The State Council of Education and Research Training (SCERT) send a proposals to the Telangana Government in regard of Computer education in government schools as a compulsory subject from Class VIII, to be implemented from the next academic year in the State.
“Earlier, the same subject was introduced in identified schools as co-curricular area without any regular period of instructions and assessment. The instructors used to handle classes for basic skills only.
In view of the explosion of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), every student should be computer-literate,” said Upender Reddy, SCERT consultant. He is playing an instrumental rule.
“The purpose will be served only if it is introduced as one of the curricular subjects with appropriate assessment procedures,” said SCERT Director Jagannath Reddy.
“The earlier experience of implementing the scheme through private agencies proved ineffective,” he said, adding that SCERT has also designed the curriculum and was in the process of designing books for training teachers and assessment procedures. “