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Overwhelming response to ‘Samacheer Kalvi': Director

Namakkal: The ‘Samacheer Kalvi' has received warm welcome from matriculation schools across the State, Director of Matriculation Schools, K. Devarajan, said on Saturday.

He made the observation to The Hindu after taking part in the Department of Science and Technology's INSPIRE programme held at KSR Educational Institutions in Tiruchengode. According to him, the response has been overwhelming after the recent launch of ‘Samacheer Kalvi' textbooks for Class X.

Charge denied

Denying claims that the quality of content in ‘Samacheer Kalvi' books was poor as compared to matriculation books, he said that “the standard of syllabus is far better than the earlier matriculation textbooks and almost on par with CBSE syllabus.”

About the confusion among parents over the quality of education their wards would be imparted with under the new system, Mr. Devarajan said that ‘Samacheer Kalvi' books were authored by eminent professors from renowned universities to meet present-day requirements.

Matriculation textbooks of the yesteryears were published by many private publishers — who made the books bulkier with unnecessary subjects to obtain more money from parents. He said that ‘Samacheer Kalvi' books were scientifically prepared and designed in an attractive manner to create interest in learning among students.

“Samacheer Kalvi' syllabus is a blend of the expertise of teachers from government schools and dedicated matriculation school teachers that will definitely create a positive impact among the students,” Mr. Devarajan said. However, it would take a year or two for parents to understand the merits of ‘Samacheer Kalvi' education and erase misconceptions, he added. The syllabus would eliminate inconveniences faced by students who get transferred from one district to the other.

He denied that there is mass migration of students from the existing matriculation schools to CBSE stream. He pointed out that very few CBSE schools had come up over the last two years, when the ‘Samacheer Kalvi' syllabus was announced.

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