Ahmedabad: Twenty-five private schools in the city have been ordered to shut down due to a lack of new admissions. Additionally, five schools in Ahmedabad rural have also been asked to close. The District Education Officer of Ahmedabad has announced the closure of 25 private schools in the city because of insufficient student enrollment over the past two to three years. Institutions affected by this decision include A-One Primary School in Satellite, HB Kapadia New Primary School (English Med...Read More

Vadodara: A wall collapse at Narayan Vidyalaya in Vadodara injured four students on Friday around 12:30 pm. The collapse occurred in a first-floor classroom, resulting in one student sustaining a serious head injury that required three stitches. The incident happened during lunchtime, causing four students to fall 13 feet from the first floor along with their benches. The collapse triggered fear and panic among the students, who quickly evacuated the building. The collapse of the balcony a...Read More

Ahmedabad: School transport via vans and rickshaws resumed today in the city after the Ahmedabad School Vardhi Association called off the strike that had been ongoing for the last two days. The Regional Transport Office (RTO) authorities have granted a window of 45-60 days to complete the process of obtaining vehicle fitness certificates and permits. The decision came after a meeting with RTO authorities, led by J.J. Patel in Ahmedabad. A period of 45-60 days has been given to obtain registra...Read More

Ahmedabad: The operators of private school vans and rickshaws launched a statewide strike today against delays in obtaining vehicle fitness certificates and permits. In response, the transport department has announced plans to intensify its crackdown on vehicles operating without valid certificates and permits. Approximately 80,000 school vans and rickshaws, including 15,000 in Ahmedabad, have been pulled from service starting this morning. The school van and rickshaw association has requeste...Read More

Gandhinagar: The new academic year of 2024-2025 has started today across Gujarat in over 54,000 schools after a 35-day-long summer vacation. Over 1.15 crore students are rejoining the campuses today. The state government is going to hold Shala Pravesh Utsav across all schools on 27-28-29 June. The summer vacation this year was observed from May 9 to June 12. Earlier, the board had scheduled summer vacation from May 6 to June 9. However, given the Lok Sabha elections and teachers being assigne...Read More

Ahmedabad: Just days before the new school term begins, the Ahmedabad School Van Association has announced a 20% fare hike for auto rickshaws and vans transporting students. The fare for rickshaws has gone up by Rs 100 per kilometre, while the fare for school vans has increased by Rs 200 per kilometre. This adjustment will be applied statewide. Under the new fare structure, parents will now pay Rs 1,200 per kilometre for school van services, up from the previous Rs 1,000. Similarly, the co...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Mt Carmel School in the Navrangpura area of the city will continue to function from its current campus, as ordered by the District Education Officer, Rohit Chaudhary, for the upcoming academic year starting June 1. The order came after a visual inspection conducted by the technical officer of the Gujarat Roads and Buildings Department's Ahmedabad division confirmed the building's safety. Following the DEO's order, the school has informed the parents about operating from the exi...Read More

Bodakdev: The district education officer (DEO) of Ahmedabad city has instructed Karsanbhai Patel-led Nirma Group-run Nirma Vidyavihar School in Bodakdev to refund the extra fees charged to parents. The DEO had received complaints from parents and issued a notice to the school on April 10 for raising its fees without the consent of the fee regulatory committee (FRC). The private school had allegedly increased its annual fees by 40% without seeking approval from the FRC. The order states tha...Read More

Gandhinagar: Schools affiliated with the Gujarat Education Board across Gujarat will have summer vacation this year from 1st May to 4th June. The total period of vacation shall be 36 days(considering that 30th April is Sunday). As per a circular released by the director of primary education, the new academic year will start on 5 June. All schools under the Gujarat board, adhyapan mandirs, Bal adhyapan mandirs, private PTC colleges, and primary and secondary schools will have the vacation during ...Read More

Amdavad: The district education officer (DEO) of Ahmedabad issued a show-cause notice to Nirma Vidyavihar School (a private school in Bodakdev) for increasing annual fees by 40% without the consent of the school fees regulatory committee (FRC). The school had increased the fees from Rs 89,000 to Rs 1.24 lakh for the academic year 2023-24, whereas the FRC rules allow a maximum increase of 5%. The FRC has not approved any fee increase applications up till now. Despite this, the school has still...Read More