Education
ICSE to conduct practical exams in schools from this year now
New Delhi: In a pattern shift, the ICSE board conducted practical examinations in schools this year rather than evaluating them at centralised marking centres.
“This year the practical examinations were evaluated in school on days of the respective exam as against earlier practice of evaluating them at centralised marking centres,” a senior Board official said.
ICSE board to conduct practical examinations in schools from this year:
The Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has also reduced the passing marks for Class X from 35 percent to 33 percent and for Class XII to 35 percent from 40 percent this session.
A total of 1,84,253 candidates are appearing for the ICSE Class X examination this year while 81,758 candidates have registered for ISC Class XII exam this year.
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.