The human resources development department, which took up the gigantic task of appointing new teachers to bring the teacher-taught ratio in the state's primary, middle and secondary schools to 1:40, has decided to conduct examinations for them in April, both to make them abreast with their subjects and to also hone their teaching skill with self preparation. The decision in this regard was taken at the crucial meeting held on Thursday and presided by HRD commissioner M M Jha. While the examinations of the newly appointed teachers would be held in the second and third week of April, Bihar State Education Research and Training Council (BSERT), along with Bihar Education Project (BEP), would conduct the examinations of the teachers appointed in primary and middle schools. Similarly, BSERT and Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) would conduct the examinations of the teachers appointed in the secondary schools. The teacher-examinees would not be given the marks. Instead, their capacity and skill would be evaluated under grading system. The questions selected for the answer would test their knowledge in their respective subjects and also assess their teaching attitude. Among those who participated in the meeting were BSERT director Nagendra Nath and head of the examination reforms wing Ravi Bhushan Sahay, along with lecturer Gyandeo Mani Tripathi and Krishna Kant Thakur from BEP. They discussed at length the ways and means of toning up the knowledge of the teachers in the subjects and the future need. "The examinations are being conducted with two-pronged aim. On the one hand, it would make the newly-appointed teachers aware of the content of their subjects by refreshing them. On the other hand, it would yield sufficient basic information regarding the teachers themselves suggesting if they need further training, or anything else," HRD commissioner Jha said. The primary school teachers would face questions based on the curriculum of the primary schools and the related books. The mode would be similar for the middle and secondary school teachers in accordance with the level of their schools, subjects and the books prescribed. The teachers would have two papers to answer, one on each of the two-day examination. The first paper would deal in language and social sciences, while the second paper would assess their knowledge and depth in mathematics and science subjects.
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