With the goal to ship inclusive, reasonably priced & high quality schooling, the Government of Karnataka is on the forefront of enhancing the education expertise in authorities faculties. Samagra Shikshana Karnataka (SSK), the built-in scheme of college schooling, is addressing the problems of fairness and high quality of instructing studying within the state’s authorities faculties. B. B. Cauvery, State Project Director, Samagra Shikshana Karnataka, shared insights on the function of know-how in strengthening the schooling ecosystem on the Future Ready Bharat – State Education Summit, Karnataka.

Highlighting the target of Samagra Shikshana Karnataka, B. B. Cauvery mentioned, “We are focusing on improving the quality of education in schools. We primarily focus on government schools. It is not about the construction of schools or the civil works that we deal with. It is about how our students are benefiting from the education system.”

Cauvery mentioned that there’s at all times a comparability of how personal faculties present higher services than authorities faculties. “It is difficult for the government schools to manage the same. However, it doesn’t make a government school student less talented,” she mentioned.

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Emphasising the significance of know-how, she mentioned, “We have to leverage technology in bringing quality learning materials and methods to government schools, especially in tribal and rural areas. The NEP 2020 also recognises the potential of technology in teaching and learning, removing language barriers, increasing access to education and enhancing educational planning & management.”

Karnataka has at all times recognised the significance of know-how and has taken many tech-driven initiatives. So, we had a clear-cut coverage in 2016 stating that the federal government will allow lecturers to make use of ICT within the common classroom, she mentioned. Technology has develop into an integral a part of our faculties, she additional added.

“I think technology has unlocked many opportunities. As government schools are facing a shortage of teachers, digital classrooms can be the next alternative for us. Through digital classrooms, we can especially cover core subjects,” she mentioned.

Technology can play a vital function in addressing the wants of scholars with particular wants and people dwelling in tribal areas, she added.

Karnataka is garnering assist from know-how firms and varied non-governmental organisations in direction of enhancing schooling in authorities faculties, she knowledgeable. “We also have a very good non-conventional organisation like India Literacy Project which has contributed 395 e-resources related to core subjects of class fourth to tenth. Akshara Foundation has also provided e-resources for first to fifth class and other resources which are easily accessible on Diksha Portal,” Cauvery mentioned, including that there are a lot of different organisations which have tremendously helped us with none expectation.

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Despite constraints, the state authorities is taking efforts to boost the schooling system. Cauvery invited all stakeholders to affix the forces towards enhancing instructing and studying practices.

Talking concerning the Vidya Samiksha Kendra challenge of the Government of India, she mentioned that states/UTs are suggested to ascertain the Central system on the state stage for monitoring scholar enrollment, progress of their studying ranges, and so forth. to be able to successfully gather, monitor, and analyse information for well timed actions. She invited know-how firms to assist the federal government’s initiative.