Education
National Assessment Survey for Class 10 students launched
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry on Monday began its second phase of National Assessment Survey (NAS), for examining the learning capabilities of approximately 20 lakh Class 10 students from 45,000 schools around the country.
“Second cycle of NAS is underway today, wherein 20 lakh Class 10 students from 45,000 plus schools are being assessed. This is the largest assessment on state of education done anywhere in the world,” HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said in a tweet.
Under the first phase, about 20 lakh students of Class 3, 5 and 8 were assessed on several learning outcomes. The assessment — which was conducted last year — published its report in January, conceding that “quality of educational outcomes is far from equal across the country”.
Javadekar said his Ministry would be “preparing a time-bound action plan for improving the quality of education” based on the NAS results.
— IANS
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Education
As many as six new nursing colleges to be functional in Haryana soon
Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal shared that the construction work of six nursing colleges in the state will be completed soon and classes will commence in the month of July. Not only this, the new building of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Panchkula has also completed its construction work.
Adding on to this, he shared that, till now, the classes are being held in another building, the chief secretary said while presiding over the review meeting of development projects worth more than Rs 100 crore here.
CHIEF SECRETARY REVIEWED MAJOR PROJECTS
The Chief Secretary reviewed several major projects, including power, health, medical, and technical education in the state, and directed the concerned officials to complete them within the stipulated time period.
COLLEGES UNDER CONSTRUCTION
He said that the construction of nursing colleges in Dherdu village of Kaithal, Khedi Ram Nagar village of Kurukshetra, Kheranwali village of Panchkula, Aura and Dayalpur village of Faridabad, and Sadatpur village of Rewari is under construction.
The construction work of Medical college in Koriawas in Narnaul, Medical College at Jind, Bhiwani, and Dental College at Nalhar is being completed at a fast pace. The work of the second phase of Kalpana Chawla Medical College is also undergoing.