Capitation Fee and Donation by CBSE School queried in Lok Sabha

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 581

ANSWERED ON 27.02.2013

CAPITATION FEE AND DONATION

581 . Shri KATTI RAMESH VISHWANATH

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:-

(a) the number of complaints received against schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) demanding capitation fee and donation during each of the last three years and the current year so far, State-wise; 

(b) the action taken against the erring schools, State-wise; and 

(c) the steps being taken to completely stop collection of donations from the students?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SHASHI THAROOR)

(a)&(b) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) receives sporadic complaints against schools affiliated with it involving demanding of capitation fee and donation. A list indicating the number of complaints received during the last three years and the current year is as below:

Sl.	State	2010	2011	2012	2013
1	Kerala	8	1	7	0
2	Karnataka	1	0	1	0
3	Delhi	1	1	0	0
4	Punjab	0	1	0	0
5	Tamilnadu	0	1	0	0
6	Maharashtra	0	1	0	0
7	Uttar Pradesh	0	0	5	0
8	Haryana	0	0	1	0
9	Andhra Pradesh	0	0	3	0

After examination of explanations submitted by the schools, suitable action was taken against the defaulting schools, depending on the merits of each case i.e. issue of advisory, refund of the amount to the complainants etc. 

(c) The Affiliation Bye-Laws of the CBSE stipulate that: 

• Fee charged be commensurate with the facilities provided by the institution 
• Fees should normally be charged under the Heads prescribed by the Department of Education of the State/Union Territory for schools of different categories 
• No capitation fee or voluntary donations should be charged/collected 
• The unaided schools should consult parents through parents’ representatives before revising the fees. 

The CBSE issues guidelines and circulars to its affiliated schools from time to time, requiring them to strictly adhere to the provisions of Affiliation Bye-Laws. 

Source: Lok Sabha Q&A
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CBSE proposes to Introduce an open book examination in class 9th and 10th from March ,2014

Ministry of Human Resource Development 13-March, 2013

Open Book Examination 

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) proposes to Introduce an open book examination in class 9th and 10th from March, 2014. Replying to a question in Lok Sabha today, Minister of state for HRD, Dr. Shashi Tharoor said the system will be used in Summative Assessment II and a component of the assessment will be based on text material supplied to the students in advance. He said the Open Book Examination would be implemented in the form of Open Case study -based approach in classes eleventh and twelfth The Question Paper will have a separate section named Case Study Section which will have a set of questions based on the case studies related to the subject. The CBSE would bring out guidance material for students and parents to solve their queries and to help them in preparing for the examination. The teachers would also be trained using multiple modes. Instead of increasing pressure on students, an examination that does not require rote memorization is likely to reduce the current levels of pressure on them, said the minister in a written reply. 

PIB
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JEE-2013 PUBLIC NOTICE: Documents required towards proof of Class 12th/Qualifying Examination

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

JOINT ENTRANCE EXAMINATION- 2013 SECRETARIAT

PLOT NO. 482, F I E INDUSTRIAL AREA, PATPARGANJ, DELHI-110092.

CBSE/JEE/2012-13

1st April, 2013

PUBLIC NOTICE

DOCUMENT REQUIRED TOWARDS PROOF OF CLASS 12th/ QUALIFYING EXAMINATION

As notified earlier all the registered candidates of JEE (Main) 2013 were informed to submit/update their roll numbers of class 12th /qualifying examination before downloading the admit cards of JEE (Main) - 2013 from the website www.jeemain.nic.in. It has been observed that some of the candidates have committed mistakes while submitting their roll numbers.

It has, therefore, been decided to validate the information of class 12th / qualifying examination roll numbers/Board/Year during the examination of JEE (Main) — 2013. (Pen & Paper as well as Computer Based Test). An authentication sheet will be given to candidate in the examination hall in which he/she has to verify the same.

The candidates are, hereby, advised to also bring with them a copy of document (as per following applicable criteria) on the day of their JEE (Main) - 2013 and submit the same to the invigilator at the examination centre:-

Note: Candidate has to write Roll No. of JEE (Main) Examination on the copy of the document being submitted in support of class 12th/Qualifying examination.

S. No	Applicable Criteria to candidates	Copy of Document required to be brought and submitted to the invigilator at the Centre after writing JEE Main Roll No. on it.
1.	Candidates, who qualified in class 12th / qualifying Examination in 2011 or 2012, and have not opted for improvement of performance in 2013.	Copy of their Final marks- sheet/ marks statement of Class 12th /Qualifying Examination of year 2011 or 2012.
2.	Candidates, who qualified in class 12th / qualifying Examination in 2011 or 2012, and have opted for improvement of performance in 2013 mall subjects.	Copy of their Admit card/Hall ticket for improvement of performance in Class 12th /Qualifying Examination 2013.
3.	Candidates, who are appearing in class 12th/ qualifying examination in 2013.	Copy of their Admit card/Hall ticket for class 12th/Qualifying Examination 2013.

This is in addition to the candidates bringing their Admit Card for JEE (Main) 2013.

In case of any clarification, please write to jeemain@nic.in or rajbir.cbse@nic.in mentioning subject of the mail as "updation of class 12th /qualifying examination Roll No".

Executive Director 

(JEE Main)

Source: CBSE

Expected DA from Jan 2013:-

Dearness allowance to all Central Government Staff and Pensioners from Jan 2013 will be expected to enhance by 8%  from the existing rates at this moment, it may vary according to the index of All India Consumer Price (IW) for the coming months . If the AICPIN for next two months i.e., November and December will be increase equal or more than two points consequently then the additional DA will go up to 8%. In case of AICPIN will fall down any one of the month the total DA also will stand at the level of 80% from Jan 2013.

MTNL Launches Video Telephony Service in Delhi & Mumbai

Sri Kapil Sibal, Union Minister of Communications & Information Technology launched MTNL’s Video Telephony Service for Delhi and Mumbai here today. MTNL is the first Telecom Service Provider in these Metros to offer high quality Video calling service in the two cities. Ahmedabad based ICT solutions provider Sai Infosystem (India) Limited is the Technology partner of MTNL for this Next generation Video calling service. This service can be availed over existing MTNL connection. 

Any MTNL customer can now avail this service to make high quality Video call through MTNL’s landline or Fibre network. Video conferencing so far costly will now be easily available to business and Government offices. MTNL shall provide special PVC (Private virtual circuit) on broadband connection through which traffic of Video calls will flow. 

With the launch of Video Telephony, organizations can have instant face-to-face meetings, sales reviews, and training sessions at 25% of the current cost. Apart from desk-to-desk calling, these Video Phones can also be connected to large screens like TV/Projector for Video Phones will work simultaneously with landline and broadband. 
Using this service, calls can be made within India on MTNL / BSNL HD-Voice and Video Telephony network. Video call charges are Rs. 2.50 per minute.  
Source : PIB

3.5 crore MGNREGA post office accounts can now be used for cash transfers

With a single stroke, the government has made over 3.5 crore existing post office accounts ready for its new Aadhaar-linked cash transfer scheme.

The accounts, which belong to MGNREGA workers over the country, were originally to be used only for receiving wages under the rural employment guarantee scheme. However, the government has now woken up to the potential of using the ready-made network of accounts to directly transfer benefits such as pensions, scholarships and social welfare payments.

 Last month, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh wrote to Finance Minister P. Chidambaram bemoaning the fact that due to an August 2008 notification, “No deposit other than NREGA wage can be made in these accounts.”

In his letter to the Finance Minister, Mr. Ramesh said: “This, you will agree, defeats the very purpose of the direct benefits transfer initiative launched by our government recently and described by you as a ‘gamechanger’.”

The Finance Ministry promptly responded by amending its notification to allow MGNREGA beneficiaries to now receive other “government benefits and deposits” in their post office savings accounts. The Department of Posts has also been notified about the changes.

Under the new cash or direct benefit transfer initiative, the Aadhaar number will be used to authenticate the identities of beneficiaries, who will then receive their government benefits directly into their accounts. This requires all beneficiaries to open bank or post office accounts, which will then have to be seeded with their Aadhaar numbers.

With MGNREGA already launching its own initiative to link its payments with Aadhaar, it would speed up the process and prevent duplication of work to allow the existing accounts to be used for the cash transfer scheme as well.

Of the 8.26 crore MGNREGA accounts in the country, 43 per cent — or 3.5 crore — are post office accounts, while the remainder are bank accounts. States like Bihar, Jharkhand, Gujarat and Maharashtra have an especially high percentage of MGNREGA workers using post office accounts, and are likely to benefit from this move once the cash transfer scheme comes into full swing.

Source : The Hindu

CALENDAR OF DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATIONS TO BE HELD IN THE YEAR 2013 AGAINST THE VACANCIES AVAILABLE

(A) Centralized Examinations
S. No.	Name of Examination	Proposed Schedule tentatively
1.	Inspector of Posts Examination	7th & 8th September 2013
2.	PS Group ‘B’ Examination	9.6.2013 Sunday
3.	Postmaster Grade-I Exam	9.6.2013 Sunday
4.	LGO Examination for Pas/SAs in Circles	9th September, 2013
5.	Junior Engineer (C&E) Examination	Will be notified after receipt of Question Banks and syllabus revised.
6.	Asstt. Engineer (C&E) Examination
7.	Sr. Postmaster Examination	Tentatively proposed to be held in November 2013.
8.	PAs/SAs Direct Recruitment Examination	20th October 2013 for 2013 vacancies.
9.	Assistant Manager(MMS)	Will be notified after receipt of revised Recruitment rules.
10.	Assistant Accounts Officer(AAO)
(B) Decentralized Examination
1.	Confirmation Examination for direct recruit Jr. Accountants in PAO	11th & 12th May, 2013
2.	LDCs to Junior Accountants in PAOs	15th & 16th June 2013
3.	LGOs Examination for promotion to Assistant of other wings i.e. MMS, Foreign Post, RLO, Stores Depot and CO/RO	21st July 2013
4.	Postman Examination	To be held in November 2013 for 2013 vacancies.
5.	Direct Recruitment to Multi-Tasking Staff
6.	Departmental Examination for promotion to LDCs in PAOs from Stores and MTS	28.07.2013