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Humanity, agnostic, secular et al: Options several WB colleges offering students in religion column
At least 50 of colleges in West Bengal, including a few in the city, have added 'humanity', 'agnostic', 'secular' and 'non-religious' options in the religion column of online admission forms for students who are unwilling to disclose their faith. This allows students applying for undergraduate courses in these colleges to keep their religious beliefs private, an official of the city's century-old Bethune College said. The decision was taken after several degree course aspirants started questioning the need to declare their religious identity while seeking admissions to colleges. "We found that many applicants had been identifying themselves as non-believer in the option where they were supposed to mention their religion," said an official involved in the admission process at the college. "Following this, the college authorities decided to consider and provide 'humanity' as a choice to students while filling the forms, firstly, for the online applications," the official said. Some ...
1 killed, 17 injured in 3 Kabul blasts
At least one person was killed and 17 others wounded in a series of blasts in Kabul on Sunday.Three IED bombs detonated amid the Eid al-Fitr celebration in the capital, reported Tolo News"The first blast targeted a bus carrying students of the education university and killed one shopkeeper and wounded at least 17 others," Nusrat Rahimi, a spokesman for Ministry of Interior Affairs said. Two other blasts also occurred in the same area.So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Afternoon naps can boost kid's happiness, IQ: Study
An afternoon nap can boost happiness as well as improve behaviour and academic performance of children, a study has found. Researchers from and the University of California (UC) Irvine in the US conducted a study of nearly 3,000 fourth, fifth, and sixth graders aged 10-12. The study, published in the journal SLEEP, showed a connection between midday napping and greater happiness, self-control, and grit; fewer behavioral problems; and higher IQ. "Children who napped three or more times per week benefit from a 7.6 per cent increase in academic performance in Grade 6," said Adrian Raine, from University of Pennsylvania. "How many kids at school would not want their scores to go up by 7.6 points out of 100?" Raine said. Sleep deficiency and daytime drowsiness are surprisingly widespread, with drowsiness affecting up to 20 per cent of all children, said Jianghong Liu, an associate professor at University of Pennsylvania. While the negative cognitive, emotional, and physical effects of ...
Over 1.43 lakh students have registered on DU admission portal
Over 1.43 lakh students have registered on the Delhi University's admission website till Saturday, the varsity said. The university started online registrations on May 30 and the process will end on June 14. The first cut-off list is likely to be released on June 20. Till now, 1,43,732 students have registered and 64,773 have made payments, the varsity said. Out of the total number of registrations, 41,647 aspirants are from the unreserved category, 10,647 from other backward classes, 9,388 from schedule castes, 2,020 from schedule tribes and 1,133 from economically weaker sections (EWS). This year, the varsity has effected a 10 per cent increase in seats for the EWS and there will be a rise of close to 6,000 seats, taking the total number of seats for undergraduate courses to 62,000. There will be separate cut-offs for students belonging to the EWS category. PTI SLB http://ptinews.com/images/pti.jpg We bring the World to you" Disclaimer : This e-mail message may contain proprietary, .
Telangana student who committed suicide had passed exam
A Class 11 student in Telangana, who had committed suicide after she was declared "failed" in the exams by the Board of Intermediate Education (BIE), had scored the pass marks, the result of re-verification of her answer sheet shows.
Education Minister holds up rationalisation policy for transfer of vocational teachers
Punjab government has put on hold the rationalisation policy for transfer of vocational teachers till further orders, Punjab government said in a statement on Saturday."Education Minister Om Prakash Soni has taken this decision after objections registered by leaders of the Vocational Teachers Union during a meeting with the minister. Besides this, some Members of Legislative Assembly have also written to the minister to review the policy before its implementation," it added.Om Prakash Soni took this decision after long discussions with the union leaders. He also wrote to the Education Secretary, Punjab in this regard.
Sports University in Patiala to be operational from September 1
The new Sports University in Patiala will become operational from September 1 as the Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh gave clearance for the same on Saturday.Chief Minister Singh also directed the Department of Higher Education to finalise the admission regulations for the first batch.Chairing a high-level meeting of the Steering Committee for the establishment of the university, the Chief Minister approved "Punjab Sports University" as the name of the proposed institution, for which a draft memorandum will be presented in the next Cabinet meeting for consideration and approval.An ordinance will be brought out to ensure timely commencement of the academic session, according to an official spokesperson of the Chief Minister's Office (CMO).The Chief Minister directed the Deputy Commissioner of Patiala to initiate the process of acquisition of 97 acres of land adjacent to the Rajiv Gandhi National Law University in Sidhowal village, for the construction of the university ...
Make students aware of Indian Constitution: Gehlot
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday laid emphasis on making students aware of the Constitution of India from school days. He said the preamble of the Constitution should be printed at the beginning of school textbooks so that the feeling of responsibility towards the Constitution could be developed in students. Sharing his views at a 'yuva chintan shivir', organised by the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) in Bhilwara, Gehlot said every section of society had the freedom of expression. C P Joshi, speaker of the state assembly, said the parliamentary democracy should be the focus of such programmes, which help strengthen the democracy. Social activists, including MKSS founder Aruna Roy, were present on the occasion.
St Stephen's College row: 3 teachers approach Delhi HC
Three teachers of St Stephen's College have approached the Delhi High Court against the inclusion of a member of institution's Supreme Council in the interview panel for selection of Christian students. The three teachers who are members of the college's governing body -- N P Ashley, Abhishek Singh and Nandita Narain -- challenged the decision taken by the Supreme Council at its meeting on March 12. According to the decision, an additional Christian member nominated by the Supreme Council would be a part of the interview panel in respect of admission of Christian students in all subjects. The St. Stephen's teachers were represented by -- Sunil Mathews, Sabah Iqbal Siddiqui and Babita -- who argued that the decision of the Supreme Council went against the constitution of the college. Stephen's College expressly prohibited interference of the supreme council in the administration of the college. The counsel also pointed out the observation of the Supreme Court in the St Stephen's case ..
Govt. dismisses fears of Hindi imposition
The Centre on Saturday dismissed apprehensions over the three language formula in the wake of the draft new education policy and said there was no move to impose any language on anyone."Only a report has been submitted on the new education policy. Government has not taken any decision on it. It has not even considered it and therefore the misunderstanding that the government has decided on the new education policy is not true.""After we will get the public feedback, then only it will come up before the government. More importantly, the Modi government has always promoted all Indian languages and therefore there is no case of or intention of imposing any language on anybody. We want to promote all Indian languages," Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar told the media.His comments came after a controversy erupted in Tamil Nadu over the draft education policy recommendation favouring a three language formula in school education. Political parties in the state have ...
TN parties cry foul over national policy on language formula
Parties in Tamil Nadu including the DMK Saturday strongly opposed the three language formula's continuation proposed in the draft National Education Policy alleging it was tantamount to "thrusting" Hindi and wanted it junked. The Tamil Nadu government said it would continue with the two-language formula, seeking to cool frayed tempers. Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram in a series of tweets in Tamil said: "what is the meaning of three language formula in schools? The meaning is they will make Hindi a compulsory subject..." In another tweet, he said "If Hindi language is a compulsory subject its import is imposition of Hindi." "The BJP government's real face is beginning to emerge..." he also tweeted. Meanwhile, "#StopHindiImposition, #TNAgainstHindiImposition trended on the microblogging site Twitter. The three language formula which bats for Hindi from "pre-school to class 12 was a big shocker," and the recommendation would "divide" the country, DMK chief M K Stalin
Virginia Tech, TIET in pact for $2 mn research centre
Virginia Tech and Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET), Patiala, have joined hands for $2 million investment to build a collaborative research centre -- the Thapar-Virginia Tech Centre of Excellence in Frontier Materials.
Cash strapped Jammu University receives 100 crore grant
The cash-strapped Jammu University on Saturday became one of the ten universities to receive a grant of Rs 100 crore under Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, for scoring a whopping 3.51 points on NAAC."Jammu University, with an A+ grade, has received accreditation of 3.51 points by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). Based on the score, HRD has decided to give a sum of Rs 100 crore each to at least 10 universities. Out of the total sum, we have already received the first instalment. The focus of our universities will be to bring excellence in teaching and research," University Vice-Chancellor Manoj K Dhar told ANI.This is the second time the university has been granted funds under the holistic scheme of RUSA. Earlier it was granted 20 crore by the HRD ministry.Dhar also contended that this money will be used for upgradation of the syllabus to International level, research upgradation and skill development."Our ...
Kids who nap are happier with fewer behavioural problems
Kids who take 30-to-60 minute mid-day naps at least three times a week are happier and have more self-control and grit. They also display fewer behavioural problems as compared to children who skip afternoon naps, says a study.
Jammu University sets up 3 centres for entrepreneurship, skill development
Jammu University, which has been selected for Rs 100-crore funding under the Centre's Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyaan (RUSA) to promote excellence, has set up three centres for entrepreneurship and skill development. "One of the focus of RUSA grant will be entrepreneurship and skill development sector. we have set up three such centres," Vice Chancellor of Jammu University Manoj Dhar said. He said that these are business incubation and innovation centre, entrepreneurship and skill development centre, and industry, academia interface centre. "We will focus on entrepreneurship and skill development. We want make job creators rather than job seekers," Dhar said. RUSA is meant for quality enhancement and improvement in teaching, research, skill and entrepreneurship and skill development and for upgrading and mentoring other institutions. Ten universities, including Jammu university, have been selected for Rs 1,000 crore funding under RUSA. Dhar said that children work hard to get ...
Two MP schools used as beedi leaves godowns, probe ordered
Two government-run schools in Madhya Pradesh are being used to store Tendu leaves even as the institutes are scheduled to reopen soon after vacations. Authorities have ordered an inquiry into the incident.The leaves, which are used for manufacturing beedis, are being stored in two schools in Madiyado and Rajpura villages in the Damoh district of the state."No such order has been passed by the office of the District Election Officer that Tendu leaves be stored in schools. The schools are reopening from 10th and this would disrupt the studies," said B S Rajput, Block Education Officer, Damoh.He added that proper investigation would be carried out about who gave the orders for converting the schools into Tendu leave godowns.
New Draft Education Policy calls for overhauling of education structure, RTE expansion
A committee led by Chairman Dr K Kasturirangan on Friday submitted the Draft National Educational Policy 2019, which recommends among other things the overhauling of education structure and expansion of Right to Education (RTE).He submitted the draft report to Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' and Minister of State Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre here.The Central government had initiated the process of formulating a New Education Policy to meet the changing dynamics of the requirements of the population with regard to quality education, innovation and research, aiming to make India a knowledge superpower by equipping its students with the necessary skills and knowledge and to eliminate the shortage of manpower in science, technology, academics and industry.The extant National Policy on Education, 1986 modified in 1992 required changes to meet the contemporary and futuristic needs of the country's large youth population.The HRD Ministry had initiated an ..
Maths made mandatory in 'best of four' subjects for admission to BA (H) in Economics at DU
Admission officials and student counsellors of Delhi University were flooded with queries on Friday about Mathematics being mandatory in the 'Best of Four' subjects for BA (Hons) in Economics. Many angry parents, who were present at the first Open Day, questioned admission officials why Mathematics was made a mandatory subject in the 'Best of Four'. Till last year, if a student had 50 per cent in Mathematics, he could apply for BA (Hons) in Economics, but this year it has been made mandatory for 'Best of Four', which means it has to be part of the top four subjects, aggregate of which will be considered for admission. "Why was it not done last year? Why was it done this year?" questioned a parent. Admission officials told them that for the 'Best of Four', one language subject, Mathematics and combination of best two other elective subjects are necessary. If the student does not include Economics in 'Best of Four', he will have to undergo a deduction of one per cent in the aggregate. A
DU admissions: Students face technical glitches during online registration process
Delay in receiving OTP and non-functioning online calculator were the issues students faced when they tried to register on the Delhi University's online portal, which went live on Thursday. The DU commenced its online registration process at 8 pm on Thursday and said within 24 hours, 1,01,811 students had registered on the portal. However, on the first open day at the Delhi University, several students and their parents complained that the online calculator, which is a new feature introduced on the portal this year, was not functioning properly. "After logging in and keying in my child's marks, I chose the suggestive online calculator to calculate the best of four aggregate, but it picked up random marks and gave a wrong percentage," said a parent. An admission official said the online calculator is not yet functional and will only be made functional when the cut-offs are announced. However, varsity officials had initially admitted that there was a problem with the online ...
RTE expansion, schooling and higher studies overhaul in new draft education policy
Swinging into action on the first day of getting it's new minister, the Ministry of Human Resource Development on Friday placed the draft report on the National Education Policy in the public domain. The committee constituted by the government for the preparation of the policy has proposed to rename the MHRD as Ministry of Education (MoE).
