Patna: Computer Education to Be Compulsory from Class 6 in Bihar from Next Session; Teachers to Be Trained First

Bihar Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari has directed officials to prepare for compulsory computer education for students of Class 6 and above from the next academic session, IANS reported. Teachers will first receive computer training at the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT). The minister also ordered smart classrooms in all 700 model schools by March 31, a blueprint for Gurukulam Vidyapeeths in every division, and the revival of defunct government Sanskrit schools.

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Patna, October 23 — Bihar Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari has directed officials to prepare for the introduction of compulsory computer education for students of Class 6 and above from the next academic session, IANS reported. As part of the initiative, teachers will first receive computer training at the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) to ensure they can effectively teach the subject.

Source: IANS via The Freedom Press

The minister issued the directions during a review meeting at his office in Vikas Bhawan on Friday, where he assessed the progress of various Education Department schemes and instructed officials to accelerate work on school infrastructure and educational reforms. He also called for the effective utilisation of funds received from the Centre.

Source: IANS via hi INDiA

Class 6+Compulsory computer education from

700Model schools to get smart classrooms

March 31Smart-classroom deadline

Rs 70 croreProposed first Gurukulam at Buxar — yaani Rs 70 crore

Tiwari directed officials to ensure that smart classrooms are established in all 700 Saraswati Vidya Niketans designated as model schools by March 31, and ordered the construction of boundary walls at model schools that currently lack them, Patna Press reported in its coverage of the same announcement.

Source: Patna Press — Digital Education

To promote traditional education, the minister directed officials to prepare a blueprint for establishing Gurukulam Vidyapeeths in every division of Bihar. Work on the initiative has already begun in Buxar, where the proposed first Gurukulam is estimated to cost around Rs 70 crore — yaani seventy crore rupees. He instructed the department's budget officer to prepare detailed plans for additional institutions and include as many new schemes as possible in the upcoming budget.

Source: IANS via The Freedom Press

The minister also announced plans to revive defunct government-run Sanskrit schools to strengthen Sanskrit education in the state, with renovation work in the first phase at schools that have their own land. He further said that the office of the Madrasa Board would soon be shifted to a new building, similar to the arrangement for the Sanskrit Education Board.

Source: IANS via hi INDiA

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