Wednesday, April 07, 2010

Kapil Sibal plans user-friendly education

If you are sure you want to be in animation, graphic design or hospitality, and don’t get the point why you need to slog through maths, biology or economics in classes 11 and 12 to get there, here is good news for you.

Union minister for human resource development Kapil Sibal is planning to introduce vocational studies as a stream in senior secondary classes for all educational boards. The stream will be on a par with the science, commerce and arts streams.

The Centre is discussing the matter with state and all-India boards, a ministry official said, adding most states have accepted the proposal. Once the Council of Boards of School Education in India approves the stream, it will be mandatory for all government, aided and private schools in the country to introduce it, he said.

The vocational studies stream is already part of the Central Board of School Education, which introduced it in 2007. 

Source : http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_kapil-sibal-plans-user-friendly-education_1368303

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