INDIA’S CBSE WAIVING RULE FOR PRIOR APPROVAL A PRAGMATIC STEP: India’s Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has waived a rule pertaining to granting of prior approval to students studying under foreign curriculum in countries outside India, who wish to return to India and study in CBSE-affiliated schools. According to CBSE, this decision has been taken in view of the influx of students from other countries to India during the COVID-19 pandemic. The move is indeed a pragmatic one, given the times we live in, and it will come in handy particularly for students seeking admission in classes X and XII. During times of crisis and uncertainties, worrying over school admission and concerns over ensuring a seamless academic transition from one country to another are the last things that parents and students should be grappling with. This new rule should therefore come as a huge sigh of relief for all stakeholders concerned. [COMMENT: Sanjib Kumar Das, Assistant Editor]