The students should be imparted career counseling based on their interest which would help them in future, said the Director General (DG) education Ranjana while speaking at a ceremony organised to honour schools which bagged top positions in the state level digital equalizer competition at government girls inter college Rajpur road here on Saturday.
She said that computers and internet are an important part of today’s education and students should be well versed in them. The DG said that the stake holders of schools have a vital role in ensuring clean school and society.
Under the digital equalizer programme the American India Foundation (AIF) has organised a programme to promote sanitation in the Government schools of the State.
Under the programme many contests were organised in the schools. The AIF also conducted videography of the events and the evaluation was done by the State Council of Education Research and Training (SCERT).
In the competition the Government Inter College (GIC) Kotridhang Pauri secured first position while Government Girls Inter College (GGIC) Rajpur road and GGIC Ranipokhri got second and third positions respectively.
The teachers and students of these schools were felicitated on Saturday. The programme was attended by State manager of AIF, Sudhir Rao, Krishna Trivedi of Hans foundation and senior officers of education department and Sarva Shiksha Abiyan.