Free Education in 13 Districts

Government is implementing first phase of its “Free and Compulsory Education Programme in 13 districts from the new academic session. First phase of the programme includes free education to Grade I to Grade VIII students. According to Department of Education, the programme will be implemented in Dhankuta, Saptari, Bhaktapur, Parsa, Kaski, Rupandehi, Surkhet, Bardiya, Kanchanpur, Dadeldhura, Manang, Mustang and Dolpa districts during this phase. Under this programme, the students will be receiving free textbooks, day meal, and other educational and reference materials. Likewise, children belonging to economically and socially backward communities will be receiving special support and subsidies in these districts.

 

ICT Devices to Community Schools

The Department of Education (DoE) has directed Regional Education Directorates (REDs) and District Education Offices (DEOs) to make preparations for installation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) devices in community schools across the country.The government has allocated Rs 1 billion for providing community-based secondary schools with facilities of ICT by the end of this fiscal year. Under the ICT plan, each secondary school will get five computers, one printer and also will be provided with the internet connection. 

 

Purbanchal University Results Published

Purbanchal University has published examination results of it various faculties. PU’s Office of the Examination Management, Biratnagar published these results during this week. Faculties of who results were published are: 

•BE (Civil, Electronics and Communication, Computer, Arch.)- VIII, 

•BIT- VIII, 

•B.Pharmacy- VIII, 

•MBA- I & III (Spring), 

•MBA- II (Fall) Semesters and 

•BA.LL.B.- I year exam result 

 

Campaign to Make Bhaktapur Fully Literate Begins

Campaign has been started to make Bhaktapur, the smallest district of the country, as fully literate district. Literacy classes have been run in each locality with a goal of declaring the district fully literate this year as the total literacy has reached 92 percent. The district is moving forward with a goal of becoming the first literate district as per the campaign to make all citizens from age 15-60 literate. The district has a population of 304,651 as per 2068 BS statistics and 60 percent women and 81 percent men here are literate. The district will become fully literate if now 11,000 people are made literate, said DEO Shankar Prasad Gautam. UNESCO has defined 95 percent literate as fully literate. (RSS)

 

TU Publishes PCL First Year Exams Schedule

Tribhuvan University Exam Controller Office has published the examination schedule of PCL first year 2070 for the faculties of Humanities, Management, Education and Science for both regular and private (Full and partial) on Saturday, October 26. The exams are scheduled to start from Mangsir 21. 

 

CTEVT to Require License for Trainers, Teachers

The Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT) is making teaching licence mandatory for all teachers cum trainers for all the colleges and academic institutions under its affiliation. Organising a press meet CTEVT said that new provision aims to produce more qualified and skilled human resources. According to the new provision school teachers must pass Teachers’ Service Commission exams to acquire teaching licence.