43. The Board has decided to introduce, as an experimental measure, an oral test in its higher secondary (one-year course) examination of 1968. The scheme will be extended to its other examinations in due course if the experiment proves to be successful.
44. Ladakh Institute of Higher Studies: The Ladakh Institute of Higher Studies at Alipur village, Delhi, continued to function satisfactorily. The instituiton prepares students up to Uttar Madhyama Course of the Sanskrit University, Varanasi, to which it is, affiliated. The number of students is 93.
45. The main object of the Institute is to enable selected students of border areas to imbibe nationalism through modern education without disturbing their traditional culture. It is entirely residential and all the students are given scholarships to cover maintenance as well as educational expenses. The Directorate of Education, Delhi, has been providing assistance and cxercising supervision over this institution.
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46. Scholarships to Cadets from Union Territories Studying at the Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehra Dun: Under this scheme, two scholarships used to be awarded to cadets belonging to the Union Territories studying at the Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehra Dun. It has been decided to discontinue this scheme with effect from the term commencing August, 1965. The payment of scholarships will, however, be continued in respect of those cadets who have already been granted scholarships under this scheme till they complete their study in the college.
47. Financial Allocations: The financial allocations for the different schemes described in this chapter are given below:
Scheme Provision for 1967-68 Provision
for
Original Revised 1968-69
(B.E.)
Rs. Rs. Rs.
1. Improvement of Secondary Edu-
cation (Crash Programme)
(a) Strengthening of Science
Laboratories of Secondary
Schools 1,50,00,000 48,89,000 50,00,000
(b) State Institute/University
of Science Education 15,00,000 20,00,000 20,00,000
2. State Institute of Education 24,00,000 30,00,000 35,00,000
3. State Units of Evalution and
Examination Reforms 3,00,000 3,25,000 3,75,000
4. Bureaux of Educational and
Vocational Guidance 3,11,000 3,50,000 4,00,000
5. Seminars and Conferences 10,000 10,000 10,000
6. Correspondence Courses for
Teachers of Secondary
Schools 3,00,000 2,50,000 2,50,000
7. T.A. and D.A. to Non-Official
Members of National Council
for Women's Education 6,500 10,000 10,000
8. Central Institute of English,
Hyderabad
(a) Developmental Expenditure 4,00,000 4,00,000 4,00,000
(b) Maintenance and Running
of the Institute 3,10,000 3,50,000 3,75,000
(c) Ford Foundation Projects 1,41,000 1,84,000 1,15,000
9. Bal Bhavan and NCM. 6,50,000 6,48,000 6,50,000
10. Grants to Voluntary Edu-
cational Organisations 17,22,000 8,00,000 10,00,000
11. Children's Book Trust 1,42,500 1,42,500 98,800
12. Scholarships to Cadets from
Union Territories studying at
the Rashtriya Indian Military
College, Dehra Dun 7,100 7,100 7,100
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