Himachal Pradesh: Sky high examination centres

Himachal Pradesh Sky high examination centres The Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education has established an examination centre in the Spiti Valley, Kibber, at a height of 14,200 ft. above sea level. The centre will facilitate one class X and eight class XII students to write examinations scheduled to commence on March 4, but postponed to March 20 due to heavy snowfall. “Board examinations in seven centres of the Spiti Valley and 26 centres of the Kinour district have been delayed due to inclement weather,” said Rakhil Kahlon, secretary of the board, adding that examination papers and materials are being sent by helicopter to these stations. “A total of 1,340 students of class X and 887 of class XII are registered from these snow-bound areas,” she added. Statewide, 145,617 class X and 103,617 class XII students have registered to write this year’s HP board examinations for which 1,596 examination centres have been readied to be monitored by 3,200 superintendents and deputy superintendents appointed by the board. Kahlon said 247 flying squads of the board will also oversee smooth conduct of the examinations. This year for the first time the board is allotting secret roll numbers to all examinees to prevent favouritism and misconduct. The class XII board exam results will be declared in April, and of class X in May. Goa Sesa Goa’s football academies Addressing a media conference in Jamshedpur on March 23, Greek national Sioulas Anastasios, who was appointed technical director of the Sesa Football Academy (SFA), Goa in February, said the institute is planning to establish a Sesa Baby School to train footballers in the age group 8-12 years. “The basic purpose is to expand our operations. The proposed school will accommodate pre-teen football talent,” said Sioulas. With coaching experience of 25 years in two continents, Sioulas was in the steel city to support the SFA team participating in an Under-20 tournament. Sited within SFA premises, the school is likely to be launched in June. However, the size of the initial batch is yet to be decided, he said. Sioulas, who has played for top professional football clubs in Greece, Cyprus and Hungary informed newsmen that sports instructors from 27 schools are being trained in SFA’s two academies at Sanquelim and Sirsaim. Physical training instructors and coaches of these schools will in turn train children in their schools with experts from SFA making regular visits to oversee their progress. Kerala Bosch Rexroth skill centres Bosch Rexroth India, a specialist in drive and control technologies, will establish knowledge centres in 16 education institutions across Kerala in public-private-partnership mode with the state government. To start with, a centre of excellence will be established on the campus of the College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram, and a skill development centre in the Government Polytechnic, Kalamassery, said a statement issued by the company, a 100 percent subsidiary of Bosch Rexroth AG, Germany. The objective of the PPP is to offer 300,000 undergraduate students in the state hands-on experience in real work situations. A…