Session 2013-14

New session 2013-14 will start from 5th of April, 2013. New Timing will be 7:30 am to 1:30 pm for std. II onward and 8:00 am to 1:00 pm for Pre. N.C. to std. I.

Admission Notice

Admission for session 2013-14 

in all the classes is opened. 

Limited seats in all the classes.   

Residential Schools for SC & OBC stundents

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3574

ANSWERED ON 19.03.2013

RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS

3574 . Shri SAMEER BHUJBAL
JOSE K. MANI

Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:-

(a) the number of residential schools functioning for the students belonging to Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes in the country, State/UT-wise;

(b) whether the Government proposes to establish some more such schools in the States/ UTs; and

(c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and if not, the reasons therefor?

CBSE: Contact No. for JEE (Main), NEET (UG), CTET, General Inquiries, Call centre

 

Central Board of Secondary Education (An Autonomous Organization under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India) Head Office & NEET Unit: Shiksha Kendra, 2, Community Centre, Preet Vihar, Delhi-110301 JEE [Mains] Unit: F.I.E. 482, Patparganj, Industrial Area, Delhi-110092 CTET Unit: PS 1-2, Institutional Area, I. P. Extension, Patparganj, Delhi-110092 CONTACT US ON THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS For JEE [Main] [9:00 am to 5:30 pm] On all working days Tel. 8506061071, 8506061072, 8506061073,  8506061074, 8506061075, 8506061076,  8506061077, 8506061078, 8527557482,  8527557572, 9717182698, 9717182594, 9910802727 Email: jeemain@nic.in OR cbsejee2013@gmail.com For NEET [UG] [9:30 am to 7 pm] On all working days

Shortage of Trained Teachers in Government Schools in the States

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2599

ANSWERED ON 13.03.2013

TRAINED TEACHERS

2599 . Smt. PARAMJIT KAUR GULSHAN, KACHHADIA NARANBHAI, JYOTI DHURVE

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:-

(a) whether there is a shortage of trained teachers in Government schools in the States including Punjab;
(b)if so, the details thereof, State-wise and the reasons therefor;
(c) the number of untrained teachers engaged on contractual basis in teaching under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan at present, State-wise and the measures taken to train them;
(d) whether the Government provides any financial assistance for training of untrained teachers and is so, the details thereof including the funds provided/being provided for the purpose during each of the last three years and the current year, State- wise; and
(e) the action taken by the Government to provide trained teachers to all the Government schools in the country during the current Five Year Plan?

Setting up of Higher Educational Institutions in India

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2615

ANSWERED ON 13.03.2013

SETTING UP OF HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

2615 . Shri PASHUPATI NATH SINGH

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Government is contemplating to set up higher educational institutions in the country including Jharkhand during the 12th Five Year Plan;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) whether the Government proposes to make education in higher educational institutions affordable for the poor students in the country including Jharkhand; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

EVALUATION OF QUALITY OF EDUCATION

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2552

ANSWERED ON 13.03.2013

EVALUATION OF QUALITY OF EDUCATION

2552 . Shri VIKRAMBHAI ARJANBHAI MAADAM

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the UGC has identified the universities and colleges for evaluating the quality of education being imparted on course level throughout the country;

(b) if so, the name of the colleges and universities identified, State-wise;

(c) whether the recognition is not granted without evaluating the level of courses in America and other developed countries whereas in India, recognition is being granted without making any evaluation in this regard;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

Opening of New Polytechnic Institute & Number of polytechnics functioning at present

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2550

ANSWERED ON 13.03.2013

OPENING OF POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTES

2550 . Shri RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY


Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:-

(a) the number of polytechnics functioning at present in the country, State-wise;

(b) the number of polytechnics opened in various States in the country during the last three years, State-wise;

(c) the number of proposals of various state governments pending for setting up of polytechnics in the States; and

(d) whether the Government has any plan to set up new polytechnic institutes in the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

ANSWER

Government proposes to introduce `open book exam system` in CBSE

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2543

ANSWERED ON 13.03.2013

OPEN BOOK EXAM

2543 . Shri RAKESH SINGH


Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:-


(a) whether the Government proposes to introduce `open book exam system` in CBSE;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether a case study based exam is also likely to be incorporated in the new system;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether it is not likely to increase pressure on students of class 10, class 12 and those preparing for higher education; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

Central Qualifying Test for appointment of teachers in the Government run schools

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2537

ANSWERED ON 13.03.2013

CENTRAL QUALIFYING TEST

2537 . Shri AMARNATH PRADHAN

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Government plans to scrap Central Qualifying Test for appointment of teachers in the Government run schools in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government plans to make it compulsory to appoint only those candidates who had passed the Central Qualifying Test in order to ensure quality education and check exploitation of teachers by private schools; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. SHASHI THAROOR)

(a)to(d): In pursuance of section 23 of the Right of Children to Free and compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has vide its notification dated 23rd August, 2010 laid down the minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in class I-VIII in all schools, including private schools, which inter alia provides for passing of the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) as an essential qualification. Accordingly, only those persons who have qualified the TET are eligible for appointment as a teacher for classes I-VIII. There is no proposal to dispense with the condition of passing the TET.

Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) system of students in schools

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO 240

ANSWERED ON 13.03.2013

CCE IN SCHOOLS

240 . Shri BHOLA SINGH
BABAR GAJANAN DHARMSHI

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) system of students in schools has been proposed to be adopted;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government has sought reaction from the States and if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether country-wide core syllabus is proposed to be introduced in Mathematics and Science and if so, the current status of the proposal; and
(e) the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

ANSWER

Starting of New CBSE Schools and number of CBSE Schools in the Country

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2123

ANSWERED ON-15.03.2013

Starting of new CBSE schools

2123 . SHRI BASAWARAJ PATIL
(a) the number of CBSE schools in the country, State-wise; and
(b) whether Government would take initiatives to start new CBSE schools in various States where there is an acute need?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a): A list indicating the state-wise schools affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is annexed.
(b) The CBSE does not open any school. It grants affiliation to the schools after assessment of their fulfillment of mandatory requirement prescribed in the Affiliation Bye-Laws of the Board.

Mushrooming of Private Schools & percentage enrolment in rural areas

(a) & (b):The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), which is an assessment brought out annually by PRATHAM, a non-governmental organisation, has in its Report of 2012 mentioned that 28% of children in rural areas go to private schools. However, according to the District Information System for Education (DISE), which is a school-based national data base on elementary education, the percentage of children in private schools in rural areas was 16.99 in 2011-12 at elementary level, which was marginally higher than in the preceding year.. The state-wise percentage of rural children going to private schools at the elementary level in 2011-12 is annexed.

(c):Under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, which became operative from 1st April, 2010, every private school, including those in rural areas, has to seek recognition from the prescribed authority, and shall be granted recognition only if it fulfills the norms and standards specified under the RTE Act.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1458, ASKED BY SHRI MAHABALI SINGH AND SHRI P. KUMAR, HON’BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2013 REGARDING “MUSHROOMING OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS”

Girl Education & Seniario of Elementry and Secondary Education in India

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 128 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6TH MARCH, 2013 REGARDING “GIRLS’ EDUCATION” ASKED BY SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV, SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL

(a) to (e):The enrolment of girls at elementary, secondary and senior secondary level has been steadily increasing and the drop out rates declining at all stages of school education. The Gross Enrolment Ratio of girls at primary level rose from 85.9% in 2000-01 to 116.7% in 2010-11, at upper primary level it rose from 49.9% to 83.1% over the same period, while at secondary level it rose from 45.3% in 2004-05 to 60.8% in 2010-11 and at higher secondary level from 24.5% to 36.1% during the same period. This data has been collected and compiled under the annual School Education Statistics by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

Over the 11th Plan period, 1,44,156 additional elementary schools and at the secondary level 9636 new schools have been sanctioned. The State-wise details are at Annexure. 9.17 lakh teachers for elementary schools have been sanctioned during this period. At the secondary level 55,964 additional teachers have been sanctioned during the Eleventh Plan period.  

Quality of Education: Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 123

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.123 FOR 6th MARCH, 2013, ASKED BY SHRI MAHENDRA KUMAR ROY AND SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE ON QUALITY OF EDUCATION

(a) & (b):The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), which uses a rigorous research methodology, conducts very detailed periodic national surveys of learning achievement of children in classes – III, V and VIII, which have revealed a slight improvement in pupil achievement learning levels, even though the overall achievement remains low.

(c) & (d):Under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), the State Governments and UT Administrations are supported on several interventions to improve teaching standards, including regular in-service teacher training, a 30-day induction training for newly recruited teachers, training of all untrained teachers to acquire professional qualifications, recruitment of additional teachers for better pupil-teacher ratios, academic support for teachers through block and cluster resource centres, a continuous and comprehensive evaluation system to equip the teacher to measure pupil performance and provide remedial action wherever required, and teacher and school grants for development of appropriate teaching-learning materials, etc. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 specifies statutory duties and responsibilities of teachers and lays down the minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in elementary schools, which have been notified by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) in its Notification dated 23rd August, 2010. For secondary education, the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan programme similarly, provides for in-service teacher training and academic support to schools for improving teacher performance.

Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) July, 2013 – Central Board of Secondary Education

Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) July, 2013 for Jobs in School – Central Board of Secondary Education

The Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi will be conducting the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher for classes I to VIII on 28.07.2013 (Sunday). Candidates can apply only On-line for CTET-JULY 2013 on CBSE/CTET website.

Applicability :

i) The CTET shall apply to schools of the Central Government (KVS, NVS, Tibetan Schools, etc) and schools under the administrative control of UT of Chandigarh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and NCT of Delhi.

ii) Schools owned and managed by the State Government/local bodies and aided schools shall consider the TET conducted by the State Government. However, a State Government can also consider the CTET if it decides not to conduct the State TET.

iii) CTET may also apply to the unaided private schools, who may exercise the option of considering the CTET.

Admission Notice for 2013-14

Admission for Session-2013-14 is  going on.

Notice

Academic Session 2012-13 has been completed. Final Examination (S.A-II) will be from 11th March to 18th March. P.T.M will be on 24th March. Books and copies will be available from 24th March onward.
New session 2012-13 will start from 5th April.