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TN govt begins distribution of laptops for students
: A total of 15.18 lakh laptops worth Rs 1,340.44 crore is to be distributed to students during this academic year. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami handed over seven laptops to students at a function held at the Secretariat to mark the launch of the scheme for 2018-19. Laptops worth Rs 5,552.39 crore benefiting 37.88 lakh students were distributed between the academic years 2011-12 and 2017-18, an official press release said. School education minister K A Sengottaiyan, Local administration minister S P Velumani and IT Minister M Manikandan were among those present on the occasion. Dubbed as one of the flagship schemes of the ruling AIADMK, the scheme was formally rolled out by the late chief minister and party supremo J Jayalalithaa in 2011.
Haryana Assembly passes 18 bills on last day of its budget session
The Haryana Assembly passed 18 bills, including the one that paves the way for regularisation of services of guest teachers, on the last of its budget session on Wednesday. Introducing the Guest Teachers' Bill 2019, Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma said the BJP government in the state has fulfilled the promise made in 2014 to contractual teachers that their services will be regularised. The Assembly passed the bill unanimously. The Education Department in 2005 had authorised heads of institutions/block education officers to assess shortfall in number of teachers and engage guest faculty wherever necessary. Sharma told the House that initially, the guest teachers were engaged on a fixed remuneration on per-period-per-day basis. However, from April 4, 2009, they were engaged on yearly contract and were given a fixed remuneration. The bill was passed to provide for the validation of appointment of teachers already engaged as guest faculty and to allow them to continue to work in the ..
NITI Aayog partners with Adobe to boost digital literacy, creativity skills
Government think tank NITI Aayog on Wednesday partnered with software major Adobe to develop creative skills and spread digital literacy among school children in India.
HRD ministry launches scheme to provide apprenticeship opportunities to fresh graduates
Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday launched a scheme for providing industry apprenticeship opportunities to fresh graduates. The Scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills (SHREYAS) is a programme basket comprising the initiatives of three central ministries, including the HRD, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Javadekar said. "The education with skills is the need of the hour and the SHREYAS will be a major effort in this direction to make our degree students more skilled, capable, employable and aligned to the needs of our economy so that they contribute to country's progress and also obtain gainful employment," he said. The scheme has been conceived for students in degree courses, primarily non-technical with a view to introduce employable skills into their learning, promote apprenticeship as integral to education and also amalgamate employment facilitating efforts of the government into the
Schools in Rajouri closed due to ceasefire violations by Pak
Schools in Rajouri in the Jammu region were on Wednesday closed indefinitely in the wake of shelling by Pakistan. Officials told ANI that 91% of the villages in Rajouri were within 5 kms from the Line of Control."In view of the current situation on the LoC, schools have been closed as a precautionary measure for the safety and security of the students," they said.Meanwhile, students expressed disappointment over exams being cancelled."We were ready for the examination but unfortunately it got cancelled," a student said.Many students did not go to their school because of the continuous firing.On Tuesday, India carried out an air strike on a terror camp run by Jaish-E-Mohammad in Balakot, a hill town in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.Soon after that Pakistan violated the ceasefire in 15 places, including Poonch and Rajouri.
Manipal Academy of Higher Education announces admissions for 2019-20
Admissions are invited by MAHE, one of India's leading private education providers for various UG, PG and Super Specialty courses with over 300+ programs under 23 different streams, through 25+ institutions. Aspirants can now apply online for the academic year 2019-20 by logging on to applynow.manipal.edu.Over 33000+ students from 65 different nations live, learn and play in the sprawling University town thus making Manipal a globally cosmopolitan destination for multi-disciplinary education. With the recent prestigious Institute of Eminence (IOE) status by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), Govt of India (GOI), MAHE is synonymous with excellence in higher education. It is also the only university in India that has more than 5 institutes ranked by NIRF, MHRD, GOI.MAHE Courses offered:· Allied Health Sciences· Allied Hospitatility Studies· Architecture & Design· Arts & Humanities· Atomic & Molecular Physics·
Where innovation in education is the norm - Extramarks
In yet another pioneering move, Extramarks Education, the global edtech company, has launched two applications dedicated to their K-12 learner base. Already clocking 4.5 million plus downloads for their popular 'Learning App', Extramarks has gone one step further to make the digital learning journeys more experiential and exciting by launching the Science Experiments App and Interactive Learning App."Technology offers us the opportunity to innovate new learning paradigms for students", shared Atul Kulshrestha, Founder and CMD, Extramarks Education. "Through the Science Experiment and Interactive Learning apps, we are ensuring yet another rich multimedia driven route to ensure concept clarity among students", he further added.So, what are these applications about? The Interactive Learning app is one of its kind application which ensures concept learning through rich, interactive, virtual reality video modules. These modules give a 360-degree coverage of each concept, building the ...
Four students drowned in Telangana lake
Birthday celebrations turned into tragedy as four students of a college drowned in a lake in the Suryapet district of Telangana on Wednesday.
IIT KGP to host Smart India Hackathon grand finale on Mar 2-3
IIT Kharagpur will be hosting the grand finale of the 'Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2019', on March 2-3 that would test the students' abilities to solve daily life problems. This year, 186 students from various colleges including six from IIT Kharagpur, will be participating in the event, an IIT KGP statement said Wednesday. The event is an initiative of the Ministry of Human Resources Development. Over 1,300 teams, each having eight participants, will be competing non-stop for 36 hours across 48 different nodal centres of the country, in the grand finale on March 2-3. IIT KGP is one of these 48 centres. Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar will announce the start of the Smart India Hackathon 2019 on March 2. A live interaction session with Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been scheduled later on that date. The event aims to provide students with a platform to solve some of pressing problems we face in our daily lives, and inculcate a culture of product innovation and a ...
Yogi inaugurates super speciality block in Kanpur hospital
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday inaugurated a super speciality block at a state-run medical college here. Addressing a gathering at Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, he exhorted the students to pursue the profession with a lot of responsibility. He said a doctor cannot ne insensitive. As many as 15 new medical colleges are being established in the state with the support of the central government, he said. In addition, an OPD of the AIIMS has started functioning in Gorakhpur and Rai Bareli. He said that super speciality blocks are ready in Meerut, Paryagraj and Jhansi. The work of the new block of the GSVM medical college will get completed in a stipulated deadline, he said. Admitting that there is a deficiency of doctors in rural areas, the chief minister said the doctors who are posted there do not want to stay. Under the PM health safety scheme, 13 new medical colleges in the state are being established with the help of the central ...
Partha not to reconsider teachers' mobile ban at exam hall
The West Bengal government has turned down the plea of teachers to allow them carry mobile phones inside centres during the ongoing Higher Secondary Examinations, class 12 state board examination, to prevent possibilities of question paper leak. When he met representatives of teachers' associations of the state, some of them made a plea to reconsider the decision of West Bengal Higher Secondary Council (WBHSC) not to allow teachers carry mobiles inside the examination centres, Chatterjee said here. "But I posed a counter query: who will own up the responsibility for a question paper leak? Who will take the responsibility if there is any incident?" the minister told reporters on Tuesday night after the meeting. He called upon the teachers to ensure that the rule was strictly enforced. The WBHSC had said, apart from the venue supervisor and the special council nominee, nobody else will be allowed to carry mobiles during the examination inside the centres. The WBHSC ...
PM Modi launches Khelo India App
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday launched Sports Authority of India's (SAI) first-of-its-kind mobile application, 'Khelo India App' in order to create awareness about sports and fitness in the country. The application, developed by SAI as part of the Khelo India Scheme, aims to further the Prime Minister's vision to develop the sporting ecosystem in India and turn it into a global sporting superpower in the years to come. "Today marks a momentous leap forward for sports in India. The application will revolutionise every aspect of fitness and sports in the country and harness technology to help identify and nurture talent from a young age," Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said. The application has three unique features that will make it convenient for youngsters to take up sport and also help to identify potential champions among children, across the country. In the first section users will receive information about the basic rules and regulations of 18 sports ...
Beware of rumours on social media ahead of exams: CSBE to students, parents
The CBSE has advised students and parents to be aware of any rumours on social media ahead of board examinations and not panic. "It has been noticed in the past that certain unscrupulous elements spread rumours by posting fake videos and messages on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms, obviously with the intention of spreading confusion and panic among students, parents, schools and public," the CBSE Controller said in a public notice. "Persons involved in such activities are warned and advised to restrain themselves from such activities. In case, any such information comes to the notice of the CBSE, immediate necessary actions will be taken as per law," he added. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has also appealed public in general to cooperate with it for the smooth conduct of exams by not participating in spreading of rumours and baseless information. The CBSE Class 12 exams began on February 15 and will conclude on April 3. Class 10 exams ...
Vidyasagar Preschool Celebrates the Joy of Giving Week
/ -- There is nothing more refreshing, more inspiring and wonderful than seeing a smile on the face of a little one who has just done something special for society. There is an immense feeling of joy that rushes over when one gives someone a gift that they might have needed. With this thought in mind, the students and parents from Vidyasagar Preschool (VSP) recently celebrated the Joy of Giving Week at their Koramangala, Indiranagar and JP Nagar campuses. As a part of the drive, 'Happy Donation Boxes' were placed at the preschool campuses to collect toys, educational games and books. The preschoolers were encouraged to contribute items that had brought them joy and now would bring joy to someone else. The students were also welcome to buy a new gift; the donations were gift-wrapped and presented in plenty which is the true spirit of giving. Parents observed that at such a small age, children were able to understand the virtue of sharing and parting with a prized possession for a ...
5 students caught with mobiles on first day of HS examination
Five students were caught while trying to enter the examination hall carrying mobile phones on the first day of the higher secondary examinations Tuesday, an official of the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education said. The Council had warned students that their registration number could be cancelled if they carry mobile phones in examination halls. While four of the students are from Malda, another one is from Howrah district, the official said adding while the five will not be allowed to sit for any other papers, steps were also being taken to cancel their registration. Three of the candidates are girls all sitting from a particular school in Malda, while the fourth one was from a boy's school in the same district. The fifth candidate was from a boys' school of Howrah. Examinations of first language papers, including those of Bengali, Hindi, English, Nepali, Urdu were held on the first day of the Higher Secondary examination (class 12 board exams) which was .
BSE cancels English paper in 3 examination centers
The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha Tuesday decided to cancel the ongoing Matriculation (class 10) examination held on Monday in three centers as the examination was held in these centers in "most unfair and disruptive manner." The three centres are located in the districts of Balangir, Dhenkanal and Cuttack, said an official. The students wrote their second language English paper on Monday. "Based on the preliminary reports submitted by the respective district education officers (DEOs) and center superintendents, the examination committee of the Board has decided to cancel the Mondays paper of all the students who are writing their examinations at these centers, informed BSE president Jahan Ara Begum. She said the committee will take a final call on this after the examinations are over on March 8. The reports said that students of these centers resorted to mass copying when guardians and teachers gathered around these centers forcefully entered into the ...
JU engineering faculty meets on domicile issue
The faculty council of engineering and technology department of the Jadavpur University Tuesday held a meeting on introducing a domicile policy for admission for BE courses to 16 departments in 2019-20, a faculty official said. If a domicile policy comes into effect in the JU, a certain percentage of the seats would be reserved for 'home students' those having passed their Plus-II exams from West Bengal. The meeting decided to forward the issue to the Executive Council (EC), the highest decision making body of the university. "Heads of 12 departments were present at the meeting while four others could not come. No formal decision was made on the domicile issue. We will again take up the matter at the EC meeting on March 6," Dean of Engineering Chiranjib Bhattacharya told reporters. A senior teacher of engineering department said, "Most of the departments were more or less in favour of introducing the domicile policy. Departments like computer science and chemical ...
New web portal to provide real-time data on WB schools
West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee Tuesday inaugurated a web portal, which is set to provide real-time data on state-run and aided schools. The portal, 'Banglar Shiksha' (banglarshiksha.gov.in), will be up and running in two months' time, he said. The minister also urged his department officials to update it from time to time with relevant information. "This is probably the first-of-its-kind online initiative in the state as well as in the country. It will be operated on a trial basis for two months to remove glitches, if any. The portal should be fully functional by May 1," Chatterjee stated. The minister also said that the web portal would keep records of school attendance. "Unlike many initiatives of the previous regime, we have to ensure it (portal) does not become dysfunctional. The portal will address many issues, including attendance of students and teachers. "A class teacher will also have to be present in the school to fill in data pertaining to ...
ICFAI Business School (IBS) is the biggest winner in case method 'Oscars' 2019'
ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad won a whopping three awards in the 29th year of UK based The Case Centre's Award and Competition.These annual awards are widely hailed as the case method community's Oscars, and celebrate worldwide excellence in case teaching and writing.Richard McCracken, Director of The Case Centre said, "ICFAI Business School (IBS) are the most successful school in our Awards and Competitions 2019, winning three out of 16 categories. This outstanding achievement highlights the school's dedication to producing high-quality, topical, innovative classroom materials that are used in business schools worldwide. We are proud that our annual case 'Oscars' shine a light on these impactful achievements."Harvard Business School, with two awards, is the next most successful institution, while other institutions with one award each include Stanford, INSEAD, IMD, Cornell, Oxford, Kellogg, Columbia, ESCP Europe, etc.Dr. Purkayastha on this jubilant occasion said, "We are ...
Delhi govt allocates over Rs 15,000 crore to education, 2 new varsities on the cards
Two new universities, an MBA course in family business and funds for developing students' business plans are among the initiatives announced by the Delhi government on Tuesday in its 2019-20 budget for the education sector. The budget was presented by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the Delhi Assembly and the government has allocated over Rs 15,601 crore for the sector. Sisodia in his budget speech said the allocation to the education sector is around 26 per cent of the total budget. "In the previous years the allocation for the education (sector) was around 24-25 per cent of the total budget," he said. "The education sector has the highest share of 26 pc of the total budget allocation in 2019-20. I have mentioned this several times in this House that focusing on human resource development instead of education is a big mistake, because we cannot develop our children as resources," Sisodia, who also holds the finance portfolio, said. The eduction budget includes "Rs 13,518 ...
