AP govt school students to become global tech leaders
AP government has introduced reforms in the educational sector aiming to turn the students into global products equipped with balanced and matured thought attaining the knowledge of emerging and future technologies
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Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday said the YSRCP Government is keen on improving the job quotient of students of government and aided schools and doling out various sops to encourage them to pursue higher education irrespective of their socio-economic background.
After presenting awards to meritorious students who secured ranks at a function here, he said: “We have changed the face of education in the government schools with more facilities through Nadu-Nedu, CBSE syllabus and English medium, bilingual textbooks with Byju's content, modern curriculum, content-loaded tabs to students of Class-8, subject teacher-concept from Class-3 and digital teaching from Class-6.”
He said that training is being imparted to Class-3 students for TOEFL certification with the sole aim of making them attain the best communication skills. Earlier, he felicitated the State level rankers, who studied in government and government-managed educational institutions with Jagananna Animutyalu Awards.
As many as 42 students who topped in Class-10 and 26 students who achieved group-wise ranks in Intermediate were awarded Animutyalu Awards while 20 students who showed excellence in higher education in five categories were felicitated with State Excellence Awards. In all, 22,710 students were felicitated with the awards across the State.
The awards consist of cash prizes of Rs 1 lakh, Rs 50,000, Rs 15,000 and Rs 3,000 to first rankers in Class-10 at State, district, constituency and school level respectively. The second rankers will get Rs.75,000, Rs 30,000, Rs 10,000 and Rs 2,000 respectively while the third rankers will get Rs 50,000, Rs 15,000, Rs 5,000 and Rs 1,000.
For rankers in Intermediate courses, Rs 1 lakh, Rs 50,000 and Rs 15,000 will be given away as cash prizes at State, district and constituency levels respectively.
Along with the cash awards, medals and certificates also will be presented.
The Chief Minister in his address said in order to prevent the poor families from falling into debt-trap because of the children’s educational pursuits, the government has been implementing programmes like Amma Vodi, Jagananna Vidya Kanuka, Vasathi Deevena and Videshi Vidya Deevena and these schemes have boosted up the self-confidence of the students and their parents across the State.
"We need to do more in the educational sector like changing the examination system and introducing the IB syllabus at the school level to ensure that our students attain number one positions in their respective fields and become perfect global leaders," he said.
Stressing that all students should at least complete graduation, the Chief Minister said that reforms have reduced drop-out rate and government schools have reached a stage wherein corporate schools are trying to compete with them.
He described the rankers as bright minds and shining stars who are the future of AP and profusely congratulated them.
Reddy said the government has introduced reforms in the educational sector aiming to turn the students into global products equipped with balanced and matured thought attaining the knowledge of emerging and future technologies such as artificial intelligence, data management, machine learning, Chat GPT and other subjects.
"Our students should not be just followers of emerging technologies, they should become the technology leaders," he said, adding that quality education is required to achieve this goal. The day is not far off when our students will rule and command the world, he remarked.
Emphasising that students and parents should change in tune with the fast changing educational system across the globe, the Chief Minister called upon them to aim at reaching higher echelons.
