From Rote to Real: CBSE's Skill Education Reform
Published on: April 6, 2026, 4:45 a.m. | Source: Daily Excelsior
Meenu Gupta guptadps@gmail.com A quiet but powerful transformation is unfolding in India’s classrooms. Beginning the academic year 2025-26, the Central Board of Secondary Education has made Skill Education, titled Kaushal Bodh, compulsory for students of Classes VI to VIII across all affiliated schools. This is not a minor curricular adjustment. It is a decisive shift in how the nation understands learning itself. For decades, middle school education has largely revolved around textbooks, note making, and examinations. While academic foundations remain […]
