Articles
Higher Secondary School Education in Gujarat
by Vaibhav Tripathi Financer BloggerA uniform structure of school education, the
10+2 system has been adopted by all the States and Union Territories of India.
Gujarat ranks 9th on the Education Development Index (EDI). The main aim of the education system of Gujarat is to educate each and every inhabitant of Gujarat.
The education system, in Gujarat, with respect to schooling, is divided into
four distinct stages viz. Primary (Class I to IV), Upper Primary (Class V to VII),
Secondary (Class VIII to X) and Higher Secondary (Class XI and XII). The
private schools are chiefly affiliated by CBSE and CISCE.
Secondary education in India begins after
eight years of elementary education and is divided into two years of higher secondary
education, i.e. classes IX and X and two years of senior secondary education
i.e. classes XI and XII. At the end of the higher secondary phase in class X,
students take a set of externally administered examinations from either a state
or national examination board. Students who pass the secondary examinations
earn a certificate usually called the Secondary School Certificate or SSC.
Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board are known as the GSEB.
The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
Board (GSHSEB) was constituted in
1972, following the enactment of the Gujarat Secondary Education Act 1972. Its
chairman and deputy chairman are appointed by the state government. It has 16
ex officio members, and 44 other members drawn from academic organizations,
legislative bodies, and civil society. Visit
the website of the board for more details. Gujarat
Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board are in charge of the schools run
by the state government. Gujarat is also home to some of the prestigious educational institutes of the nation. You can apply now for admission
to SVA School, one
of the best higher secondary school in
Bhuj. The government of Gujarat also gives special importance
to the education of women in India in the state. Various Committees with
specific responsibilities function under the board, such as the executive
committee, examination committee, finance committee, education committee, and
magazine advisory committee are present there.
Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary
Education Board are in charge
of the schools run by the state government. However, many of the private
schools in Gujarat are affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education
(CBSE) and Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) board.
The roles undertaken by the Gujarat Secondary Education Board are many. From
the administrative responsibilities of managing the schools under Gujarat
secondary education board. The GSHSEB is also responsible for Preparing the
curricula & syllabi, Registering new Secondary schools and monitoring their
performance continually, Providing developmental guidance, Organising training
for teachers and principals-up measures (for instance, to integrate Gujarat's
students with the Information Technology-enabled global village, the Board has
introduced Computer Studies among regular curricula).
Policy
Structure of Higher Secondary School Education in Gujarat:
- Continuous education and literacy are
important programs.
- Universalization of primary
education for children in the age group 6 to 14.
- Restriction on the expansion of
secondary and higher education and occupationalisation of secondary education
and improvement of secondary and higher education.
- The concentration of plan and
non-plan provisions and best use of investments made in the education sector
and the purpose of development.
- Improvement in quality of implementation.
Because of wide objectives, the education
department forms policies on education, supervises implementation, and issues
orders in the form of guidelines and orders. Thus, the Department looks after
all matters concerning education. Subjects entrusted to the department under
rules of business are mentioned in Appendix A. There are two secretaries as
heads of the Education Department, in which one is Principal Secretary
(Education) and another is Secretary (Primary Education). There are seven Dy.
Secretary and 8 under-secretary. Various branches are dealing with various
subjects. There is 18 section officer (Gazetted class 2). They are heads of
the branches. There are 8 Heads of Departments and one statutory board under
the administrative control of the education department. Following Heads of
Departments work under the administrative control of the Education
Department:
Sponsor Ads
About Vaibhav Tripathi 
Financer Blogger
89 connections, 1 recommendations, 301 honor points.Joined APSense since, June 14th, 2019, From New Delhi, India.
Created on May 28th 2020 10:05. Viewed 370 times.
