Test Papers – ICSE – Class – X
Keeping tabs on students
These days every child wants to have a tablet of his own. And why not? He sees the adults using it all the time. The child’s aim however, is to play games or watch videos. Not many years ago children used to be happy simply gaping at the idiot box. In those days housewives used to put on the television for children so that they could do their household chores in peace. Of course times have changed and demands have changed with it.
Many parents actually buy smart phones and tablets for their children to play with, but studying still means that the child has to sit with a book in hand. The underlying belief being that even if children are not reading the book, there is always the hope that they may do it eventually.
The tablet as a study companion
Times are changing and now the tablet needs to be relooked at from the perspective of learning rather than just entertainment. A tablet can be loaded with books and video based lessons. Students may actually look at the lectures since for them it certainly is more interesting than having to read something and turn pages. Furthermore, lectures can be presented with presentations and animations to have a lasting effect on a student.
The tablet offers the advantage of technology. It can be monitored remotely. The parents need not sit with the student to know if the child is actually studying, but can get an update of the student’s activities on their own smartphones. They can find out if their child has gone through the lectures and attempted tests related to the lesson. Subsequently what the test score was, can also be found. The lessons can be broken down to smaller units for easier understanding. Each unit can have an objective test.
Homework can be sent and received by the teacher at will and a lot of class time that was required for writing on the board can be done away with. Lectures can be viewed and reviewed whenever students have time and teachers can concentrate on developing the students’ conceptual understanding rather than delivering the same lecture all over again.
More advantages of technology
A long standing pain point of parents and students have been the number and weight of books. The heavy baggage students currently carry around cannot be compared to the weight of the heaviest tablet pc. Not to mention that one tablet can contain hundreds of text books (1,000 books take up approximately 1 GB of space).
Technology in the tablets lets the students highlight text in digital books and digital books themselves can be enhanced with interesting features including animation. New syllabus can be easily updated in a tablet. One tablet can include guides and practice tests. Tests can be offered in the form of games to compete with other classmates.
The price of a tablet too is not higher than printed books anymore. A tablet can easily be used for three years. Printed books are not getting cheaper, but the price of technology is definitely getting more affordable.
KVPY 2016 Fellowship Grants
| Basic Sciences | Monthly Fellowship | Annual Contingency Grant |
| SA/SX/SB – During 1st to 3rd years of – B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math. / Integrated M.Sc. /M.S. | Rs.5000 | Rs.20000 |
| SA/SX/SB – During M. Sc. / 4th to 5th years of Integrated M.Sc. /M.S | Rs.7000 | Rs.28000 |
KVPY 2016 Result
Generally, the exam conducting authority publishes the results of the KVPY Aptitude Test within a month after its completion. The KVPY 2016 Results are likely to be declared in the third week of December and will be displayed online for the immediate reference of students. Candidates who are shortlisted on the basis of their performance in the aptitude test will be called for an interview round. The final results will be declared after the successful completion of both the stages of selection.
KVPY 2016 Exam Pattern
The KVPY Aptitude Test will be administered in both the offline paper mode as well as the online computer based mode. Students of the SA Stream will have to attempt a total of 80 questions in the aptitude test while students of the SB/SX Stream will have to attempt a total of 120 questions. There is no syllabus prescribed as such for the written exam and the questions are mostly aimed to assess the understanding and analytical ability of students rather than their factual knowledge. Students should, however, have a grasp on all the topics of the Class X/XII/First Year Syllabus of B.Sc./B.S./B.Math./B.Stat./Int. M.Sc./M.S. as applicable.
KVPY Admit Card 2016
The admit card for candidates who have registered for the Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Aptitude Test-2016 will be issued by the exam conducting body two weeks before the scheduled date of the test. Candidates who have filled in their applications online can download their admit card through the official KVPY website while the admit cards for candidates who have applied with a hard copy of the application will be sent to them individually by speed post.
KVPY 2016 Eligibility Criteria
- The KVPY Fellowships are solely for Indian Nationals;
Only applicants who are pursuing or intend to pursue an undergraduate course in Basic Sciences i.e B.Sc./B.S./B.Math./B.Stat./Int. M.Sc./M.S. in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biochemistry, Statistics, Cell Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Zoology, Botany, Biotechnology, Physiology, Bioinformatics, Neurosciences, Geology, Marine Biology, Human Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Genetics, Applied Physics, Materials Science, Geophysics or Environmental Science will be considered for the award of the fellowship.
