Summary:
Following this, several schools are scrambling to hire more physical education teachers and are also investing in sports infrastructure. The CBSE in April had advised schools to reserve one period a day for physical education, particularly for students between classes nine and 12. Some schools have chosen to attribute the hike to their investment in physical education teachers and infrastructure. This is in addition to the 5-10% hike in fees imposed by the managements every year. “For higher grades from classes nine to 12, we are extending school timings from 3 p.m.
to 4 p.m.
so that there is adequate time for physical education,” she said..