CURATED BY – CHANDAN KUMAR CHAUBEY | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Patna, Education Department has released a model time table for Bihar government schools. Time period has been fixed for primary, middle, secondary/higher secondary, Sanskrit school, madrasa. Minimum number of teaching hours in a week for a teacher is 45, under which preparation hours have also been fixed. School start time has been fixed at 9 am.

Prayer/exercise/yoga practice/drill will be from 9 am to 9.15 am. First bell from 9.15 to 9.55, second bell from 9.55 to 10.35, third bell from 10.35 to 11.15, fourth bell from 11.15 to 11.55, MDM and intermission time has been kept from 11.55 to 12.35. Fifth bell from 12.35 to 1.15, sixth bell from 1.15 to 1.55, seventh bell from 1.55 to 2.35, eighth bell from 2.35 to 3.15, the time for students to leave is fixed at 3.15. The same time, from 3.15 to 4 pm, the students of special class / other special class under Mission Daksh, Mission Daksh and other special classes will leave at 4 pm. From 4 pm to 4.30 pm, homework of children of other classes except children of class 1-2 has to be checked, lesson-commentary has to be prepared and profile of children of Mission Daksh has to be prepared and profile of students has to be prepared on the basis of weekly evaluation. Teachers' time for leave has been fixed at 4.30 pm.
The education department has instructed that the headmaster, teachers and non-teaching staff will be present in the school 10 minutes before the school starts and will work according to the model time table. The headmaster will ensure that the school opens and closes on time. The headmaster or in-charge headmaster of any government school will not make any changes in the school time table at his level. If this is done, action will be taken against them. The education department has also directed that if board or sentup examination of any class is being conducted in the school, then other classes will not be suspended. Teaching work of other classes should continue. Schools under Sanskrit Board and Government Urdu Schools will also follow this model time table.

On Saturday, the activity will continue throughout the day in the school (Bagless Safe Saturday for classes 01 to 08). Teaching work will be done in secondary/higher secondary schools till the break. After lunch break/break, Bal Sansad/assembly, sports, creative activity, meeting with parents (on first, second, third and fourth Saturdays respectively) will be organized. In whichever month the fifth Saturday falls, a cultural program will be organized and the materials/activities made by the children on all the previous Saturdays will be displayed and reviewed and assessed/evaluated by the teachers.

Under Mission Daksh, classes will be taken as per the timetable. All the teachers will ensure to conduct classes of the weak children identified in their respective classes in separate classes. The headmaster will ensure to prepare the routine based on the availability of the teacher. Half-yearly examination is to be held in the month of September, hence it will be the responsibility of the headmaster to complete the prescribed syllabus. It will be the responsibility of every teacher to give homework to the students every day and check it the next day.

In compliance with the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (as amended from time to time), a minimum working period of 45 hours per week is prescribed for the teachers. Hence, every teacher will have to ensure compliance of the minimum working period of 7.5 hours per day from Monday to Saturday. If required, the said working period can be extended by the headmaster to complete the syllabus. The education department may also issue directions from time to time to conduct additional classes. The headmaster will be responsible for inspecting the cleanliness of the school premises, classrooms, kitchen and toilets etc. daily.