Till some years back higher education and quality education was not affordable to some illustrious students because of the financial constraints. There was no any alternative but to jump in the job market prematurely. And this led to untimely end of budding talents and their forceful transformation into to the mediocrity. Scholarships were there, but those were so less in numbers that only luckier few could avail them. But now the scene has changed drastically. The boom in the banking sector has led to release of large amount of funds for education loans. Now, education loans are easily available from various banks in India and this change is encouraging more and more students to take up higher education despite their financial shortcomings. Many nationalized banks have come up with various educational loan schemes that students can benefit from.Even private banks are not lagging far behind. The wave of change could ...

High Order thinking Skills moves away from general knowledge type skills to thinking skills like synthesizing, analyzing, reasoning, analyzing and comprehending. Rather than emphasizing the repetition activities, the focus is on problem solving involving higher order thinking skills. High Order Thinking Skills is designed to develop and increase cognitive development. With a focus on testing higher order thinking skills (HOTS), the CBSE has introduced changes in the examination system and curriculum for Classes X and XII for the academic session 2008. Now the students of Class X and XII will take their exams that includes HOTS that will put to test, their application skills.The new format will focus on subjects, including mathematics, social science and science and technology for Class X and accountancy, economics, business studies, chemistry, biology and mathematics for Class XII. The examination pattern for Classes X and XII is set to change from this year and will be ...

Central board of secondary Education (CBSE) is one of the eminent and widely recognized boards of school education in India. Although CBSE got its present name in 1952, its origin can be traced back to 1921 when the U.P Board of High school and Secondary Education was set up. The importance of CBSE lies in its effort to impart a common education in this land of diverse culture and heritage called India. Thus, it has successfully evolved a common standard for all across the country. Its respect has grown over the years as it is trying to make education relevant to the fast changing world while not compromising on the quality of education in India. One of the finest examples is the introduction of the financial market Management courses which have started from the 2008 academic year The CBSE prepares the syllabus for Class 9 to Class 12 in schools affiliated ...