FREE COMPETITIVE EXAMS’ COACHING FOR STUDENTS IN UP SCHOOLS SOON

PRAYAGRAJ : Students of government-run and aided secondary schools of Uttar Pradesh will soon be prepared for various competitive examinations free of cost. Under the new National Education Policy (NEP)-2020, the department of secondary education has prepared a proposal in this regard, say officials aware of the move.

In addition to giving information to the students about the eligibility of various competitive examinations to be held at different levels in science, art, literature, music and other fields, they will also be prepared for the competitive exams, they add.

In the proposal received by the secondary education department from joint director (secondary education), Varanasi division, Pradeep Kumar, it has been suggested to form a counselling cell of teachers in each school for this mission.

The members of the counselling cell will give information about the various competitive examinations to the students of their respective schools. Competitive examinations and possible career options would be suggested to the students after identifying their strengths and special talents, said a senior official of the state secondary education department.

The seven-page proposal that lists a detailed action plan for guiding students also gives a rough sketch of a time schedule listing the months in which different actions could be taken by the proposed counselling cell.

Encouraging students to participate in different Olympiads too has been envisioned in the proposal, a copy of which is with HT. The initiative envisions children being groomed by appointing a nodal teacher in each school. Training sessions will be organised in each school for career guidance of students.