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DEAR STUDENTS............

Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics need different approaches to create good concepts. So, I will deal with them separately. I will also write down the names of the books which, to the best of my knowledge, are among the all time classics of Science preparation as well the books which deal with the need to build up a proficiency beyond the basic concepts.

Physics:

Books:
1. Concepts of Physics by H.C. Verma
2. Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday, Resnick and Walker
3. Problems in General Physics by I.E. Irodov
4. Feynman Lectures in Physics by Richard P. Feynman

Approach of Study:

Perhaps no other subject requires more thinking than Physics. It is highly possible that to understand one simple concept one has to sit down the entire day without having proceeded more than one page of a good book. There is nothing disheartening in that. Of course, one has to be absolutely honest with oneself.

The first step towards learning Physics is to make an all-out effort to forget (yes I am serious) everything that one has learnt till Class X (this includes both state board and CBSE syllabus).
Next step, is to start studying from H.C. Verma's book. Each sentence in that book is a gem. At the end of each chapter there are lots of questions graded in difficulty level. A person who is serious about learning Physics and certainly anybody who is dreaming to get into IIT should attempt to solve each and every problem. I am not saying that if a person cannot solve all the problems he/she should give up hope of getting into IIT but there must be an honest attempt to solve each of them - they are not that hard. Simultaneously, Halliday, Resnick and Walker's book must be started. It is an international classic and, at places, is easier than Verma's book! There is no need to waste time in solving all those questions at the end of each chapter from this book (it is not humanly possible too to do all this! But some problems are very good!). The speciality of this book is that within each chapter there are some conceptual questions - one must make an all-out effort to answer each of them (most of them are really easy but each of them highlights a very important concept). Here I will make a strong statement - a person who is thinking of getting into IIT should be able to understand these small questions and answer them without any teacher's help. As I said they are easy.

Next step, is to start building up a proficiency in solving problems. Trust me, if one has honestly done the problems from Verma's book, he/she will have automatically gained huge amount of confidence. But the real test is I.E. Irodov's book. It is one of the toughest books in Physics (all over the world!). The problems in Mechanics and Electromagnetism are especially useful for IIT JEE (atleast that used to be the case in our time).

Please note that I have mentioned another book by R.P. Feynman. That book is even more famous. Although it is not directly useful for IIT JEE (it is not like a conventional text book) still learning Physics from any other place cannot be more fun. Feynman was a Nobel laureate, a consummate genius and a really "fine" man. It is an honour to learn Physics from his words! More than that, it is enjoyable!

Chemistry:

Books:
1. NCERT Class XI and XII books (I am talking about the official NCERT textbooks, not the tonnes of other commercial books)
2. Organic Chemistry by Morrison & Boyd accompanied by the Study Guide
3. IIT Chemistry by O.P. Lal (I studied this and it is okay)
4. Modern Approach to Chemical Calculations by R.C. Mukherjee

This is the most difficult subject for the beginner and it is also the easiest among the three once the student has got the hang of things. The biggest problem with starting to learn Chemistry is that many of the concepts are overlapping and the best books find it difficult to write anything comprehensively without referring to material from a later chapter. It is very very frustrating to the beginner - after all how do you expect to learn anything when you are already referring to material which has not yet been taught! This is most evident in Organic Chemistry.

Chemistry is divided roughly into a)General Chemistry with a huge emphasis on Physical Chemistry, b) Organic Chemistry and c) Inorganic Chemistry

The best way to start learning is to read the NCERT books. Irrespective of what many people say (including some teachers!) these are really good books. Of course, one has to start from Physical Chemistry which forms the basis of almost everything else.

Simultaneously, one has to start learning Organic Chemistry because the syllabus is really huge. The BEST, the absolute BEST book to learn Organic Chemistry is from Morrison & Boyd. (Irrespective of the subject, many of us IITians feel that this one book is perhaps one of the best written books of all times). Any prospective IIT JEE candidate shouldn't even think of going to the examination hall wihout having digested the book. The easiest way to learn from the book is to study each line of each page! As easy as that! Without even realizing what is happening, the student will learn a treasure house of concepts (which are actually useful for IIT JEE). Some difficulty might be faced and for that Study Guide is there. All in all, it is absolutely delightful to study from this book (I have seen people getting literally addicted to it!). There is a catch however. Atleast for the first 6 chapters or so, a student learning from this book may feel that his/her friends learning from some "simple" college text books are already more conversant with a huge lot of reactions, methods etc. But that is only an illusion. If one can stick to the discipline of learning from Morrison & Boyd, at the end of two years there will be simply no comparison between his/her depth of knowledge with that of others. One must not avoid the questions that are given at the end of each chapter. They are actually very easy but at first some difficulty might be faced but then the Study Guide is always there! Special attention must be given to the reaction mechanisms. They might seem like unnecessary at first but, trust me, therein, lies the real fun of Organic Chemistry and needless to say, some of the "tricks" of students successful in IIT JEE.

Inorganic Chemistry is a big puzzle even to the best students. One has to remember a lot of things here and one trick I employed was to learn a few things in the evening; then, revise the exact same things after getting up next morning. The brain is a marvel really and one has to learn how to harness its capacity. When one reads something new, the natural tendency is to forget it. The simplest guard against such memory loss is to revise them atleast once in the next 24 hours. Trust me, it helps. O.P. Lal's book is actually one of those "commercial" books but it is good in terms of content. I found it particularly useful for Inorganic part.

Some of the most beautiful questions of IIT JEE Chemistry come in Organic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry. I have already talked about Organic Chemistry. For practicing problems of Physical Chemistry, Mukherjee's book is very good. One must try to do as many problems as possible from that book.

Mathematics:

Books:
1. Calculus and Analytic Geometry by Thomas and Finney
2. Trigonometry by S.L. Loney
3. Coordinate Geometry by S.L. Loney
4. Differential and Integral Calculus by N. Piskunov
4. Problem Plus in IIT Mathematics by Asit DasGupta
5. IIT Mathematics by M.L. Khanna

This is perhaps the subject which IIT JEE uses to really challenge the students. I am not saying that Physics and Chemistry are in any way easy - far from that! But, some of the Mathematics problems of IIT JEE over the years have been unparalleled (except of course the Olympiads) in their demand of ingenuity and original thinking.

As with Physics and Chemistry, every student needs to build up a base of concepts and knowledge. But, that is far from enough. Just understanding things in Mathematics is not at all sufficient. He/she will be nowhere if the ability to solve problems on one's own is not there. Unfortunately, this is hardly ever highlighted in our schools (even the CBSE schools). There is a mad rush to somehow get the solutions of the problems from as many different sources as possible, mug up the solutions and then depend on the repetitive question pattern to come out with so called "flying colours" in the examination. Very very few students are fortunate enough to learn from teachers who emphasize the importance of problem-solving and ingenuity. And this is exactly what is required in the Mathematics paper. You can finish all the solved examples from the endless number of Mathematics books but if you do not have the ability to solve even one challenging problem on your own absolutely unaided then you should not think of IIT. I know I am being rude but that is the way it is - a fact.

Thomas and Finney's book is very basic but it rescues the beginner from the puzzling scenario one is confronted with when suddenly coming face to face with CALCULUS. Very good geometrical interpretations of derivative etc. are there. But the exercises are really easy. They are of not much use even for State Board examinations. The books by Loney are all time international classics. Honest efforts should be made to solve the problems. The coordinate geometry book is really, really good. Many of the problems themselves are of IIT JEE standard. But, most are easy. Piskunov's book is basically a standard text book of calculus. The exercises themselves are very easy. Too much time should not devoted to solve these exercise problems. As I have already emphasized the importance of solving challenging problems in Mathematics, one needs to practice as much as possible from the IIT Mathematics books by DasGupta and also by M.L. Khanna. There are a huge number of problems there. One can practice to heart's content from these two books.


Overall, for the preparation of the three subjects from these books, there are a couple of things I need to address:

1. Please note that at many points in the above discussion of the subjects I have mentioned that you do not have to practice the problems so much from this and that book etc. This is only a general guideline. If, for one particular concept you feel that you are not getting confident enough, then, by all means, practice those easy confidence-boosting problems. Personally, I used to practice some problems which would have never come even for the Board examinations just to convince myself that I had understood correctly. Academic integrity is of utmost importance. Don't cheat yourself. And do whatever you need to do to get the concept right.

2. With all these advice, I am sure it will confuse and (even more dangerously perhaps) make things look impossible for a 15/16 year old kid. Well, there is no reason to panic. Thousands of similar aged kids have done it till date! But the magic phrase that I have not mentioned even once in this extremely long discussion of mine is HARD WORK. Please do not look at hard work as something that you will have to do. There is no such quota like you have to work for so many hours a day or anything. Just be aware of the things that you have to do and then keep doing them. You will automatically end up working hard! It is also necessary to be really conscious of what you are doing. Just don't get into some inertia of doing things. If you are comfortable with one concept, move on to the next concept. Repetition is good for practice but don't overdo it. A good student always chooses his/her own style of study.

Whatever you do, do not compromise with the basic concepts of the three subjects. Be patient to learn. A good JEE preparation, and above all a good understanding and proficiency in Science can only be achieved with time and honest effort. There is no other way.

for physics...........

I have seen a couple of my friends rote several books and end up failing the JEE. The main point is- Keep your concepts clear. Be very sure of every derivation and every methodology.
BEGINNING:
Try reading the NCERT carefully and practice every derivation. This gives you a good base to build upon. Go for Resnick Halliday! The language is very simple and enjoyable. It's a pleasure reading the book. Understand every topic and practice the exemplar problems at the same time.
LET'S PLAY:
Time to step up the game and Face some real-world challenge. HC Verma is a very good book to start off with. It's a great boost to anybody preparing for JEE. Make sure you've done ALL the questions!
Done? Time to face the Boss! Pick up IE Irodov and have a go. It's great fun and a fruitful way to learn lots of Physics. Try helping yourself to the solutions also because sometimes, it gets a little Bossy.
Victory! Cool! Now to show off your awesome Jedi level skills. Try Zubov-Shalnov and Wolkenstein for further practice. It should be a cake-walk now.
HITTING THE YODA LEVEL:
You can solve past year's question papers or DC Pandey for practice. In the final days I used my FIITJEE material Level-2s for Practice. I was "literally" breezing through them!
In a nutshell - Keep a calm and cool mind, don't be rigid, Don't mug up concepts, understand, analyze, be practical while solving numericals, keep calm.....


and for the rest do visit the following blog to give boost to your preparation:

blog http://amangoeliitb.blogspot.in/2014/03/to-be-winner-start-early-post-for-those.html
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CHALLENGE BEFORE GUEST TEACHERS IN HARYANA

With a promise to regularise guest teachers , BJP landed in power in Haryana. With a current approach of the govt , guest teachers are finding themselves nowhere  as Govt has assured the courts of law that soon they will dispense with services in compliance of various orders of Supreme Court and High Court....govt too is big fix even it has any intention to regularize them....

Supreme Court on 26 march,2014 observed during hearing of a contempt petition (civil) 420 of 2012 :



"We have heard learned counsel for the parties at length. Without mentioning the factual background in detail, suffice it is to state that the State of Haryana has appointed 'Guest Teachers' without following regular recruitment procedure and these teachers have been allowed to continue. Their appointment and continuation became the subject matter of certain proceedings which landed in this Court as well.
In those matters, order dated 30th March, 2012 was passed with the following directions:...2/-:2:“
7. Having heard the learned Attorney General for India, Mr. Subramanium and Mr. Vishwanathan, learned senior advocates, for the parties and also keeping in mind the submissions made by Mr. Vishwanathan, that the intention of the Division Bench of the High Court was that no further appointments of 'Guest Teachers' should be made after 1st April, 2012, and that the vacancies should be filled up by posting and reposting teachers in the different institutions, we feel that the two things should really be kept separate, notwithstanding the apprehension voiced by Mr. Vishwanathan, that this could lead to continuance of appointment of 'Guest Teachers'.
8. We make it very clear that as directed by the Division Bench of the High Court, no fresh appointments of 'Guest Teachers' will be made from 1st April, 2012. However, since students also cannot be made to suffer on account of the delay in the appointment of regular teachers, we direct that the exercise indicated in the scheme, must be completed within the time specified in the scheme and no further extension
or deviation therefrom will be permitted.
9. Till then, the 'Guest Teachers' may be allowed to continue to function, as they have been doing so far.”

It is the violation of the aforesaid directions, which is alleged by the petitioner in the present Contempt Petition. It is his plea that in spite of direction given in the aforesaid order ...3/- :3: dated 30th March, 2012 to the State of Haryana to make appointments of teachers on regular basis, the State through its officers who are arrayed as respondents/contemnors in the present petition are dilly dallying the matter with sole intention to continue with the engagement of 'Guest Teachers' in the meantime. It is further argued that it has happened even when specific direction was given that exercise for appointment of regular teachers shall be completed as indicated in the Scheme and no further extension or deviation would be permitted. The matter came up from time to time for hearing. The Haryana School Teachers Selection Board (hereinafter referred to as “the Board”) is the authority which has to undertake the process of making selections and on the recommendation of the Board, Government is to make the appointments. Though some officers of Haryana State Public Service Commission have also been impleaded as contemnors, it is accepted at the bar that the Haryana State Public Service Commission has no role in making selections of the school teachers. ...4/-:4:
The Chairman and Secretary of the Board are arrayed as contemnors Nos. 8 and 9. An additional affidavit dated 6th February, 2014 is filed on behalf of these respondents Nos. 8 and 9. In this affidavit, it is explained that insofar as the Board is concerned, it has already undertaken and completed the selection process. However, the respondents are not able to make the appointment on the basis of the selection made by the Board in view of stay order granted by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana on 23rd October, 2013 in some writ petitions pending before it.  Having regard to the aforesaid facts, we are
of the opinion that no further orders/directions are required to be passed in the matter, except clarifying that the appointments of the candidates, which are stated to have been already selected by
the Board, shall be made once the embargo contained in the High Court's order dated 23rd October, 2013 is lifted. We impress upon and request the High Court to decide the said writ petitions as expeditiously as possible. ...5/-:5:
We further make it clear that all future selection shall be made in accordance with the Scheme indicated in the affidavit dated 19th March, 2012 of Surina Rajan, Financial Commissioner & Principal Secretary to Government of Haryana, School Education Department, Chandigarh filed in C.W.P. No.7121 of 2010 before the High Court. The contempt petition is disposed of in the above terms."

The High Court recently observed hearing the petition CWP No.2968 of 2015 dated 4th March,2015

"The petitioner has approached this Court challenging the order dated 09.02.2015 (Annexure P-10) whereby the services of then petitioner and other similarly situated Guest Teachers were to be terminated on the ground that the petitioner did not have the requisite qualification. The Hon'ble Division Bench of this Court in case CWP No.6090 of 2010, titled as Tilak Raj Vs. State of Haryana and others, decided on 31.03.2011, held that the State was directed not to extend the tenure of the Guest Teacher at all level beyond 31.03.2012. Thereafter, the matter was heard by Hon'ble the Supreme Court of India and extension was granted but despite the fact, the extension has been granted, to the State to make arrangements for the appointment of teachers on regular basis, no steps have been taken. This Court has also been apprised with that one COCP bearing No.3334 of 2014 titled as Prem Singh and another Vs. T.C. Gupta and others has been filed and the matter is slated for 12.05.2015. As per Annexure P-10, the State is stated to have prepared the list of 325 Guest Teachers, who are reported to have not been appointed in compliance with the Department's instruction/policy. In essence, they were not having the requisite qualification. This Court is flabbergasted/aghast to notice that despite the direction given by Hon'ble the Supreme Court of India & by this Court, much less, even the contempt petition has been filed & undertaking has been given, no steps have been taken by the State to start the process of appointing the teachers on regular basis. Mr. Ravi Pratap Singh, AAG Haryana is directed to apprise this Court and submit his status report as to what steps have been taken.In case, the status report is not submitted to the Court, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Education, Haryana is directed to be present in the Court to apprise the Court. Mr. Jasbir Mor, Advocate for the petitioner is directed to hand over the copy of the writ petition to the learned counsel for the State. In the interest of justice, hearing of the case is adjourned to 09.03.2015 as other connected matters are also listed for hearing. "

With these compelling conditions it is going to a big challenge both for the govt and guest teachers to work out a solution. Let us hope something reprieving will come up.....for both.

(views expressed here are sole opinion of  author)
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CPPDPT ASSIGNMENTS (NEW) JAN 2015

Dear PRT Teachers of KVS , IGNOU has uploaded new assignments for JAN,2015 Batch of CPPDPT.

You may download the new assignments HERE
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E-CONTENT OF CPPDPT PROGRAMME

HOW TO DOWNLOAD E-CONTENT OF CPPDPT PROGRAMME HELD IN KV NO.2 CHANDIMANDIR CANTT.>>>>

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RESOURCES FOR KV/ KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA TEACHERS

How can teachers effectively engage with students from diverse backgrounds? It's a question many teachers face, and of course there isn't one prescribed solution.
If you're looking for answers, start first with resources here, Of all the responses, researchers agree that communication plays an integral role, but there’s also insight into preparation, connecting with students and building relationships with families.
It's just one of many great resources online that will help teachers prepare for diverse classrooms. Here's a few others that will get you started in welcoming students....



WORKSHEETS AND EXAM PAPERS



  1. LANGUAGES

  2. MATHS AND EVS

  3. CMP AND CHILD SUPPORT

  4. PRINT

  5. MUSIC

  6. POWERPOINTS

  7. THE KV CLASSROOM

  8.  E-CONTENT AND E-LEARNING

  9. PEDAGOGY OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

  10. VIDEOS FOR ALL

  11. CCE

  12. TEACHER THE BUILDER

  13. PAWAN’S PRT BLOG

  14. ZIET MYSORE’S LIBRARY BLOG

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