To accommodate girl students in Science stream, Ram lal Paul to be upgraded to Hr Sec
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, June 14 2013 : Conse-quent to over 2000 students applying for the Science stream in Tamphasana Girls' Higher Secondary School (Lambulane), Government of Manipur has decided to convert Ram lal Paul Higher Secondary School, Keisham-thong to a girls' higher secondary for Science stream only from the current academic session.

In another decision adopted by the Government at a meeting held today with Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh presiding over the session, common admission form would be issued from the next academic session.

Sharing further details on the Government decision to media persons at his office chamber Education Minister M Okendro stated that there would be equal emphasis in infrastructure development of Johnstone, CC, TG, Ananda Singh, Lamlong, Model, Ibotonsana and Ram Lal Paul higher secondary schools.

Informing that a total of 2051 students with 60 and over percentage score in HSLC examination applied for Science stream at TG Higher Secondary School, he said along with increasing seat capacity in Ram Lal Paul Hr Sec School and transforming the same to an all-girls institution for accommodating excess number of students from the former school, laboratory infrastructure development would be undertaken at the latter at the earliest.

The hostel already constructed at Ram Lal Paul and having intake capacity of 100 students would be provided to the girl students with preference to those hailing from rural and remote areas, said the Minister who also informed that admission priority would be given to students who scored high marks.

In addition to special arrangement for extra-coaching to students of Government schools transfer policy would focus on ensuring that resourceful and dedicated teachers are posted at these higher secondary schools.

It is also said that today's Cabinet meeting approved setting up a committee under the chairmanship of the chief Secretary to study feasibility of deleting Additional English subject from the school curriculum.

According to the Minister preference to Additional English by the students and continuous negligence of indigenous languages enlisted as MIL subject led to the decision for setting up the committee.

moreover, thrust on promoting Meiteilon and indigenous tribal languages have become inevitable as a report of the UNESCO had classified ethnic languages of Manipur as endangered, maintained the Minister.

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