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Edufest 2008- education fair organised by The Times of India under of Education Times in association with Vidya Global Group
EDUFEST2008
Edufest 2008-Meerut, the two-day education fair organised by The Times of India under the aegis of Education Times in association with Vidya Global Group was a grand success. The event saw CBSE Helpline counsellor Poonam Devdutt and career counsellor Pervin Malhotra share their expertise and guide students on choosing the right career options. An impressive array of stalls by participating colleges and institutes attracted the young crowd that came all the way from as far as Roorkee, Saharanpur, Baghpat, Baraut, Hapur, Muzaffarnagar and other areas around Meerut.
CBSE has recommended its affiliated schools not to use textbooks by private publishers
Private Textbooks
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has recommended its affiliated schools not to use textbooks by private publishers at secondary and senior secondary levels. This includes textbooks of private publishers in different subjects of classes XI-XII, including their Hindi editions, said an official release. The order has been effective since academic session 2005-06. The Board added that it would initiate legal action against publishers who claim to have CBSE recommendation in any book in circulation.
Delhi boy tops in CBSE medical entrance test
Delhi boy tops in CBSE medical entrance test
A Delhi boy, Savinay Kapur, secured the first rank in the Central Board of Secondary Educations (CBSEs) All India Pre-Medical and Pre-Dental Entrance Examination. Anirudh Kulkarni from Hyderabad grabbed the first rank in the All India Engineering Entrance Exam.
CBSE has decided to hold science practicals class VI. However, marks will not be assigned
CBSE has decided to hold science practicals class VI. However, marks will not be assigned
PRACTICALS FOR CLASS VI
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to hold science practicals class VI. However, marks will not be assigned for the same. The board has also come out with a book titled Learning by Doing to provide insight into the various practical concepts of science.
CBSE buffer for differently-abled
CBSE buffer for differently-abled
Writing the most difficult exam papers—maths, science and English — will now be easy for the physically and visually challenged kids. In a recent move, CBSE has asked the schools to provide a number of concessions while marking the children with special needs as the board is all set to provide special training to teachers to check these answer scripts.
It has been observed that physically and visually challenged children are little less competent than the general kids on three subjects—maths, science and English. However, we want them to be comfortable with these subjects and encourage to take up these subjects in future. And the interest can be generated partly by providing them with good marks in the exams, said CBSE chairman Ashok Ganguly.
He further added: We want to sensitise the teachers about the ways they would evaluate and mark the answer scripts of these kids. A group of teachers will be identified and special training will be provided to them to ensure that a physically or visually challenged kid doesnt complain that he/she is not marked fairly.
In the recent set of rules, schools have been asked to exempt a physically challenged child from studying third language up to Class VIII besides an additional one hour will be given to such examinees. Moreover, a separate set of question papers in enlarged print for maths and science and technology in Class X will be provided for the candidates having visual impairment.
The candidate may be per¬mitted to draw the diagrams but it is not mandatory for the candidates to do the calculations themselves.
However, this set of new rules will not only be applicable in the Boards but also during the internal assessment. We have asked schools to follow these instructions during the internal exams to strengthen inclusion of physically challenged students into main stream, said Ganguly.
A separate column has been provided on the title page of the answer books for indicating the category of physically challenged candidates so that these answer books could be segregated for sending them separately to the regional office of the Board.
Government to probe NCERT distorted and objectionable language
Faced with intense criticism from the Opposition and Congress members, the government on Friday agreed to probe allegations that some NCERT school textbooks contained distorted facts and objectionable language.
The assurance was given by minister of state for parliamentary affairs Suresh Pachouri in the Rajya Sabha after the House witnessed turmoil during the zero hour when opposition members displayed some of the books, which they said contained the distortions. BJP’s
Ravishankar Prasad, who waved several books, alleged the NCERT history book described freedom fighters like Aurobindo Ghosh, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal as “terrorists” and the Jat community as “marauders".
He also read out excerpts from a class 11 Hindi literature book, which had all BJP members on their feet and trooping into the well. Even members on the treasury benches appeared shocked by the objectionable language. A bewildered deputy chairman K Rehman Khan was unable to figure out what exactly the opposition members wanted even as Prasad
kept reading out some more objectionable excerpts and the title of a poem. The deputy chairman then urged the government to respond to the charges but the latter initially did not react.
Prasad said the books also contained suggestions to girl students to use cosmetics. Distortion of history was a very serious issue and such lessons could pollute the minds of children, Prasad said demanding an inquiry into the matter besides punishment for the
guilty.
They were joined by members from the Samajwadi Party and the Left parties. Some Congress members too expressed concern. Congress’s Satyavrat Chaturvedi said it was not an issue to be politicised and government should take the matter seriously and correct the distortions.
BJP alleges NCERT text describes freedom fighters like Ghosh, Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal as “terrorists” and the Jat community as “marauders”
Source : Times of India
CBSE Heritage quiz at Amity Saket
Amity International School, Saket hosted the CBSE Heritage India Quiz 05 recently Ashok Ganguly, Chairman, CBSE, Mr. Mani, Education Officer, CBSE and T.P.S. Chauhan, Advisor, Amity School were present on the occasion. Final rounds saw the competition between Bhavans Vidya Mandir, Kochi, Kerala, Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Bokaro, Anandlaya, NDDB Campus, Anand, Gujrat and Marias Public School, Guwahati, Assam. Anandlaya won the first prize comprising of a rolling trophy and a cash prize worth Rs. 20,000.
New pattern. for the CBSE Class X 2008 batch
CBSE has announced its decision of introducing the grading system for Class X students from 2008, the board will finally come out with pass or fail tag for the students.
The nine point grading system would require the students to get qualifying grades in four of the five subjects to get promoted to the next level. Thought he this change will take place in 2008 ,the emphasis on internal assessment and examination reforms will begin to shape from the coming Board examinations in 2006.
Extra 15 minutes will be allotted to students before every exam for reading the question paper, redesigning the format of the Class X and Class XII papers to ensure students can solve it 30 minutes before the three hour time are some of the other major changes for the store of CBSE, many more are yet to come.
CBSE Exam Results Before June 10
The results for the Class X and Class XII Central Board examinations would be declared before June 10, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh said in a written reply that the information was furnished by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) and the Council of Boards of School Education in India (COBSE).
The Supreme Court had in January this year asked all the states to declare Plus Two results by June 10, he informed. With the declaration of results by many states including Rajasthan, Orissa and Kerala for specific streams, it seems that the Govt. is thus firm on its decision. As followed by the assertion made by SC, the results by all states need to be declaed by June 10.
CBSE Tele-Counselling From May 23
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will start its second phase of tele-counselling from May 23. Open till June 6, this is the first time that the tele-counselling is being offered by the CBSE through the Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) this year.
To be conducted by 39 principals and trained counsellors from Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Jaipur, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Noida, Meerut and Bhubaneshwar as well as Doha-Qatar, Dubai and Kuwait, online counselling will also be available. Students can also visit the website www.cbse.nic.in
Said Abdul Mabood, director of Snehi, an NGO that runs a post-exam helpline called Hopeline: Weve been getting result-related calls since last week. The queries range from simple anxiety about What if I dont get the stream I want?, to which course to pursue. Said Etishree Bhati, counsellor in DPS, R K Puram, who also works for the CBSE helpline: In this phase of CBSEs counselling, most of the calls are from students. The questions that get asked mostly, according to Bhati, are What will I do if the result is bad? and a request to check whether the student has actually failed.
Said Mabood: Last year, of the 700 calls that we got, a large number was about which course and college to apply to. Almost 15% of the calls are from high achievers. They feel anxious about how they will fare at the national level, said Mabood. The good news: According to Snehi, only 1% of the calls last year were from severely depressed students.
The IVRS service will be available from May 24 on local dial facilities within Delhi and Mumbai for all subscribers of MTNL. While the MTNL service will be available on the ten-digit number 1250-111-102, for BSNL it will be open on 1250-1-02.
Students dialling from Karnataka, West Bengal, Punjab, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana will have to dial 95+STD code of cities of Bangalore, Kolkata, Ludhiana, Ahmedabad, Indore, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad and Gurgaon + 1250-1-02.
Contact Nos.: Students can call at: 9873144008, 27014447, 9313984889, 25541316, 9322121048
Sources: Online Resources
CBSE Lists Steps To Make Learning Process Meaningful
The Central Board of Secondary Education has come up with a series of recommendations to make the learning process meaningful and enjoyable.
The Board is now examining the possibility of providing additional time before the start of public examinations and the feasibility of introducing different levels of question paper to cater for various levels of aptitude.
It is also looking into providing greater flexibility while selecting subjects at the secondary and senior school levels. Designing of questions that will examine the creative thinking and ability of application of students is another area.
The Board is also toying with the idea of permitting use of calculators at the senior school level, introducing grading system, eliminating pass-fail system and possibilities of subject-wise certification.
Already, the CBSE has advised schools to keep textbooks in the school so that students need not have to carry their bags around and instructed institutions to stop giving homework to Class I and II students.
Now the Board has invited suggestions from all stakeholders, including principals, teachers, students, parents and public regarding the new initiatives. Suggestions can be sent to Public Relations Officer, CBSE, 2, Community Centre, Shiksha Centre, New Delhi, or e-mail them to directoracad@hotmail.com.
Sources: Online Resources
CBSE Class XII Results Declared
National Network of Education (NNE) in collaboration with Central Board for Secondary Education today published the Class XII results for Delhi and Allahabad regions covering seven states.
The Senior School Certificate Examination (Class XII) results for students, who appeared from schools in New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal, Uttaranchal, Jharkhand and foreign countries, were declared at 6 am, a CBSE spokesperson said.
The class XII results of Ajmer, Chandigarh, Guwahati and Chennai regions, covering the rest of the country, were announced on Sunday.
The results were posted on the CBSE websites www.cbse.nic.in, www.cbseresults.nic.in and NNE website www.examresults.net.
Results were also available on telephone numbers 24357270 and 24357274 in Delhi, 95-11-24357270 and 95-11-24357274 in NCR and 011-24357270 and 011-24357274 in other parts of the country, the spokesperson said.
NNE also provided with the help line service on telephone numbers 011-26431371 and 011-51690475, for the students to get their results.
NNE is also going to publish Class Xth results on its website, www.examresults.net, which will be available from 26 May, 2005.
Sources: Online Resources
Girls Again Outshine Boys In CBSE Class XII Results
Setting new standards of success, over 3,300 students scored over 90 per cent marks in the CBSE Class 12 board examinations the results of which were declared today.
Girls outshone boys once again in the crucial examination held in March, which was cleared by 77.80 per cent of the 4,20,240 registered candidates. The pass percentage was the highest - 90 per cent in the Chennai region comprising the southern states, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) chairman Ashok Ganguly said announcing the results at a press conference here.
The results were posted on CBSEs websites www.Results.Nic.In, www.Cbseresults.Nic.In and www.Cbse.Nic.In at eight am today, ending the anxious wait of students.
Cyber cafes made good business as they were besieged by students but a large number of them referred to check their results via SMS and through interactive voice response system (IVRS) on telephone also.
Ganguly said 3,376 students scored more than 90 per cent this year, up from 2,826 in 2004, and the most ever for the board. In Delhi itself, 1,178 students cross the 90 per cent mark, a significant increase from 779 last year. However, CBSE did not name the topper as a matter of policy, saying it did not want to leave scope for human error. Among groups of schools, the best performance (93.14 per cent) was by the nine institutions of the Central Tibetan schools. This was followed by the Kendriya Vidyalayas (92.47 per cent), Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (87.08 per cent) and private schools (80.46 per cent).
In Delhi, the success rate of private schools was quite high at 89.46 per cent.
Ganguly said the 4,20,240 registered students represented a 6.8 per cent increase in the number of students from last year. They were from 4,225 schools and took the test at 2,175 centres.
There was a 1.8 per cent in the overall pass percentage of 77.8 this year as compared to 2004.
The pass percentage of girls at 83.17 per cent was significantly more than that of boys at 73.78 per cent. Last year, this was 82.28 and 71.29 per cent respectively.
In Delhi, there were 1,75,972 candidates and the pass percentage was 77.61, up about two per cent from last year. Among girls, the success rate was 82.99 per cent while among boys this was 72.55.
The pass percentage of regular candidates was 80.99 per cent as compared to 37.41 for private and correspondence students. Ganguly said 11.88 per cent (48,008) of the total students got compartmentals while this was 12.38 per cent for Delhi.
After Chennai region, the most successful was Ajmer, followed by Chandigarh, Delhi, Allahabad and Guwahati. Delhi was the third most successful region last year.
Ganguly said 6,141 students from 59 schools had appeared for the Class 12 examination in foreign countries, 5,446 of them from 51 schools in the Gulf.
The pass percentage for all the schools was 91.27 while it was 92.69 per cent for the Gulf schools. Some institutions in Russia, Nepal, Tanzania and Iran also follow the CBSE.
Sources: Online Resources
77.8 Percent Pass, Girls Surpass Boys
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced its Class 12 results on Monday, with 77.8 per cent of students passing the make or break examinations.
A total of 420,240 students appeared for the school leaving examinations that were held in India and 19 foreign countries in March-April.
While there was an increase of 1.8 percent in the number of students who passed, girls, at 83.17 percent, as usual fared better than boys, at 73.78 percent.
Chennai topped among the six CBSE zones, with a pass percentage of 90. Ajmer came in second, Chandigarh third, Delhi fourth, Guwahati fifth and Allahabad last.
A total of 6,141 students appeared from 115 schools in foreign countries like the Gulf nations, Russia, Nepal, Tanzania and Iran. The pass percentage abroad was 91.27 percent.
In the Gulf region alone, where 5,446 students from 51 schools appeared for the CBSE schools, 92.69 percent of students passed, with boys at 90.42 percent and girls at 94.85 percent.
Sources: Online Resources
CBSE Class 10 Results In Two Phases From Today
Students in most of the country will get to know their CBSE Class 10 results from today, but those in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and eastern India will have to wait till Thursday.
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Chairman Ashok Ganguly said results for Ajmer, Chandigarh and Chennai regions will be posted on its websites at 1800 IST today.
National Network of Education(NNE) will also provide the result on its Exam results portal, Examresults.net. NNE will also bestow the help line service on 011-26431371 and 011- 26431341, through which the students can enquire about their respective scores.
Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Pondicherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Daman and Diu come under these regions.
The results for Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Uttaranchal, Jharkhand and the North-eastern states will be declared at 1800 IST on May 26, Ganguly said.
Asked why the results were being declared in two phases, he said this was because the new academic session in southern India and parts of the west started from June one.
Sources: Online Resources
Chennai Tops Again In CBSE Exam, Ajmer Is Next
Chennai has again topped in the Class XII examination conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education this year.
The results for all the six regions Ajmer, Allahabad, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi and Guwahati were announced here on Monday.
For the third consecutive year, Chennai claimed the top spot with a pass percentage of 90.
Drop in overall performance
However, it saw a drop of 0.51 per cent in its overall performance.
While 420,240 students took the examinations from across the country about 6.8 per cent more than last year the overall pass percentage stood at 77.80 per cent, a rise of 1.8 per cent.
Ajmer claimed the second spot with a pass percentage of 84.28, followed by Chandigarh, Delhi, Allahabad and Guwahati.
Girls fare better
Girls again fared better with a pass percentage of 83.17 against 73.78 of boys.
While regular students maintained their lead with a pass percentage of 80.99, private/patrachar students were far behind with 37.41 per cent. Private students, however, improved their record by six per cent from last year`s 30.86 per cent.
Sources: Online Resources
Southern States Fare Better In CBSE Class X Exams
The southern Indian states did better in the CBSE Class 10 examinations than the two other regions for which results were declared.
The Chennai region recorded a pass percentage of 90.74 while this was 87.70 per cent in Ajmer region and 82.21 per cent in Chandigarh region.
The results for the three regions of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) were posted on its websites www.Cbse.Nic.In, www.Results.Nic.In and www.Cbseresults.Nic.In, but students in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and eastern India will have an anxious wait for two more days.
In the Chennai region, which includes Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Pondicherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Daman and Diu, 73,566 students took the test of which 31,872 were girls.
While the pass percentage for girls in this region was 90.86, it was 90.65 for boys.
In Ajmer region comprising Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Chhattisgarh, there were 56,519 candidates of which 22,851 were girls.
Girls did much better than boys in the region with a pass percentage of 89.05 against 86.9.
In Chandigarh region, which includes Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, 82,645 students including 34,614 girls took the test.
While girls had a pass percentage of 84.33 per cent, it was 80.68 for boys.
The results for Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Uttaranchal, Jharkhand and the North-eastern states will be declared at 1800 IST on May 26, a CBSE spokesperson said.
Sources: Online Resources
CBSE Class X results: Girls Excel Again
The Central Board of Secondary Education declared the Class 10 results in most of the country on Tuesday, but students in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and eastern India will have an anxious wait for two more days.
The results for Ajmer, Chandigarh and Chennai regions of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) were posted on its websites www.cbse.nic.in, www.results.nic.in and www.cbseresults.nic.in at 6 p.m.
The results can also be viewed at Naional Network of Education`s Portal www.examresults.net.
The results are also available on interactive voice response system and SMS from a number of mobile operators.
Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Pondicherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Daman and Diu come under these regions.
The results for Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Uttaranchal, Jharkhand and the North-Eastern States would be declared at 6 p.m. on May 26, a CBSE spokesperson said.
After outdoing boys in the Class XII examination, girls have done better than boys in the Class X examination too.
Like in the Class XII examination, Chennai region has topped the list of successful candidates in this examination too, securing the highest pass percentage of 90.74, followed by Ajmer (87.70) and Chandigarh (82.21).
In Chennai, the girls` pass percentage was 90.86 compared to 90.65 of the boys, but in Ajmer they out did the boys by a fair margin with a pass percentage of 89.05 compared to 86.9 of the boys
Sources: Online Resources
Cut-offs set to sizzle
Admission cut- offs for most courses are set to sizzle. This is despite city students not doing too well in some subjects in the CBSE class XII exams.CBSE Students have done better this would have a direct impact on the cut-offs there would be at least a 1% increase. Campus colleges will not be affected. The effect will be felt in the cut off campus colleges though.Whatever the cut-off expected; one course where higher marks are going to rule is economics at Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC).From this year on, students will need at least 70 % in mathematics to be eligible for the economics course.
Sources: Online Resources
CBSE class X results at 6 P.M on www.examresults.net
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will announce the class X results for the Delhi, Allahabad and Guwahati regions this Thursday (May 26) at 6 P.M. Students can check the results on the website www.examresults.net. You can also call on these nos and get the results. Ph- 011-26431371, 51690475