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Delhi CM Kejriwal launches virtual school: ‘Will make education accessible to all’
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal stated that the 'Delhi virtual school' will take students between classes 9 to 12. Any student from India can apply on the website www.dmvs.ac.in and get enrolled, he said.
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (Twitter/@arvindkejriwal)Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday launched the Delhi Model Virtual School, which he said was India’s first, and said it will bring “revolutionary changes” in the field of education not only in the national capital but across the country. The school will be for classes IX to XII and will be affiliated to the Delhi Board of School Education.
“This school will make education accessible for every child, especially those who cannot go to school due to various familial circumstances. Even today, many people don’t send their daughters to school, some children get into child labour to support their families… in some cases, schools are far from their homes — this school will provide education to all of them,” said Kejriwal.
“We believe in traditional classroom education, but for those who miss school due to various reasons, this school will make education accessible…,” he said.
The CM further said the platform was created by two globally recognised organisations, Google and Schoolnet India. Virtual school teachers have received special training to conduct online classes, he said.
The platform will also provide students access to a huge digital library, and the content will available 24×7, said the CM. He said that apart from regular online classes, students will also be provided coaching for competitive exams, such as JEE and NEET, in classes 11 and 12.
“Specialists from various sectors will be engaged. Recordings of every class will also be uploaded on the website, so if any student misses it, they can watch the recording. Students will also be provided skill-based training for professional courses so they can do part-time jobs and continue their studies,” the CM said.
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Admissions for class IX for the academic year 2022-23 began Wednesday and children aged between 13 and 18 can apply at http://www.dmvs.ac.in. Classes will be online. Once enrolled, students will get an ID and password via which they can attend classes and access recorded videos, supplementary learning material and tutorials.
Meanwhile, the Centre-run National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) Wednesday countered Kejriwal’s claim that his government was launching the first virtual school in the country. In a statement, the NIOS, which functions as an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Education, said the first virtual school of India was launched by it in August 2021.
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“With reference to certain media reports regarding the claims of India’s first virtual school being launched today, it is informed that the first virtual school of the country was already launched by NIOS in August 2021,” it said.
In its statement, the NIOS added that presently there are over 7,000 study centres affiliated with the NIOS which are providing academic support, while more than 1,500 study centres are providing support in skill based-vocational courses to the learners. “In the recently completed academic session, 4.46 lakh assignments have been uploaded by NIOS learners. These are being auto allocated to subject experts and… evaluated online. It is expected to reach the mark of more than 10 lakh online submissions and evaluation of assignments in the on-going academic session,” it added.
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