Schools Of Specialised Excellence Begin Classes For First Batch; Manish Sisodia Interacts With Students

The Schools of Specialised Excellence (SoSEs) began classes for their first batch on Monday with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia virtually interacting with students and parents.

The Schools of Specialised Excellence (SoSEs) began classes for their first batch on Monday with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia virtually interacting with students and parents. Sisodia announced that September 27 will be marked as the SoSE Foundation Day every year.

He was present at SoSE, Kalkaji to have a live interaction with the students and parents of all 20 SoSEs, which are starting this year. Of the 14,245 students who appeared for the aptitude test of SoSEs, close to 2,200 students have been admitted so far. This year, SoSEs have taken admissions in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Humanities, Performing and Visual Arts and High-end 21st Century Skills.

While students and parents had physically assembled at SoSE Kalkaji, those from other 19 SoSEs had joined virtually. "We are starting a new chapter in the field of education today. Almost 70 years back, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) started with its first campus at Kharagpur having 224 students.

That was the need of the hour as India needed specialised education in the field of Science and Technology at higher education level. "In today's world, we see the need of specialised education in the school system and hence, we have established SoSEs.