BBMP to collaborate with EdTech companies to prepare students of its schools

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Special Commissioner Suralkar Vikas Kishor has said that the education department of the civic body, which administers more than 33 institutions, intends to tie up with EdTech companies to train its students in terms of skills.

The plan is to expose the students to different skills in their initial days of schooling, and make them confident and perform well in academics, Kishore informed The New Indian Express.

He mentioned 19,000 students have been enrolled in Palike's schools for the current academic year till date and hopes to breach the last year's 23,000 enrollment figure in the next 40 days.The emphasis will be on integral education and application of technology, Smart TV, Smart Boards and learning material in Palike's schools.

"We will also provide audio and video touch to the syllabus and the same will be made available through mobile apps so that students can study lessons at home. Palike will collaborate with EdTech companies to educate students in all areas beyond school syllabus," Kishore said, according to a report by The New Indian Express.

Trainers will be trained in the utilization of different technologies. The Palike will establish a monitoring centre at its head office to monitor the performance of students.

"For the first time ever in Palike's educational institutions, students will be introduced to extracurricular activities through institutions well known to train the students. They will learn sports like badminton, squash and cricket. Music too will form a part of their training programme. We will make payments directly to the institution that trains Palike's students," he said.

On the teachers of BBMP schools who were threatening to resign over pay and other problems, Kishore stated that their pay is determined by the state government and the Palike will try their best to keep the best teachers, stated the report from The New Indian Express.