School Education

President Droupadi Murmu presented the awards in New Delhi on Teachers’ Day, 5 September. The 82 awardees comprise 48 school teachers, 21 faculty members in higher education and 13 trainers from the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. The President called education the most effective means of realising equality of opportunity.

The Bihar School Examination Board will print “kaushal ke liye patra” — eligible for skills — in place of “fail” on Class 10 and Class 12 marksheets from next year. Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari announced the change on 28 August, saying that failure to score the expected marks does not diminish a student’s talent. The Education Department is to issue formal directions to the Board.