1606 students take national level competitive scholarship exam in Nawanshahr

As many as 1606 students comprising 749 of class 10th and 857 of class 8th , today appeared in the national level competitive scholarship exam in Nawanshahr.

Divulging details, Satnam Singh, District Science Supervisor, told that as many as  six examination centres , three each for National Talent Search Examination ( NTSE) and National Means cum Merit Scholarship ( NMMS) were set up. While students of class 10th took the NTSE test at GGSSS, Balachaur, DSN, Nawanshahr and GSSS, Banga, the students of class 8th appeared in the NMMS test at the examination centres situated at GSSS, Mehndipur, GSSS, Nawanshahr and SRT Jain, Model School, Banga.  Assistant Director cum Nodal Officer, Dimpy Dhir, District Education Officer ( SE), Jagjit Singh and Deputy District Education Officer(SE), Amrik Singh , visited examination centres and expressed satisfaction over the free, fair and smooth conduct of examination. 

Jagjit Singh, District Education Officer, said that despite closure of schools due to unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, the Education Department had set path breaking trends to provide access to the education facilities by ensuring optimum utilisation of the latest digital application, TV/ radio channels. Besides taking regular classes as per the prescribed syllabus, the brilliant students had made elaborate arrangements for preparing them to take competitive examinations.

The team of expert teachers designed Daily Slides related to different subjects and google quizzes, which were made available to the students continuously via vast as well as well knit social media network of the department at the grassroot level. The special on line as well as physical coaching classes for the students aspiring to take NTSE and NMMS examinations were also organised, he further said while adding that the department also organised virtual PTMs on regular intervals to take feedback from the parents about progress of their wards.