Model Technical Higher Secondary School, Kaloor
Encyclopedia
The Model Technical Higher Secondary School (MTHSS) is the pioneer in a group of Model Technical Higher Secondary Schools located in Kerala
, India
. These schools were established as part of the efforts to facilitate growth in technological and hi-tech sectors and as a means of providing education
in these areas. The schools are managed by the Institute of Human Resources Development (IHRD) and promote scientific advancement, technological progress and economic growth. The instruction is conducted in English.
, Computer Science
and related areas, IHRD today runs more than forty institutions of high repute.
The School is a coeducational institution preparing students of Secondary (VIII to X) and Higher Secondary (XI & XII) levels. In addition to imparting quality education in different subjects,the school aims at the over all development of the students' personality,inculcation of self discipline and civic sense as well as strengthening of moral and social values.
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. These schools were established as part of the efforts to facilitate growth in technological and hi-tech sectors and as a means of providing education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
in these areas. The schools are managed by the Institute of Human Resources Development (IHRD) and promote scientific advancement, technological progress and economic growth. The instruction is conducted in English.
The Institution
The Model Technical Higher Secondary School, Kaloor was established in the year 1990 as the first of its kind in Kerala under the aegis of the Institute of Human Resources development, Thiruvananthapuram. A pioneer in providing technical education especially in ElectronicsElectronics
Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
, Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
and related areas, IHRD today runs more than forty institutions of high repute.
The School is a coeducational institution preparing students of Secondary (VIII to X) and Higher Secondary (XI & XII) levels. In addition to imparting quality education in different subjects,the school aims at the over all development of the students' personality,inculcation of self discipline and civic sense as well as strengthening of moral and social values.
Technical High School Leaving Certificate
Electronics Production Techniques, Electronics Trade Theory, Electrical Technology and Computer Science are the additional subjects along with the syllabus followed by the board of Public Examinations. Students who secure minimum marks prescribed for each subject in the terminal examination of VIII & IX Standards will be promoted to the next higher class. Those who fail in tho consecutive chances in a standard will not be eligible to continue their study in the school. The successful completion of Std. X will lead to the awarding of THSLC (Technical High School Leaving Certificate) of the Board of Public Examinations, Kerala.Technical Higher Secondary Course
There are two groups in the Technical Higher Secondary Course (THSC) viz., Physical Science and Integrated Science in the Physical Science group, the technical subjects are Computer Information Technology and Electronics Service Technology. Life Science is not included in the Physical Science group. The Integrated Science group includes Life Science instead of one of the vocational subjects viz., Electronics Service Technology. NCERT Syllabus is followed in the Technical Higher Secondary Course. For standard XI, internal examination is conducted and the successful completion of standard XII leads to the award of HSLC. (Higher Secondary Leaving Certificate) by the Board of Higher Secondary Education of the Government of Kerala.Other courses
- Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications
- Practical Course in Office Automation
- Practice oriented training programme in Computer Techniques & applications
- Practice oriented short term course in Electronics & Computer Science for High School Students.