Gandhi peace exams to be extended to Zilla Parishad schools

Updated on: Saturday, April 09, 2011

The Gandhi Peace Examinations being organised by the Bombay Sarvodaya Mandal will be extended to all schools under the Thane Zilla Parishad here soon.
Vice President and Education Committee Chairman of the Parishad, Pramod Hindurao said here today that there was dire need of educating students about the contribution by the Father of the Nation and hence they have taken this decision to hold these exams in the schools in the district.

The exams will be held in phased manner to cover more than 250 schools in the district and to make a beginning around 70 schools will be taken up on a initial basis.

There will be three categories of students--from 5-7, 8-10, and 11-12 standards who will be giving this exams, he said.

The students will be given certificates after passing the exams which will be conducted by the Mandal. Each school will cover at least 300 students in each of the categories he said adding this entire project was being co-ordinated by the Bhramakumaris organisation Thane unit.

Already the programme is successfully running in civic schools and more than 30 schools are already covered and the students have passed out in the exams, he said.

The Mandal under the leadership of T R Somaiya, has since the last several years frequenting various jails in the country and holding these exams, which has received
overwhelming response with several thousands of inmates and jail staff taking the exams.

Several inmates who took these exams have voulenteered to participate in the process and become teachers and examiners, a real tribute to the good work done by the Mandal.

"The aim of the examination is to bring about change in the life of the inmates and to inculcate qualities of 'Satya' and 'Ahimsa', preached by Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi," T R Somaiya of BSM said.

The study material, comprising Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography and other literature is sent to the schools in advance for self-study and lectures are also held to educate them about Gandhiji's thoughts, Somaiya said.

Examinees have options of appearing for the examination in English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati and are also allowed to ask reference books for study, he said.

The Bombay Sarvodaya Mandal has been organising Gandhi peace examination since last four years in Central jails in Maharashtra.

Gandhi peace exams to be extended to Zilla Parishad schools

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