Archive for July, 2010
After being the beneficiaries of changes introduced by CBSE in class X with respect to CCE and grading system, students in class XI will soon have the option of choosing to study courses such as Mass Media, Geospatial Technologies or Hotel Management at the plus two level. The Human Resource Minister Kapil Sibal last week introduced Mass Media Studies (academic/vocational), Geospatial Practices (vocational) and Hotel Management and Catering Technology (Vocational) as three new subject offerings for the students studying in class XI from the academic year 2010-11. As a pilot project, these three courses will be introduced in a few select CBSE schools across India.
The curriculum material and textbooks for Mass Media Studies has been designed by CBSE in collaboration with noted film maker Subhash Ghai’s Institute-Whistling Woods International. Apart from poviding study resources, Whistling Woods International will also run a compulsory training course for teachers every 3-4 months so as to ensure that they are in sync with the teaching requirements of the subject. Rolta India Ltd. is the resource partner for the course on Geospatial Practices. It will help develop and create the curriculum, provide technical assistance and also impart advanced training to CBSE teachers across the country. The curriculum for Hotel Management and Catering Technology has been jointly designed by the National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology (NCHMCT).
With several more vocational courses in the pipeline CBSE is all set to change the flavor of school education. Now all you students in class X and lower classes can indeed look forward to going beyond the Science, Commerce or Arts streams in schools in the near future.
Cheers!
Team Meritnation
July 27th, 2010
Keeping our promise to continue adding quality learning resources that will help students excel in their studies, Meritnation.com has recently updated its content.
Students studying in class IX & Class X (CBSE) can now look forward to a great result this academic year as Meritnation.com has recently updated the content available on the site to align it as per the latest curriculum. Specifically, all Model Tests in Maths and Science have been re-designed keeping in mind the CCE pattern. Thus, the students can now reinforce their learning by using tests that follow the CCE guidelines for SA I and SA II.
In addition, all class IX students who were eagerly waiting for content reflecting the changed syllabus in English on their favourite site Meritnation.com, can now rejoice as NCERT solutions for the book ‘English Literature Reader’ in Meritnation.com has now been updated to include the solutions for all the additional 8 new chapters! That is not all. All students in classes VI-VIII (CBSE) can now become confident of good marks in Hindi Grammar with the addition of a lot of new content in Hindi Grammar including additional tests, sample papers and unseen poetry passages for each grade.
There is good news for all students studying under ICSE Board too! Students in classes VI-X (ICSE) can now look forward to excelling in their exams with Meritnation.com upgrading all content to align it with the latest curriculum. To add fuel to revision sessions before exams, Meritnation.com has further enhanced its offering by adding several additional Model Test Papers for each grade.
All this to ensure that you students have a smooth sailing study ride!
Best of Luck!
Team Meritnation
July 18th, 2010
All you students studying in class XI get ready for an exciting opportunity to win loads of prizes and goodies from IGNOU & UNESCO. The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in collaboration with the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is organizing a Science Olympiad 2010 for students studying in Class XI (or equivalent) in South Asian countries. Now all you students studying in class XI get ready for a stiff competition on August 22, 2010 in the Science Olympiad 2010 that will see students participating from neighbouring countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
The Science Olympiad 2010 will ask questions from the topics covered in classes IX & X for Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The first round of the Olympiad will be an objective type test that will assess your understanding in all these subjects after which students will be shortlisted for the second round of examinations to be held on November 13, 2010. The last date for online registrations for the Olympiad is July 25, 2010.
So what are you waiting for? Register now, and start preparing for the Science Olympiad 2010 from your Olympiad Test Pack for Maths & Science by Meritnation.com. Equip yourself for a great performance.
For more information log on to http://scienceolympiad.ignou.ac.in/
Cheers!
Team Meritnation!
July 6th, 2010
