PRFS LIBRARY

The gauge for the progress and civilization of any nation is the quality and the number of books and the number of persons habituated of reading them. Books are one of the best tools for training and upbringing. The school has well stocked and state of art library cum reading serves as a hunt for those who care for intellectual nourishment. There are two separate Reading Rooms cum Libraries for juniors and seniors. Our library focuses on providing an excellent educational environment. It is equipped with a good extensive collection of books, CDs/DVDs and periodical subscriptions, which include magazines and newspapers. Resources are being continually added to the existing collection. PRFS is one of the few schools to have separate library for juniors and seniors.

“Main Objectives of PRFS Library”

1. Be the knowledge hub of the school and disseminate knowledge as widely as possible.
2. Facilitate creation of new knowledge.
3. Facilitate optimal use of knowledge.
4. Encourage and foster reading habit among students and staff.
5. Effectively participate in the teaching learning program of the school.
6. To provide easy and intellectual access to information through learning activities.

PRFS LIBRARY AT A GLANCE

DETAILS OF MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPRION

TOTAL NO. OF NEWS PAPERS SUBSCRIPTION: 07 (05 ENGLISH + 02 HINDI)

1. THE HINDU
2. TIMES OF INDIA
3. HINDUSTHAN TIME
4. ECONOMICS TIMES
5. INDIAN EXPRESS
6. DAINIK JAGRAN
7. AMAR UJJALA

TOTAL NO. OF MAGAZINES SUBSCRIPTION: 39 (Weekly + Fortnightly + Monthly)

The outbreak of COVID-19 caused significant disruption to the provision of education, training, and mobility opportunities for students, teachers, and educators across the world.

“Online Resources” – can serve different educational purposes.

Thanks to the Internet and cloud storage, Digital Libraries / E-Resources allow remote access to educational content, breaking down the physical barriers, and expanding students' horizons in learning.

Students can access an enormous amount of knowledge and share content with others, facilitating the expansion of education.

To help and ensure continuity in education and training activities, “Study@Home” a wide range of online learning materials/resources made available for the PRFS Students & Staff.

Wish you all Happy Reading!

Circulation of books

Regular circulation of books is provided for classes III and above. Circulation is done during the library periods.

Library Periods

One library period is there for every section starting from III to XII. During library periods students can issue and return the books. The students are encouraged to read Books, Magazine Etc. & maintain their reading lists and to submit book reviews of the books they have read.

Notice/Bulletin Boards

The library notice board gives information regarding new books added to the library, current topics, improve your Vocabulary, General Knowledge, career related information, higher education and competition related information.

New Arrivals

The new books are displayed on New Additions display rack.

Career/Higher Education Alerts

A section of the notice board is utilised for alerts on higher education and career. Information brochures of various academic institutions, advertisements etc are displayed here.

Reference Services

There is a good collection of reference books in the library in different subject areas. These books are not issued and allowed to read only in the library.

Book Exhibitions

Book Exhibitions with cooperation from the different publishers/sellers are organised every year.

General Rules of Library

1. All staff members and students of school may take benefit of the library resources according to the approved rules and regulations.
2. The Librarian shall have the general control and supervision of the library including its services and is authorized to maintain and enforce co-operation, co-ordination, peace and order in the library.
3. The librarian shall have rights to restrict admission and refuse permission to use library in case of violation of any rules, or misbehaving in any way or disturbing other readers by conversation or otherwise.
4. Silence must be strictly observed in the library Premises.
5. Personal books, reading materials, bags, parcels, register, student exercise book or any other personal belongings except A NOTEBOOK and issued reading material (with an intention not to return) are not permitted to take into the library.
6. No person shall be allowed to partake of refreshment, sleep or commit any nuisance in the library.
7. Readers may give their recommendations for books or non-book materials in BOOK RECOMMENDATION REGISTER kept for this purpose at the door of the library.
8. For other rules and information regarding general rules for staff, general rules for students, general rules for circulation (ISSUE/RETURN), fine etc. please read the rules under respective heading mentioned above.
9. Rules are subject to change time to time as per the directions and recommendation of management level of “School Library Council” and Librarian respectively.

General Rules for Students

1. Admission to the library is free to all the students in their schedule Library classes.
2. Bring your reader’s card whenever you want to borrow books. (as per schedule time table)
3. Deposit your reader’s card in library after each session ending.
4. Maintain pin drop silence in library.
5. Keep your belongings out before entering in the library.
6. Avoid visiting library when other classes period is going on.
7. No one shall take out from the library any book/ magazine or non- books material without the prior permission of librarian.
8. Don’t mark any thing on or inside the book/ magazine or non book material, tear down its leaf, or otherwise damage it. Students found mutilating the pages of book or periodicals, or otherwise damage them, will have to make good the loss with fine as per the rules of the library and will be debarred from the use of the library services which may be extended to few days to whole year whichever is suitable.
9. Students who break the furniture or removes, attempts to remove any library material whether it is book/ magazines, non book materials or any other asset of library from the library which has not been issued to him/her, may be refused to enter in the library in future.
10. Arrange every thing at the place before leaving the library, e.g. chairs, newspaper, magazines and book etc.
11. Keep your library neat and clean.
12. Your information related queries are always appreciable and it will be provided with full endeavor.
13. Your co-operation is must to maintain discipline and dignity of library, so whenever you find something against the rules inform to the librarian.
14. Mischievous activities and bad behavior by any student in the library premises is strictly prohibited and intolerable, necessary action will be taken against such students.
15. Librarian has the right to change the rules of library/circulation/fine as per the direction of the management level of the “school library council” as and when required.

• Alternative Academic Calendar for Students Upper Primary  (NCERT) 
• उच्चप्राथमिकस्तरकेविद्यार्थियोंकेलिएवैकल्पिकअकादमिककैलेंडर  (NCERT) 
• Alternative Academic Calendar for Students Secondary  (NCERT)
• माध्यमिकस्तरकेविद्यार्थियोंकेलिएवैकल्पिकअकादमिककैलेंडर  (NCERT) 
• CBSE Curriculum for the Academic Year 2019-20 (Class IX-X & XI-XII)  
• Exemplar of NCERT  (Class VI-XII)
• eGyanShala , Learning Support System for CBSE Class XI & XII
• Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation Guidelines  (NCERT)
• Adolescence Education Programme (NCERT)
• Project Books on Environmental Education VI-X   (NCERT)
• Education for Values in School-A Framework  NCERT
• Sanitation and hygiene – Supplementary Material for the Upper Primary Stage  NCERT
• Syllabus at Secondary and Higher Secondary Level  NCERT
• Q & A Science and Mathematics in NCF-2005  NCERT
• Tactile Audio programmes
• CBSE-I Portal
• Value Education – Manual  CBSE
• CBSE School Health Manuals
• Physical Education  CBSE
• Physical Education and Sports (CBSE)
• Mainstreaming Health and Physical Education in Schools CBSE
• CBSE Comprehensive School Health Teacher’s Activity Manual : Volume 1
• CBSE Teacher’s Activity Manual for Classes I – V : Volume 2
• Guidelines for Schools- Health and Physical Education (Including Sports and Yoga) – NCERT
• Syllabus on Health & Physical Education (Class I – X)  NCERT
• Health and Physical Education: A Teachers’ Guide for Class VI(JUNE, 2016) NCERT
• Health and Physical Education: A Teachers’ Guide for Class VII(2016) NCERT
• Health and Physical Education- Textbook for Class IX(2016). NCERT
• Physical Education Congress Cards
• Work Education CBSE
• योग-स्वस्थजीवनजीनेकातरीका (उच्चप्राथमिकस्तर) -NCERT
• योग-स्वस्थजीवनजीनेकातरीका (माध्यमिकस्तर) -NCERT
• “Yoga: A Healthy Way of Living” for Upper Primary Stage (NCERT)
• “Yoga: A Healthy Way of Living” for Secondary Stage (NCERT)
• Promo Video and Audio Jingle (NCERT)

USEFUL TEACHING TOOLS

• NCERT Journals
• Art Integration
• Eco Club and Water Conservation
• Experiential Learning
• Latest Hubs of Learning
• Self Learning Resources for IC Members
• School Quality Assurance and Assessment FINAL
• NAI PAHAL
• Transformation Engagement
• Handbook for Teachers
• Learning Outcomes at Secondary Stage (English)
• Learning Outcomes at Secondary Stage (Hindi)

Arts and Music

• Joy of Theatre (Secondary)
• Kala Samekit Adhigam
• Sangeet Shikshak Sandarshika

Physical and Health Education

• Health and Physical Education: A Teachers’ Guide for Class VI(JUNE, 2016)
• Health and Physical Education: A Teachers’ Guide for Class VII(2016)
• Health and Physical Education: A Teachers’ Guide for Class VII
• Health and Physical Education A Teachers’ Guide for Class VIII
• Health and Physical Education- Textbook for Class IX(2016)
• Sanitation and hygiene – Supplementary Material for the Upper Primary Stage
• Yoga: A Healthy Way of Living” for Upper Primary Stage (English)
• Yoga: A Healthy Way of Living” for Upper Primary Stage (Hindi)
• Yoga: A Healthy Way of Living” for Secondary Stage (English)
• Yoga: A Healthy Way of Living” for Secondary Stage (Hindi)

Social Sciences

• Dictionary of Economics
• Dictionary of History
• Dictionary of Geography
• Hamara Bharatvarsh
• Our Hidia
• North East India – People, History and Culture

Mathematics

• Joyful Teaching And Learning of Mathematics

Elementary Stage

• Learning Outcomes at Elementary Stage (English)
• Learning Outcomes at Elementary Stage (Hindi)
• Including Children with Autism in Primary Classrooms
• Purv Prathmik shiksha ke liye Dishaniredesh
• Purv Prathamik Pathyacharya
• Little Steps: A Mannual for Pre School Teachers
• Har Bachha Aham:Primary
• Kala Shiksha:Training Package (Primary)Part-I
• Kala Shiksha:Training Package (Primary)Part-II
• Assessment Health and Physical Education (Primary)
• Journey Toward Cleanliness (Primary)
• Harit Shala (Primary)
• Green School(Elementary)
• Including Children with Special Needs (Elementary)
• Smooth Successful Transition

ONLINE QUIZ

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General Knowledge questions and answers: Indian Constitution

1- Which Article is for "Protection of interests of Minorities”?
ANS- Article 29

2- The plan to transfer power to the Indians and partition of the country was laid down in the?
ANS- The Mountbatten Plan

3- For the first time Indian Legislature was made "Bi-cameral" under:
ANS- Government of India Act, 1919

4- Which Act divided legislative powers between the Centre and Provinces?
ANS- Government of India Act, 1935

5- Who was the chairman of Drafting Committee?
ANS- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

6- Which Article is related with "Abolition of Untouchability”?
ANS- Article 17

7- "The Constitution should give India Domination Status", was a proposal in?
ANS- Cripps Mission

8- The first statute for the governance of India, under the direct rule of the British Government, was the?
ANS- Government of India Act, 1858

9- Constitution of India was adopted by constituent assembly on?
ANS- 26 November 1949

10- Which Act is associated with "Courts can interpret the rules and regulations.”?
ANS- Charter Act of 1793

11- A separate Governor for Bengal to be appointed under the act?
ANS- Charter Act of 1753

12- Under which Act, the councils were having the power to discuss the budget and addressing questions to the executive.
ANS- Government of India Act, 1892

13- Which Act enabled the Governor General to associate representatives of the Indian People with the work of legislation by nominating them to his expanded council?
ANS- Government of India Act, 1861

14- Constitution of India came into effect from?
ANS- 26 January 1950

15- Which Act was passed to consolidate the provisions of the preceding Government of India Acts?
ANS- Government of India Act, 1915

16- How much time it took for Constituent Assembly to finalize the constitution?
ANS- 2 Years 11 Months 18 Days

17- Which Article is related to Equality before law?
ANS- Article 14

18- Setting a supreme court was Calcutta is a part of?
ANS- Regulating Act of 1773

19- Which Article is for "Protection against arrest and detention in certain cases"?
ANS- Article 22

20- The Christian Missionaries were allowed to spread their religion in India, under the Act?
ANS- Charter Act of 1813

21- Which article is related to "Equal Justice and free legal aid”?
ANS- Article 39 A

22- Article 44 is related to? (A)
ANS- Uniform civil code for citizens.

23- Which article is related to Special Address by the president?
ANS- Article 87

24- Which article is related to Assent to Bills?
ANS- Article 111

25- In which Amendment act the Sindhi language was included as a 15th regional language in the Eight Schedule?
ANS- 21st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1967

26- In which Constitutional Amendment Act seats of Lok Sabha were increased from 525 to 545?
ANS- 31^st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1973

27- In which Constitutional Amendment Act Sikkim was made full-fledged State of the Union of India?
ANS- 36^th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1975

28- In which Constitutional Amendment Act Goa was made a full-fledged State with a State assembly?
ANS- 56^th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1987

29- In which Constitutional Amendment Act An authoritative text of the Constitution in Hindi was provided to the people of India by the President?
ANS- 58^th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1987

30- Which Constitutional Amendment Act, provided reservation in admissions in private unaided educational institutions for students belonging to scheduled castes/tribes and other backward classes?
ANS- 93^rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2005

Online Book Suggestion

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CAREER LINKS

• University Grants Commission – http://www.ugc.ac.in
• Central Board Of Secondary Education – http://www.cbse.nic.in
• Delhi University – http://www.du.ac.in
• Jawaharlal Nehru University – http://www.jnu.ac.in
• National Council for Teacher Education – http://www.ncte-in.org
• National Council for Educational Research & Training – http://www.ncert.nic.in
• Ministry of HRD (Education) – http://www.education.nic.in

Aviation

• Directorate General of Civil Aviation – http://www.dgca.nic.in
• IATA training – http://www.iata.org
• Ministry of Civil Aviation – http://www.civilaviation.nic.in
• Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi – http://www.igrua.gov.in

Banking

• Reserve Bank of India – http://www.rbi.org.in
• State Bank of India – http://www.statebankofindia.com
• Panjab National Bank – http://www.pnbindia.com
• Corporation Bank – http://www.corpbank.com

Civil – Services

• Union Public Service Commission – http://www.upsc.gov.in/
• Staff Selection Commission – ssc.nic.in
• Department of Personal & Training – http://www.dopt.nic.in

Defense

• National Defense Academy – http://www.nda.nic.in
• Indian Army – http://www.indianarmy.nic.in
• Join Indian Army – http://www.joinindianarmy.nic.in
• Indian Air Force – http://www.indianairforce.nic.in
• Indian Navy – http://www.indiannavy.nic.in

Engineering

• All India Council of Technical Education – http://www.aicte.ernet.in
• The Institutions of Engineers (India) – http://www.ieindia.org
• IIT-Kharagpur – http://www.iitkgp.ac.in
• Bureau of Energy Efficiency – http://www.bee.gov.in
• Distance Education Council for distance education in Engineering – http://www.dec.ac.in
• Joint Entrance Examination (Orissa) – http://www.jeeorissa.com

Finance

• The Institute Of Chartered Accountant – http://www.icai.org
• The Institute Of Company Secretaries of India – http://www.icsi.edu
• National Stock exchange of India – http://www.nseindia.com
• Bombay Stock exchange – http://www.bseindia.com
• Indian Institute of Banking & Finance – http://www.iibf.org.in
• Indian Institute of Statistical Institute – http://www.isical.ac.in

Hospitality

• Incredible India – http://www.incredibleindia.org
• Ministry of Tourism – http://www.tourisminindia.com

IT

• NASSCOM – http://www.nasscom.in
• Ministry of IT – http://www.mit.gov.in
• DOECC – http://www.doeacc.edu.in
• Centre For Development of Advance Computing – http://www.cdac.in
• Indian Institute of Technology Madras – http://www.iitm.ac.in

Law

• Supreme Court of India – http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in
• Ministry of Law & Justice – http://www.lawmin.nic.in
• National Commission for Women – http://www.ncw.nic.in
• Central Administrative Tribunal – http://www.cgat.gov.in

Library Science

• Raja Rammohan Roy Library foundation – http://www.rrrlf.nic.in
• National Archives Of India – http://www.nationalarchives.gov.in

Management

• Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta – http://www.iimcal.ac.in
• Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad – http://www.iimahd.ernet.in

Media

• Indian Institute of Mass Commission – http://www.iimc.nic.in
• Publications Division – http://www.publicationsdivision.nic.in
• DoorDarshan – http://www.ddindia.com
• Directorate Of Advertising and Visual Publicity – http://www.davp.nic.in
• Press Information Bureau – http://www.pib.nic.in

Medicine

• Ministry of Health & Welfare – http://www.mohwf.nic.in
• Department of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) – http://www.indianmedicine.nic.in
• National Aids Control Organisation – http://www.nacoonline.org
• Armed Forces Medical College – http://www.armedforces.nic.in

Railways

• Indian Railways – http://www.indianrail.gov.in
• Indian Railways – http://www.indianrailways.gov.in
• Ministry of Railways – http://www.railnet.gov.in
• IRCON – http://www.ircon.org
• Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. – http://www.irctc.co.in

Retail

• Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, Kolkata – http://www.iiswbm.edu
• CII Institute of Logistics, Chennai – http://www.ciilogistics.com
• Gobind Ballabh Pant University – http://www.gbpuat.ac.in
• Annamalai University – http://www.annauniv.edu
• Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, – http://www.iift.edu

Science

• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University – http://www.jntu.ac.in
• IIT Bombay – http://www.iitb.ac.in
• Mumbai University – http://www.mu.ac.in
• Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad – http://www.ismdhanbad.ac.in
• CSIR-UGC (NET) – http://www.csirhrdg.res.in
• Indian Council of Medical Research, – http://www.icmr.nic.in
• Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi – http://www.bitmesra.ac.in
• Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai – http://www.mkudde.org
• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur – http://www.iitkgp.ernet.in
• Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical and Engineering Training – http://www.cifnet.nic.in
• Bioinformatics Institute of India – http://www.bioinformaticscentre.org

Science-IPR/PATENTS

• Patent Office, Govt of India – http://www.ipindia.nic.in
• Institute of Intellectual Property Studies, Mumbai – http://www.iips.ac.in
• National Law School of India University, Nagarbhavi – http://www.nls.ac.in
• Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad (Deemed University) – http://www.iiita.ac.in

Self Entrepreneurship

• Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi – http://www.cmfri.com
• Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai – http://www.tiss.edu
• Ministry of Labour & Employment (Directorate General of Employment & Training) ADVANCED TRAINING INSTITUTE – http://dget.nic.in/atikanpur

Pharmacy

• Academy for Clinical Excellence (ACE) – http://www.aceindia.org
• Institute of Clinical Research (ICRI) – http://www.icriindia.com
• Bombay College of Pharmacy – http://www.bcpindia.org
• Jamia Hamdarad Islamia – http://www.jmi.ac.in
• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER). S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab – http://www.niper.nic.in
• Guru Jambeshwar University, Hisar – http://www.gju.ernet.in
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• National Talent Search Examination (NTSE)
• Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)
• All India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Entrance Test (AIPMT)
• Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE)
• CBSE Merit Scholarship Scheme for Single Girl Child of Class X
• CBSE Merit Scholarship for Professional Studies- AIPMT
• CBSE Merit Scholarship for Professional Studies- AIEEE

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