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CBSE schools to have mathematics labs Ludhiana, November 29 This was stated by Mr G. Balasubramanian, Director, Academics, CBSE, who was here during the prize distribution function of the 12th Ludhiana Sahodaya School Athletic Meet at GGN Public School, Civil Lines, today. The director said it was being felt that the students were getting only a bookish knowledge of the subject and their concepts were not very clear for practical purposes. Therefore, Mr Balasubramanian said, the board had directed all schools to have a mathematics laboratory for their students from Class III onwards. He said the board had even sent complete information to all schools regarding the various kinds of equipment that was necessary for the purpose. The director said he had told the schools that they could tell their mathematics teachers to develop their own teaching aids with simple material using charts, thermocol or even wooden boards. He said commonly used objects of different shapes could even be collected in the laboratory and the students asked to measure their surface area or volume. This, he said, was being stressed so that schools did not feel pressurised for investing much for the purpose. Mr Balasubramanian said the board was making efforts to revise the curriculum of all the classes. He said 10 per cent obsolete syllabus of each class was being deleted and replaced with more relevant material on the subject. He said the process had already begun and the syllabi of subjects like biology, physics, business studies, economics and accountancy had already been revised for the higher classes. Regarding low acceptability of the new courses such as entrepreneurship, biotechnology, and web and multimedia designing, the board director said all such subjects were being introduced in a phased manner as these were still in their experimental stage. He said 100 schools had been permitted to start these courses for one session and next year another 100 schools would be allowed to introduce these courses. Under the United Nations Development Project (UNDP), Mr Balasubramanian said, a new supplementary book on disaster management had been added to the curriculum of social sciences for Class VIII this year. He said from the coming session, the book would also be introduced for Class IX students. He said life skills had been introduced as a new subject for Class VI students in the current session and from the coming session, the book would be introduced for Class VII as well. Regarding the concept of no school bags introduced for Classes I and II, the board director said this was being done so that students did not carry a heavy load of books to the school. He said ideally the students of such lower classes should be given the liberty to play after the school hours and not do home work. They could even pass their time at home by learning things like table manners, painting something from their imagination or may be some other creative work, he added. Mr Balasubramanian said the board had floated a new idea that students till Class V should not be evaluated on the basis of their examination. He said like the no school bags concept, this was again one option and the schools were not getting any strict regulations based on the concepts. He, however, added that the movement was spreading in a big way and the acceptability of the novel concepts was high. Regarding the grading system to be started by the board, he said the deliberations were still on. He said its implementation was not possible till all boards followed its pursuit as it led to problems at the time of admission to colleges. Regarding the students taking biotechnology, he said students preparing for the Pre-Medical Test (PMT) could only use it as their fourth subject for it could not replace any of the three subjects, including physics, chemistry and biology, necessary for the entrance test. He said the Medical Council of India was not accepting the idea to replace biology with
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BCM students hold exhibition Ludhiana, November 29 Hundreds of students from various sections expressed themselves through various creative means. The exhibition was inaugurated by Ms Rekha Munjal, Director, Hero Cycles. She was welcomed by the Principal, members of the managing committee and staff of the school. The exhibition was divided into various sections, including science, social studies, computers, English, music, dance, art and craft, Hindi, mathematics and moral science. A special section was also devoted to display the Punjabi culture. In the social science section, a number of models on historical buildings, monuments, Greenland, houses, zoo and natural surroundings were put on exhibition. The English section titled ‘Glimpses of creative English’ presented various topics from the language, including parts of speech, grammar tree, places to visit, fun games, crossword puzzles, poems and stories in the form of charts and models. In the computer section, models were prepared by students on CDs, uses of computers in different walks of life, working of laptops, printers and scanners along with the use of various softwares for storing and getting access for the right kind of information. The most-attractive section of the exhibition was the display of models of different kinds of musical instruments and live playing of music provided by young students. In the dance section, tiny tots wearing traditional dresses of different states danced to the beats of music. The art and craft section was arrayed in an exquisite manner showing hundreds of creations of students in the form of pots, paintings, murals, face masks, wall hangings, flowers, soft toys, cards and envelops. In the moral science section, the need and importance of moral values was emphasised. |
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Students exhibit
models on general problems Ludhiana, November 29 Mrs Poonam Kapahi said such exhibitions provide opportunities for students to prove their hidden talent. Students of lower classes had been very efficient in explaining the details of models and handicraft prepared by them. The unique feature of this exhibition was the involvement of all students. The general public and parents in particular appreciated models prepared by students under the guidance of their teachers. |
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Commendable performance by Doraha college Ludhiana, November 29 The college won a total of seven first positions, six second positions and five third positions in the festival which was above all other participating colleges. Among the group items, the play “Nero Di Bansari” was declared first and the award of second best actor was given to Baljit Singh of BA-(I) who enacted the role of a soldier in the play. Similarly, the group dance “Sammi” won the first place and Paramjit Kaur of B.Com Part (II) was declared the second best dancer. “Giddha” was declared first and Jaspreet Kaur of BA (III) was adjudged the best dancer. Similarly, the Punjabi group dance “Bhangra” was declared second and Daljit Singh of B.Com (III) was declared the best dancer. Also, in group shabad singing competitions, the college team was declared first while in group song the team was adjudged third. In individual items, too, the students won laurels for the college. In histrionics, Jatinder Kaur of MA (II) Punjabi was declared third, Amritpal Kaur of MA (I) was declared third in clay-modelling, Ramvinder Singh of BA (II) came second in painting, Rajinder Singh of BA (III), was declared second in ‘Poetical recitation Competitions’ , Bhawanpreet Kaur of BA Part-III was declared third in Ghazal competition, Amarjit Singh of BA (III) was adjudged second in the creative writing competitions, Gurmit Singh of BA (I) was declared first in “Dhol” and Inderpal Singh of BA (I) was placed on the third position. |
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Rotary Midtown to hold
CBSE mock exam Ludhiana, November 29 Students of various city schools as well as those from peripheral towns will sit for this examination which also carries a merit scholarship which has been sponsored by the family of the late philanthropist, Mr Bansi Lal, in his memory. The examination which is a regular feature in the metros is an effort to expose the city students to the pattern of the CBSE examination which will help them perform better.
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Students benefit from yoga camp Ludhiana, November 29
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Website on general
studies Ludhiana, November 29 The mission of the creators of the website is to constantly provide updated knowledge in general studies, general knowledge, general awareness and current affairs, all integral part of competitive examinations, especially the Civil Services Examinations. |
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