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Secretary to the School Education Department D. Sabitha receives the first copy of the RTE Act manual from School Education Minister N.R. Sivapathy in Chennai on Thursday. Photo: K.V. Srinivasan
Helpdesk set up to clear doubts on RTE Act
School Education Department is aware of challenges in implementing the Act, says Secretary
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KV schools take the lead in adherence to RTE clauses
While many private schools are grappling with the implementation of the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE) for admissions to Class I, the schools under the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) are taking the lead in ensuring every clause is being adhered to.
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Preparations on for Board examinations
A total of 50,293 students in Chennai to take class XII exams
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Setting students on confident course
Some students have difficulty in long division, and others need help while reading out long phrases in English. A few others are averse to multiplication tables beyond multiples of seven or eight....
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Words count while making remarks about students
With just two months left for the academic year to come to a close, schools are concerned about how to give feedback to students. Teachers say students today are more sensitive, have behavioural p...
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CHENNAI,
February 14, 2012
French as a subject may be discontinued
It is going to be the last few years of French being offered as a second language in schools affiliated to the State government. Under the Tamil Nadu Learning Act 2006, Tamil was made compulsory f...
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NEW DELHI,
February 8, 2012
CBSE international curriculum now in India
The Central Board of Secondary Education's international curriculum (CBSE-i), until now restricted to around 25 schools abroad, will now be available to around 50 schools in India“It is a ch...
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TAMBARAM,
February 8, 2012
England teachers praise celebration of education
The sprawling premises of the Government Adi Dravidar Welfare Higher Secondary School for Girls and Boys in Kilambakkam Village near Tambaram wore a festive look on Tuesday. Students, teachers, NC...
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
February 7, 2012
Committee to start evaluation visits today
The District-level Performance Assessment Committee (PAC) will start visiting higher secondary schools in the district on Tuesday. This is part of the State-wide Performance Assessment Prog...
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CHENNAI,
February 3, 2012
Testing times for students as practical exams begin
The school examination season for this year began on Thursday with the State Board practicals for class XII students.Like in the past, the practical examinations for higher secondary examin...
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NEW DELHI,
February 1, 2012
CBSE counselling for students and parents
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be offering counselling services to parents and students to help them deal with exam related stress and anxieties. The first phase of this co...
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CHENNAI,
January 30, 2012
Testing teachers' skills
As many as 5,760 candidates took the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) in Chennai here on Sunday. The second such test, conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), as manda...
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KANHANGAD,
January 20, 2012
Drop outs higher in villages, reveals Students’ survey
Inspired by the values of obligation to their society, a group of students of the Government Higher Secondary School at Kottodi, near here, undertook a survey to assess the situation leading to dr...
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Vadodara,
January 19, 2012
Education cannot be a business product: Kalam
Former President APJ Abdul Kalam said education cannot be categorised as a business product or system and only great teachers can inspire quality learning.Addressing the students of Maharaj...
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January 16, 2012
Rewarding champs
During the Aircel Chennai Open 2012, the centre court served as a stage to reward four talented under-14 tennis players chosen by the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association. Parle Hide and Seek, an official...
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Go easy on electricity
Wally makes a friend
Full of science fare
School notes from Bangalore
The tough task of preparing children for interviews
Recognising the contribution of teachers
Young World quiz
School notes from Vijayawada
February 13, 2012
Ask the CBSE
The Central Board of Secondary Education answers questions relating to its examinations from The Hindu's readers. Readers are welcome to send in more questions, primarily those relating...
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February 8, 2012
Initiative: The ABC of nursery admissions in a nutshell
He managed the unthinkable right here in the Capital and rose from being an average ‘Delhiwalla' to a celebrity overnight. In 2009, IT consultant Sumit Vohra, a South Delhi resident, man...
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CHENNAI,
February 8, 2012
Practising to face questions deftly
The month before Board examinations is usually the shortest. Not only because February has the least number of days, but also because students have enough and more to do during this time. »
February 6, 2012
Ask the CBSE
The Central Board of Secondary Education answers questions relating to its examinations from The Hindu's readers. Readers are welcome to send in more questions, primarily those relating to the Cla...
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CHENNAI,
February 2, 2012
CBSE school heads briefed on guidelines to implement RTE
It is now school principals' turn to do some homework. Heads of private CBSE schools have been asked to go through the Tamil Nadu government's guidelines for implementing the Right To Education Ac...
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CHENNAI,
February 1, 2012
Kindling students' interest in issues about environment
Messages on saving paper by using both sides to print out matter, saving electricity by remembering to switch off an appliance that is not in use, and segregating waste at source fill the wall spa...
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Bangalore,
January 29, 2012
Students lose out on second set of uniforms
The Karnataka Government's delay in notifying the State rules for the Right to Education Act has resulted in 44.17 lakh students from classes 1 to 8 being denied a second set of school uniforms, an...
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January 19, 2012
When they met
By the time the group of 60 students from the University of Iowa left the Temple Town last week, it was amply clear to them that the field of elementary studies does not limit itself to field trip...
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January 16, 2012
Battle of words
“Debating is not just saying what you know, but it is learning what you don't know”, says Deepak Thimaya, Founder, Verbattle. Verbattle is a debating competition for school students, that has an e...
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January 16, 2012
