Our Correspondent
Diphu, Jan.20 (EMN): Executive Member (EM) of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) in- charge of Education, Richard Tokbi, admitted the mistakes committed by Karbi Language Development Board (KLDB) in the evaluation paper set by the Board in Karbi subject for the ongoing Gunotsav in Karbi Anglong.
Briefing media here on Friday, Tokbi said a show-cause notice will be served to those officials who prepared the evaluation papers.
In the choose and tick evaluation papers of class II in the Karbi language subject, which were distributed to students on the first day of external evaluation, It was detected that the question asked did not match with the picture.
One of the questions for Class II in choose and tick ran ‘Which of the following (in the picture) is a sunflower?’ But the pictures shown were of a goat and a pig and there was no flower.
Terming the mistake as an unfortunate, the EM apologised for the same, while stating that he had discussed the matter with the secretary in-charge of Education, Nirola Phangchopi, and the joint secretary, Nirupuma Timung.
Deputy Secretary, in charge KLDB, Sonasing Terang and the persons who set the evaluation papers without doing the proof reading have been served show cause notices, Tokbi said.
MLA Engleng inspects school
Diphu Legislative Assembly Constituency legislator, Bidyasing Engleng, visited No.1 Phonglangso LP School, Hemari Tokbi village, under Lumbajong Educational Block, Karbi Anglong, as an external evaluator on the second day of Gonotsav.
During his visit, the MLA interacted with the students, teachers and members of SMC. The MLA also participated in the assembly conducted by the school children. He entered every classroom and asked students to read some passages from their textbooks and to write some spelling to test their abilities.
The school was established in 1986. Though it was an Assamese medium when the school started, in 2021 it was converted into an English medium school. At present, there are 35 students enrolled with two teachers.
On the occasion, headmaster of the school, Kolomsing Bey, highlighted on the needs and problems faced by the school.