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Time of India
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- Time of India
Portal launched to monitor progress of STARS project
Jaipur: The state education department Friday launched a portal for monitoring development works done under the STARS (Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States) project. Rajasthan is one of the six states selected for the STARS project, which focuses on the infrastructure development of schools with the support of the World Bank . Other states include Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Odisha. Its objective is to ensure overall improvement in the quality of school education, teaching-training, and administrative efficiency. Officials said that this microsite is the dedicated digital presence of the STARS project, which aims to provide transparent information about the activities related to the project, ensure monitoring of progress, and promote active participation of the public in education reforms. Through this portal, policymakers, educationists, teachers, students, and the public will be able to see the progress of different activities undertaken as part of the project. The project focuses on strengthening early education, improving learning assessment, performance of teachers, and classroom practice, among other initiatives to improve the quality of education. Education secretary Krishna Kunal directed the departmental officers to regularly upload details regarding meetings, activities, and documents related to the project on the microsite, so that this platform can become a live and updated information source. As part of the STARS project, the education department in the past three years conducted training for over 32,500 mentor teachers and anganwadi workers to enhance parental engagement, a key part of monitoring the progress of a student. Under this project, intervention was also done in schools to provide child-friendly furniture to schools where anganwadi centres are also run. "Child-friendly furniture, such as appropriately sized tables and chairs, provides better sitting arrangements, promoting comfort and proper posture. This helps in retaining students as it increases their attraction to the schools or anganwadi centres," said a senior official. As part of the project, creative wall and floor paintings were also introduced in 210 schools, including KGBVs and MEWAT hostels, to support joyful and visual learning.
Time of India
13-06-2025
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- Time of India
Participation of govt teachers, staff is mandatory for yoga day programme
Jaipur: The education department announced Friday that participation of govt school teachers and staff is mandatory for the Yoga Day programme. Teachers have been given the facility to participate in the programme from the nearest govt school. Education secretary Krishna Kunal, while chairing a meeting on preparations for International Yoga Day , stated that yoga is not just an exercise but an integral part of the National Education Policy 2020, which teaches Indian culture and life values. The secretary instructed all govt and private schools to ensure mandatory registration on the 'Yoga Sangam Portal' by June 18. Emphasising active participation of govt as well as private schools, the secretary said, "Organising International Yoga Day is not just a formal programme but is the responsibility of every educational institution." The secretary also mentioned that Hariyalo Rajasthan: Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam Abhiyan 2.0 will start on July 15 and will run for a month. To make this campaign more effective, instructions have been given for the selection of plantation sites from June 15-30, and preparations for plantation should be done once a week. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
Time of India
08-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Teachers to be posted in Eng medium schools ‘within a wk'
1 2 J aipur: In a meeting with govt school teachers held Sunday, officials said allotment of English-medium schools in every district for teachers will be completed within one week. After recruitment in Aug last year, selected candidates have been waiting for postings in English-medium schools. Teachers, under the banner of Rajasthan Shikshak Sangh (Rashtriya), held talks with the education secretary and the director of secondary education regarding 25 points. In the meeting, consensus was reached on many demands, including giving posting to teachers in Mahatma Gandhi English Medium Govt schools within a week and Vivekananda Model Schools this month. Along with this, officials agreed to work on removing salary discrepancies, reducing the burden of non-educational work of teachers, and holding district-level educational conferences in Sept and state-level educational conferences in Nov. Ramesh Chandra Pushkarna, president of the organisation, said, "In the meeting, many demands were put forward, including starting Balvatika in 19,500 schools and keeping a minimum of 5 posts of Grade-II category teachers intact, including Hindi, English, and Social Science, in the new staffing pattern for secondary education. Along with this, discussions were held on filling 15,000 out of 38,000 new posts as per the staffing pattern in this session itself. " On the transfer of teachers, education secretary Krishna Kunal said it will be started as soon as the chief minister gives permission. In the meeting teachers also raised the issue of difficulty in mandatory Aadhaar and Jan Adhaar verification for generating APAAR IDs of students along with other schemes in rural areas. An agreement was reached on organizing time-bound camps at the district level to resolve such problems.
Time of India
06-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Govt to conduct eye test camps for students and drivers in July
Jaipur: The education department will set up eye test camps in all govt schools in July for students and drivers under the Shala Swasthya Pariksha Abhiyan. Officials said this decision was made in the review meeting of Project Management Unit (PMU) of the school education department held at the directorate of secondary education Thursday. Secretary for school education Krishna Kunal said under the campaign, eye tests will be conducted free of charge, and after the test, glasses will be provided to students or drivers as needed. The secretary also directed officials to upload data related to the mid-day meal on the Shala Darpan portal, along with daily monitoring of the enrolment work under Praveshotsav, preventing dropouts, and linking school enrolment data with Vidya Samiksha Kendra (VSK). The education secretary also directed the effective implementation of the student attendance app and the timely provision of textbooks and workbooks to students of Classes 1 to 5 and 6 to 12. Jaipur: The education department will set up eye test camps in all govt schools in July for students and drivers under the Shala Swasthya Pariksha Abhiyan. Officials said this decision was made in the review meeting of Project Management Unit (PMU) of the school education department held at the directorate of secondary education Thursday. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Install the Perfect Pool at Home – Start Here Backyard Pool | Search Ads Learn More Undo Secretary for school education Krishna Kunal said under the campaign, eye tests will be conducted free of charge, and after the test, glasses will be provided to students or drivers as needed. The secretary also directed officials to upload data related to the mid-day meal on the Shala Darpan portal, along with daily monitoring of the enrolment work under Praveshotsav, preventing dropouts, and linking school enrolment data with Vidya Samiksha Kendra (VSK). The education secretary also directed the effective implementation of the student attendance app and the timely provision of textbooks and workbooks to students of Classes 1 to 5 and 6 to 12. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Eid wishes , messages , and quotes !
Time of India
26-05-2025
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- Time of India
State records pass percentage of 96.6% in Class 8 board exams
Jaipur: Education minister Madan Dilawar, Monday, virtually released the results for Primary Education Completion Certificate Examination 2025 (Class 8 board exam), in which the pass percentage was recorded at 96.6%. The pass percentage last year was recorded as 95.7%. This year, girls recorded a pass percentage of 97.2%, while the pass percentage for boys was 96.2%. The Class 8 board exam was conducted from March 20 till April 2 at 9,824 examination centres in the state. A total of 12,64,618 candidates appeared in the examination, out of which 12,22,369 candidates passed, while 41,368 students were classified for the supplementary examination. This year, among the top five districts in the state, Sikar, Dausa, Ajmer, Nagaur, and Churu achieved the highest results. Districts like Dholpur, Baran, Pali, Chittorgarh, and Karauli recorded the lowest performance in the state. Secretary of school education Krishna Kunal, who released the results in Jaipur, said that there was an improvement in the results of Class 8 this year, and more improvement is expected in the future. He added that the results of the Class 5 board exams will be released this week. For Class 8 result, instead of giving marks in the mark sheet of the candidates, a grade table was issued, wherein 2.48 lakh students received Grade A, over 6.62 lakh students received Grade B, over 3.09 lakh got Grade C, 2,143 students were in the Grade D category, and 41,368 students received Grade E, who have to appear for the supplementary exam. According to the grade category, the marks scale of Grade A is 81 to 100, B is 61 to 80, C is 41 to 60, D is 33 to 40, and E category is 0 to 32.
