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  • Government schools in state underperforming.

    The survey conducted in every district of Andhra Pradesh indicates that 43 per cent of schools with enrolment of 61 to 90 students have less than three teachers. The RTE requires a school with 61 to 90 students to have at least three teachers.

    Under RTE, there should be one classroom for every teacher, but in AP, 73.2 per cent of the schools with more than or equal to seven teachers are below norms.

    Asked about this obvious lack of infrastructure government officials say they are hoping that the additional funding will take care of the situation.

    “Infrastructure should not be a problem. The government has allocated additional `4,400 crore under the sarva siksha abhiyan scheme, so the improvement should fall in place in the next two years,” said an official in the department of school education.

    Given the alacrity with which funds disappear into anything but the projects for which they are meant, this does not inspire much confidence.

    President of Andhra Pradesh Balala Hakkula Sangham, Mr Achyuta Rao, said that 53 per cent of schools with less than 60 students have only one teacher.

    If the teacher goes on leave, the school will not function. Such issues need to be addressed first by the government.

    Source : Deccan Chronicle

  • NEET Minorities, BCs Fear Quota Loss.

    The students from minorities and backward classes are in a fix over the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for admissions to MBBS courses in the state. They are worried about losing seats to students from other categories. This is because unlike Eamcet, which gives separate ranking for minorities and backward classes, there will be no separate ranking for these categories at the national-level.

    Currently, the state government implements 25 per cent reservations for the backward classes and four per cent for Muslim minorities in admissions. The 29 per cent reservations are classified as A, B, C, D and E groups. While the first four categories relate to castes and sub-castes of backward classes, the fifth category pertains to Muslim minorities. However, at the national-level, there are no BC and minority categorisations. They are all are categorised as Other Backward Classes. Students want the Centre to have a provision for specifying the caste in the NEET application form, and allot separate ranking for BCs and minorities.

    Even the managements of minority medical colleges are concerned about the issue. Though they are in favour of joining the NEET, they urged the Centre to ensure that the reservation matrix is not disturbed.

    Source : Deccan Chronicle

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