Kerala: Students to get special training in tough subjects

Thiruvananthapuram: The general education department has decided to provide special training to  students in tough subjects from February 15 to 28 next year  as part of streamlining the learning process. The subjects will be identified based on the assessment done in the model examinations to be held in the first week of February.  The decision was taken at a meeting of the quality improvement programme of the general education department held as a prelude to the new academic year.

The meeting  approved the school calendar for the 2018-19 academic year which envisaged 201 working days. As per the calendar, schools will reopen on June 1. The meeting decided to complete all extracurricular activities before December 31 to ensure that the students can be given extra care in their academics during the third term. These interventions were aimed at enabling all SSLC students to secure A-plus.

The state school arts festival will be held from December 5 to 9 in Alappuzha. As per the calendar, all school-level arts festivals will have to be completed before September. The state science fair has to be held from November 9 to 11.  The annual examinations for classes 1 to 9 will take place in the third week of February which will be followed by SSLC, higher secondary and vocational higher secondary examinations between March 6 and 25.