Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked teachers to lead student campaigns promoting swadeshi products to bolster Make in India and “vocal for local.”
• CBSE and several state boards have directed schools to prioritize enjoyable, experimental and application-oriented assignments.
• Technology-enabled classrooms now assign videos, slideshows and online research, with some tasks extending to interviews, kitchen gardens and documenting local traditions.
• Despite the redesign, many students still spend roughly three to four hours on homework, with ASER 2018 noting 74 percent of urban students receive daily homework.
• Parents welcome less rote work yet caution that project-heavy tasks can heighten parental involvement and widen gaps, prompting calls to balance rigor and workload.