Kerala became the first state in India to implement robotics education as a mandatory subject for all Class 10 students from June 2, 2025. Under the sixth chapter of the ICT textbook titled "The World of Robots," the syllabus teaches students the fundamentals of robotics through practical experiments such as building circuits, sensor work, and computer programming.

In a first-of-its-kind initiative, Kerala has become India's first state to make it compulsory for all 4.3 lakh class 10 students to study robotics from next academic year on June 2.

The placement of robotics in the tenth-grade ICT textbook, that is the sixth chapter entitled "The World of Robots" in the first book, will make the students better positioned to understand basic concepts of robotics from interactive activities, an official report reported on Sunday.

These are circuit manufacturing, aided by sensors and actuators, and electronic device actuation through computer programming, according to K Anvar Sadath, CEO, KITE and Chairman, ICT Textbook Committee, in a release.

KITE is the technical arm of the General Education Department of the Kerala state government.

It has already provided 29,000 robot kits to high schools in the state to facilitate the simple deployment of this curriculum.

"This ambitious effort is a sequel to Kerala's earlier record of introducing the learning of Artificial Intelligence (AI) among all seventh-grade students, another first at the national level last year," Sadath elaborated.

Supplementing an ongoing focus on skills-proof in future, the learning of AI has now also been added to the ICT books of classes 8, 9, and 10 as well.

The piloting of the robotics curriculum through experimentation with the Little KITEs (Kerala's IT club students) has helped to direct this bulk rollout to all class 10 students, the statement added.

The initial practical exercise in the book asks the students to use parts from available robotic kits like Arduino breadboards, IR sensors, servo motors, and jumper wires to build an automatic sanitiser dispenser that turns on automatically as soon as it senses a hand, it stated.

The students will further learn to develop AI-driven smart home automation systems, which include face-recognition-based smart doors.

In order to make all of this possible, they will make use of the 'Face Detection Built-in Model' of the Pictoblocks software programming IDE, using laptop webcams and Arduino kits that are available from KITE, in order to program door-openers.

KITE's new way of teaching robotics is aimed at enabling students to make use of advanced technologies to address a broad variety of real-world problems.

KITE has already completed training on the new ICT textbook of tenth grade for 9,924 teachers in the first phase.

Special robotics training for teachers will be conducted in July, Sadath informed.

In addition to this, KITE will give additional robotic kits and support to unaided schools according to the state syllabus if required.

The ICT textbook is also being distributed to all Malayalam, English, Tamil, and Kannada medium students, the official added later

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will shortly initiate the process of re-valuation and re-verification of marks registration for the CBSE Board Result 2025. The aspirants who are not satisfied with their result in the examination will shortly be able to apply for these facilities. Registration shall apparently initiate soon, and the applicants shall be able to fill up the same online on the official site of the CBSE at cbse.gov.in.

The re-checking facility would be a photocopy of marked answer book, re-checking of marks, and re-marking. All these facilities would be provided online here, and students would need to follow the schedule fixed. The procedure details and due date would be announced by CBSE in a separate circular in due course of time. These new changes are part of a new scheme under which students can see their answer books before recheck, providing them with more transparency regarding the marks and the marking.

Step-by-step guidelines to apply for CBSE Class 10, 12 re-valuation and re-verification 2025

Students who are interested to apply for re-verification or re-valuation can go through the below steps:

  • Official CBSE website: Go to the official CBSE website at cbse.gov.in.
  • Click re-valuation link: On the home page, look for and click the re-valuation and re-verification link. The link for re-valuation will direct you to the correct page for the application process.
  • Register on portal: You will be redirected to a new page where applicants are required to register themselves by entering required information such as their roll number and so on.
  • Account login: Once registered successfully, students need to log in to their account for application form filling up.
  • Application form filling up: Carefully fill up the application form along with all other information for re-verification or re-evaluation.
  • Payment: Finally, candidates are required to pay the application fee according to guidelines mentioned. Make the payment successfully before submitting it.
  • Online completion: Fill out the form and remit. Click the submit button once filled. Save the confirmation page to your files.
  • Print for reference later: Print completed application form and payment receipt. This might be requested later.

The process of re-checking CBSE 2025 consists of a number of steps to ensure accuracy. Initially, students can get a photocopy of their marked answer book. They can then look at it and may opt for verification of marks, i.e., total errors, missing marks, or unattempted questions. They may opt for re-evaluation, where a few questions will be re-checked.

This whole process will be carried out online, and CBSE will issue a separate circular that has the precise dates and process for registration. Students should ensure that they update themselves on the official website so that they don't miss the necessary registration.

For further details or clarification, students can check cbse.gov.in, where the latest news and notification will be posted.

Revolutions happen every day in Indian classrooms. A teacher in a rural village learns how to make algebra work for struggling students. A preschool teacher creates a disability-friendly classroom. An edtech innovator develops products to bridge the digital divide. The Education Excellence Awards 2024-25 is here to celebrate these everyday heroes transforming lives through education.

We are looking for these exceptional individuals and institutions this year who go that extra mile. The teacher whose unconventional pedagogy has students really passionate about history. The school that has found ways to include first-generation learners. The teacher who counsels students way beyond class hours. The organization that's delivering quality education to local languages. These are the people and institutions redefining what education can achieve in India.

Consider the case of Mrs. Gupta, who had turned her tiny government school classroom in Bihar into a math heaven with bottle tops and street games. Or the Sunshine Preschool team in Chennai, where all children, from all abilities, learn together. These are not success stories to be sniffled over - they're blueprints for how we can improve education nationally. When we talk about this success, we inspire others and show that what can be achieved.

Anyone can nominate - maybe you have a wonderful teacher at your child's school, or a university lecturer who inspired you. After nominations close, we'll scrutinize every entry in depth. Finalists can ask us to visit their classrooms or conduct interviews with students and parents. We want to witness the real difference they're making. Final winners will be honored at a special event in New Delhi later this winter.

The champions will be recognized nationally, but there is more value. Their winning approaches will be shared with teachers everywhere in India. Policymakers will learn from their practices. Most importantly, it confirms the outstanding effort they are making every day, much of it unseen and underfunded.

As the National Education Policy 2020 is being pushed to its implementation in India, these teachers are at the forefront. They show that the change-generating education is not going to happen from policy documents but from dedicated individuals in classrooms, schools, and communities throughout the country.

The day for which thousands of students waited so eagerly has finally come! Tamil Nadu Directorate of Government Examinations (DGE) announced the SSLC (10th) and HSE +1 (11th) results on the 16th May 2025. School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi announced the overall pass percentage and toppers list, which brought joy and nervous thrill in the state.

How Did the Students Perform Test This Year?

Class 10 (SSLC): 93.80% pass percentage

Class 11 (HSE +1): 92.09% pass percentage

Together, more than 17 lakh students wrote these important exams, 9,08,080 in Class 10 and 8,94,264 in Class 11. For those who did not clear the exams this time too, there is good news—supplementary exam details will be released soon.

How to Check Your Results Online

If you’re one of the many students refreshing your browser anxiously, here’s how to access your marksheet quickly:

Via DigiLocker (Fast & Official)

Visit digilocker.gov.in or download the DigiLocker app

Log in with your mobile number, Aadhaar, or username (First-time users must register first!)

Go to "Issued Documents" or search for "TN Board"

Click on "Class 11 Marksheet 2025"

Enter your roll number and information

View & Download your result—save it for later!

Websites and other information:

tnresults.nic.in

dge.tn.gov.in

Supplementary Exams: Dates and information will be released soon for those who need a second dose.

College Admissions: Class 11 marks decide stream choice in Class 12—hold on to your documents!

Celebrate (or Regroup): If you cracked it or need to repeat, recall—this is just a milestone along your educational path.

In a country where exam marks are near about a national festivity and board toppers overnight heroes, there is one boy who rose like a star from nowhere – Aarav Malhotra. The 15-year-old West Greater Noida prodigy was the boy who did something that all the students can but dream of – a flat, right-on-the-dot 100% mark in the 2025 CBSE Class 10 exams, according to Jagran News. Not 99%, not 499/500. A flat-out, nail-the-exam, drop-the-pen, walk-out-like-a-boss 500 out of 500. If there was a face of excellence this year, then Aarav's was it. From school to subject interests, everything about him is setting eyebrows twitching. So let's dissect and discover what sets young academic superstar Aarav apart so distinctly.

Straight A1s and No Sweat – Aarav's Blotless Scorecard

Aarav Malhotra has swept the board so many times with marks. He scored an incredible 100/100 in English Language & Literature, French, Mathematics Standard, Science, and his other subject, Artificial Intelligence. Even in Social Science, the only paper where most students typically struggle, Aarav scored a near-perfect 98/100. That left his five subject-wise top subjects totalling a whopping 500/500, which earned him a perfect 100% score and, as a result, national accolades. From theory to internal exams, he topped all of it with an A1 grade in all of the subjects – what a study master!

The School That Produced a Topping Titan

Aarav is a proud DPSian of Delhi Public School, Knowledge Park-V, Greater Noida (West) – one among the new eduscape hotspots in the NCR. With an unshakeable reputation for the quest of academic as well as co-curricular excellence, DPS Greater Noida (West) is currently enjoying the glory of Aarav. Prioritizing creative learning processes combined with a apt ambiance has irrevocably worked wonders, offering an opportunity to Aarav to shine and bag the nation's top honours.

Areas That Speak A Thousand Words – French and AI FTW

Though most of the toppers take conventional combinations of subjects, Aarav took a decision which was actually quite fascinating. Along with the conventional subjects like English, Maths, Science, and Social Science, he took French as the second language and Artificial Intelligence as the sixth subject. Yes, while most 10th-grade students were struggling with conventional subjects, Aarav was studying AI in depth – and obtained a perfect 100 in the subject. Let's take it for granted that this teenager is already gearing himself to face an AI future.

A Sneak Peek into Aarav's Life – Home, Habits and Whiffs of Brilliance

Who is the pillar behind this wonder student? Aarav's educational journey has been nudged along each step of the way by his parents, Aarunshi Malhotra and Kumud Malhotra, who must be soaring high themselves at this point. A combination of home discipline, schedule routine, and impenetrable backing seems to have led to the perfect balance of forces for achievement. Aarav is said to be laser-focused in school, very disciplined in his study routine, and surprisingly calm under pressure — a great asset for someone who finds himself in the midst of one of the most important exams of his school life.

What's Next for the Nation's Topper?

With such a start, the future before Aarav is nothing but golden. Whatever direction he takes to pursue the Science stream pathway, explore further into the field of AI and technology, or surprise us all with a curveball, one thing is certain — the nation will be looking on. Aarav has shown that he has the attitude, commitment, and inquisitiveness necessary to succeed at whatever profession he chooses to take. And in all sincerity, with his kind of mind, the sky is not the limit — it's merely the beginning.

Aarav Malhotra's success isn't about getting on top of the scores — it's about living up to the top expectations. His story proves that hard work, diligent preparation, and a passion for learning are the best superpowers. In a society where student burnout is unavoidable and where there is too much pressure to succeed, Aarav is an inspiration of hope for students everywhere.

So the next time you feel bogged down by textbooks, exams, or timetables, remember Aarav — the boy from Greater Noida who made every one of those obstacles a triumph and showed the nation that space for greatness isn't created overnight, it's built mark by mark.

A sudden but lucky visit was made by an elephant to the Army Public School in the Satgaon area of Guwahati, surprising personnel momentarily before it left the school peacefully without causing any harm to anyone and without causing any accident or damage.

The school, being in an army camp and in the Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary, is not used to such visits. However, the visitation has made front-page headlines due to the amicable manner with which the affair had been handled by school authorities. A cell phone clip posted on social networking websites captures one of the school employees entreating the elephant to withdraw gracefully, saying "Maharaj, jaayeae" (Maharaj, get away), softly and calmly. The elephant, otherwise quite distressed, then halted and retreated back away from the complex by itself. Although an on-campus sighting of a wild elephant would otherwise get everyone's goat, the staff response as well as that of the animal itself was quite laid back. There was no harm or injury inflicted, and no response on the part of forest authorities was taken since the animal disappeared in the nearby forest cover moments later.

The locals were not surprised since they clarified that periodic elephant appearances are normal in the area, particularly at the peripheries of the forests. The Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary at the city peripheries is a known spot where elephants typically migrate from in quest of water or food every now and then.

This episode once again showed the thin line of separation between urbanization and ecosystems. Conservationists have been pointing to the widening belt of overlap between human habitation and wildlife corridors as an increasingly growing problem in Assam and elsewhere in northeast India.

Even with the risks, this peaceful moment is now the symbol of life—and proof of the magic still available among human beings and nature when perceived in reservation and sensitivity.

In a big shock to the education system of Uttar Pradesh, the Uttar Pradesh government announced a stunning increase in school fee for class 9 to class 12. The step, which would cover both government schools and government-aided schools, will hit crores of students and their parents from next session 2025–26.

The school charge has been increased by 180% to 200%, thereby making second-level education very expensive compared to the past years. The order had been previously issued after state governor sanction, and an appropriate notification has been issued in the public arena.

This is a step in a larger direction towards revamping the state's secondary school system, from reforms already in progress in the face of criticism to evaluation processes, and administrative transparency in general.

Fee Increase at Glance

The new fee structure impacts students taking government schools classes 9-12 as well as benefited institutions. This is the biggest fee increase the Uttar Pradesh Board has experienced in recent history.

Even while the government has defended the change as a step towards making the education system resource-rich and self-sufficient, there is a hint here too that parents will now have to pay a very heavy economic price for the educational upbringing of wards.

The move is also likely to raise questions about accessibility of quality of education to the economically weaker class students.

Process of Scrutiny Now Subject to Surveillance

Apart from the fee hike, the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP)—or the UP Board, for that matter—has gone ahead with more regulated and open board exam copy checking procedure.

From now on, High School (Class 10) and Intermediate (Class 12) answer papers verification will be done in the presence of CCTV cameras. The decision is to put an end to malpractices and ensure bona fide test practice.

The bigger regional centers of Prayagraj, Meerut, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, and Bareilly have been designated as scrutiny centers. Subject matter experts will carry out the scrutiny in these centers so that process purity is maintained.

UP Board Secretary Bhagwati Singh has claimed that new results for scrutiny application will be available on June 10, 2025.

Scrutiny application deadline: May 19, 2025

The UP Board announced the result of Class 10 and 12 on April 25, 2025. Students dissatisfied with the results have been given a chance to apply for scrutiny online.

The application can be submitted on or before May 19, 2025. The application can be done on the official UP Board website. The step further increases the efforts of the board towards digitization and student-based services.

Government Rationale and Public Response

The government indicated the increase in fee and new policy for assessment are part of a vision to develop an independent, responsible, and contemporary education system. The officials believe higher fees will enable better infrastructure, better quality teachers, and a well-managed administration in state schools.

But already the shift is causing mixed reactions. Education reformers have welcomed the call for greater regulation and infrastructure, but parents and students are concerned about expense, especially to low-income or rural families.

There is also fear that the sudden hike in fees will fuel higher drop-out or push more students into below-standard private schools or shadow education.

The government of Uttar Pradesh's new policies both present opportunities and challenges. There is that aspect of push to modernization and transparency, which is welcome. But this unprecedented increase in the quantum of fees is not welcome, and that has implications towards inclusiveness and access to education.

As the start of the new school year approaches, all eyes will be on how the shake-up is implemented—and how families statewide react to the new model.

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