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Kerala revises Class 1 admission guidelines, raising the minimum age requirement to 6 years – The Times of India
വി ശിവൻകുട്ടി. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty announced on Thursday that the minimum age for admission to Class 1 in the state has been raised to six years. The minister made the announcement during a press conference held here. Sivankutty said that, until now, children could be admitted to Class 1 at the age of five, but scientific studies suggest that they are better prepared for formal education after turning six. “That is why all countries with well-developed education systems set the age of entry for formal education at six years or above,” Sivankutty said. In Kerala, parents ... Read more
Kerala Launches 'Key to Entrance' Initiative to Support 800,000 Public School Students – Times of India
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state-run Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) has launched an ambitious initiative to provide support and guidance to over 8,00,000 students from public schools as they prepare for various undergraduate entrance examinations. KITE is the technology arm of the General Education Department of the Kerala government. Titled as ‘Key to Entrance‘, the programme was inaugurated by General Education Minister V Sivankutty here on Saturday. The core objective of the initiative is the state’s commitment to expanding educational opportunities and support for students in Science, Humanities, and Commerce streams, an official statement said here on Sunday. The dedicated ... Read more
Kerala schools to include Constitution Preamble into textbooks for youth awareness – Times of India
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The preamble to the nation’s Constitution will be included in Kerala’s updated school textbooks for the first time in the state’s history. As part of its efforts to instill constitutional ideals in children’s brains, the Left Government led by the CPI(M) has decided to include the preamble in textbooks for classes 1 through 10, official sources stated here on Wednesday.General Education Minister V Sivankutty, who is also the chairman of the State Curriculum Committee, announced the significant decision here yesterday. The State Curriculum Steering Committee recently approved 173 new textbooks for Classes I, III, V, VII and IX as ... Read more