DPE / Physical Education
Daily Physical Education — a structured period of sports, games, yoga and movement that is now mandatory in every CBSE school from Class 1 to Class 12.
What DPE covers
Physical Education is not just 'games period'. A properly designed DPE syllabus covers motor skill development, age-appropriate fitness, team sports, individual sports (skating, athletics), yoga, basic first aid and the science of the human body. Every child gets graded on participation, skill and sportsmanship.
Why it matters more than before
With rising screen time and falling outdoor play, school PE is often the only structured physical activity a child gets. CBSE mandates one PE period every day in primary classes, and NEP 2020 makes sports an integral part of holistic assessment in the report card.
At Yajur
Yajur Public School allocates daily PE time and offers karate, skating, yoga and seasonal team sports. A trained PE coordinator tracks each child's fitness milestones and shares them in the term report alongside academic grades.
Related terms
Co-Curricular Activities (CCA)
Activities that run alongside the academic curriculum — music, drama, debate, sports, art, robotics — and are integral (not optional) to a child's school experience.
Student Wellbeing
A child's overall physical, emotional, social and mental health — increasingly tracked and supported as a curriculum strand in modern schools.
Holistic Education
An educational philosophy that develops the whole child — intellectual, emotional, social, physical, creative — rather than only academic performance.