What is BODMAS ? - Simple Techniques

BODMAS is actually an acronym that lets you know in which order/hierarchy mathematical problems have to be solved. In other words the rule or order that we use to simplify in math is called "BODMAS" rule. 

       B -> Brackets first (Parentheses)

       O -> Of (orders: Powers and radicals) 

       D -> Division 

       M -> Multiplication 

       A -> Addition 

       S -> Subtraction

Few things to remember:

1.If you have both multiplication and division or addition and subtraction in a particular simplification, you have to do one by one in the order from left to right.

2. Division mostly comes after multiplication. As said above, you have to do one by one in the order from left to right. 

Let us see few examples so as to have a better understanding

Example 1 :   6 + 7 x 8

=  6 + 7 x 8 =  6 + 56 =  62

Multiplication Addition

Example 2 : 10² - 16 ÷ 8

=  10² - 16 ÷ 8 =  100 - 16 ÷ 8 =  100 - 2  =  98

Power Division Subtraction

Example 3 :  (25 + 11) x 2

=  (25 + 11) x 2 =  36 x 2 =  72

Parenthesis Multiplication

Example 4 :  3 + 6 x (5 + 4) ÷ 3 -7

=  3 + 6 x (5+4) ÷ 3 -7 =  3 + 6 x 9 ÷ 3 -7 =  3 + 54 ÷ 3 -7 =   3 + 18 -7 =   21 - 7 =   14

Parenthesis Multiplication Division Addition Subtraction

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Scheme of Vocationalisation of Secondary Education

Name of the Scheme: 

Scheme of Vocationalisation of Secondary Education

Launched Year: 

 1988

Objective of the Scheme: 


The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Vocationalisation of Secondary Education provides for diversification of educational opportunities so as to enhance individual employability, reduce the mismatch between demand and supply of skilled manpower and provides an alternative for those pursuing higher education.

Overview of the Scheme: 

The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Vocationalisation of Secondary Education at + 2 level is being implemented since 1988. The revised scheme is in operation since 1992-93. The Scheme provides for financial assistance to the States to set up administrative structure, area vocational surveys, preparation of curriculum, text book, work book curriculum guides, training manual, teacher training programme, strengthening technical support system for research and development, training and evaluation etc. It also provides financial assistance to NGOs and voluntary organizations towards implementation of specific innovative projects for conducting short-term courses.

The Scheme, so far, has created infrastructure of 21000 sections in 9619 schools and creating a capacity of about 10 lakh students at + 2 level. The grants released so far since the inception of the scheme is Rs. 765 crore.

Based on the recommendations of various Committees/Review Groups, the existing Scheme is being revised.

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Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Scheme

Name of the Scheme : 

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Launched Year: December, 2004

Objective of the Scheme: 

The Scheme is a major catalyst to bridge the digital divide amongst students of various socio economic and other geographical barriers. The Scheme provides support to States/UTs to establish computer labs on sustainable basis.

Overview of the Scheme: 

 The non-recurring expenditure for school has been revised from Rs. 6.7 lakh to Rs. 6.4 lakh whereas annual recurring expenditure has been revised from 1.34 lakh to Rs. 2.70 lakh. The recurring cost will be provided for a period of 5 years from the year of sanction. 

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Model School scheme

Name of the Scheme :  Model School scheme

Objective of the Scheme: 

To have at least one good quality senior secondary school in every block.

To have a pace setting role.

To try out innovative curriculum and pedagogy.

To be a model in infrastructure, curriculum, evaluation and school governance

Overview of the Scheme:  

The Model School scheme aims to provide quality education to talented rural children through setting up of 6,000 model schools at the rate of one school per block as benchmark of excellence.  The scheme envisages setting up of (i) 3,500 schools in as many educationally backward blocks (EBBs) through State/UT Governments, and (ii) remaining 2,500 schools under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode in blocks which are not educationally backward.

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National Means Cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS)

Name of the Scheme :

National Means Cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS)

Launched Year: 

May, 2008

Objective of the Scheme: 

 

The objective of the scheme is to award scholarships to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to arrest their drop out at class VIII and encourage them to continue the study at secondary stage.

Overview of the Scheme: 

Scholarship of Rs. 6000/- per annum (Rs.500/- per month) per student is awarded to selected students every year for study in classes from IX to XII in State Government, Government aided and local body schools. There is quota of scholarships for different states/UTs. Students whose parental income from all sources is not more than Rs. 1,50,000/- are eligible to avail the scholarships. There is reservation as per State Government norms. The selection of students award of the scholarships is made through an examination conducted by the State Governments. Scholarships are disbursed by the State Bank of India directly into the bank accounts of students on quarterly basis.

The students studying in “Kendriya Vidalayas and “Jawahar Vavodaya Vidlayas” are not entitled to get scholarship under this scheme. Similarly, those students studying in Residential Schools run by the State Government Institutions, where facilities like boarding, lodging and education are provided and students studying in private schools are also not eligible for the scholarship under this scheme.

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Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (Integrated)

Name of the Scheme: 

Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (Integrated)

Launched Year :  

March, 2009

Objective of the Scheme:

The objective of the scheme is to enhance access and improve quality of education at secondary stage, while ensuring equity. The scheme envisages enhancing the enrollment for classes IX-X by providing a secondary school within a reasonable distance of every habitation, improving quality of education imparted at secondary level through making all secondary schools conform to prescribed norms, removal of gender, socio-economic and disability barriers, universal access to secondary level education by 2017, and universal retention by 2020.

Overview of the Scheme :

The Centrally Sponsored Schemes viz ICT at schools, Girls’ Hostel, Inclusive Education for Disabled at Secondary Stage and Vocational Education were subsumed from 2013-14 under the RMSA. The subsuming of these schemes under the RMSA, would lead to significant financial savings and administrative rationalization of the provisions under the schemes which, on the one hand would add to the fund availability under RMSA and on the other hand, since interventions under these schemes extend to aided schools as also cover the segment of higher secondary, their subsuming under RMSA will in effect provide for convergence based implementation of RMSA with the inclusion of aided schools and higher secondary segment. These are now integrated component of RMSA.Though the benefits to aided schools as of now will be limited to the current interventions under the other schemes and to the exclusion of the core components of the existing RMSA provisions, at the State level the convergence would lead to integrated and inclusive (aided schools and higher secondary classes) planning and implementation.

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