In a view of providing a competitive edge to the students of Technical Education, Haryana while applying or appearing in interviews of Japanese companies or in companies having collaboration with Japan, a short term Japanese Language course in Polytechnics of the State had been started.

Sharing more information, Mr A. Sreenivas, Director General Technical Education, Haryana, said that a Memorandum of Corporation (MoC) has been signed between the Department of Technical Education and the Japan Foundation, New Delhi.

He said that the MoC was signed in an important meeting recently held at Government Polytechnic Manesar to kick start the Japanese Language Program.

 Mr A. Sreenivas, further informed that the Department has taken this initiative with the Japan Foundation, New Delhi for having a working knowledge of the Japanese language and getting acquainted with the Japanese culture.

He said that initially, the program will be conducted in 3 Polytechnics namely Government Polytechnic Manesar, Government Polytechnic for Woman, Faridabad and Government Polytechnic Sonepat.

Meanwhile, Mr Kousuke Noguchi, Director for the Japanese Language, The Japan Foundation, New Delhi said that the Japan Foundation will arrange and support towards the cost of expenses for the language faculty in the Institutes.

The course will be run for the batch of 20- 30 students in each institute. The basic facilities like a well-equipped classroom with LCD, Projector and Laptop will be provided by the institute.

He said that the course duration will be approximately 150 hours which will be covered during the winter vacations in December 2019 and upcoming semester from January 2020 classroom.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued a circular asking schools to guide students to follow sample paper and not the design curriculum while preparing for the Board Exams 2020.

The national level education board, in the circular, mentioned that it has made some modifications while designing the sample question paper, which makes it different from the designed curriculum released by the CBSE in April this year.

Further, the circular issued by the board also recommended the affiliated schools to design the pre-board exam question paper of Class 10 and Class 12 in line with the sample question paper published by the CBSE on its official website in September. The practice will help students in getting familiarise with the modifications done in the exam pattern and understand the question paper design in detail.

As per the exam schedule, CBSE Board Exams of Class 10th and Class 12th students will commence from February 15, 2020. The board will be conducting the practical exams and project assessments from January 01, 2020 to February 07, 2020.

Steps to download CBSE Sample Paper for Class 10th and Class 12th Board Examination:

1. Visit the official website of the CBSE academics – cbseacademic.nic.in
2. Look for the Sample Question Paper tab. In its drop down menu, click on ‘SQP 2019-2020’ and then choose Class X/Class XII
3. CBSE Sample Question Paper 2020 for all subjects will be displayed on the screen.
4. Click on the sample question paper you want to download.
5. Go through the question paper to understand the pattern and marking scheme.
6. Download the file and take a print out for reference.

Students are advised to carefully check the sample question paper of each subject they are appearing for. It will help them understand the exam pattern and type of questions which will be asked in the board examination. Besides, students can also attempt the questions in sample paper for better practice.