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• Construction of 2 Rooms/ Worksheds for vocational education have already been completed at 39 GOVT SS School under the VE Programme.

• Nos of Govt Sr. Sec school covered = 40 Govt SS Schools.
• Nos of District covered = 4

• NOs of vocational stream/addl. subs offered = 10 vocational stream/addl. subjects.

• Nos of student opting voc education at the sr. sec stage = 1225 (Acad year 2008)

• Present enrolment of vocational education students in Class XI and Class XII for the Academic year 2008 is 688* and 537 respectively. The Total nos. of Vocational education students at +2level in 40 Govt SS School is 1225.

NB: * As the compartmental results are yet to be declared, there will be variation on total nos. of voc sdn student in the present Class as and when the compartmental results are declared.

• From 18.53% of vocational student at +2 level in 40 SS Schools in Sikkim out of the total nos. of senior secondary during the Academic year 2007, percentage of vocational candidates in terms of the Academic year 2008 has gone up to 20.76% (approximate total nos. student in Class XI and Class XII, 2008 is assumed as 5900),

• Target envisaged (as envisaged by Kulandaiswamy Committee) = approx 15%
• Diversion achieved for the year 2008 in the state of Sikkim comes to 20.67%
• Nos of Orientation, workshop, training of Voc Education teachers of Sikkim under the VE Programme conducted = 6      major     training of vocational Education Teachers in Sikkim already conducted by the PSSCIVE (NCERT), Bhopal. PSSCIVE (NCERT) is the apex body for vocational education in India under the Union Ministry of HRD, Govt of India.

• NER Consultation Meeting for Vet in the North-East Region during the 11th Plan period was organized by the PSSCIVE (NCERT), Bhopal as per the Govt of India directives at Guwahati, Assam which was attended by concerned officials of the Vocational Section HRDD, Govt of Sikkim.

• The Performance student opting Vocational Streams in the class XII CBSE Exams for the Year 2006 and 2007 has also been notable. The Success rate of vocational stream student for the Class XII CBSE examinations of 2006 was 81.32% and which has risen to 84.74% for the CBSE examinations of 2007.

• The Success rate of Vocational stream students for the Class XII CBSE examinations of 2008 has gone up to 88.12%

• Increase in Success Rate for the Vocational stream candidates in the + 2 Boards Exams in three Successive years from 2006 to 2007 = I.97% and from 2007 to 2008 =3.42%.

Vertical Mobility of Vocational students has also been considered with high regard by the Human Resource Development Department, Govt of Sikkim. North Bengal University respond positive to our request for Vertical Mobility for Vocational students after passing +2 CBSE Exams at Colleges under the North Bengal University vide their no.429/Insp-2005 dated 24th August, 2005alongwith which list of wide ranging Career Oriented Programmes under the NBU that may be pursued and availed of by voc stream pass-outs was also conveyed. The Department has also requested the concerned Authorities of Allahabad agriculture University (Deemed University), Allahabad vide letter No.361/ HRDD /VOC dated 24:06:2006 for consideration of admission to +2 vocational stream pass- outs from Sikkim, who may like to pursue degree level courses related with their respective streams in the said Institution.

Horticulture, Dairying pass-outs from the 1st and 2nd Batch are already studying BSC (Ag), BSc (Forestry) under Gorakhpur, Meerut and Purvanchal Universities , IT Application, Mgt based voc stream pass-outs are admitted to relevant UG level Deg/Diploma courses ICFAI University, George Institute, Dehradun. Some Hotel Mgt & Cat Tech pass-outs are pursuing Bachelor of Hotel Management at Institute of Hotel Management, Tadong B.HMCT at various Management Institute at Siliguri, kolkata. With the efforts of the Vocational Section, Hrdd, Govt of Sikkim, 30 nos of Govt of Sikkim nominees (exclusively for +2 passouts in Agri based voc streams under the state’s Voc Edn Programme) are provide reserved seats for admission to BSc (Agriculture/ Horticulture) at SGRR (PG) College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand (under the HNB Garhwal University) since the year 2007. The following seats are provided degree/ diploma level educations for +2 vocational stream pass-outs are:-

Similarly seats to various degree/ diploma course for management based vocational stream pass-outs are also managed by the Vocational Section. Further seats are also reserved for vocational stream pass-outs at DSMS, Durgapur, that ruins aICTE approved course as mention below.

• The Section’s efforts paid dividend when the Vice Chancellor of Sikkim Manipal University, on the request of the HRD Department agreed to reintroduce the UG course of BCA from the year 2006 onwards. 4 out of the 6 Sikkim local quota seats for BCA at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Majitar in 2006 and 8 out of the 9 Sikkim quota seats in 2007 was awarded to voc stream pass-outs of IT Application.

• In order that vocational stream pass-outs are also provided scholarship stipends to help and encourage them to enhance their employability and career qualification by further education in related disciplines, the State Govt has approved for necessary arrangement and hence the extension of provision of Notification No for availing scholarships by vocational pass-outs undergoing UG Degree/Diploma has been notified by the State Government vide No 21 / GOS/ HRDD/ VOC/VM/77 dated 13th April, 2008 the provisions of which will be considered with effect from the Academic year 2006. Consistent efforts are being made by the HRDD, Govt of Sikkim for reservation quotas (seats) for vocational students who may like to pursue degree level education after passing +2 CBSE Exams. The HRDD has also requested the Delhi University for seats related with their vocational trades in respect of higher education for vocational trades in respect of higher education for vocational stream pass-outs.

• For the purpose of enabling the vocational stream pass-outs to undergo one year apprenticeship training, there has been continuous correspondence, interaction and coordination from the HRD Dept, Govt of Sikkim with the Board of Practical Training, Eastern Region, MHRD, GOI, Kolkata and various other Department / PSUs under Govt of Sikkim.

The first batches of voc stream pass-outs have successfully completed one year stipendiary apprenticeship training at respective establishments under the Govt of Sikkim on 30th November, 2007. The concerned trainees engaged as technician (vocational) apprenticeship were provided monthly stipend of Rs. 1040 per month apprentice as per the Apprentices (Amendment) Act, 1986 & 1992. Certificates for the same will be awarded jointly on 50: 50 basis by the concerned line Department and the BOPT, Govt of India, Kolkata

One year apprenticeships training of 2nd batch of pass-outs who have chosen to undergo the training have also begun at various designated places. With the Govt of India notifying in the gazette of India extraordinary, the concerned apprentices will be entitled to monthly stipend of Rs. 1440 per month per apprentice. For registration of the respective apprentices, the duly filled-in contract registration forms, signed / attested by the authorized personnel of the concerned establishments of these apprentices, have also been already communicated by the HRD Department to the Board of Practical Training (Eastern Region), MHRD, Govt of India, Kolkata.