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Central University of Orissa VC resigns
Prof Sachidananda Mohanty, the Vice Chancellor of Central University of Orissa, Koraput has resigned from the post, officials said Thursday. Prof Mohanty's resignation has been accepted by the President Ram Nath Kovid, who is the Visitor of the Central University, a spokesperson of the university said in a statement. Mohanty has stepped down due to personal reasons. He will hand over the charge to the senior most Professor of the University on February 28, officials said. Mohanty had joined as the vice-chancellor of CUO on August 7, 2015.
Pulwama attack fallout: Kashmiri students attacked in Maha
In the latest incident of assault on Kashmiri students after the Pulwama terror attack, students from the northern state studying in a college in Yavatmal were attacked and threatened by members of the Yuva Sena, the youth wing of Shiv Sena, police said Thursday. The attack happened Wednesday night, police said Thursday. The students were also threatened, they added. A video of the incident has gone viral on the social media and a case has been registered at the Yavatmal police station. The students were attacked around 10 pm outside their rented accommodation on Waghapur Road, police said. The students were from the Dayabhai Patel Physical Education College, police said. Yavatmal SP M Rajkumar told PTI that some students from Kashmir, residing at Vaibhav Nagar under Lohara police station were attacked and threatened by some activists of Yuva Sena. "The Kashmiri students were returning home after having dinner outside when activists of Yuva Sena intercepted them and ...
Javadekar lays foundation stone of Central University at Dehra in Himachal Pradesh
Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar Thursday laid the foundation stone for a permanent campus of the Central University at Dehra in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district. Until now the university was being run from a temporary campus at Shahpur in Kangra due to delay in finalising the site for a permanent campus. Javadekar said the university would provide quality higher education to thousands of students from the state. he university would open new vistas of development in the area besides providing quality higher education to the youth," he said. The minister said the Centre would provide all possible help to ensure that the campus is be completed soon. Javadekar said the forest clearance for construction of the university was accorded when he was the Union Forest and Environment minister. He said the Centre has sanctioned several institutions of national repute to the state. "Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) has been sanctioned for Una and ...
Lack of accurate data, gap in seats and enrolment figure behind weak implementation of RTE: Report
Lack of accurate and latest data for evaluation, slowdown in growth of EWS student count in schools and gap between percentage of available seats and enrolment figures, are among the reasons behind lapses in implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) act, a new report said Section 12(1)(c) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, aims to improve social inclusion and enable school choice by reserving a minimum of 25 per cent of all entry-level seats in private, unaided, non-minority and special category schools for children from EWS and Disadvantaged Groups (DG). The report titled "Bright Spots: Status of Social Inclusion through RTE" is based on a survey having over 10,000 respondents, and conducted by Indus Action, an NGO working in the education sector. "An analysis of the number of applications per seat received in a few states reveals that while some states have installed end-to-end online operations to increase efficiency, the level of awareness in
Javadekar, Himachal CM lay foundation stone of Central University
Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar and Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday jointly laid the foundation stone of the Central University of Himachal Pradesh at Dehra in Kangra district.
Slippers a must for Class 10 students taking Board exam in Bihar
More than 16 lakh students in Bihar took the Class 10 Board examination on Thursday wearing slippers - in line with a government order aimed at checking rampant cheating.
Three Kashmiri girls post adverse remarks against Army on social media, Institute takes action
The Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) here has taken action against three Kashmiri girls for allegedly posting adverse remarks against the Indian Army on social media, a senior official said Thursday. After the deadly Pulwama attack on February 14, these girls allegedly made some adverse and objectionable comments on a Whatsapp group in which other students were also members, the official said. After the matter came to light, the institute conducted a probe and action was taken thereafter. "The action against the three Kashmiri girl students was taken on Wednesday after a probe and local intelligence report. While fellowship of two girls has been stopped, admission of one other has been cancelled," Registrar, IVRI, Rakesh Kumar said. He said the two students, whose fellowship was stopped, have been warned not to indulge in any such activities in the future failing which they will be expelled. 40 CRPF personnel were killed and five injured last week in one of the deadliest ...
Indian actor and teacher Swaroop Rawal among 10 finalists for Global Teacher Prize 2019
Indian actor and life skills teacher Swaroop Rawal was on Thursday named among the top 10 finalists of the USD one million Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize for her use of unique teaching methods to reach out to children across different segments of society in India. Rawal, who teaches at Lavad Primary School in Gujarat, was shortlisted from around 10,000 nominations and applications across 179 countries for the annual prize, to be announced at the Global Education and Skills Forum (GESF) in Dubai next month. This solidifies that some very special people are noticing and celebrating the work done by teachers, Rawal said, in response to the announcement. Given the scale of the education challenge world over, I strongly believe every effort made in education should be celebrated and thus I congratulate my fellow teachers; those have made to the list and also those who haven't, she said. Rawal, a former Miss India and the wife of actor Paresh Rawal, says she went into teaching to ...
Ms. Kiran Pai, Director, Vidyasagar Preschool and Vidyashilp Academy Chosen as the '50 Innovative Educational Leaders' at the World Innovation Congress Awards
/ -- Ms. Kiran Pai, Director, Vidyasagar Preschool and Vidyashilp Academy was conferred with the '50 Innovative Educational Leaders' Award. The award honors educationalists that are advancing original, innovative and exemplary pedagogical practices in K-12 education. The award was presented by Dr. Kuljeit Uppal (Symbiosis University) and Dr. R.L Bhatia (World CSR) in a high profile ceremony held at Taj Lands End, Mumbai. (Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/766744/Vidyashilp_Academy_Logo.jpg ) Recipients of the award have been selected for their exceptional contributions to the learning community towards creative pedagogical practices, strategic leadership, unified school culture and advanced professional development initiatives for student achievement. World Innovation Congress named 50 educationists across 20 categories for 2019. The award was a recognition for Kiran's strategic leadership in K-12 education and the way the school's innovative pedagogical practices have attracted
Bengal government to probe heckling of JU VC at students' protest
The West Bengal government on Wednesday said it would probe the heckling of Jadavpur University Vice Chancellor Suranjan Das by a section of students, following which the top official has been hospitalised in a state of shock.
Previous year's Madhyamik question paper "leaks" on WhatsApp
Purported images of the Life Sciences Madhyamik question paper was circulated on Whatsapp Wednesday, minutes after the start of the exam. However, it turned out that the paper was of last year's. This was the seventh straight day that images of the question paper circulated on WhatsApp right after the exam started. Earlier, images of question papers of Bengali, English, History, Geography, Mathematics and Physical Science were circulated on social media in the past six days since the exams commenced. Meanwhile, members of CPI(M) students wing Students' Federation of India Wednesday put up a 'bouquet of seven roses' at the gate of West Bengal Board of Secondary Education in symbolic protest against question paper "leaks". West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee had on Monday sought a report on the ongoing investigation by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education over the allegations of question paper leak. The CID has taken over the investigations and already
Extra security for J&K students in Gurugram
Authorities have become more cautious about safety of students from Jammu and Kashmir in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF troopers lost their lives, Gurugram Police Commissioner K.K. Rao said here on Wednesday.
NSUI stages protest against DU advisory asking students to not hold agitations in premises
The NSUI Wednesday held a protest against an advisory issued by the Delhi University, asking students to not stage protests or dharnas inside varsity premises. The circular, issued last week by the administration, advised the students against "occupying university premises of departments, library, administrative blocks etc. for protest and dharnas". These acts cause disruption in academic activities as well as day to day functioning of the respective offices, it said. "Kindly note that causing disruption in any manner of the academic functioning of the University System amounts to an act of gross indiscipline," it added. The Congress-backed National Students' Union of India (NSUI) held a protest against the advisory. The students' union members burnt a copy of the advisory during the protest. They also held a cutout of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, depicting him as Hitler and accused the administration of working at the behest of the central government. NSUI Delhi president Akshay ...
PDP making false claims to draw political mileage: Kashmiri students' org
Accusing the PDP of drawing "political mileage" out of the trouble faced by Kashmiri students in Uttarakhand following the Pulwama attack, an organisation representing them on Wednesday said the party was making "false claims" about rescuing Valley students from Dehradun. Jammu and Kashmir Students Organisation spokesman Nasir Khuehami said the PDP leadership did not respond to "our repeated phone calls" for help. "The PDP is trying to make political mileage out of the issue by making false claims about rescuing students," Khuehami told PTI. "The PDP claims are nothing but false propaganda aimed to regain lost ground in Jammu and Kashmir. The fact is PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti did not respond even once while we were frantically trying to reach her on phone for help," he added. The student leader claimed he had himself attempted to call the PDP chief at least 20 times when Kashmiri students were allegedly being beaten up by their landlords after the Pulwama incident. "Now that the ...
Javadekar launches Operation Digital Board to boost quality education
Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday launched Operation Digital Board to leverage technology in order to boost quality education in the country. The Operation Digital Board (ODB) aims at converting a class room into a digital class room and in addition to availability of e-resources at any time and at any place to students. "Operation Digital Board is a revolutionary step which will make the learning as well as the teaching process interactive and popularise flipped learning as a pedagogical approach," Javadekar told reporters here. The digital board will be introduced all over the country in government and government aided schools from class 9 onwards as well as in higher education institutions. The process will begin from the coming session of 2019 itself, he said. "It will also help in provisioning of personalised adaptive learning as well as intelligent tutoring by exploiting emerging technologies like machine learning, artificial intelligence and data analytics. An ..
Ex-Visva Bharati VC, registrar and teacher found guilty in forgery case
A court here on Wednesday found former Visva Bharati university vice-chancellor Dilip Kumar Sinha, registrar Dilip Mukhopadhaya and mathematics teacher Mukti Dev guilty in a case of forgery and conspiracy. Their punishment would be announced by the court on Thursday. This would perhaps be the first time in the country that a former vice-chancellor of a university would be punished for forgery. The crime had come to light in 2004, months after the theft of Rabindranath Tagore's Nobel medal. Sinha had retired by then and the investigation was handed over to the CID. Dev had worked as a lecturer in mathematics in the university, teaching post-graduate students for around six years, without having the required qualification. During investigation, it was found that she had passed the higher secondary examination and had secured the teaching job at the central university in 1997 by submitting photocopies of fake testimonials at the time of joining, CID counsel Nabakumar Ghosh said. Those ...
One stop solution to college applications in India - AglaSem launches Apply.Aglasem.Com
AglaSem EduTech Pvt Ltd has launched apply.aglasem.com. It is a one-click solution for college applications. Seeing that students have to spend days searching for an apt list of colleges to apply to, and then actually completing the process, the one-stop solution was created.Upon reaching apply.aglasem.com, one can see streamwise list of programs. Upon clicking any of them, names of colleges/entrance exams for that course opens up. The last date to apply for these programs in these colleges also appears alongside key features of the institute.For school students, there are courses after 10+2, and for college students, there are PG courses. Any student desirous of admission can simply click the apply button and follow easy to understand registration/sign in with social media or email ID to apply for desired course-college combinations.HOW APPLY.AGLASEM.COM HELPS STUDENTSEvery year 10+2 students have to first decide which career they wish, then prepare for entrance exams. All this is ...
PISA will help India move to competency-based learning: top OECD official (IANS Special)
The rote-based learning dominant in Indian schools has to be replaced with a competency-based one and PISA will help India do just that, says the top OECD official who signed an agreement with the Indian government last month allowing its students' entry into the Programme for International Student Assessment or PISA in 2021.
36,500 teachers' posts lying vacant in Assam
Over 36,500 posts of teachers are lying vacant in schools of all levels across Assam, the state Assembly was informed on Wednesday. In a written reply to a query by AGP MLA Utpal Dutta, Education Minister Siddhartha Bhattacharya said a total of 36,523 teaching posts are vacant at present, including 17,293 posts in primary schools. Out of these 17,293, he said, 10,137 are in lower primary and 7,156 are in upper primary schools. In high, higher and Madrasa schools, a total of 19,230 teaching posts are lying vacant across the state, he added. Out of the high, higher and Madrasa schools, 63 principals, 512 vice principals, 1,353 subject teachers, 956 headmasters, 235 assistant headmasters, 15,923 assistant teachers and 188 demonstrators are lying vacant. During the Question Hour, AIUDF MLA Ananta Kumar Malo asked Bhattacharya the reasons for the large number of vacancies. Bhattacharya said, schools usually do not inform the Education Department about a teacher retiring till ..
Curfew in Jammu: Students, parents raise concern over rescheduling of exams
Students and parents on Wednesday expressed concern over the shutdown of educational institutions in Jammu as curfew entered the sixth day following incidents of violence. On February 15, curfew was clamped in the entire Jammu city after massive anti-Pakistan protests and sporadic incidents of violence broke out over the terror attack carried out by Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Pulwama district of south Kashmir which left 40 CRPF personnel dead.On Tuesday, Director of School Education in Jammu announced that examinations for students of Class 8 and 9 in Jammu, that were scheduled to be held on February 20, were postponed.Speaking to ANI on the same, Muskan, a student, said: "Curfew was imposed here following Pulwama attack. It has already been 5 days. We are facing a lot of struggle because we have to prepare for our exams again as the education department has postponed examination of students from class 8th to 10th. There is a possibility of a new date ...