College semesters, tablets might revolutionise training in AP

VIJAYAWADA: Educationists say introduction of semester system in class training in AP, coupled with tablets, will show to be a serious change maker within the historical past of training imparted within the nation. It’s a totally different matter whether or not these breakthrough modifications will politically profit the ruling YSR Congress led by Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Earlier than the semester system might be launched, State Council of Instructional Analysis and Coaching (SCERT), as the educational authority, performed an in depth research in regards to the curriculum, syllabus, and textbooks of NCERT and different state boards within the nation in addition to overseas. Accordingly, it developed textbooks for lessons I to V in bilingual format with trimester system and Class VI textbooks with a two-semester system from educational yr 2020–21. Class VII and Class VIII textbooks have been developed in two-semester system from educational yr 2021–22 and 2022–23 respectively.

Will probably be semester system in colleges throughout Andhra Pradesh from class 1 to IX from the subsequent 2023–24 educational yr. For sophistication X, the brand new system will probably be launched from 2024–25 educational yr onwards.

This new reform in class training is a part of the Nationwide Schooling Coverage. It transforms training into the CBSE mode from state syllabus. Officers of college training division say solely textbooks will probably be primarily based on the semester system. Examination format and different procedures would be the similar.

Welcoming the semester system, educationists say it should assist college students achieve mastery over a topic sooner, other than decreasing the burden of books.

Schooling minister Botsa Satyanarayana has described it as a revolutionary choice of Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. Satyanarayana underlined that one other massive change is digitalisation of training by means of e-tablets, bringing classes actually to the fingertips of scholars from class VIII.

Nevertheless, non-public colleges are confused over the semester system and are in search of readability from the federal government. AP Personal Colleges Affiliation state president Chandrasekhar Rao mentioned the state training division has not clarified on implementation of semester system in non-public colleges of the state.

He identified that 40 p.c of scholars in Andhra Pradesh are learning in non-public colleges. Therefore, authorities ought to present readability on semester system and the examination system.

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