Mentors in Delhi Schools: Mentors have been appointed to improve the performance of students in Delhi schools. Who will focus on students who are weak in studies.

The Delhi government has taken another concrete step to improve the education system of government schools. Senior officials have been appointed in 56 government schools of the capital, who will play the role of mentors in the schools. These schools have been identified because the pass percentage of students in class 9th and 11th here has been less than 45%.

This decision taken by the Directorate of Education of Delhi is a serious effort towards improving the academic performance of the students directly. These mentors will not only guide the school, but will also visit the school once every 15 days and upload the report of their inspection on the MIS portal.

What will be the role of mentors?

Each officer has been assigned a school, where they will monitor regularly till the 2025-26 academic session. Their report will include information on how the attendance of students is in the school, the quality of teaching, how the students are performing in which subject, and how much teaching-learning material is being used.

Mentors will also check whether teachers and students are getting the real benefit of government-run schemes like "Mission Mathematics" and "Enrichment Classes". A serious lack of understanding of basic mathematics has been observed in many of these schools, which is now a priority to overcome.

Direct attack on mathematical weakness

The main objective of this scheme of the Delhi government is to develop confidence and understanding of mathematics in students of classes 6 to 10. Under "Mission Mathematics", weak students are taught with special attention so that they can understand basic calculations well. Now mentors will also assess the effectiveness of these efforts.

This initiative will be like a support system for teachers, where they will get immediate advice or support in case of any problem.

District and zonal officers will also be active

The reports of mentors will be reviewed by district and zonal education officers. If needed, they will provide additional resources or assistance to the schools. If a school consistently performs poorly or does not show improvement, its accountability will be fixed.