The plea challenged the provisions under the RTE Act which excludes madrasas, vedic pathshalas and educational institutions imparting religious knowledge within its ambit.
In its affidavit, the CBSE said that multiplicity of curricula and other educational resources is desirable in addition to a core common element as a child can better relate to a curriculum that is more closely related to their life outside the school.
Telangana Textbook Cover: SCERT Director M Radha Reddy said a copy of the original Preamble was published on the cover page of Class 10 Social Science textbook 'by oversight'
For the professional development of government school teachers, the Education Department has released a plan to send 230 school principals to Indian and foreign educational institutions in July, August and November this year.
In its appraisal, the PAB has pointed out that Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) has shown a decrease of two per cent at the primary and 9 per cent at the senior secondary level.