New Delhi: Delhi is to get its first Sainik School alongside Delhi Armed Forces Preparatory Academy where besides regular studies; students will be acquainted with NDA coaching informed Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. The Delhi Government has made rapid strides in the education sector and has given top priority to education. In the budget this year, the AAP government announced Rs 16,377 crore for the education sector.
Education in Delhi needs to become a mass movement, a jan andolan quipped Sisodia who has been vocal on education. He added, “In 75 years, Delhi has not done so well when it comes to higher education. With new campuses on the verge of opening, number of seats will increase by at least 8,000.”
New Law University
Delhi government will open a new law university as well as a new teachers’ university. ‘Virtual model schools’ with the idea to promote any-time learning, any-time teaching will be launched by the government. “There were teachers in our schools who did not know how to use smartphones. We trained them and they conducted online classes for one year,” said Sisodia.
These schools will not be restricted to four walls. Focus will only be on studies, teachers, children, enrollment, and curriculum, he said. “We have started work on its design and it may be the first of its kind in the world. Any child in the country wanted to study under Delhi model of education can make use of this,” added Sisodia.
The government plans to start a voluntary mentorship programmed called “Youth for Education”, where students will help other students.
The Delhi government will also start a virtual model school. “This will be like a normal school, but there will be no building. The message it will convey is one of anytime learning. The designing for this project has started,” Sisodia said. The government will also soon inaugurate a new law university, called the Delhi Law University, Sisodia said.
Meanwhile, the government is preparing a new syllabus for students in nursery to Class VIII. “This work is in the last stage… We are working towards making early childhood education part of the mainstream,” said Sisodia.
