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Health cards for all CBSE students
The Malappuram Sahodaya, a nodal body of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools in the district, has asked all schools to maintain the student health cards as directed by the CBSE.
The Sahodaya has asked the schools to ensure that all children reaching the schools are immunised. The CBSE, in a directive in 2012, had asked the schools to maintain health cards of students with special emphasis on immunisation. The CBSE circular underscored the importance of immunisation at various stages to prevent deadly communicable diseases.
Pointing out that some students may have missed getting all required shots of vaccine, leaving them unprotected, the CBSE asked the schools to follow a strict schedule of vaccination for high level of immunity.
‘‘Unprotected children may spread the disease, especially in schools where large number of students are together in close quarters,’’ the CBSE circular said, adding that the successes of government plans like the Universal Immunisation Programme depended on the level of awareness that could be generated through various measures.
However, the CBSE asked the schools not to do anything without taking the parents into confidence. ‘‘Establishing good health practices is essential, but keeping the parents aware and informed and taking their consent and approval at every step is even more important. For each parent, the health support will be assured,’’ the circular said. M. Abdul Nazar, treasurer of the All Kerala CBSE Sahodaya School Complex, said the schools and parents should take the issue of immunisation seriously.
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/health-cards-for-all-cbse-students/article8739579.ece
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HT FILE The number of multiple choice questions will increase in HSC board exams. The board said it will only change the question paper pattern for the exam.
The state education board said it will be better to change the question paper pattern rather than the syllabus as students are already preparing for the exams. The new pattern will be worked out after studying the CBSE Class 10 exam papers and NEET question papers. “The tests might have more multiple choice questions and on higher order thinking skills compared to ours,” said Gangadhar Mhamane, board chairperson.
The board said there was not enough time to revise the entire syllabus for this academic year.
There is a 10% difference in the HSC syllabus and that of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).
The organization of CBSE Schools in Malappuram has directed all school heads to ensure that all students are vaccinated.
In a circular issued on February 2012, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had directed all schools to verify the records of immunization during the admission of students. Though the CBSE had also directed all schools to keep the health status of students, it seems that most of the schools are yet to follow the direction.
M Abdul Nazar treasurer of All Kerala CBSE Sahodaya school Complex (KSSC) said that a general body meeting of the organization held on Thursday has decided to strictly follow the directions in the circular by introducing health card for each student. "The health card will contain the immunization history of each student," he said.
The CBSE circular has requested that schools must encourage immunization of students and observe utmost sincerity in verifying the Immunization Record of each student admitted in the school. "Schools must also discuss the immunization records of students with parents for a timely remediation, if needed," it says.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/Vaccination-must-for-CBSE-students/articleshow/52788892.cms
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In
order to motivate students to involve in scientific innovation and
creative brainstorming session, the Central Board of Secondary Education
(CBSE) will soon be starting up with high tech 'Atal Tinkering
Laboratories (ATLs)' in all affiliated schools.
As per a recent PTI report, NITI Aayog has planned to start up 500 Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL).
Details of the lab:
In accordance to start the mission successfully, grant-in-aid would be given to all the schools for a one-time establishment cost of Rs 10 lakh.
Also, Rs 10 lakh for a maximum period of 5 years would be given for setting up the labs.
Statements given by Sugandh Sharma:
While speaking to TOI , CBSE additional director, Sugandh Sharma said, "The project is part of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM). These laboratories will provide a work space to students and help them hone their innovation skills"
"The objectives of the scheme are to foster curiosity, creativity among students, to inculcate computational thinking, adaptive learning, and physical computing and to help students in understanding the basic concepts of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) by providing them an opportunity to work with tools and equipment"
Further, these labs will help young students in understanding the basic concepts of STEM by providing them with an opportunity to work with tools and equipment.
Source: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/cbse-school-tinkering-labs/1/693152.html
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- Govt seeks report on school bag by July 10
- For school students, it will pay to help build plastic roads in state
- Health cards for all CBSE students
- JEE (Main) ranks to be announced on June 23
- Between the lines: Rich info, little direction
- IIT, NIT aspirants can withdraw admission now
- Panel: Coaching classes malaise hurting sector
- Draft edu policy may clash with RTE norms
- Have nat'l test after Class 12 for college admissions: Panel
- `KV, Navodaya successes must be studied'
- Mantri's pic on test result upsets schools
- HSC exam papers to be on same lines as NEET
- Vaccination must for CBSE students
- CBSE to start 'tinkering labs' in schools
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Jun 16 2016
:
The Times of India
(NaviMumbai)
Govt seeks report on school bag by July 10
Vinamrata Borwankar
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Mumbai:
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Report To Be Placed Before HC On PIL Date
As the new academic year
begins, the state education department has asked schools to hold random
checks and measure the weight of the bags students are carrying and
submit a report. The local education department has been instructed
by the state government to submit a consolidated report on the weight of
school bags by July 10. The state in turn is required to submit the
findings to the Bombay High Court before it next hears the PIL on July
27.
In a circular issued to the schools in the city's north zone, the education department has instructed principals to conduct random checks among the children in June and July .BB Chavan, deputy director of education, Mumbai, said that the department was taking steps to ensure that the guideli nes are followed right from day one.
An inspection carried out by the education department in April, four months after the Bombay high court's deadline of bringing the school bag weight under control, had revealed that around 30% of the students in the city still carried bags which are more than the prescribed limits. The prescribed weight of bags for class I to VIII is between 1.8kg and 3.4kg.
School principals said they were already taking measures to ensure that the bag weight is under control. “We have emailed all parents to ensure that they check the bags before students leave for schools. We have also told our teachers to ensure all the students are using their lockers,“ said Father Francis Swamy , principal, St Mary's ICSE School, Mazgaon.
Some schools have asked students to carry only homework sheets. “They can leave textbooks and other items in school. They only need their organiser and homework sheets,“ said Kusum Kanwar, principal, Billabong High School.
New academic year starts across state
Wednesday marked the first day of the new academic year at several schools across the state. To welcome the new batch the schools hosted various initiatives as prescribed by the state.drives Twenty two students, identified in the various out-of-school with NGO Pratham, were enrolled in a civic school in South Mumbai. School education minister, Vinod Tawde who accompanied the students to Lord Harris Municipal School, said, “The intention is to ensure that no student must be left out of school and deprived of primary education.“
At Chattrapati Shivaji Vidyalaya in Dharavi, teachers brought in people dressed in various cartoon characters to welcome the new batch. “The young students who come back to school after vacation have to adjust back to the environment.Such activities help ease out the tension,“ said principal, Veena Donwalkar. Similar programmes were held at various other schools in the city. TNN
In a circular issued to the schools in the city's north zone, the education department has instructed principals to conduct random checks among the children in June and July .BB Chavan, deputy director of education, Mumbai, said that the department was taking steps to ensure that the guideli nes are followed right from day one.
An inspection carried out by the education department in April, four months after the Bombay high court's deadline of bringing the school bag weight under control, had revealed that around 30% of the students in the city still carried bags which are more than the prescribed limits. The prescribed weight of bags for class I to VIII is between 1.8kg and 3.4kg.
School principals said they were already taking measures to ensure that the bag weight is under control. “We have emailed all parents to ensure that they check the bags before students leave for schools. We have also told our teachers to ensure all the students are using their lockers,“ said Father Francis Swamy , principal, St Mary's ICSE School, Mazgaon.
Some schools have asked students to carry only homework sheets. “They can leave textbooks and other items in school. They only need their organiser and homework sheets,“ said Kusum Kanwar, principal, Billabong High School.
New academic year starts across state
Wednesday marked the first day of the new academic year at several schools across the state. To welcome the new batch the schools hosted various initiatives as prescribed by the state.drives Twenty two students, identified in the various out-of-school with NGO Pratham, were enrolled in a civic school in South Mumbai. School education minister, Vinod Tawde who accompanied the students to Lord Harris Municipal School, said, “The intention is to ensure that no student must be left out of school and deprived of primary education.“
At Chattrapati Shivaji Vidyalaya in Dharavi, teachers brought in people dressed in various cartoon characters to welcome the new batch. “The young students who come back to school after vacation have to adjust back to the environment.Such activities help ease out the tension,“ said principal, Veena Donwalkar. Similar programmes were held at various other schools in the city. TNN
Jun 16 2016
:
The Times of India
(NaviMumbai)
For school students, it will pay to help build plastic roads in state
Chittaranjan Tembhekar & Sujit Mahamulkar
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Mumbai: TNN
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Kids May Get 8 PaiseKg Of Waste
The state government will
collect waste plastic from school children, besides NGOs and housing
societies, to mix with bitumen for road construction, public works
department (PWD) officials said on Wednesday. This, they said, will
help eliminate waste plastic, which is destroying the environment.
Contractors will pay 8 paisa per kg to those contributing the plastic
but it is unclear how the waste will be collected and stored, and how
money will be disbursed to schools and NGOs.The state's road engineers
said a system would have to be evolved.
The PWD came up with a GR on Tuesday, permitting civic bodies and infra agencies to go ahead with a mix of plastic and asphalt, as it would prevent potholes during the monsoon and thus save on frequent recarpeting of roads. The move, said sources, is also expected to break the nexus between officials, politicians and contractors in relaying roads.
It will save asphalt and help reuse plastic waste to reduce pollution. “Otherwise, the plastic either goes with the garbage and remains untreated, to create soil pollution, and also air pollution in case of fires at garbage dumps,“ a civic official said.
Civic road engineers, who struggle to lay bitumen layers, welcomed the move and said such a mix would be durable. But they too were clueless about how contractors will disburse money for the waste collected.
Senior PWD officials said agencies involved in road projects may help contractors stock the waste, such as carrybags, water bottles and milk packets, and in disbursing the money.
But Ashish Singh principal secretary, PWD, said the government was unaware about school children being involved in collecting plastic waste.
“We have issued a government resolution saying that contractors should use waste plastic in road construction. It is the contractors' responsibility to get plastic water bottles and how to use them.“
Singh added, “We hope to do at least 100km of green roads this year.“ A senior PWD official said next year's target would be 1,000km.
“There is a lower probability of you getting potholes during the monsoon,“ he added.
The PWD came up with a GR on Tuesday, permitting civic bodies and infra agencies to go ahead with a mix of plastic and asphalt, as it would prevent potholes during the monsoon and thus save on frequent recarpeting of roads. The move, said sources, is also expected to break the nexus between officials, politicians and contractors in relaying roads.
It will save asphalt and help reuse plastic waste to reduce pollution. “Otherwise, the plastic either goes with the garbage and remains untreated, to create soil pollution, and also air pollution in case of fires at garbage dumps,“ a civic official said.
Civic road engineers, who struggle to lay bitumen layers, welcomed the move and said such a mix would be durable. But they too were clueless about how contractors will disburse money for the waste collected.
Senior PWD officials said agencies involved in road projects may help contractors stock the waste, such as carrybags, water bottles and milk packets, and in disbursing the money.
But Ashish Singh principal secretary, PWD, said the government was unaware about school children being involved in collecting plastic waste.
“We have issued a government resolution saying that contractors should use waste plastic in road construction. It is the contractors' responsibility to get plastic water bottles and how to use them.“
Singh added, “We hope to do at least 100km of green roads this year.“ A senior PWD official said next year's target would be 1,000km.
“There is a lower probability of you getting potholes during the monsoon,“ he added.
Health cards for all CBSE students
The Malappuram Sahodaya, a nodal body of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools in the district, has asked all schools to maintain the student health cards as directed by the CBSE.
The Sahodaya has asked the schools to ensure that all children reaching the schools are immunised. The CBSE, in a directive in 2012, had asked the schools to maintain health cards of students with special emphasis on immunisation. The CBSE circular underscored the importance of immunisation at various stages to prevent deadly communicable diseases.
Pointing out that some students may have missed getting all required shots of vaccine, leaving them unprotected, the CBSE asked the schools to follow a strict schedule of vaccination for high level of immunity.
‘‘Unprotected children may spread the disease, especially in schools where large number of students are together in close quarters,’’ the CBSE circular said, adding that the successes of government plans like the Universal Immunisation Programme depended on the level of awareness that could be generated through various measures.
However, the CBSE asked the schools not to do anything without taking the parents into confidence. ‘‘Establishing good health practices is essential, but keeping the parents aware and informed and taking their consent and approval at every step is even more important. For each parent, the health support will be assured,’’ the circular said. M. Abdul Nazar, treasurer of the All Kerala CBSE Sahodaya School Complex, said the schools and parents should take the issue of immunisation seriously.
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/health-cards-for-all-cbse-students/article8739579.ece
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Jun 18 2016
:
The Times of India
(NaviMumbai)
JEE (Main) ranks to be announced on June 23
Yogita Rao
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Mumbai:
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IITs Planning To Conduct Additional Rounds This Year
The JEE (Main) ranks
required for admissions to the National Institutes of Technology (NITs)
and other government-funded tec-hnological institutes (GFTIs) will be
announced on June 23. Last year, it was out on June 30, leading to a
week's delay in the joint seat allocation process. The joint process for
admissions to 34,781 seats in IITs, NITs and the GFTIs will start a day
later, on June 24.The JOSAA portal went live on Tuesday . While seat
details and list of required documents were uplo
aded on the site, JOSAA put up a tentative schedule. The JEE (Main) rank
list is made after giving 60% weightage to JEE (Main) scores and 40%
weightage to class XII scores.
Since many of the 45 higher secondary education boards submitted their results late and in the wrong format last year, the CBSE conducted several meetings with state board officials this year to ensure the admission process is not affected this year, said an official associated with the JEE (Advanced) office.The joint seat allocation process will start from June 24, as per the tentative schedule. CBSE, on Friday , released a otification informing students notification informing students and state boards that the revised results of students who have applied for re-evaluation of their class XII scores should be sub mitted to CBSE by the respective boards, and not by individual students. There are 10,575 seats in IITs and 18,013 seats in NITs in the country . IITs plan one or more extra rounds this year.
Since many of the 45 higher secondary education boards submitted their results late and in the wrong format last year, the CBSE conducted several meetings with state board officials this year to ensure the admission process is not affected this year, said an official associated with the JEE (Advanced) office.The joint seat allocation process will start from June 24, as per the tentative schedule. CBSE, on Friday , released a otification informing students notification informing students and state boards that the revised results of students who have applied for re-evaluation of their class XII scores should be sub mitted to CBSE by the respective boards, and not by individual students. There are 10,575 seats in IITs and 18,013 seats in NITs in the country . IITs plan one or more extra rounds this year.
Jun 18 2016
:
The Times of India
(NaviMumbai)
Between the lines: Rich info, little direction
Akshaya Mukul
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New Delhi
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As news broke that the TSR
Subramanian committee report on education was being made public on
Friday, a senior education policy wonk summed up the 217-page
recommendations thus. He cited educationist Samuel Mathai on the 1968
National Education Policy document: “I can't improve on what Mathai
said on the 1968 document,“ he said.“More than 50 years later, the
Subramanian report suffers from the same problems (as the 1968 policy).
As Mathai said, `it's full of valuable information, useful statistics
and sound proposals for the improvement and modernisation of education.
But it isn't certain the commission could achieve the...objective
necessary to take a total view of the education scene and provide a
profound criticism of it'.“
The report of the Subramanian committee -dominated by bureaucrats -reads like a shortterm policy paper without a clear vision. Full of contradictions, like the 1968 report, it mostly criticises the failure of earlier policies and offers inconsistent recommendations. It doesn't, for instance, tell us what must be done to bridge the civilisational gap between Delhi University and Meerut University, situated less than 100km apart. Bemoan ing political interference as a villain doesn't serve the purpose.
The contradictions first. While it's right in ruing the myriad regu latory bodies and their collective failure, it talks of the need to create bodies and pass legislations. It talks of: A new Standing Educa tion Commission as a think tank, a Council for Excellence in Higher Education (CEHE), an old idea that didn't get traction during UPA, a national accreditation body , passing a National Higher Education Promotion and Management Act and a Central Bureau of Educational Intelligence. These proposed bodies will most likely end up as fiefdoms like the existing corrupt regulatory bodies, as the Subramanian committee points out.
While the onus on vocational education is understandable, the bigger problem is that the report is much too influenced by government thinking and doesn't chart a new course, be it on the no-detention policy, politicisation of university campuses or criticism of school data through district information on school education.
Radical reform in Class X-XII examinations and a single medical and engineering entrance test create momentary excitement but in a diverse country like India will hardly become the unanimous voice. Many recommendations on school education are good. But unless state education boards reform these will be limited to CBSE.
Over the next few months, as the HRD ministry makes sense out of the recommendations and formulates a policy, it'll be worth watching if it provides the vision that the Subramanian committee lacked.
The report of the Subramanian committee -dominated by bureaucrats -reads like a shortterm policy paper without a clear vision. Full of contradictions, like the 1968 report, it mostly criticises the failure of earlier policies and offers inconsistent recommendations. It doesn't, for instance, tell us what must be done to bridge the civilisational gap between Delhi University and Meerut University, situated less than 100km apart. Bemoan ing political interference as a villain doesn't serve the purpose.
The contradictions first. While it's right in ruing the myriad regu latory bodies and their collective failure, it talks of the need to create bodies and pass legislations. It talks of: A new Standing Educa tion Commission as a think tank, a Council for Excellence in Higher Education (CEHE), an old idea that didn't get traction during UPA, a national accreditation body , passing a National Higher Education Promotion and Management Act and a Central Bureau of Educational Intelligence. These proposed bodies will most likely end up as fiefdoms like the existing corrupt regulatory bodies, as the Subramanian committee points out.
While the onus on vocational education is understandable, the bigger problem is that the report is much too influenced by government thinking and doesn't chart a new course, be it on the no-detention policy, politicisation of university campuses or criticism of school data through district information on school education.
Radical reform in Class X-XII examinations and a single medical and engineering entrance test create momentary excitement but in a diverse country like India will hardly become the unanimous voice. Many recommendations on school education are good. But unless state education boards reform these will be limited to CBSE.
Over the next few months, as the HRD ministry makes sense out of the recommendations and formulates a policy, it'll be worth watching if it provides the vision that the Subramanian committee lacked.
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Jun 17 2016
:
The Times of India
(NaviMumbai)
IIT, NIT aspirants can withdraw admission now
Yogita Rao Mumbai:TNN
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Joint Seat Allotment Likely From June 24
Aspirants for IITs, NITs and
other centrally-funded technological institutions (CFTIs) will be able
to withdraw their admissions after every round, if they are unhappy with
the seat allotted, and if they are not hopeful of getting a better seat
in the subsequent rounds. The
Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JOSAA) for admissions to 92 institutes
has decided to provide the withdrawal option after several students we
re inconvenienced last year when the feature was not available. The seat
allotment process is likely to begin from June 24, subject to the
availability of class XII scores from across state boards. The JOSAA
portal will go live on Friday , with new rules and regulations for the
admission process this year. The authority also decided to include
another or more rounds, if time permits, allowing the authority to fill
all seats in premier institutes. Last year, the joint seat allocation
process began on July 1, after many of the 45 education boards failed to
submit class XII scores of students, which is given 40% weightage while
calculating JEE (Main) ranks.The authority makes use of JEE (Main) and
JEE (Advanced) ranks of students for the process.
“Since we started late last
year, there was no time to conduct four rounds. This year, we plan to
start by June 24, which will enable us to include more rounds. We may
have four or more rounds this year, which will benefit students with
lower ranks to take up seats that are vacant,“ the professor said.
Last year, students complained that there was no option to withdraw admission in the joint seat allocation process. Officials, however, claimed that allotment was on the basis of merit and student choices.
“If students are allotted a seat which is lower on their preference list and would like to opt for a state-run engineering institute closer home, they will be allowed to release the seat. This seat will be made available to students in subsequent rounds.Once students accept the seats, they were not allowed to appear for JEE (Advanced) in the next year to achieve a better score. The withdrawal option will benefit students and institutes,“ said the professor.
Cut-off for ISC students 87.8%
The Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) released the cut-off percentile for ISC students which determine their eligibility for IIT admissions on Thursday.
For admissions in IIT, students have to qualify in JEE (Advanced) and also score 75% in their class XII board or fall in the top 20 percentile of the board.
The cut-off for the top 20 percentile for ISC students in the open category was 87.8%.
The CBSE and Maharashtra State Board of Secodnary Education are yet to announce the cut-offs for the top 20 percentile.
Last year, students complained that there was no option to withdraw admission in the joint seat allocation process. Officials, however, claimed that allotment was on the basis of merit and student choices.
“If students are allotted a seat which is lower on their preference list and would like to opt for a state-run engineering institute closer home, they will be allowed to release the seat. This seat will be made available to students in subsequent rounds.Once students accept the seats, they were not allowed to appear for JEE (Advanced) in the next year to achieve a better score. The withdrawal option will benefit students and institutes,“ said the professor.
Cut-off for ISC students 87.8%
The Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) released the cut-off percentile for ISC students which determine their eligibility for IIT admissions on Thursday.
For admissions in IIT, students have to qualify in JEE (Advanced) and also score 75% in their class XII board or fall in the top 20 percentile of the board.
The cut-off for the top 20 percentile for ISC students in the open category was 87.8%.
The CBSE and Maharashtra State Board of Secodnary Education are yet to announce the cut-offs for the top 20 percentile.
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Jun 18 2016
:
The Times of India
(NaviMumbai)
Panel: Coaching classes malaise hurting sector
New Delhi:
TNN
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The Subramanian committee
identifies coaching centres as a major malaise afflicting school and
higher education. While private coaching supplements formal education
and helps the child, it also increases disparities between well-off and
poor students, the report says. Citing an international study , it says
that while 2.8% of Chhattisgarh children could avail of private
coaching, in Kolkata 73% availed of private coaching. The panel proposes
remedial school coaching as a system to augment knowledge acquisition.
It blames the proliferation of coaching centres on multiple entrance exams and talks of a single entrance test to be taken by a student on a day of her choice, possibly a couple of times, with only the best score considered. This single test should have questions that test basic aptitude, analytical ability, mathematical knowledge, critical thinking with less reliance on memory .
It blames the proliferation of coaching centres on multiple entrance exams and talks of a single entrance test to be taken by a student on a day of her choice, possibly a couple of times, with only the best score considered. This single test should have questions that test basic aptitude, analytical ability, mathematical knowledge, critical thinking with less reliance on memory .
Jun 18 2016
:
The Times of India
(NaviMumbai)
Draft edu policy may clash with RTE norms
Shreya RoyChowdhury
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New Delhi:
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School Merger Proposal At Odds With Act
If they are to be
implemented, several recommendations in the draft National Education
Policy , 2016, will require amendments to the Right to Education Act.
Insisting on “consolidation“, the draft proposes merging “small,
non-viable“ schools. This likely subverts the RTE Act on neighbourhood
schools being located “within a walking distance of one km“ for children
attending Classes I-V .
The draft emphasises “school mapping“ -as opposed to RTE's “child-mapping“ -but stresses that for children attending “non-viable“ schools, transport must be provided. It notes such “consolidation“ is already on in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh, all BJP-ruled states.
The proposal to extend the 25% economically weaker section quota in private schools to minority institutions will also need an amendment. The committee notes that number of schools claiming religious or linguistic minority status has increased tremendously .
The RTE mandates a nondetention policy -banning grade-repetition -till Class VIII; the committee wants it limited to Class V . Its recommendations cover remedial classes -“by school teachers or volunteers“ -and supplementary examinations.
The committee suggests amending the RTE to “provide, in addition to infrastructure, learning outcome norms that affect quality of education“ -a longstanding private school demand.
The report has much to say on infrastructure and the RTE.“Infrastructure norms for recognition of private schools should be applied to government schools...and punitive action should be ensured for not adhering to them,“ it says.
“States should be given flexibility to determine norms for infrastructure requirement,“ it adds. It proposes developing “local norms...for `alternate schools'“. These proposals are to protect private schools where, as the report says, “there's no space for building additional rooms or playgrounds“, from closure due to minimum RTE-mandated infrastructure requirements and other norms. The policy recommends “expansion of open schools to enable dropouts and working children to pursue education“.
The policy proposes making education for children aged four and five a right, and roping in the NCERT and State Councils for Educational Research and Training to develop pre-school curricula.
The draft emphasises “school mapping“ -as opposed to RTE's “child-mapping“ -but stresses that for children attending “non-viable“ schools, transport must be provided. It notes such “consolidation“ is already on in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh, all BJP-ruled states.
The proposal to extend the 25% economically weaker section quota in private schools to minority institutions will also need an amendment. The committee notes that number of schools claiming religious or linguistic minority status has increased tremendously .
The RTE mandates a nondetention policy -banning grade-repetition -till Class VIII; the committee wants it limited to Class V . Its recommendations cover remedial classes -“by school teachers or volunteers“ -and supplementary examinations.
The committee suggests amending the RTE to “provide, in addition to infrastructure, learning outcome norms that affect quality of education“ -a longstanding private school demand.
The report has much to say on infrastructure and the RTE.“Infrastructure norms for recognition of private schools should be applied to government schools...and punitive action should be ensured for not adhering to them,“ it says.
“States should be given flexibility to determine norms for infrastructure requirement,“ it adds. It proposes developing “local norms...for `alternate schools'“. These proposals are to protect private schools where, as the report says, “there's no space for building additional rooms or playgrounds“, from closure due to minimum RTE-mandated infrastructure requirements and other norms. The policy recommends “expansion of open schools to enable dropouts and working children to pursue education“.
The policy proposes making education for children aged four and five a right, and roping in the NCERT and State Councils for Educational Research and Training to develop pre-school curricula.
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Jun 18 2016
:
The Times of India
(NaviMumbai)
Have nat'l test after Class 12 for college admissions: Panel
Shreya RoyChowdhury
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New Delhi:
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Moots Online, On-Demand Board Exams
Suggesting major changes in
the school examination structure, the committee that formulated the
National Policy of Education 2016 has proposed “on-demand board exams“
for candidates, a two-part system of exams for Class X and a
nationallevel test after Class XII, similar to the SAT in the US. The
committee, which recently submitted its report to the HRD ministry ,
said public board exams were “useful“
but there was a need to relieve stress and “offer flexibility“.It
recommended moving towards on-demand, online board exams that can be
taken when the candidate is ready .
It also proposed a national-level SAT-type test open to all who have passed Class XII--irrespective of the examination board--to fix the problem of multiple entrance tests for admission to college courses.
The panel suggested holding Class X exams at two levelshigher and lowerespecially in mathematics and sc iences, for the same syllabus.
Students who intend to drop these subjects in Class XI, or exit the academic system for vocational education, will have the option of taking the lower level exam. This, the committee hoped “will reduce...anxiety and stress“.
The HRD ministry will now take a call on the recommendations.
If implemented, the panel's recommendations could signal a return of the Class X exam for schools under the Central Board of Secondary Education, where the test has been replaced by `continuous comprehensive evaluation and summative assessment II'. Most other boards continue to have full public exams. The committee felt schools need a “futuristic curric ulum“ but upheld the validity of the National CurriculumFramework 2005. It recommended reduction of “curriculum load,“ a greater focus on “self-learning“ and reforms that address “national needs“ including “social cohesion, religious amity and national integration“.
While accepting that the mother-tongue was best for learning, and upholding the threelanguage formula, the report stresses learning Hindi, English and Sanskrit. Sanskrit “requires special emphasis“, the panel said. It “should not be treated as a `classical' language but as a living phenomenon,“ the report said, recommending introduction of Sanskrit as an “independent subject“ at the primary or upper-primary level.
“While the mother tongue can continue to be the medium of instruction, the study of Hindi is desirable to bring all Indians together as citizens of a single nation. The study of English is equally of importance to enable her to transcend geographical boundaries and function effectively at the national and international level,“ the report said. It also proposed designing “open school courses...at all levels“. The team commented on availability of sports facilities, importance of physical development and earmarking “specific, non-divertible“ funds for sports but the only concrete suggestion it made in this regard was that “every school should be encouraged to bring yoga in as part of the school process, and [help] every child...learn the basics of yoga.“
It also proposed a national-level SAT-type test open to all who have passed Class XII--irrespective of the examination board--to fix the problem of multiple entrance tests for admission to college courses.
The panel suggested holding Class X exams at two levelshigher and lowerespecially in mathematics and sc iences, for the same syllabus.
Students who intend to drop these subjects in Class XI, or exit the academic system for vocational education, will have the option of taking the lower level exam. This, the committee hoped “will reduce...anxiety and stress“.
The HRD ministry will now take a call on the recommendations.
If implemented, the panel's recommendations could signal a return of the Class X exam for schools under the Central Board of Secondary Education, where the test has been replaced by `continuous comprehensive evaluation and summative assessment II'. Most other boards continue to have full public exams. The committee felt schools need a “futuristic curric ulum“ but upheld the validity of the National CurriculumFramework 2005. It recommended reduction of “curriculum load,“ a greater focus on “self-learning“ and reforms that address “national needs“ including “social cohesion, religious amity and national integration“.
While accepting that the mother-tongue was best for learning, and upholding the threelanguage formula, the report stresses learning Hindi, English and Sanskrit. Sanskrit “requires special emphasis“, the panel said. It “should not be treated as a `classical' language but as a living phenomenon,“ the report said, recommending introduction of Sanskrit as an “independent subject“ at the primary or upper-primary level.
“While the mother tongue can continue to be the medium of instruction, the study of Hindi is desirable to bring all Indians together as citizens of a single nation. The study of English is equally of importance to enable her to transcend geographical boundaries and function effectively at the national and international level,“ the report said. It also proposed designing “open school courses...at all levels“. The team commented on availability of sports facilities, importance of physical development and earmarking “specific, non-divertible“ funds for sports but the only concrete suggestion it made in this regard was that “every school should be encouraged to bring yoga in as part of the school process, and [help] every child...learn the basics of yoga.“
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Jun 18 2016
:
The Times of India
(NaviMumbai)
`KV, Navodaya successes must be studied'
New Delhi: TNN
|
The Subramanian committee
doesn't just point out all that's wrong in the education system, but
also points out some aspects and institutions that work in the existing
set-up. The committee doesn't just recommend expansion of the mid-day
meal scheme to the secondary level but also writes that the landmark
scheme is “too important to be re-examined in its fundamentals.“ The
draft policy notes: “In addition to supplementing nutrition, the
programme promotes social equality and helps break caste and class
barriers among school children.“ It adds that in spite of “occasional
complaints“ regarding quality, mid-day meal is a “popular and
successful“ scheme.
The committee has only praise for Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas. It recommends the “reasons for [their] success“ be “studied“ and their methods followed by state governments for all schools.
The committee has only praise for Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas. It recommends the “reasons for [their] success“ be “studied“ and their methods followed by state governments for all schools.
Jun 16 2016
:
The Times of India
(NaviMumbai)
Mantri's pic on test result upsets schools
Vinamrata Borwankar
|
Mumbai
|
When around 16 lakh students
received the report card for the first aptitude test that was conducted
by the state, they were surprised to see education minister Vinod
Tawde's photo on it.The photo has also upset teachers in the city .
Tawde's photo is on the resultcertificate of the test conducted for
class X students in February . The students received a hard copy of the
result on Wednesday along with their SSC mark-sheets.
“The first thing I noticed when we began distributing the report card to students was the photo. Neither was the test conducted by the minister nor was the report card printed by him, so why have his photo?
We have never seen anything like this before,“ said the trustee of a chain of schools in the city.
Teachers felt the re port card was used for self-promotion, which was unacceptable. “Courts restrain politicians from even putting up posters on roads without permission, so how can Tawde put his photo on the report card? This is advertising at tax-payers' expense,“ said a teacher in Malad. A teacher from a school in Andheri said, “The students do not understand the issue on a macro-level but many as ked why was the minister's picture on the report card instead of theirs. It has only their name and roll number.“
Tawde said, “For 15-20 years, the previous government never thought of conducting an aptitude test for students. We started this initiative for students. The issues raised about my picture are politically driven. The students need only their SSC mark-sheets and not the aptitude test report card for applying in colleges. The mark-sheet does not have the picture. The aptitude test report makes a suggestion on the career the student must opt for, and I have only given my wishes to the students, through a message on it.“
“The first thing I noticed when we began distributing the report card to students was the photo. Neither was the test conducted by the minister nor was the report card printed by him, so why have his photo?
We have never seen anything like this before,“ said the trustee of a chain of schools in the city.
Teachers felt the re port card was used for self-promotion, which was unacceptable. “Courts restrain politicians from even putting up posters on roads without permission, so how can Tawde put his photo on the report card? This is advertising at tax-payers' expense,“ said a teacher in Malad. A teacher from a school in Andheri said, “The students do not understand the issue on a macro-level but many as ked why was the minister's picture on the report card instead of theirs. It has only their name and roll number.“
Tawde said, “For 15-20 years, the previous government never thought of conducting an aptitude test for students. We started this initiative for students. The issues raised about my picture are politically driven. The students need only their SSC mark-sheets and not the aptitude test report card for applying in colleges. The mark-sheet does not have the picture. The aptitude test report makes a suggestion on the career the student must opt for, and I have only given my wishes to the students, through a message on it.“
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- 15 Jun 2016 Mumba
- Puja Pednekar puja.pednekar@hindustantimes.com
HSC exam papers to be on same lines as NEET
Syllabus won’t be changed, but exam questions will be
MUMBAI: The state education board will not implement its plans to upgrade the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) syllabus this year to make it similar to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) curriculum.HT FILE The number of multiple choice questions will increase in HSC board exams. The board said it will only change the question paper pattern for the exam.
The state education board said it will be better to change the question paper pattern rather than the syllabus as students are already preparing for the exams. The new pattern will be worked out after studying the CBSE Class 10 exam papers and NEET question papers. “The tests might have more multiple choice questions and on higher order thinking skills compared to ours,” said Gangadhar Mhamane, board chairperson.
The board said there was not enough time to revise the entire syllabus for this academic year.
There is a 10% difference in the HSC syllabus and that of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).
The CBSE and the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) follow the NCERT syllabus.
When NEET — the entrance exam for admission into medical and dental colleges — was reintroduced in April, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu were among states that were not prepared for it.
Students in Maharashtra were taking the Common Entrance Test for government-run medical colleges and private institutes had tests of their own. NEET will be a must for admissions to private medical colleges from this year and government institutes from next year.
Students have welcomed the board’s plan. “I will not have to prepare for two exams separately,” said Aarti Sonar from Andheri.
Academicians said the number of multiple choice questions (MCQs) will increase if the NEET pattern is followed, bringing down the quality of students.
“The HSC pattern already has MCQs of seven marks in physics, chemistry and biology,” said Anil Deshmukh, head, Maharashtra Junior College Teachers Federation. “If more MCQs are added, students will lose touch with long-form writing.”
========================================================================================When NEET — the entrance exam for admission into medical and dental colleges — was reintroduced in April, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu were among states that were not prepared for it.
Students in Maharashtra were taking the Common Entrance Test for government-run medical colleges and private institutes had tests of their own. NEET will be a must for admissions to private medical colleges from this year and government institutes from next year.
Students have welcomed the board’s plan. “I will not have to prepare for two exams separately,” said Aarti Sonar from Andheri.
Academicians said the number of multiple choice questions (MCQs) will increase if the NEET pattern is followed, bringing down the quality of students.
“The HSC pattern already has MCQs of seven marks in physics, chemistry and biology,” said Anil Deshmukh, head, Maharashtra Junior College Teachers Federation. “If more MCQs are added, students will lose touch with long-form writing.”
Vaccination must for CBSE students
TNN | Jun 17, 2016, 06.58 AM ISTThe organization of CBSE Schools in Malappuram has directed all school heads to ensure that all students are vaccinated.
In a circular issued on February 2012, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had directed all schools to verify the records of immunization during the admission of students. Though the CBSE had also directed all schools to keep the health status of students, it seems that most of the schools are yet to follow the direction.
M Abdul Nazar treasurer of All Kerala CBSE Sahodaya school Complex (KSSC) said that a general body meeting of the organization held on Thursday has decided to strictly follow the directions in the circular by introducing health card for each student. "The health card will contain the immunization history of each student," he said.
The CBSE circular has requested that schools must encourage immunization of students and observe utmost sincerity in verifying the Immunization Record of each student admitted in the school. "Schools must also discuss the immunization records of students with parents for a timely remediation, if needed," it says.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/Vaccination-must-for-CBSE-students/articleshow/52788892.cms
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IndiaToday.in New Delhi, June 16, 2016 | UPDATED 13:30 IST
CBSE to start 'tinkering labs' in schools
In order to motivate students to involve in scientific innovation and creative brainstorming session, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will soon be starting up with high tech 'Atal Tinkering Laboratories (ATLs)' in its schools.
BSE to start 'tinkering labs' in schools
As per a recent PTI report, NITI Aayog has planned to start up 500 Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL).
Details of the lab:
- This lab is named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihar Vajpayee
- The vision of the scheme is to 'Cultivate 1 Million children in India as Neoteric Innovators'
- Also, these laboratories will provide young candidates with a creative work place for shaping their ideas by hands
- The aim of the these labs is to educate 10 lakh students as 'Neoteric Innovations'
- All the students from classes 6 to 12 can be benefited from these labs
- Moreover, CBSE has asked schools to submit applications in this regard soon
In accordance to start the mission successfully, grant-in-aid would be given to all the schools for a one-time establishment cost of Rs 10 lakh.
Also, Rs 10 lakh for a maximum period of 5 years would be given for setting up the labs.
Statements given by Sugandh Sharma:
While speaking to TOI , CBSE additional director, Sugandh Sharma said, "The project is part of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM). These laboratories will provide a work space to students and help them hone their innovation skills"
"The objectives of the scheme are to foster curiosity, creativity among students, to inculcate computational thinking, adaptive learning, and physical computing and to help students in understanding the basic concepts of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) by providing them an opportunity to work with tools and equipment"
Further, these labs will help young students in understanding the basic concepts of STEM by providing them with an opportunity to work with tools and equipment.
Source: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/cbse-school-tinkering-labs/1/693152.html
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