Education Notes

Gujarat Model primary Ahmedabad, june 6. A late 19th century government school operational until 2018 in Vadnagar, Mehsana district which Prime Minister Narendra Modi had attended in young age, has been restored by the Archaeological Survey of India. Under Project Prerna (‘inspire’) — the vernacular school is being developed as a model for the country. Being redeveloped according to prime minister Modi’s vision, it will serve as a model for primary schools countrywide. Designed as an “experiential school” offering a “unique pedagogy”, it will use new technologies to impart values and inspire children to become catalysts of change in future, says a Gujarat government spokesperson. “Two students from each of the country’s 740 districts will be selected for a week-long study tour of the model school in 2024,” he added. Odisha Samanta solicitude Bhubaneswar, june 7. The Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Deemed-to-be University, Bhubaneswar will provide employment to one family member and free education to children whose parents died in the June 2 triple train accident near Balasore, in which 280 passengers lost their lives. Announcing the humanitarian package, Dr. Achyuta Samanta, founder of KIIT and the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) said: “We will offer a job to one member from each family at KIIT/KISS and provide free-of-charge education to their children at KISS and KIIT as per their eligibility.” Earlier during the Covid-19 pandemic, KIIT had stepped forward to support students who lost their parents to Covid by providing free education and jobs to their family members. Kerala Grievance redressal panels Thiruvananthapuram, june 8. Following protests over the suicide of a female student of a church-run private engineering college in Kottayam district, the state government announced that grievance redressal committees would be constituted in all higher education institutions statewide to investigate complaints lodged by students. This is the outcome of a second-year student found hanging inside her hostel room in early June. Some students alleged that their teachers were “harassing” them on several issues including use of mobile phones on campus. Addressing a press conference, the state’s higher education minister R. Bindu said: “The proposed panel will comprise principals of colleges and heads of departments of universities. Representatives of student unions and nominees of Parent Teachers’ Association (PTA) and the university syndicate will also be part of the new panels.” Chhattisgarh Intelligent initiative Raipur, june 10. Eighty-nine classes X and XII students who topped the Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education exams were given joyrides in a seven-seater helicopter by the state government under an annual reward scheme announced last year by chief minister Bhupesh Baghel. This year, 54 class X students and 35 class XII students including ten from the Scheduled Tribes were presented this reward. “This intelligent initiative has proved very popular with students and inspires them to study hard for their board examinations,” said a state government spokesperson, addressing the media on the occasion. Telangana Deliberate omission charge Hyderabad, june 23. The Telangana State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) is mired…