Three government officials in latehar are taking crash course for students who are going to appear for the Matriculation examination this year. The officials -- Varun Ranjan, SDO latehar, Pushkar Munda, and Rupesh Kumar, both executive magistrates -- are taking lessons for the students of three government schools in in lateha in Maths and Science papers. Tips on English paper is also given.
A total of 32 Matric examinees, including 14 girls took advantage of the free crash course, which went on for two weeks. The officials along with the teachers of the three schools shortlisted the candidates for the crash course.
Speaking about the course, Varun Ranjan said, “We had shortlisted the students on the basis of the marks they obtained in Class 1X. These 32 are the ones who secured 74 per cent and above in their Class 1X examinations.”
When asked whether the crash course would cause conflict of interest with the various coaching centres operational in latehar, Varun Ranjan said, “Our aim is to enhance the percentage of marks as students here do not think beyond 70 to 80 per cent. We want them to obtain more than this.”
Sources said that the crash course is the brain child of SDO latehar Varun Ranjan and Rupesh Kumar and Pushkar Munda had given them a big helping hand. Sources said ‘Super 30 ‘of Bihar might be the igniting point with these three officers.
Ranjan said students of latehar find Mathematicss and English difficult and the crash course was aimed at making them improve in these two
subjects.