Directorate of Secondary Education

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Secondary Education:

With the enforcement of RTE Act, and further improvement in retention and transaction rates there is an increasing pressure on the Secondary Schools to expand capacity. To meet this demand a number of schemes for Secondary Education are being implemented viz. (i) Setting up of Model Schools; (ii) Setting up Girls’ Hostels in Secondary and Senior Secondary Schools; (iii) National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education (NSIGSE); (iv) Inclusive Education for the Disabled at the Secondary Stage (IEDSS); (v) National Merit-cum-Means Scholarship Scheme (NMMS) and (vi) Scheme of ICT in Schools.

  • Every child in 11-14 year age group is provided inclusive and equitable quality lower secondary education.
  • Every child in 15-16 year age group is provided inclusive and equitable quality upper secondary education.

Information and Communication Technology (ICT):

The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Schools is opportunities to provide secondary stage students to mainly build their capacity on ICT skills and make them learn through computer aided learning process.