LAND-SLIP

The landslide on the way to Central Pendam School of East Sikkim is causing much trouble to the students ,the road is filled with mud and fallen trees.

NEW PATTERN CBSE Q.PAPER FOR 2008 EXAMS

The exam pattern for both class X and XII is set to change this year and CBSE says the new paper format will make it easier and faster. The new pattern has more 'very short answer' type questions and lesser marks have been allotted for long answers than was the case earlier, ensuring less subjectivity. The format change will affect most subjects including Maths, Social Science and Science and Technology for Class X, and Economics, Accountancy, Business Studies, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Maths for Class XII. In line with the emphasis on testing 'higher order thinking skills', there will be a compulsory section of one-mark 'very short answer type' questions. "These questions resemble the multiple choice questions (MCQ) pattern and will judge conceptual understanding. However, we have avoided direct MCQs for two reasons — to ensure that the printed question paper itself doesn't get too lengthy with four options for each question and to avoid chances of cheating," said CBSE chairman Ashok Ganguly. Last year, the board had introduced a 20-mark MCQ section for Science & Technology consisting of 20 questions. The new format will have nine questions each for one and two-mark types besides six three-mark short answer type and three five-mark long answer type questions. "We have reduced the number of higher marks questions to minimise subjectivity. Similarly, the number of sub-parts in a question have been reduced but more internal choices have been introduced in the new pattern," Ganguly said. For Class X, both Social Science and Maths will have 30 questions including 10 one-mark very short answer types. Earlier, the total number of questions was 24 and 27 in Social Science and Maths, respectively. "We've increased short-answer types and reduced long answer types, to see how students keep a good co-relation between speed and accuracy," he said.

AFFORESTATION

The State of Sikkim has been primarily concerned with the conservation & protection of Forests and other natural resources in the state. In the State, though the Greenery along the road side is good it needs to be enhanced to the maximum level to protect the roads from landslides, slips, sinking and also to maintain the aesthetic beauty.

Students of Class XII planted saplings around the school as part of Green Mission.The school is having lot of trees around it and look so beautiful this season.

Shri.S.W.TENZING IS NO MORE

Shri S.W. Tenzing -Former Chief Secretary of Sikkim,passed away in the morning of July 17 at his home in Bhojoghari, 15 Kilometres away from Gangtok . Shri Tenzing expired due to heart attack. Born on February 16, 1947, Shri Tenzing had rendered his valuable service in different capacities in Goverment of Sikkim since 1973. He also worked as Under Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Government of India on deputation in 1981 and then Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Govt. of India in 1983 and then promoted to Deputy Secretary there. He became the Secretary` to Government of Tripura from 1986 to 1989 and he became Commissioner cum secretary of Department of Education, Government of Sikkim in 1990. He became Chief Secretary, Government of Sikkim in 2000 and Advisor to Government in 2004. We deeply mourn the sudden demise of Shri.S.W.Tenzing.His valuable service in the Education Department of Sikkim will always be remembered by the School Community of Sikkim.

CONDOLENCE

Gangtok, July 12: Justice Surjamani Singh, a judge in the Sikkim High Court, passed away at Apollo Hospital in New Delhi early Thursday morning. Justice Singh, 62, had been ailing for some time with liver problem and was admitted to Apollo Hospital on June 30, family sources said. He is survived by his wife, three sons and a daughter. All state government offices, educational institutions and public undertakings have been declared closed in the state for the day as a mark of respect to the departed justice, a Home Department notification said here.The Sikkim High Court is the High Court of the state of Sikkim. Sikkim became a part of India in 1975, and the court, which was earlier the national court, now became a state court.The court is headquartered in Gangtok, the administrative capital of the state. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 3.
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ADMIT CARDS OF CBSE COMPARTMENTAL EXAMS

School recieved the Admit Cards of the compartmental candidates from the CBSE.Candidates who filled the forms for this Exam can collect it from the school on Monday-16.07.2007.

More G.K

If you want to have more General Knowledge then follow these simple steps:MAKE IT A HABIT

1.Apart from studying listen / read daily news.(a ShortWave Radio)

2.Use a good Dictionary(I recommend Oxford Advanced Learners)

3.Find out the news making places in an Atlas.

4.Refer to a Year book(like Manorama Year Book)

5.Discuss the daily news with your friends.

6.Note down atleast FIVE new words from the news paper and try to use it often,if possible.

In this way your GK will improve and also your Wordpower.