Adding value: Edu dept bans ‘pass-books’ in govt schools

Possession of pass-books, commonly known as guides for examination, by students or teachers in government schools can land them into troubles and they can face disciplinary action. This warning has been issued by the education department, which in a bid to improve leaning level of the students, has banned use of pass-books in secondary and higher secondary government schools across the state.

In a circular issued by the secondary education director Nathmal Didel, the restriction on possession of the guides has been imposed strictly. The director in the order said that students need to stop studying by rote and learn deeply the content of the prescribed books.

Adopting methodology of going through books a student can score well and also get practical information laid out in details in the books. The director further added that use of pass-books is a barrier in achieving standard education and now time has come to ensure no use of pass books in the schools making students to use only prescribed books.

“Therefore, use of pass-books is banned in the government schools and it is directed teacher or students will face disciplinary action if they are found possessing such books,” said Didel, asking subordinate officials of the department, be it education officers or deputy directors, to comply with the order with immediate effect.

The sources in the department informed that the latest order is aimed to maintain learning level of the students which was reported excellent in National Achievement Survey (NAS). Rajasthan, which was ranked 15th in 2015 survey, has scaled up 13 positions and bagged second rank, only after Karnataka in the NAS conducted by the Central Government to know the learning level of school students an quality education. 

Enhancement in learning levels

Central government conducted a survey in November 2017 to check the level of learning in class 3, 5 and 8 in government schools. In the survey, the level of learning of studies across the country was analysed. In this, an unprecedented enhancement in learning levels have been found in the children of Rajasthan and the state stood at second place this time. While in 2015 it was ranked 15th in the survey.