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Municipal school students to be prepared for competitive exams

Thursday, 02 August 2012 08:24 administrator
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The Times of India    02.08.2012

Municipal school students to be prepared for competitive exams

PUNE: The education department of the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) will provide training to primary and secondary school students, who want to appear for competitive exams like the National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) and the State Talent Search Examination (STSE). The project will cost the civic body Rs 15 lakh.

Municipal commissioner Shrikar Pardeshi said, "After schooling, students need to appear for competitive examinations for admissions to professional courses. Municipal school students find these exams tough. So we have taken a decision to train them in schools so that they are better prepared for the competitive world ahead."

Students of standard V to VIII will be trained to appear for the state scholarship examination while students of standard VIII to X will be prepared for the STSE and NTSE.

The PCMC's scheme is on the lines of 'Sankalp Shisyavrutticha (aim for scholarship), an education project implemented in Nanded district, said PCMC education officer Vishnu Jadhav, who recently visited Nanded along with assistant commissioner Uday Tekale to study the project. One-day workshops were recently held for teachers as part of the project.The coaching classes will be held before and after school hours.


Last Updated on Thursday, 02 August 2012 08:25
 

VMC schools devoid of infrastructure

Thursday, 02 August 2012 06:07 administrator
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The Hindu   02.08.2012

VMC schools devoid of infrastructure

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RARE LUXURY:Boys enjoying a game during games period on the premises of STVR Municipal Corporation High School in Vijayawada.– PHOTO: RAJU. V
 
RARE LUXURY:Boys enjoying a game during games period on the premises of STVR Municipal Corporation High School in Vijayawada.– PHOTO: RAJU. V

There are PETs in only 15 of the 28 high schoolsA daily dose of games and sports for students in the schools run by Vijayawada Municipal Corporation is likely to be an impracticable affair. The government had recently announced that games period will be made compulsory in all schools in the State.

The schools do not have proper sports infrastructure to go ahead with the government thinking.As many as 28 high schools are run by the corporation in the city limits, of which only 15 have Physical Education Teachers. The sanctioned strength of PETs is only 17 and there are no moves to recruit the remaining. There is a need for 10 more PETs in addition to the two vacant posts, the head masters say.

Most of the schools have no playgrounds. Only 14 high schools have playgrounds and necessary infrastructure; only one-third of the 75 elementary schools have sports infrastructure.The VMC runs as many as 105 schools including primary, upper primary and High Schools.

It is like ‘an egg and chicken problem’ it is plaguing the sports activity in the schools.The head masters show no interest in purchasing sports kits unless a PET was appointed for their school.The school heads feel that the funds could be utilised for some other purposes like purchase of educational tools. The schools, which have indoor games such as carom and chess, have a blessing in disguise. The students were asked to share the available carom boards and chess boards.

The schools that do not have even indoor games were asking the students to attend the library and read some books, teachers said.

Last Updated on Thursday, 02 August 2012 06:10
 

NCP holds interviews for Nashik Municipal Corporation education panel

Tuesday, 31 July 2012 11:04 administrator
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The Times of India   31.07.2012

NCP holds interviews for Nashik Municipal Corporation education panel

NASHIK: Fifty one aspiring NCP candidates have appeared for an interview for candidature to the education committee of  the Nashik Municipal Corporation  (NMC).Names of two candidates    will be shortlisted and announced on Tuesday.

"NCP office bearers and youth volunteers appeared for the interview. The list of the interviewees has been sent to senior party leaders out of which two names will be shortlisted and announced on Tuesday," informed city chief Sharad Koshire.

Former office bearers Bhagwan Bidwe, Madhukar Maule, former corporators Pratibha Pawar, Manohar Borade, divisional chief  Manohar  Karde, Sanjay Khairnar, chief   party  workers Mukhtar Shaikh,  Balasaheb Sonawane, Satish Amle, Radhakrishna  Naikavde, Shridhar Dighole, Sanjay  Porje,  Vandana  Chalisgaonkar, Dipti  Hirve, Shashikant Hirve were among candidates interviewed . The  nomination papers will be scrutinised on August 8 and withdrawals will also be held on the same day.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 31 July 2012 11:07
 
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