Jharkhand State PCS

• 22 Aug 2023

State's Second Military School will soon Open in Dumka's Jarmundi

Why in News?

According to information received from the media on August 21, 2023, the state's second Sainik School will soon open at Jarmundi in Dumka. For this, the government has already marked the land.

Key Points:

• Dumka district's Additional Collector Rajeev Kumar said that 50 acres of land has been selected in Vishunpur of Jarmundi block for Sainik School. Soon the central team can visit Vishunpur Mauza of Jarmundi block regarding this.
• It is known that this Sainik School to be opened in Dumka's Jarmundi will be the second Sainik School in the state. There is already a Sainik School at Tilaiya in Jharkhand.
• Sainik School is run by the Ministry of Defense and is fully residential. CBSE curriculum is taught here. There are Sainik Schools in most of the states of the country.
• A total of 33 Sainik Schools are currently operating across the country. Bihar, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan are the states which have two Sainik Schools each, while Uttar Pradesh has three Sainik Schools.
• Sainik Schools are basically established with the aim of producing capable officers in the defense services of the country. These schools prepare students for officer positions at the National Defense Academy and the Indian Naval Academy.
• There is a great need for discipline and efficiency in the army. For this, such children have to be prepared, who are disciplined and quick-tempered since childhood. For this, children have to be prepared physically and mentally from an early age. This is not possible in the normal schools of the country because there is no good infrastructure and qualified instructors, who can prepare young children to become qualified military officers according to the requirements of the army.

Jharkhand State's First Central Instrument Center and Research will be Built in DSPMU

Why in News?

According to information received from Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee, Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Tapan Kumar Shandilya on August 21, 2023, DSPMU Management Central Instrument Center and Research will be established soon for the students, faculty & research scholars of DSPMU.

Key Points:

• This will be the first research center in Jharkhand, in which a lab with world class facilities will be established.
• Vice-Chancellor Prof. Tapan Kumar Shandilya said that a research center is being set up with the help of the government.
• Here the students and faculty will be given world class facilities. A state-of-the-art building will be constructed for natural science and live science. The size of the building will be G+4.
• The total area of G+4 building will be 1.30 square feet. Research Center will be set up in DSPMU on the lines of Research Center built in Mysore University, each floor of Central Instrument Center and Research will be of 26 thousand square feet.
• Before making the proposal for the construction of the building, information was taken about the research centers of various universities of the country, so that the students and faculty could be given facilities according to the global demand.
• Twenty labs will be set up in the building of the Central Instrument Center and Research. 10 labs will be for students and research scholars of subjects related to natural science. On the other hand, 10 labs will be for students and research scholars of subjects related to live science.
• There will be a room with special facilities for each faculty and department head. One room for each HOD will be faculty room for the teachers of the concerned subject. Apart from this, there will be separate toilets for girls and boys in each department.
• A state-of-the-art auditorium will be constructed in the Central Instrument Center and Research Building. 10,000 students and faculty will be able to sit together in this auditorium. Apart from this, there will also be facility of lift, state-of-the-art corridor and records.