SHORTAGE OF NCERT BOOKS in Navodaya

NCERT is mandated to print and supply textbooks for the schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) including KV and Navodaya Vidyalayas.

 

 

Some States have been given, on their request, copyright permission to reprint some/all NCERT textbooks and at times, delay in printing and distribution of these books by them may result in students of these States purchasing NCERT textbooks meant for CBSE affiliated schools.
 

Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti Press Release

A Committee under the Chairmanship of Shri Y.N. Chaturvedi was constituted in June, 2001 to review the Management structure and operating mechanism of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti.  The summary of recommendation of the Y.N. Chaturvedi Committee in respect of the capacity of the Navodaya Vidyalayas in providing quality education, is Annexed. Sr.No. Recommendations of the Committee 1. The academic performance of students of Navodaya Vidyalayas as indicated by the result of Class X and XII board examinations of CBSE has been very good.  The pass percentage for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya students appearing in CBSE examination for Class X is 20% more than for all students and 10% more for Class XII.   However, performance in the Board Examination is not the only criterion for judging academic performance of Navodaya Vidyalayas.   2. It has been ascertained by the study conducted by the IIM, Ahmedabad that there is general appreciation for the educational facilities offered by the Navodaya Vidyalayas with about 80% students and their families being appreciative of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas. Another indicator about the success of the Scheme of Navodaya Vidyalayas is that 75% of the students passing out of Navodaya Vidyalayas have persued higher education. 3. Judging by the trend of the recent years, about 18 students compete for each seat in Navodaya Vidyalayas.  The large number of applicants speaks of the success of the Scheme of Navodaya Vidyalayas and it is also indicative of the faith the admission system evokes among people. 4. The criticism of some of the selected students having inadequate language skill seems to have been over stated.  With block-wise reservation, this should be accepted because standards are known to be low in remote areas of many districts.   The standard of language skills in such cases does not justify any major change in the testing mechanism.  The Navodaya Vidyalayas will have to assume responsibility for improving language skills of those students who are weak in language. 5. It is felt that the problem of substantial number of students dropping out in various classes is real though the phenomenon of dropout does not necessarily indicate deficiencies in the scheme of Navodaya Vidyalayas.   It is recommended that Navodaya Vidyalayas created at larger cost should not be allowed to remain substantially unutilized due to vacant seats remaining unfilled in higher classes. 6. Although the results of board examinations for Class X & XII indicate that the quality of teaching in Navodaya Vidyalayas is of acceptable standard, attention needs to be placed to learning oriented which does not seem to have been attended to so far. 7. The language learning is presently dominated by emphasis on writing skills as this determines the marks that can be obtained in examinations.  The speaking and reading skills are presently neglected.   It is recommended that for every class sufficiently large number of books could be identified and divided into 4 or 5 sub categories out of which each students should be asked to choose one book from each category which he should read during 3-6 months and present a summary in a seminar consisting of his class.   This would improve learning horizon of the student and it will progressively improve his capacity to understand and assimilate.  Through seminar presentation his communication skill and speaking skill will improve.   Speaking skill is, particularly, important in regard to III language. 8. The teaching method needs urgent reform and teachers should be influenced through teacher training and school supervision to shift from lecturing to talking mode. 9. Although there is wide spread perception among teachers that they are over loaded but a study of a daily schedule does not indicate over loading.  It has been noted that Samiti has a tendency of prescribing everything which seems good.   This can only mean that either student will not pursue most of the activities seriously or they will be over loaded. 10. It is recommended that various co-curricular activities will be divided into 3 or 4 groups like one group for creative activities, one for physical activities etc.  Each student should be asked to choose one activity in a group for participation and he should be assessed only in regard to that activity. 11. It is recommended that for providing more meaning to socially useful productive work, students in each class should be divided into groups of 5/6 students each.  They should be given basic implements and should be asked to attend to campus/hostel maintenance and cleanliness under supervision.   It should include plantation in the campus and its maintenance.  The students can be assigned various duties by a rotation.   This concept should be extended to minor repairs through students in secondary classes, though they should not be assigned repair work which may be hazardous. 12 .The NVS has made large effort in promoting computer literacy.  However, there is no syllabus or textbook for computer literacy so far.  The draft syllabus indicates an unrealistically high level of skills to be attained by students.   This is unrealistic.  In computer literacy it will be sufficient if students are taught to operate PCs, are above to input data and take out printouts.   The students should be taught to handle windows software which will serve most of his needs.  They should also learn to send and receive e-mail and access internet.   It will be more than sufficient if each student is taught to learn this much but in a thorough manner. 13. The Navodaya Vidyalayas have been supposed to be pace-setting institutions but no concrete programme in this regard has emerged so far.  It is recommended that a small number of concrete steps will be preferable to talking about a large number of general ideas. 14. An effective teacher training programme is essential for ensuring excellence of Navodaya Vidyalayas.  However, it is unfortunate that no teachers training institution has been set up so far for Navodaya Vidyalayas.   The teachers of Navodaya Vidyalayas cannot benefit from DIETs or from State colleges for teacher education. 15. It is recommended that teacher training institutions on regional basis should be set up for Navodaya Vidyalayas jointly with Kendriya Vidyalayas or may be separately for each.  In these institutions training should be provided in subject matter   with every training course having a common component consisting of reform of teaching process, Yoga, value education and computer literacy.   16. Sports and physical education is important and desirable.  However, it should be realized that because of the pressure to prepare for employment after completion of studies, performance in examinations will remain a dominat concern of all students.   Therefore, students should not be expected to achieve excellence in sports.  It should be considered sufficient if they participate regularly and with enthusiasm in sports. 17. Teaching yoga is good for more than one reason.  However, NVS needs to be careful while prescribing yoga for individual schools.  While yoga instructors are available in plenty but the quality of their yoga education/training is not acceptably good in many cases.   If such teachers are selected, they themselves become a problem.  Therefore, NVS should carefully screen yoga institutions and approve only those where teaching standards are acceptable.   Only products of such institutions should be eligible to be engaged as yoga teachers.  The yoga should be introduced in Navodaya Vidyalayas in stages i.e. only to the extent good yoga teachers become progressively available.

Intel supporting Navodaya Vidyalaya schools

Ashutosh Chadha, India Education Manager, Intel India. believes that Students must be armed with 21st century skills that will ensure greater employability and economic prosperity.

 

 

He said that in the community area space, Intel provide training for underprivileged youth in the 8-16 age bracket that aims to make them effective communicators and do research in their own small way without even having gone to school.

 

Intel is doing this in Mamallapuram in Kerela with the Navodaya Vidyalaya schools.

We are piloting a high-level programme in India titled "Teaching Thinking With Technology," a completely software-agnostic programme that is designed to drive students to high levels of thinking related to things around them. It is a lot like spatial reasoning.  says Mr. Chadha.

Navodayites plea rejected.

Navodayites plea rejected.

Arun Kumar of Sulakpet in Sindhanur of Raichur district and two other students had moved the court against the denial of seats under the rural quota category.

Arun said he had studied in Sindhanur, (a rural area) from 1st standard to 5th standard, he later went to Navodaya Vidyalaya at Mudgal, Raichur district. he claimed he was eligible for benefit under the rural quota.  After passing the 12th standard from the Navodaya Vidyalaya, he appeared for the CET in 2006 and secured the 7,726th rank in medicine and 11,610 rank in engineering.

 

He said that though he was eligible for benefit under rural quota, the CET Cell refused to entertain such an application when he went for counselling on July 5, 2006 for medical seats. He was, however, given a seat under the Scheduled Caste (general) category in medicine.

He said he wanted to appear for counselling for engineering seats which commences from Saturday.

More Navodayas on the way.

Government accords priority to these districts in implementation of  Schemes/Programmes for educational development. 

 

Out of 105 Special Focus Districts, 87 and 80 Districts respectively have been covered under the Schemes of Navodaya Vidyalayas and Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas.

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya - Gachibowli Wins Science Quiz contest

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya - Gachibowli Wins Science Quiz contest

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya School, Gachibowli, won the science quiz competition for school children ( conducted by Dr. K.V. Rao Scientific Society ) in Hydrabad on Sunday.

75 teams from different schools in the city took part in the competition, which was conducted in coordination with the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Science and Technology,

Chinmaya Vidyalaya and St. Jospeh's Public School were first and second runner-ups.

New Navodaya Vidyalaya Construction Announced

Arjun Singh will formally inaugurate the second phase of the newly constructed building of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya at Mati, on the eve of the new KV being constructed near Kanpur. Both Kendriya Vidyalaya and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya are adjacent to each other and 15 acres of land had been earmarked for the construction of Kendriya Vidyalaya.

Members of the Zila Panchayat of Kanpur Dehat have also demanded for a training and recruitment center for paramilitary forces and a sports stadium at Mati.