With a view to enhancing knowledge of mathematics and to improve language skills among school children, the State Government will be organising math Olympiad and language skills competitions across the State during the current academic session.
In this context, the School Education Department has issued a circular to all district Collectors, CEOs of District Panchayats, District Education Officers and Assistant Commissioners of Tribal Caste Development Department.
Notably, under the leadership of Chief Minister Raman Singh, the year 2014 is being been observed as ‘Quality Education Year’ in the State.
In the same sequence, Math Olympiad and language skills competitions are going to be organised at various levels in the month of October-November and January, under Education Quality Upgrade Program, in which Government School students of primary and middle classes can participate.
Department officials informed on Monday that these competitions will be organised under ‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan’.
Competitions at school-level shall be organised from October 15 to October 20 and at the cluster level, the competitions will be organised from October 25 to October 30.
The Head Master and Cluster Coordinator are responsible for holding aforementioned competitions at school and cluster level respectively.
At block-level, the competitions shall be organised by respective Block Education Officer from November 10 to November 20. At district level, the competitions will be organised from November 25 to November 30, and responsibility of holding these competitions has been entrusted to District Education Officers.
Mission Director of ‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan’ shall be responsible for holding Division/State level competitions from January 15 to January 30. Except the competitions at Division and State level, all the competitions will be of one-day.
In the competitions to be organized at Division and State-level, the participants will be taken to various tourist spots, as per the availability of time. During Block-level competitions, Janpad Panchayat president and SDM will join the participants for lunch.
likewise, during district-level competitions, District Panchayat president and Collector will mark their presence. Each team of participants should necessarily have at least 10 members.