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Reservation roster: Javadekar assures action within 2 days
Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar assured the teaching aspirants that the Centre was committed to restore the reservation roster in educational institutes and there was "no need" for any agitation. Various students and teachers organisations have been urging the government to bring an ordinance to restore the 200-point roster taking college or university as a unit for reservation in teaching posts. "Few groups have decided to agitate. I would like to assure them that they need not agitate, the government will do justice. We will bring the 200-point reservation roster and how we will do it will be clear within two days," Javadekar told reporters. The University Grants Commission (UGC) had announced last March that an individual department should be considered as the base unit to calculate the number of teaching posts to be reserved for the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates, following an order by the Allahabad High Court in April 2017. The ..
Skill centre opened in Gorakhpur
The ICICI Academy for Skills, an arm of ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth, opened a new centre here on Tuesday to offer free skill training to the youth from economically weaker sections to help them earn a sustainable livelihood. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the centre, the second facility in the state after Lucknow and the 26th in the country. The academy will run the centre under a public-private partnership (PPP). The 12-week course will provide free vocational training in two courses, namely 'Electrical and Home Appliances Repair' and 'Selling Skills'. Youth from the economically weaker sections who are between 18 and 30 years of age and have completed education of at least class VIII are eligible for the course, the release added.
Tripura, Mizoram to change school timings to use daylight better
Mizoram and Tripura governments are keen on changing school timings for better utilisation of daylight and allow students more time for extracurricular activities. The day breaks early in the northeastern states with the sun rising and setting at least 60-90 minutes ahead of western and southern states.
ISRO unveils 'Young Scientist' programme to train students in space science
State-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday announced the launch of its Young Scientist programme to train class 9 students in space technology and its applications.
ABVP to protest against DU vice chancellor
The ABVP will be staging a protest against the Delhi University vice-chancellor for not meeting the elected members of the varsity's students' union. The RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad claimed that DU vice-chancellor Yogesh Tyagi has not been seen by any student for almost seven months. "He does not listen to problems of students and does not want to meet the elected student body (DUSU). We are paying homage to our 'Dead Vice Chancellor'," they said in a statement. They will be protesting on Tuesday in front of the Arts Faculty.
Madhyamil examination curriculum being reviewed: Official
The Syllabus Reforms Committee of Madhyamik -- the Class 10 state board examination in West Bengal -- is reviewing its existing curriculum but not mulling any immediate change, a top official said on Monday. It has undertaken the process of reviewing the entire curriculum for Classes 9 and 10, the committee official said here. "The committee will suggest if there is need for any change in any part (of the syllabus), and the department and board officials will assess its report and implement the suggestions if they deem it necessary," he said. To a question, the committee official said, since no changes in Madhyamik syllabus can be effected within a period of five years, there is no immediate case for a "sudden change" in the curriculum. The 2022 Madhyamik examination is the earliest when such a change can be introduced, he said, adding, the review exercise is a periodic process. The Syllabus Reforms Committee had in 2015 suggested changes in the Madhyamik syllabus, ...
Indian Hockey Champion Sandeep Singh Inspires Students of Oakridge International School, Mohali
Be punctual. Be disciplined. Be sincere. Be a hard worker. Be positive. Be fearless. And, respect everything that life tosses at you. These are the key lessons Indian Hockey Player, Sandeep Singh learnt from his life experiences."Nothing can break you if you have these lessons with you," said Sandeep Singh a.k.a. Flicker Singh, the renowned Indian professional field hockey player from Haryana as he interacted with kids from the No.1 School in Punjab, Oakridge International School Mohali, as part of a talk series called OAK INSPIREON, where experts from various fields interact with kids and inspire them.He shared his motivational life journey with the kids from how he started playing hockey inadvertently to how he became a passionate hockey player. This 32-year-old Former captain of the Indian National Team has acquired a plethora of world records and awards at a very young age. Sandeep started playing for domestic hockey teams and made his international debut in 2004. He believes that
Christ University, Bengaluru Wins the 'IMA Student Case Competition' in India
/ -- -Maharashtra Education Society's Garware College of Commerce, Pune & Indian Institute of Technology, Madras were the first and second runner-ups in the competition - A total of 24 top-tier colleges participated in this competition from across India IMA (Institute of Management Accountants), the world's leading association on advancing the management accounting profession today announced the winners of the fourth IMA Student Case Competition held in India. Christ University, Bengaluru was announced the India winner followed by Maharashtra Education Society's Garware College of Commerce, Pune as the first runner-up and finally, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras the second runner-up. The winning teams at the three institutes also received cash prizes of US$ 1500, US$ 1000 and US$ 500 respectively. (Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/830048/Student_Team_Christ_University_Bengaluru.jpg ) (Photo: ...
JGU signs MoU with Australia's University of Wollongong for student exchange programmes
The O P Jindal Global University and the University of Wollongong in Australia have signed a memorandum of understanding for exchange programmes for students and faculty members. The objective behind the initiative was to provide a strong platform for engagement between the two universities that would qualitatively impact the learning and growth of students and faculty alike, said Prof C Raj Kumar, the vice chancellor of Jindal Global University (JGU). "We are keen to deepen our ties with Australian higher education institutions. And so I am particularly pleased that JGU students will have the unique opportunity to learn at the University of Wollongong, one of the best modern higher education institutions ranked within the top 250 global universities," he said in a press release issued by the varsity. Kumar said the MoU was a part of JGU's efforts to foster partnerships of mutually beneficial value with leading global universities. Prof Paul Wellings, the vice chancellor of University
EuroKids Wins Prestigious Award for Innovative Curriculum
/ -- EuroKids International, one of India's premier early-childhood education companies, was conferred the prestigious 'Best Innovative Curriculum' award for 'EUNOIA' at the 9th Indian Education Awards 2019. (Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/459122/PRNE_EuroKids_Logo.jpg ) The award was given to EuroKids in recognition of excellence in the education sector at a ceremony held in New Delhi on February 12, 2019. EUNOIA - a new mindful curriculum for pre-schoolers - strikes the right balance between conventional and digital learning. It comprises the three major pillars of mindful learning, spaced learning and blended learning that form the basis of learning in a child's early years and help build a strong foundation for the future. EuroKids was also, recently, included among the 'Top 100 Franchises' in India by Franchise India, the most comprehensive and widely referenced guide for all franchises. EuroKids was handpicked in the 'Established' category based on several factors ...
O.P. Jindal Global varsity, University of Wollongong ink strategic partnership
India's O.P. Jindal Global University and the University of Wollongong (UoW) in Australia's New South Wales have signed a strategic partnership/memorandum of understanding through which students and faculty members from each institution can spend time at the other in short or longer term exchange programmes.
Goa NSUI complaints President, UN, NHRC alleging PM Modi of insulting dyslexic children
Ahraz Mulla, the president of Goa unit of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) has complained against Prime Minister Narendra Modi to President Ram Nath Kovind, the United Nations and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for allegedly discriminating dyslexic children.In his complaint, Mulla shared a link of a video in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while talking to students via video conferencing, purportedly took an impromptu dig at Rahul Gandhi, implying that the Congress president is suffering from dyslexia.During the video conference for 'Smart India Hackathon 2019' on Saturday, an engineering student from Dehradun introduced her project to the Prime Minister and briefed him about a program that could help dyslexic children who face reading and writing difficulties.Introducing her project, the student said: "We have an idea to help dyslexic children, whose pace of learning and writing is very slow. But they have a high intelligence and creativity level as you ..
Partha assures part-time college, varsity teachers of
West Bengal government will ask the state College Service Commission to take into account the years of experience of part time college and university teachers while considering their demand for regularisation of service, Education minister Partha Chatterjee said Sunday. Chatterjee, however, stressed that the eligibility criteria would always be followed while regularising jobs of part-time teachers. The minister was talking to reporters on the sidelines of the convention of Bengal Eligible College & University Teachers' Association here. "Many participants in today's programme asked me why they are still part time teachers despite putting up years of service and possessing adequate qualification. They have pleaded with me to take up their case," he said. "I will ask the West Bengal College Service Commission as well as the Public Service Commission to take a call on their demands and give weightage to their service period," Chatterjee said. A member of the ...
Education spend rose to 4.6 pc of GDP, target 6 pc: Javadekar
Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Sunday that the government expenditure on education has gone up from 3.8 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2014 to 4.6 per cent during the NDA rule. Educational infrastructure too is being expanded and reformed, the minister said at a convocation at D Y Patil University in Navi Mumbai. "It is our priority that 6 per cent of GDP should be allotted to education...While total expenditure by central and state governments on education was 3.8 per cent of GDP in 2014, it has increased to 4.6 per cent now. This indicates that we are progressing towards 6 per cent," he said. "We are making continuous efforts to improve educational facilities....Seven new IITs, seven new IIMs, two new NITs (National Institutes of Technology), three central universities and around 125 Kendriya Vidyalayas have been started," he said. The portal SWAYAM offers 2,000 courses and "like ATM, this is ATL 'Anytime Learning' for everyone for
Tripura govt to give laptops to school teachers
Tripura government has decided to distribute laptops to 800 school teachers to assess the level of students development in different disciplines. State Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath told reporters that the government has sanctioned Rs 28 crore for -Notun Disha (new direction) - a new one-month project to provide training to teachers. Eight hundred teachers would be selected for the training, and selected NGOs, societies or educational institutions would provide them training. In February, the state government held a Baseline Survey to asses the educational status of students between 3rd and 8th standard in government schools. "Different national surveys have shown that a section of students cant do simple addition, subtraction, division etc, neither can they read out from their textbooks. "I am sure nobody is happy with this state of affairs of education. "Our government is committed to develop an academic system in the state by changing this situation," a public ...
OMR sheets of 108 students missing from exam centre
OMR sheets of the Mathematics paper of 108 students who had appeared for matriculation examination were found missing from a government-run high school in Malkangiri district on Sunday. The matter came to light after the authorities of SSD High School at Padia lodged a complaint at Padia police station, police said. The complaint said the optical mark recognition (OMR) sheets of nearly 108 students, who appeared for Mathematics exam on Saturday, have gone missing from the school premises. Malkangiri Superintendent of Police Jagmohan Meena said a team led by ASP U C Nayak has been sent to the school to conduct a thorough probe into the incident. "Investigation is in progress to ascertain the circumstances in which the OMR sheets went missing," he said. The school authorities have also informed the district administration and the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), which conducts the annual matriculation examination in the state, about the incident, said an ...
No threat to Kashmiris in U'khand, says students' body
An organisation of Kashmiri students here said Sunday that there was no threat to their lives in Uttarakhand anymore. A sense of insecurity had gripped students from Kashmir in Uttarakhand after the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed. A large number of Kashmiri students even left for their homes as they anticipated they could be targeted, especially by right wing forces, in the aftermath of the incident. "The situation is perfectly normal now with no threat to the lives of Kashmiri students anywhere in Uttarakhand. I appeal to them to return to their institutions and resume their studies,"Kashmiri Student's Organisation spokesman Nasir Khuehami said. He thanked Uttrakhand Police, DGP Anil Raturi, SSP Dehradun Nivedita Kukreti and the media for coming out in the support of Kashmiri students and ensuring their safety. Khuehami also thanked 'Khalsa Aid', an NGO, for lending a helping hand in evacuating students who felt insecure here. He hoped that Kashmiri ...
Indian American Named UPenn VP and Secretary
Indian American Medha Narvekar has been appointed as the vice president and secretary of the University of Pennsylvania. Narvekar, an MBA from Wharton School, will be taking over the new position on July 1, according to a UPenn release. Narvekar has worked at the Penns Development and Alumni Relations (DAR) Office for 32 years, soon after she earned her MBA from the same school. Prior to this appointment, she served as senior associate vice president of DAR, working closely with the president and many trustees. "Medha is both renowned and respected across Penn," President of UPenn Amy Gutman said. "Very few people know Penn as well or have worked so successfully with so many people across our university. Her extensive experience across all areas -- including working directly with trustees, overseers and Penn's most generous donors -- gives her a unique capacity to step into the important position of vice president and secretary." Narvekar received her bachelors degree from Swarthmore .
Chhattisgarh govt appoints son of Cong leader, killed in Naxalite attack, as Deputy Collector
The Chhattisgarh government has appointed Ashish Karma, son of late Congress leader Mahendra Karma, as Deputy Collector.The decision was taken in a Cabinet Meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel at his residence on Saturday.Congress leader Mahendra Karma was assassinated by Naxalites on May 25, 2013, in an attack while returning from a "Parivartan Rally" meeting organised by his party in Sukma."One of the major decisions is that Cabinet has decided to appoint Ashish Karma who is the son of late Congress leader Mahendra Karma who was killed in a Naxal attack in Bastar, as Deputy Collector," said Ravindra Choubey, Chhattisgarh Minister. He also said that another decision that Cabinet took was regarding giving chance to teachers recruited through placement agencies."It was also raised in the Assembly that placement agencies don't give full money to the teachers. The agreement of placement agencies will end in March after which the District Collector and District Education ...
India keen to reach top 25 position in global innovation index soon: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said India has jumped 24 positions to rank 57th in global innovation index in a short span of four years, and is keen to break into the top 25 tally soon. Addressing the Smart India Hackathon 2019, Modi said the country today is the world's third largest start-up nation and has cemented its position based on the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. "Our economy is running on a new track. The new India, on which we are all working, is making its mark in the world through its innovation and start-ups," he said. Noting that India had ranked 81st in the Global Innovation Index in 2014, Modi said the country has now leapfrogged 24 notches to the 57th spot. "In terms of the Global Innovation Index, India ranked 57th, whereas in 2014, we were at 81. In four years, we have jumped 24 places. We are in no mood to stop here, very soon we have to reach top 25," he added. During his address which began after 10 PM, Modi suggested that the young ...
