Education | The Indian Express
Elderly care, yoga, and self-help will soon be part of the curriculum at Delhi schools. A new course, called Science of Living, will introduce students to different forms of meditation, including yoga, mindfulness, and stretching exercises, a State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) official said.
The course will be for students from kindergarten to class 10, he said. The official told PTI that the education department was also developing new courses focused on Artificial Intelligence.
“As technology continues to evolve, the need to upgrade skills has become essential. To meet this demand, we are working on new courses and activities that will help students stay ahead in the tech-driven world,” he said.
Several existing schemes and courses are being revised with new elements to enhance their impact, he said. Among them is the New Era of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and Vision, or NEV, which will introduce students to business-related activities, he said.
The official added that NEV would be different from the Business Blasters programme and would offer a fresh set of activities. Another new programme, called ‘Rashtraneeti’, will be introduced for students across classes to give them ‘practical knowledge of governance, democracy, active citizenship, and policymaking, he added.
Meanwhile, non-plan admissions in classes 6 to 9 of Delhi government schools for the 2025-26 academic session will begin on April 1 through an online registration system, the DoE said on Wednesday.
Issuing guidelines for non-plan admissions in these classes, the Directorate of Education (DoE) said students studying under the non-standard organisation (NSO) category in government or aided schools were not eligible for the process.
Story continues below this ad
They must approach their current schools for transfers or readmission.
The DoE said the admission process would be held in three cycles, the first of which would be open from April 1 to 8.
The second cycle will be conducted between May 1 and 24 and the third between July 1 and 25.
Admission in classes 6 and 7 will be processed online for those students promoted from classes 5 and 6, respectively. However, out-of-school children will be physically registered at the nearest school. The age of these applicants must be between 10 and 13.
#Delhi #govt #schools #introduce #courses #moral #values