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The Hindu
a day ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Students without UID not be counted in sixth working day headcount
Children who do not have UID (Unique Identity Number) will not be considered for fixing student enrolment data on the basis of the sixth working day headcount that is used to determine the number of staff positions in an academic year. At a press conference here on Monday, Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty and Director of General Education (DGE) Shanavas S. said time was usually given to correct errors in students' names. However, if a student did not have a UID, it could mean that student was enrolled in some other school. This could lead to counting of the particular student twice while determining the headcount of students. The Minister said June 10 was the sixth working day as schools reopened this year on June 2. The details of students in government, aided, and unaided recognised schools on the basis of the sixth working day this academic year were being collected online on the Sampoorna web portal. The DGE said there was no hurdle in getting UIDs if proper documents were submitted in an Akshaya centre. 'UIDs can be taken anytime after a child turns five years old. Not doing so despite being given ample time is not believable,' the DGE said. Day against drug abuse The Minister said June 26 was International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and the General Education department was organising elaborate promotional programmes in connection with it. The Chief Minister would participate in one of the programmes. A year-long project that included seminars and special assembly would be launched to create awareness of the drug menace among students. The half-an-hour increase in school timings would be implemented next week. A circular on how to rearrange school timings would be issued soon, the Minister said. On Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act cases against teachers, the Minister alleged that appointing authorities were reluctant to act against the accused. After the DGE was entrusted with taking action in such cases, nine were sacked and procedures were under way in 17 cases. Notice had been issued to deputy directors of education who were not taking action in such cases, the Minister said. Academic master plan The DGE said that on the directives of the Chief Minister, the department planned to hold a consultation with stakeholders such as teachers' organisations, parents, and education experts on the academic master plan. The focus would be on strategies to cope with addiction to digital devices, ragging, and other challenges, besides academic support to be given to students. A half-day programme would be held at Mascot Hotel on June 21. The recommendations that come up would be used to give guidelines to schools for preparing their own master plans.
The Hindu
6 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Minister promises action in Praveshanolsavam incident at school
A report submitted by the Deputy Director of Education (DDE), Thiruvananthapuram, on the participation of a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case accused in a school reopening event early this week has placed full responsibility for the incident on the school headmaster. Director of General Education Shanavas S. has received the report on the incident that occurred at Fort High School, West Fort, from DDE Sreeja Gopinath. In the wake of an adverse report against the school, Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty said on Wednesday that appropriate action would be taken in the matter. The Minister said the school headmaster had met him and explained that an organisation that distributed school supplies to students had included POCSO case accused Mukesh M. Nair, a vlogger, in the function. However, the participation of Mukesh was a lapse on the part of the school authorities. The headmaster and the teachers could not claim they did not know the accused. No random person could be included in such events just because they were associated with a non-profit, the Minister said. 'It was wrong to involve a POCSO case accused in the school Praveshanolsavam. Such persons should not be asked to participate in any public event in a school,' Mr. Sivankutty said. The Minister had directed the Thiruvananthapuram Deputy Director of Education to conduct an urgent inquiry into the incident and submit a report.
The Hindu
22-05-2025
- The Hindu
Students in Kerala warned against fake website
The General Education department has warned students in the State against falling prey to an organisation based in Uttar Pradesh that offers false certificates through a website. Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty and Director of General Education Shanavas S. said the current domain name of the Pareeksha Bhavan was However, the fake website offered students facility to download certificates. Often, students realised that the certificates were fake only when institutions sent these to the Pareeksha Bhavan for verification. Students who downloaded these certificates found differences in the marks obtained and even suffered financial loss and other difficulties. The website was issuing a SSLC marklist out of 600 marks for six subjects - English, Hindi, Mathematics, Science and Technology, Social Science, and Computer Science, they pointed out. It had now been found that the website address had been changed to A complaint had been submitted to the police cyber cell to close down the website, they said. For any doubts, contact the Pareeksha Bhavan.
The Hindu
27-04-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Minister to release digital content on physical education in schools
Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty will release digital content related to health and physical education as part of a comprehensive quality education programme of the government at the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) here on Monday. The digital content has been prepared by the State Institute of Educational Technology to facilitate training in physical education activities on the basis of SCERT's 'Healthy Kids' handbook. The content will allow teachers in schools that do not have physical education teachers to impart training to improve students' physical health. Director of General Education Shanavas S. will preside over the function. SCERT director Jayaprakash R.K. will be the chief guest.
