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DBSE – Delhi gets its own education board

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NEW DELHI: The Arvind Kejriwal government on Tuesday has announced the setting up of the Delhi Board of School Education (DBSE).

Taking to Twitter, Delhi’s Directorate of Education has announced, “Now Delhi has its own education board. Delhi Education Board got registered today.”

The directorate of education has congratulated students, teachers, and other stakeholders adding that this will bring the most awaited reform in their assessment system.

In the coming 2021-22 academic session, 20 to 25 schools will be under the new board, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier said.

On March 6, Kejriwal has informed that Delhi Cabinet has given approval for the constitution of its own school education board – the Delhi Board of School Education.

The Board will have a Governing Body, chaired by the Education Minister. It will also have an Executive Body for day-to-day functions and will be headed by a CEO. Both bodies will have experts – from professional industries, the education sector, principals of government and private schools, and bureaucrats.

At present, there are about 1,000 government schools and 1,700 private schools in Delhi, nearly all of which are affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

In July last year, the Delhi government had constituted two committees to prepare the scheme and framework for the formation of the state education board and curriculum reforms.



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‘Common entrance test for central universities to take off soon’

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NEW DELHI: Multiple exit and entry scheme, technical courses in regional languages and common entrance for central universities are going to be some of the National Education Policy 2020 plans which will be implemented from this year. A 40-member implementation committee under the secretary of higher education is making the annual plans and ensuring its implementation. Amit Khare, secretary, higher education speaks to the TOI on the implementation strategy for the 2021-22 academic session.

What is the implementation plan in 2021-22?

NEP 2020 will be implemented in phases as all the higher educational institutions are not at the same level. One size fits all will not be there. Every State and university will move in the direction of NEP, but not necessarily together. For the 2021-22 academic session, we are planning about 10 new activities.

The academic bank of credit that will be ready by May-June. The outcome of the academic bank of credit will be multiple entry and exit schemes, but in the same institutions within three years. The ultimate goal is to have cluster universities where people can move from one university to another with the academic bank of credit, but not right now since the credits and their scores of different institutions including IITs are different. Third initiative is the National Research Foundation for which the approval of expenditure from the finance committee has already come. Hopefully NRF will also be in place in April or May.

What is the status of common entrance test for central universities?


The CUCET is almost ready. It will be conducted by NTA and computer based. The only issue under discussion with the UGC is the weightage. If the weightage of CUCET is kept high, then students will not take interest in school exams. Even Delhi University is thinking on those lines and looking into how much weightage should be given to class XII. Within class XII also different boards have different levels of giving marks. So, what will be the system of normalising is something that has been worked out. CUCET will only be for undergraduate programmes. Postgraduate admissions will continue as before.


The government has announced technical education in regional languages? When is it going to start? Also are the four-year-undergraduate programmes to start from 2021?

For the first year engineering courses, we are developing them in regional languages. This will be in addition to classroom teaching, which will go on in English as usual. For better understanding the students can also read the same thing in their regional language from 2021.

The four-year degree programme will take some time to develop because it is not about adding one more year to the three year and call it a four-year programme. Some will continue to offer three-year programmes for those who need not have a research oriented course.

From 2021 the four-year programme is not likely to start on a large scale. Institutions like Institutions of Eminence, which includes some of the universities like Delhi University, if they are able to design a new course then they can offer. But, if some university is thinking they will just add one year, that will not be the right way.


When is the Higher Education Commission of India Bill to be introduced?


The bill may come in the monsoon session or even later. The draft is ready. We are having discussions with UGC, AICTE and other bodies. Thereafter we will send it to all the universities because HECI will affect even the state universities and private universities. Like NEP, for HECI too we will have all India consultations because there are many issues such as should we have a centralized HECI in Delhi or should we have some regional branches, can some part of the accreditation be done regionally, what should be the structure? What representation should be given to state and private universities? Right now we are having consultation within the Central government. Next stage will be consultations with all state universities, private universities, governors who are Chancellors, and in many places the state education ministers are pro-Chancellors.



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Check Here for All Dates of Class 10 and 12 Board Exams of CBSE, CISCE and Maharashtra State Board

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The Council For The Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) board has announced the timetable for Class 10 and Class 12 exams on March 1, and it is time for students to pull up their socks and gear up for the ‘study mode’.

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Mann Ki Baat programme on February 28, “… you have to become a warrior, not a worrier and appear for the exams smiling and return home smiling.”

To keep you up to date, here is dates and link of Class 10 and Class 12 Board exams announced by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the Maharashtra State Board and CISCE:

CBSE

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CLASS 10: May 4 to June 7

Click here to check date sheet: https://www.cbse.gov.in/cbsenew/documents//FINAL-Date%20Sheet%2002.02.2021%20-%20X.pdf

CLASS 12: May 4 to June 11

Click here to check date sheet: https://www.cbse.gov.in/cbsenew/documents//FINAL%20Date%20Sheet%2002.02.2021%20-%20XII.pdf

MAHARASHTRA STATE BOARD

CLASS 10: April 29 to May 20

CLASS 12: April 23 to May 21

Click here for details: https://www.mahahsscboard.in/

ICSE BOARD EXAMINATION FOR CLASS 10: May 5 to June 7

ISCE BOARD EXAMINATIONS FOR CLASS 12: April 8 to June 16



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CBSE Practical Exams for Class 10 and 12 Commence from Monday, Here are Guidelines to be Followed

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) commenced with its Board Practical Exams 2021 for classes 10 and 12 students on Monday, March 1. However, with the coronavirus pandemic, new guidelines will be followed during the CBSE Class 10, 12 Board Practical examinations 2021. Schools affiliated to CBSE have been instructed by the board to complete the Board Practical exams 2021 for the respective subjects by June 11. It also happens to be the last date of exam for CBSE Class10, 12 Board theory papers 2021, which will be starting from May this year. The CBSE 10 and 12 board practical exams will be conducted by the schools while adhering to all necessary guidelines to maintain hygiene and curb the further spread of coronavirus, by the local government.

The guidelines provided by CBSE mention necessary working principles for holding practical exams, including projects and internal assessment. In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CBSE Board Practical exams 2021 will be held in students’ respective schools and authorities will have to upload the marks immediately after the assessment. In a letter to the principals and heads of schools, CBSE said that both external and internal examiners would be present when the schools conduct class 10and class 12 practical exams 2021. An observer appointed by the CBSE will also be supervising the practical exams.

The board has also advised schools to divide students of Class 10 and 12, appearing for the practical exam, into sub-groups of 25 students each. The students and the teachers will be required to follow social distancing and wear face masks during the exams. Examination centres are also required to sanitise the labs before the examination and make sure that there are different entry and exit ways.

Schools have been asked to ensure smooth and safe conduct of exams and follow the sanitization protocols and social distancing guidelines. In case practical exams are cancelled due to any reason, students will be assessed depending on their scores in the theory paper of the same subject.

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Study points to learning loss due to Covid school closure

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In what points to a deepening of India’s learning crisis, a study by Azim Premji University has found that 92 per cent of primary school students have lost at least one language ability from the previous year during the school closure induced by Covid-19.

Mathematical abilities, too, have suffered considerable damage. According to the report released Wednesday, 82 per cent of the students in Classes 2 to 6 had lost at least one mathematical ability in the same time.

The study defines loss of language ability in the said age group as describing a picture or a personal experience orally, reading familiar words, and writing simple sentences based on a photo, among other things. Identifying single or two-digit numbers, performing basic mathematical operations and describing 2D and 3D shapes are some examples listed under the mathematical abilities the students were assessed on.

To be specific, 67 per cent of children in Class 2, 76 per cent in Class 3, 85 per cent in Class 4, 89 per cent in Class 5, and 89 per cent in Class 6 have lost at least one mathematical ability from the previous year, the study found.

In case of learning loss in language, it found that 92 per cent of children in Class 2, 89 per cent in Class 3, 90 per cent in Class 4, 95 per cent in Class 5, and 93 per cent in Class 6 have lost at least one specific ability from the previous year.

The findings are important as they confirm apprehensions of experts over the damage prolonged school closures may have inflicted. The survey assumes significance against the backdrop of the recently announced Budget for 2021-22 that has proposed a cut of Rs 5,000 crore for Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan that funds school education.

The study was conducted in January and covers 16,067 children in 1,137 public schools across 44 districts in five states -— Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan Uttarakhand.

The report emphasises that the extent and nature of learning loss are serious enough to call for action at all levels.



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