Education should produce duty-conscious students — Governor Jagdish Mukhi

Dimapur, Aug. 23 (EMN): Governor of Nagaland Prof. Jagdish Mukhi on Tuesday said that the objective of education should be to produce students that excel as duty-conscious and decent citizens of India.

He also called upon the students to dream big in life and work hard to achieve their goals as there is no shortcut in learning.

Mukhi was addressing an interaction programme with the students and teachers of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya at Yakukie, in Kohima.

Mukhi stated that JNV, Kohima has emerged as one of the prestigious schools in the state and has blossomed into a premier institution, imparting quality education to students, many of whom are from rural areas. He added that JNV Kohima is fortunate to have good facilities and infrastructure including experienced teachers and staff.

‘Hard work and constant practice makes a man perfect despite their differences in IQ’, he added.

Mukhi suggested the students take guidance from parents and teachers in their career decisions and further advised them to develop the practice of building strong will power.

He also urged the teachers to give their best, for the growth and welfare of the school and most importantly for nurturing, moulding and upbringing the students, despite all the shortcomings.

Principal of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Prem Kumar Singh, stated that the school was a premier institution of learning with a residential and co-educational set-up in full compliance with the norms and guidelines of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, an autonomous organisation under Ministry of Education, Department of School Education and Literacy, Government of India.

He stressed that the vision of the Vidylaya is to provide good quality modern education including a strong component of culture, inculcation of values, awareness of the environment, adventure activities and physical education predominantly from rural areas without regard to the socio-economic conditions of their family, an update from PRO Raj Bhavan stated.

He pointed out that it is the only institution of its kind in the entire district of Kohima. Established in 1988, the Vidyalaya has been scaling the height of excellence in different areas overcoming all odds and challenges. Further, from 1993, the Vidyalaya was upgraded to senior secondary level which has both Science and Humanities streams, it said.

The principal said that JNVs emphasise on ICT, a well-maintained and well-equipped computer lab with more than 40 computers. The Vidyalaya is also equipped with a smart classroom in which teaching-learning transactions are made through ICT aided system and powerpoint presentation facilitated by a well-maintained projector and scrollable screen.