News Reading Sessions Mandated in Government Schools


The government schools of Jharkhand have been instructed to compulsorily conduct news reading sessions and quizzes, by the school education and literacy department and the Jharkhand Council of Educational Research & Training (JCERT). This directive was issued in order to keep the students informed of the most recent development in current affairs.

As stated by a JCERT official, “Students should be aware of current affairs. As all the schools do not hold morning assembly news sessions, a Whatsapp group has been created to relay the news to all schools. It would now be mandatory for all schools to hold a news reading session.”

The news reading content and questions on general knowledge will be prepared by the JCERT and sent to schools on the evening of previous day for classes 1 to 5, 6 to 8, and 9 to 12. For students in classes 1 to 12, a total of 15 questions will be prepared categorically.

One hour before the commencement of the morning prayers, The Principal of the school has to be present in the school. Ensuring the involvement of maximum number of students possible during the general knowledge quiz programme, will be responsibility of the head-teacher and morning assembly in-charge. To oversee the programme, a five-member panel has been constituted at the state-level.

Vinod Kakumanu

Vinod Kakumanu

Founder & Consultant - School Serv

Vinod Kakumanu heads a team of school services professionals and is an independent commentator on Indian school education scenario. Vinod has assisted school promoters establish 35+ schools besides providing ancillary services to over 1000 schools across India. He envisions a future where quality education is made available to every child of the country. The focus he places on the quality of the deliverables and customer satisfaction has made him renowned in the field of K-12 school education.

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