Thursday, October 24, 2013

SSC Public Exams Fee Particulars-10th Class Examination Fee Due Dates for Mar 2014

AP SSC Public Exams Fee Particulars-Examination Fee Due Dates for SSC March 2014. The Directorate of Government Examinations popularly known as SSC Board conducts SSC Public Exams Yearly Year.  As per GO.109 Dated 18.2.2009 Exemption for Exam Fee for SC/ST/BC Students who are appearing for SSC Exams from 2009 Onwards for the first time as Regular candidates and whose parental income does not exceed Rs.24,000/- per annum in urban areas and Rs.20,000/- or land holding not exceeding 2.5 Acres wet land / 5 acres dry land in Rural areas are exempted from the payment of Examination fee-Details-Click Here. Students with Regular Study up-to Class X in any recognized School can apply as Regular Candidates. Candidates with No minimum qualification prescribed and Without School Study can appear under  Private Candidates. Notification for 2014 for SSC Fee is released vide Re.No. 149/B-2/2013 Dated: 26-09-2013.

SSC/OSSC/Vocational Public Exams, March,2014-Fee Notification
Minimum Age: 14+ years as on 31st August of the academic year
Age Condonation Allowed: Upto 1½ years by the D.E.O. 1½ to 2 years by the D.G.E., A.P., Hyderabad.

Fee Due Dates (updated and Revised):
          The following are the due dates for remittance of Examination fee for Regular / Once failed / Private candidates without school study appearing for the first time and Private candidates appearing from Outside the State and Outside Countries, for the SSC Public Examinations to be held in March, 2014. All recognized schools Heads of institutions have to remit the fee in the prescribed Treasury Challan only enclosing a list of candidates to it.
The Due Dates are updated and Revised as per Rc.149/B-2/2013 Dated 18th Oct
Particulars Last date for remittance of Examination fee by the candidates to the Headmaster concerned.Last date for remittance of Examination fee by the Headmaster in to the STO/ SBH/SBI.Last date of Submissions of NR/ICR by the HMs to the DEO OfficeLast date of Submissions of NR/ICR in the O/o DGE Hyderabad.
Without late fee28-10-201330-10-201331-10-2013 to
04-11-2013
06-11-2013
With late fee of Rs.50/-11-11-201313-11-201315-11-2013 18-11-2013
With late fee of Rs.200/-25-11-2013 26-11-201328-11-2013 30-11-2013
With late fee of Rs.500/09-12-2013 10-12-201311-12-201313-12-2013

Important Note:
1. If any of the above dates are declared Public Holidays, the next immediate working day may be reckoned for the purpose.
2. Due dates of remittance of Examination fee will not be extended further under any circumstances.

Head of Accounts for Remittance of Fee by HMs
0202 — Education, Sports, Arts & Culture.
01 — General Education
102 — Secondary Education
06 — Director, Government Examinations, 800 — User Charges.

Fee Structure for Regular and Private Candidates:
  1. Fee for Regular candidates for all subjects is Rs.125/-
  2. Fee for upto three and less than 3 subjects is Rs.110/-
  3. Fee for more than 3 subjects is Rs.125/-
  4. Attendance exemption fee for Private candidates without school study is Rs.650/- in addition to the Examination fee.
  5. Special fee of Rs.650/- to be paid by the Outside State/ Outside Country candidates in addition to attendance exemption fee and Examination fee. The Outside State / Country candidates appearing for the first time for SSC Public Examinations, March, 2014 have to seek prior permission of Director of Government Examinations with relevant documents before remitting the Examination & Other fee. For more details, the Outside State / Country candidates may contact the respective District Educational Officer or www.bseap.org.
  6. Fee for Vocational candidates is Rs.60/- in addition to Regular Examination fee of Rs. 125/- prescribed for SSC academic courses.
  7. OMR cum ICR application forms have to be used for March 2014, Exams, which will be supplied to schools. 
  8. The candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes who are appearing for SSC March 2014 for the first time as Regular candidates and whose parental income does not exceed Rs.24,000/- per annum in urban areas and Rs.20,000/- or land holding not exceeding 2.5 Acres wet land / 5 acres dry land in Rural areas are exempted from the payment of examination fee. As such, the Headmasters are requested to satisfy themselves about the Parental income by insisting upon a certificate issued by the Mandal Revenue Officer as per rules.

GO.109 Exemption to SC/ST/BC Candidates for SSC Exam Fee-Limits

School Education – Exemption from payment of examination fees by the regular students of SCs, STs and BCs of X class – Income limit fixed - Orders
  • Government enhanced the Parental income limit in respect of SCs, STs and BCs candidates from Rs.12,000/- to Rs.24,000/- in Urban Areas and from Rs.12,000/- to Rs.20,000/- or Land holding not exceeding 2.5 Acres wet land/ 5acres dry land in Rural Areas, in order to exempt the regular students of SCs, STs and BCs of X class from payment of examination fee with effect from instant Examinations of the year 2009 and onwards.
  • This order issues with the concurrence of Fin (ESE) Deptt vide their U.O.No.31822/551/ESE/08, dt13.11.2008.
Useful Proformas and Model Proceedings for HMs of High Schools
Note We thank Gazetted HM T. V. Rama Kumar, from Nellore for sending the above Model Proceedings

Rc.556 Unspent School Complex TLM Grants & Memo.A3 Video Conference on Financial Management

Rc.556/RVM(SSA)/C1/2012 Dated 5.10.13 Unspent School Complex TLM Grants released during 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 to be returned back. Memo.A3/RVM(SSA)/460/2013 Video Conference on 8th Oct on Financial Management issues to Mandal Educational Officers, FAOs, System Analysts of RVM.

DETAILS OF RC.556 UNSPENT SCHOOL COMPLEX TLM GRANTS

Rc.556/RVM(SSA)C1/2012 Dated 5.10.13 Unspent School Complex TLM Grants released during 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 to be returned back
       With Reference to the Govt.Memo.No.23029/PE-Vig-I(1) /2013-1, Dated19.9.2013 and appraisal report of Vigilance Enforcement Department C.No.1949/V&E Dated 14.8.2013 and RVM SSA Proc.556 Dated 12.8.203, the SPD RVM has issued the Proc.Rc.556/RVM(SSA)C1/2012 Dated 5.10.13  and informed all the District Educational Officers, Project Officers of all Districts that the Vigilance and Enforcement Department has visited School Complexes in the State and found the following:
  • The Unspent TLM Amount at the School Complex are kept idle in the Bank Account for the Year 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11.
  • The TLM Grants are not releasing to the School Complexes.
  • The officials of RVM (SSA) are not properly monitoring on Utilisation of Grants.
In this connection the State Project Officer has proposed the following actions:
  • To Return Back the unspent amounts and kept idle in the Bank, which were released during 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11.
  • To release the grants to School Complex timely and utilize properly.
  • To Monitor the Utilisation of Grants properly.
Therefore all the DEOs, Project Officers of RVM in the state are requested to take action immediately and send a compliance report in the proforma enclosed and release of School Complex Grant for 2013-14 as per the guidelines already issued.

MEMO.A3/RVM(SSA)/460/2013 VIDEO CONFERENCE ON FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ISSUES


Memo.A3/RVM(SSA)/460/2013 Dated 4.10.2013 Video Conference on 8th Oct 2013 5pm-7pm on Financial Management Issues.
It is decided to hold a Video Conference with all District Project Officers, Finance and Account Officers, Mandal Educational Officers, System Analysts of RVM on 8-10-2013 at 5pm to 7pm to review the following Financial Management Issues:
  1. D.P.O Statutory Audit Status/Collections of U.Cs
  2. Unspent Balances retrieved from Sub-Districts so far and expenditure incurred out of the retrieved funds.
  3. Intervention wise Advances
  4. Aging analysis of Advances
  5. Advances lying in idle in MRCs/SMCs.
  6. Uniforms payment still due to APCO and other agencies.
  7. Releases made to Zero Enrolment of Schools retrieval of funds.
  8. KGBV School wise expenditure.
  9. Utilization of funds during 2013-14 towards ongoing ACRs from retrieved funds,  DPO Funds.

Rc.9814 RVM SSA New Logo

Rc.9814/RVM(SSA)/C8/2013 RVM SSA (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan) New Logo released. Rajiv Vidya Mission (SSA) has released New Logo as per the instructions given in D.O.No.F.16/3/2011-EE-8 of the MHRD, New Delhi and ordered that the New Logo should be painted in all Schools by replacing old SSA LOGOs

DETAILS OF NEW LOGO OF RVM (SSA)


  • Sub: AP RVM (SSA), Hyderabad – Paint new logo of SSA - RTE in every school – Instructions issued.
  • Ref: D.O.No.F.16-3/2011-EE-8. Dt: 20.09.2013, received from the Director, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Dept of School Education & Literacy, New Delhi.
           All the Project Officers of RVM (SSA) in the State are hereby informed that the Director, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Department of School Education & Literacy, New Delhi in the reference cited has issued instructions to Paint new logo of SSA - RTE in every school.
          Therefore, they are requested to paint new logo of SSA-RTE in District Project Offices of RVM (SSA)/ MRCs and also issue necessary instructions to the concerned to paint new logo of SSA-RTE in very school without fail and report compliance.
           This has got the approval the State Project Director RVM (SSA), A.P, Hyderabad.

Take a Look at the RVM SSA New Logo:
RVM SSA NEW LOGO IN TELUGU
RVM SSA NEW LOGO
SSA NEW LOGO IN ENGLISH

IT Deductions allowed Under Chapter VI-A Sec 80C, 80CCC, 80CCD, 80D, 80DD, 80DDB etc

Income Tax Deductions allowed Under Chapter VI-A of Income Tax Act. Under Chapter VI-A, the Sections covered are Sec.80C, Sec.80CCC, Sec.80D, Sec.80CCG, Sec.80DD, Sec.80U, Sec.80DDB, 80E. Let us discuss briefly about all the Sections with reference to the Income Tax Act 2013-14.

Details of IT Deductions Allowed under Chapter VI-A of IT Act

In computing the taxable income of the employee, the following deductions under Chapter VIA of the Act are to be allowed from his gross total income:
Deductions allowed Under Section 80C (Key Points)
Section 80C entitles an employee to deductions for the whole of amounts paid or deposited in the current financial year in the following schemes, subject to a limit of Rs.1,00,000/-:
  1. Payment of insurance premium to effect or to keep in force an insurance on the life of the individual, the spouse or any child of the individual.
  2. Any payment made to effect or to keep in force a contract for a deferred annuity.
  3. Any sum deducted from the salary payable by, or, on behalf of the Government to any individual, being a sum deducted in accordance with the conditions of his service for the purpose of securing to him a deferred annuity or making provision for his spouse or children, in so far as the sum deducted does not exceed 1/5th of the salary; (From the above APGLI, GIS are covered)
  4. Any contribution made by an individual to any Provident Fund to which the Provident Fund Act 1925 applies.
  5. Any subscription to any such saving certificates as defined under section 2(c) of the Government Saving Certificate Act, 1959 as the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf. [The Central Government has since notified National Saving Certificate (VIIIth Issue) vide Notification S.O. No. 1560(E) dated 3.11.05 and National Saving Certificate (IXth Issue) vide Notification . G.S.R. 848 (E), dated the 29th November, 2011, publishing the National Savings Certificates (IX-Issue) Rules, 2011 G.S.R. 868 (E), dated the 7th December, 2011, specifying the National Savings Certificates IX Issue as the class of Savings Certificates FNo1-13/2011-NS-II r/w amendent Notification No.GSR 319(E), dated 25-4-2012]
  6. Any sum paid as contribution in the case of an individual, for himself, spouse or any child, a. for participation in the Unit Linked Insurance Plan.(ULIPS)
  7. Any subscription made to any units of any Mutual Fund, of section 10(23D). The investments made after 1.4.2006 in plans formulated in accordance with Equity Linked Saving Scheme, 1992 or Equity Linked Saving Scheme, 1998 shall also qualify for deduction under section 80C.
  8. Any sums paid by an assessee for the purpose of purchase or construction of a residential house property, the income from which is chargeable to tax under the head "Income from house property" (or which would, if it has not been used for assessee's own residence, have been chargeable to tax under that head) where such payments are made towards or by way of any installment or part payment of the amount due under any self financing or other scheme of any Development Authority, Housing Board etc.
  9. Tuition fees, whether at the time of admission or thereafter, paid to any university, college, school or other educational institution situated in India, for the purpose of full-time education of any two children of the employee. It is also clarified that full-time education includes play-school activities, pre-nursery and nursery classes. It is clarified that the amount allowable as tuition fees shall include any payment of fee to any university, college, school or other educational institution in India.
  10. Subscription to equity shares or debentures forming part of any eligible issue of capital made by a public company, which is approved by the Board or by any public finance institution.
  11. Investment as a term deposit for a fixed period of not less than five years with a scheduled bank, which is in accordance with a scheme framed and notified by the Central Government, in the Official Gazette for these purposes. [The Central Government has since notified the Bank Term Deposit Scheme, 2006 for this purpose vide Notification S.O. No. 1220(E) dated 28.7.2006]
  12. Subscription to such bonds issued by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, as the Central Government may, by such notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf.
  13. Any investment as five year time deposit in an account under the Post Office Time Deposit Rules, 1981.
Section 80CCC: Deduction in respect of Contribution to certain Pension Funds
Section 80CCC allows an employee deduction of an amount paid or deposited out of his income chargeable to tax to effect or keep in force a contract for any annuity plan of Life Insurance Corporation of India or any other insurer for receiving pension from the Fund referred to in section 10(23AAB). However, the deduction shall exclude interest or bonus accrued or credited to the employee's account, if any and shall not exceed Rs. 1 lakh.

Section 80CCD: Deduction in respect of Contribution to Pension Account (CPS)(by Assessee}

Section 80CCD(1) allows an employee, being an individual employed by the Central Government or any other employer, on or after the 01.01.2004, a deduction of an amount paid or deposited out of his income chargeable to tax under a pension scheme as notified vide Notification F. N. 5/7/2003- ECB&PR dated 22.12.2003 or as may be notifed by the Central Government. However, the deduction shall not exceed an amount equal to 10% of his salary(includes Dearness Allowance but excludes all other allowance and perquisites).
As per Section 80CCD(2), where an employee receives any contribution in the said pension scheme from the Central Government or any other employer then the employee shall be allowed a deduction from his total income of the whole amount contributed by the Central Government or any other employer subject to limit of 10% of his salary of the previous year.
Note:It is emphasized that as per the section 80CCE the aggregate amount of deduction under sections 80C, 80CCC and Section 80CCD(1) shall not exceed Rs.1,00,000/-. However the contribution made by the Central Government or any other employer to a pension scheme u/s 80CCD(2) shall be excluded from the limit of Rs.1,00,000/- provided under this Section.
Sec 80CCG: Equity Savings Scheme: Rajiv Gandhi Equity Saving Scheme.
Newly inserted Section 80CCG provides deduction wef assessment year 2013-14 in respect of investment made under notified equity saving scheme. Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme 2012 has been notified vide SO No 2777 dated 23.11.2012 as a scheme under this section. The investment is locked-in for a period of 3 years from the date of acquisition in accordance with the above scheme. The amount of deduction is at 0% of amount invested in equity shares/units. However, the amount of deduction under this provision cannot exceed Rs. 25,000

Section 80D: Deduction in respect of health insurance premia paid (Medical Insurance):
Section 80D provides for deduction available for health insurance premia paid, etc. which is
calculated as under:
  • The whole of the amount paid to effect or to keep in force an insurance on the health of the employee or his familyor any contribution made to the CGHS or such other scheme as may be notified by Central Government (Finance Act 2013) or any payment on account of preventive health check-up of the employee or family, [restricted to Rs 5000/-; cash payment allowed here], the aggregate allowable deduction is Rs.15,000/{For SeniorCitizens it isRs 20000/-}.
  • The whole of the amount paid to effect or keep in force an insurance on the health of the parent or parents of the employee or any payment made on account of preventive health check-up of the parent or parents of the employee [restricted to Rs 5000/-; cash payment allowed here] the aggregate allowable deduction is Rs.15,000.
Section 80DD: Medical treatment of a dependent who is a person with disability
Under section 80DD, where an employee, who is a resident in India, has, during the previous year
 (a) incurred any expenditure for the medical treatment (including nursing), training and rehabilitation of a dependant, being a person with disability; or
 (b) paid or deposited any amount under a scheme framed in this behalf by the Life Insurance Corporation or any other insurer or the Administrator or the specified company subject to the conditions specified in this regard and approved by the Board in this behalf for the maintenance of a dependant, being a person with disability, the employee shall be allowed a deduction of a sum of fifty thousand rupees from his gross total income of that year.
However, where such dependant is a person with severe disability, an amount of one hundred thousand rupees shall be allowed as deduction subject to the specified conditions.

Section 80U: Deductions for a Person with Disability.
Deduction of Rs. 50,000/- to an individual who suffers from a physical disability(including blindness) or mental retardation. Further, if the individual is a person with severe disability, deduction of Rs. 100,000/- shall be available u/s 80U. Certificate should be obtained from a Govt. Doctor. The relevant rule is Rule 11D.

Section 80DDB: Deduction in respect of Medical Expenditure on Self or Dependent Relative
A deduction to the extent of Rs. 40,000/- or the amount actually paid, whichever is less is available for expenditure actually incurred by resident assessee on himself or dependent relative for medical treatment of specified disease or ailment. The diseases have been specified in Rule 11DD. A certificate in form 10 I is to be furnished by the assessee from any Registered Doctor.

Section 80EE: Interest on loan taken for residential house property
Vide Finance Act 2013, an individual is allowed a deduction upto a limit of Rs 1,00,000 being paid as interest on a loan taken from a Financial Institution, sanctioned during the period 01-04-2013 to 31-03-2014 (loan not to exceed Rs 25 lakhs) for acquisition of a residential house whose value does not exceed Rs 40 lakhs. However the deduction is available if the assessee does not own any residential house property on the date of sanction of the loan.

Section 80G: Deduction in respect of Various Donations
The various donations specified in Sec. 80G are eligible for deduction upto either 100% or 50% with or without restriction as provided in Sec. 80G. The Donations made SWF, PMRF, CMRF etc will come under this section. No deduction under this section is allowable in case of amount of donation if exceeds Rs.10000/- unless the amount is paid by any mode other than cash.

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GO.60 Implementation of CCE in All Management Schools along with RTE related Initiatives

GO.60 Implementation of CCE (Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation)in All Schools in AP along with RTE related Initiatives. As a part of Right to Education-2009 and Curriculum and Evaluation Reforms Govt of AP has instructed for Implementation of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation in all the Government Local Bodies, Aided and recognized schools in the State along with Right to Education related initiatives. After examing the proposal from RVM AP, Govt has issued orders that Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation for Assessing Academic Achievement Levels of children reflecting subject specific academic standards for curricular and co-curricular areas shall be adopted in all schools which come under the purview of School Education

GO.No.60 Dated: 24.10.2013 Implementation of CCE in All Schools

Read the following:-
1) G.O.Ms.No.20, School Education (PE-Prog.I) Department, dated:03.03.2011.
2) G.O.Ms.No.41, School Education (PE-Prog.I) Department, dated:03.07.2010.
3) From the State Project Director, RVM(SSA), A.P., Hyderabad, Lr.Rc.No. 202/C&T/SCERT/2012, Dt.04.02.2013.

ORDER:-
  1. In the reference 1st read above, orders have been issued relating to the Andhra Pradesh Right of Children to free and compulsory Education rules 2010 under the provision of Right to Education Act 35 of 2009. In the reference 2nd read above, Government of Andhra Pradesh notified the State Council of Education Research and Training as academic authority for School Education U/s.29 (1) of the Right of the Children to Free and Compulsory Act,2009 for under taking the Curriculum and the Evaluation proceducures for Elementary Education.
  2. 2. The Right to Education Act 2009 prescribes Continuous and comprehensive Evaluation of competencies of children studying in schools as per sub section -2 (h) under section 29. Continuous and comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) helps the teacher to know the phase of development of competencies on one hand and personality traits on the other hand while assessing the child’s academic achievement levels. Evaluation is a powerful means of improving the quality of education. The Continuous and comprehensive Evaluation is through school based and teacher made test papers and not from external sources. The scope of evaluation extends all the areas of learner’s personality development which includes scholastic extends all the areas. Continuous and comprehensive Evaluation integrates into class room teaching thorough formative assessment and it focuses on self expression. In this process the grading is awarded in the place of marks against academic standards for both scholastic and co scholastic areas. Keeping this in view all the Educational Committees recommended for the assessment of the children through continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation.
  3. 3. In the reference 3rd read above, the State Project Director, Rajiv Vidya Mission (SSA), A.P., Hyderabad submitted a proposal to the Government explaining all the above facts and stated that in order to bring forth examination reforms in School Education, Continuous and comprehensive Evaluation is to be implemented in all the schools. She requested the Government to issue orders accordingly.
  4. 4. After Careful examination of the matter, the Government have considered the proposal and hereby issue orders that Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation for Assessing Academic Achievement Levels of children reflecting subject specific academic standards for curricular and co- curricular areas shall be adopted in all schools which come under the purview of School Education.
  5. 5. The State Project Director, Rajiv Vidya Mission (SSA), A.P., Hyderabad is requested to issue guidelines on Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation in consulting with State Council of Education Research and Training which is the State Academic Authority.
  6. 6. The Director, State Council of Education Research and Training is requested to prepare details of procedures to be adopted at different levels and co-ordinate with the State Project Director, Rajiv Vidya Mission (SSA), A.P., Hyderabad to evolve implementable guidelines at School level.
  7. 7. The Commissioner and Director of School Education, the State Project Director, Rajiv Vidya Mission (SSA), A.P., Hyderabad and the Director, State Council of Education Research and Training will jointly monitor the implementation of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation and Right to Education related quality issues in all schools under the jurisdiction of State Government i.e., Government, Local bodies, aided and Private recognized Schools.