admission process. Students fill up their marks and the merit-based system gets started. Without ever leaving Gadchiroli, the student can proudly tell her parents that her marks have helped her to get a spot in state's top college," said Singh. The IAS official started working on this project after taken over as education commissioner, with the single aim of ensuring that every student in Maharashtra gets a level playing field for admissions. Earlier the Class 11 CAP was only for some urban areas in Maharashtra. Singh said, "Our focus is to speed up the process and ensure that the new session can begin from August onwards." The other thing which CAP will do is emhance transparency in the admission process. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Wirral: £19.99 Will-Writing Service Legacy Wills & Estate Planning Undo Singh said, "The best part about the online process is traceability. Now we can know who applied, who was offered admission and whether or not it was taken." Singh emphasised that this digital transformation will eliminate the need for students and parents to physically visit multiple colleges. The system will also prevent duplicate admissions, ensuring maximum seat utilisation across institutions. The initiative aligns with Maharashtra government's digital transformation goals and aims to make quality education accessible to students from all socio-economic backgrounds. The education department expects this centralised system to significantly reduce admission-related stress for students and parents.
Time of India
08-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
State edu dept instructs teachers to collect WhatsApp numbers of students' parents to facilitate Nipun Maharashtra initiative
1 2 Pune: The state school education department's 'Nipun Maharashtra' initiative has tasked teachers across districts with collecting and recording the WhatsApp numbers of students' parents to connect to the official SCERTM app . With this, alerts regarding updates of the students' academic performance will be shared directly to the messenger Nipun Maharashtra programme aims to ensure that 100% of students from Std II to V achieve foundational learning competencies . It was launched on March 5 this year to strengthen parent-teacher communication and improve learning have been given till June 30 to compile the phone numbers, although it is not made mandatory for parents to share the same. The directive applies to teachers of all govt and aided schools, excluding self-financed and non-aided commissioner Sachindra Pratap Singh told TOI, "Under the programme, class teachers from Std I to XII are instructed to enter parents' contact details into the State Council of Educational Research and Training Maharashtra (SCERTM) app, allowing them to share students' subject-wise academic progress directly via WhatsApp. Operation Sindoor Operation Sindoor: Several airports in India closed - check full list Did Pak shoot down Indian jets? What MEA said India foils Pakistan's attack on Jammu airport: What we know so far This move is expected to keep parents better informed and engaged in their children's education."Teachers were also encouraged to download and use the Nipun Maharashtra SCERTM app as part of the initiative's digital integration strategy. The app is designed to help track academic performance and streamline communication between schools and Kale, a primary teacher at the ZP school in Sangli, pointed out, "While teachers have been informed to update mobile numbers of students' parents under Nipun Maharashtra, in reality, when filling out information on the UDISE+ platform, parents' mobile numbers are already provided through the school. These numbers could have just been used for Nipun Maharashtra. There is an ongoing consideration at govt level to reduce non-educational tasks for teachers. This initiative ties in with the same."Beyond communication, Nipun Maharashtra also envisions creation of a comprehensive educational platform. In the future, the aim is to provide study materials, videos, and other audiovisual content to support student learning and bridge academic have long juggled multiple responsibilities beyond teaching — from collecting Aadhaar details to managing student records. With this new initiative, the education department hopes to foster a more connected and transparent educational environment, ensuring that no child is left behind in their foundational years.
