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Delhi toppers adopt concept-based study over rote learning

CBSE declared the Class 10 board exam results on Wednesday.
india news
Updated on Apr 16, 2026 10:43 am IST

‘Learn it by heart’ hurts your mental health: Top demerits of rote learning

Take learning at a healthy pace, instead of cramming word-for-word.
health
Updated on Aug 23, 2025 02:37 pm IST

Narayana Murthy says he hates coaching classes: ‘Wrong way to help children…’

Narayana Murthy believes coaching classes are unnecessary for attentive students, arguing they distract from genuine learning. He stresses that education should encourage observation, analysis, and hypothesis testing, guiding students to think critically and solve real-world problems.
business
Updated on Sept 10, 2024 08:30 am IST

6 ways to tweak CUET and fulfil NEP’s promise

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The rationale behind CUET is simple: It is fairer and easier on students and colleges to have one common entrance test for admission to non-professional college courses across the country (Representational)
opinion
Published on Aug 17, 2023 09:55 pm IST

CBSE 2024 board exams to have more MCQs, questions based on competency

CBSE has been gradually introducing such patterns in its papers since 2020-21. (HT file)
india news
Updated on Apr 07, 2023 12:03 am IST

Draft curriculum plan wants math learning to ‘not be robotic’

NCF recommends a change in “teaching-learning methods towards play-based, activity-based, discovery-based, and discussion-based learning.”
india news
Updated on Apr 07, 2023 02:18 am IST

‘Students should learn to apply concepts in day-to-day problems and develop parallel thinking to solve a question by different methods’

DK Goel, Chairman and Chief Mentor- FIITJEE Group
brand post
Updated on May 29, 2020 09:32 pm IST

Key decisions taken by HRD Ministry in 2019

The NEP is aimed at ushering in new reforms while the on-demand exam will help students move away from the practice of rote learning. (Representational image)
education
Published on Jan 06, 2020 11:50 am IST

Identify and tap a child’s potential

Baldeep Pandher, Principal, Green Land Senior Secondary School, Ludhiana
ht school
Updated on Jul 31, 2019 11:15 am IST

NEP promises reforms, but constraints remain

As it stands, the draft New Education Policy offers a challenge to both planners and practitioners in education, and it is only when this gets converted into a partnership that it can gain momentum.
opinion
Published on Jul 31, 2019 09:08 am IST

Krea University: Creating a generation of ‘thinking Indians’

The library. Krea university, in Sri City in Andhra Pradesh, is currently functioning out of a 40-acre campus, but work has begun on building a world-class campus on a 200-acre site.
education
Updated on Apr 16, 2019 03:09 pm IST

UGC-appointed panel suggests encrypted barcodes over roll numbers

A University Grants Commission (UGC)-appointed panel has preferred the introduction of encrypted barcodes over roll numbers to curb malpractices in examinations and on-demand examination facility to help students.
education
Updated on Feb 05, 2019 08:16 am IST

Pune students take note: sample question papers for Class 10 now ‘live’

Navi Mumbai, India - March 7, 2017: Students giving SSC exam in their center at ICL High School Vashi in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. (Photo by Bachchan Kumar / Hindustan Times)
pune news
Updated on Jan 28, 2019 02:25 pm IST

Online v/s offline learning: Which option is better for personalised learning

What’s plaguing the current education system? There are certain perennial issues troubling the education segment in India.
education
Updated on Nov 29, 2018 02:25 pm IST

Annual frenzy for marks needs re-examination

Given that our education is driven by rote learning and tricks to solve problems rather than comprehending the subject in its true sense, the failure is of the system rather than students.
mumbai news
Published on Jun 01, 2018 12:28 am IST

‘A well-conceptualised liberal arts and sciences programme is the need of the hour’

In a well-articulated liberal arts and sciences programme, the focus is less on a particular job or sector or career right after graduation, but more a preparation for a gainfully employed and fulfilling life.
education
Updated on May 31, 2018 02:39 pm IST
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