A Parliamentary Standing Committee has urged the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) and the Union government to retain the Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed) programme, warning against replacing it with the new Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to introduce open-book assessments (OBAs) for Class 9 students starting in the 2026-27 academic session. The board’s Governing Body approved this decision in June after a pilot study examined the feasibility and acceptance of this format in schools.
It’s been five years since the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 was launched, promising to reshape the way India learns and teaches. As the country marks this milestone, students, teachers, and parents are reflecting on what has changed—and what still needs to.
