2.15 lakh learners to receive degrees on Convocation Day

New Delhi: IGNOU will host the 22nd ConvocationCeremony at Sanchar Kendra at the IGNOUHeadquarters on April 2, 2011

Nearly 2.15 lakh students will receive degrees/diplomas with 78 gold medallists across the nation. Nearly 6,628 students from Delhi will receive degrees/diplomas with 12 gold medalists from the capital itself. Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal will be the chief guest at the ceremony.

All students who have passed their Master, Bachelor and Diploma examinations held in December 2009 and June 2010 are eligible for award of degrees/ diplomas.

A committee for Liaison, Transport and Accommodation etc. constituted by the Vice Chancellor resolved that five mini buses and 20 Gramin Sewa vehicles would be engaged for providing transportation to the students and guests who attend the 22nd convocation. The pick-up points will be Saket Metro Station and Saket (Traffic Court, Near Anupam Apartment).

Students who have registered for getting their degree certificates in person at convocation will be eligible to attend the convocation at New Delhi and at the respective regional centres. The main function will be held at New Delhi for award of gold medals, degrees and diplomas to eligible students and simultaneously at its regional centres at Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Agartala, Aligarh, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Cochin, Chandigarh, Darbhanga, Dehradun, Guwahati, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Itanagar, Imphal, Jammu, Jaipur, Jabalpur, Karnal, Khanna, Kolkatta, Koraput, Kohima, Lucknow, Madurai, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Port Blair, Pune, Panaji, Raipur, Rajkot, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla, Siliguri, Srinagar, Trivandrum, Varanasi and Vijaywada through teleconferencing mode.

source:http://www.indiaedunews.net/Today/2.15_lakh_learners_to_receive_degrees_on_Convocation_Day_13792/

Onus on principals to bring back drop-outs

Alarmed over the staggering number of childrenwho are not attending schools, the Rajasthan government has directed that each government principal be given a target to bring back students who have dropped out.

According to a child tracking system (CTS) survey conducted by the state's education department, 1.2 million students are out of schools in Rajasthan. And the state's Directorate of Primary Education in Bikaner moved last week to rectify the situation.

"District education officers (DEO) have been asked to provide the list of drop-out children to government schoolprincipals in each district," a senior education departmentofficer told the sources.

"Based on the ratio of drop-out children and thegovernment teachers in each school, the teachers will be given targets. They will have to bring these children to schools," he explained. 

It will be the responsibility of the principals to ensure that children who get admission in their schools stay till they complete the education, he added.

"The orders regarding this were issued on Saturday," he said.

The directorate also plans to run special drives to bring drop-out children to school from May 1 to May 16 and July 1 to July 15 this year.

"We have sought permission regarding this from the state government and the programme details will be announced as soon as we get the nod," said the officer. 

According to the CTS survey, at least 30,996 children between the age group 6-14 are not going to school in the state capital Jaipur alone. 

Child rights activists in the state say the orders will have to be implemented strictly for positive results.

"It is still not clear what action will be taken against the teachers who fail to meet the given targets," said Vikram Sharma, an activist.

source:http://www.indiaedunews.net/Rajasthan/Onus_on_principals_to_bring_back_drop-outs_13691/