Decision to make Hindi compulsory from Std I stayed: Dada Bhuse
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Pune: School education minister Dada Bhuse on Sunday said the decision to make Hindi compulsory as a third language from Standard I had been stayed and students would be educated according to the existing system.
After visiting the Pune Children's Book Fair organised by the National Book Trust, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and Pune Book Festival Samvad at the Ganesh Kala Krida Manch on Sunday, Bhuse told reporters, "We have received various suggestions from educationists, experts and others regarding this subject and a decision would be taken after considering them."
About the confusion surrounding scholarship exams currently held in Standard V and VIII, Bhuse said studies were under way to check if these should be for Standard IV and VII.
"A committee of experts has been appointed for this. A final decision has not been taken yet," he said.
Regarding confusions over the new in-house quota rule for the First Year Junior College (FYJC) admission, Bhuse said if the management of the institutions had an issue, they could send their suggestions to the education department. "A decision would be taken after scrutinising everything," he said.
The online centralised FYJC admission process across the state is set to begin on May 26. The new in-house quota rule states that even if a junior college and some schools belong to the same management and the same city, only students from schools within the premises of the junior college will be eligible for the in-house quota. It states students of schools outside the premises of a junior college will not be eligible for the in-house quota even if their management is the same.
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