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Madrassas 'unsuitable' for children to receive proper education: NCPCR

Madrassas are "unsuitable" places for children to receive "proper education" and the education imparted there is "not comprehensive" and is against the provisions of the Right to Education Act, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has told the Supreme Court. The child rights body told the top court that children, who are not in formal schooling system, are deprived of their fundamental right to elementary education, including entitlements such as midday meal, uniform etc. The NCPCR said madrassas merely teaching from a few NCERT books in the curriculum is a "mere guise" in the name of imparting education and does not ensure that the children are receiving formal and quality education. "A madrassa is not only a unsuitable/unfit place to receive 'proper' education but also in absence of entitlements as provided under Sections 19, 21,22, 23, 24, 25, and 29 of the RTE Act," it said. "Further, madrassas do not only render an unsatisfactory and insufficient mode

ICAI CA Inter exams begin today: Important documents to carry to exam hall

ICA CA Inter exams 2024 are starting today; exams are scheduled to take place from Sept 12 to 23, in the afternoon shift for all the papers from 2 pm to 5 pm

CSIR UGC NET 2024: Final answer key released at csirnet.nta.ac.in

The NTA has announced the final answer key of the CSIR-UGC NET exam. Applicants can download the final answer key for all exam days from the official website at csirnet.nta.ac.in

Beyond paper promises: Empowering disabled students in Indian universities

The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016, on paper, resembles the successful Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. But the true gap lies in implementation

UP Police Constable 2024: Answer Key out at uppbpb.gov.in, details inside

Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board has declared the UPPBPB UP Police Constable Answer Key 2024 for the August 23 exams on the official UPPBPB website at uppbpb.gov.in

RBSE Rajasthan board supplementary results 2024 out; here's how to check

The Rajasthan supplementary result for classes 10 and 12 has been declared. Students who have secured over 33 per cent marks in each subject will be promoted to the next class

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Class 6 admissions window 2025 to close soon

The Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti began the registration for NVS Class 6 admission on September 4, 2024 on the official website. The deadline for registration is September 16

NBEMS to release NEET PG scorecards today, here's how to check and download

NEET PG 2024: The results were released on August 23, detailed information about the candidates' performance and scorecards will be issued today

World Bank experts meet Kerala CM Vijayan, praise state's education reforms

In a significant boost to Kerala's efforts to revamp its higher education system, a team of World Bank experts on Monday met with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, praising the state's reforms and expressing interest in a collaborative initiative to draw international students to the state. The World Bank experts, including Nina Arnhold (Global Lead for Tertiary Education), Denis Nikolaev (Senior Education Specialist), and Ambarish Ambuj (Consultant, Education, South Asia Region), met the CM at his office here to discuss a potential partnership, according to an official release. The project seeks to attract foreign students to Kerala and improve the overall higher education system, with a focus on sustainability and social justice. "The World Bank representatives were impressed by the reforms taking place in the higher education sector. They expressed interest in collaborating with the state Higher Education Council to attract foreign students to Kerala as part of a related project,"

NTA UGC NET answer key 2024 objection window closes today, check details

Today is the last date to raise objections for the UGC NET 2024 provisional answer key. Candidates can apply until 11.50 pm today through the official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in

SSC CGL 2024: Exam 2024 begins today, view full guidelines, other details

The Staff Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level Examination (SSC CGL) 2024 Tier 1 exam has started from today, September 9. The exam will fill 17,727 openings across multiple departments

NEET UG 2024: Karnataka KCET Round 2 Counselling started, view details

The Directorate of Medical Education and Training will start the UP NEET UG Counselling 2024 second round today, September 9 at upneet.gov.in. The deadline to apply is September 13, 2024

Gorakhpur has become hub for education, health investments: CM Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday inaugurated the Sainik School in Gorakhpur in the presence of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and said that Gorakhpur is progressing rapidly under the inspiration and guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing the inauguration programme, Adityanath said that Gorakhpur has become the dream destination for education, health and investment in the region. "Today the sacred purpose of building generations is fulfilled through Sainik School. This is an important day for eastern Uttar Pradesh," he said. Adityanath said that Gorakhpur has been an important place mythologically and historically. It is the place of worship of Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath ji and also the centre for the publication of Sanatan literature all over the world through Gita Press. In the fight for freedom, during the first freedom struggle of 1857, under the leadership of Shaheed Bandhu Singh, the foundations of British rule were shaken in the Gorakhpur

Odisha govt to set up model school in every panchayat, says CM Majhi

The Odisha government has decided to set up a model school in each panchayat of the state, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said here on Thursday. While addressing an event here to celebrate Teacher's Day, Majhi said the model schools would be established to enhance the quality of education, and will be named after Odisha's first Education Minister Godabarisha Mishra. There are more than 6,700 panchayats in the state. The government will also start the 'Madho Singh Haath Kharch Yojana', under which every tribal student will get Rs 5,000 per year, the chief minister said. Around 3 lakh students belonging to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category will benefit under the scheme and it will help in addressing the dropout of the tribal students, Majhi said. Majhi said that the Odisha government is committed to preparing the framework of the state's education system according to the National Education Policy 2020. The government is taking all necessary steps in this direction, he said. The

NMC withdraws new medical curriculum guidelines after public outcry

"The CBME guidelines will be revised and updated in due course", the medical education body said in a media release

NEET UG 2024 Counselling: Registration for round 2 to begin from today

The MCC will begin the registration process for NEET UG Counselling 2024 Round 2 on Sept 5, 2024. Candidates can find the direct link on the official website of MCC at mcc.nic.in

CSIR UGC NET 2024 results expected to be out soon, check details here

The NTA may release the CSIR UGC NET 2024 result soon. Know more about the status of cut-off, normalization method, categories, toppers, and more.

How B-schools can shape your career in finance

In this episode of Manager's Mantra, we are joined by Mr. Vishal Bajaj, CA, CS, and MBA, who is the Director - Wealth at Client Associates, a leading wealth management firm.

IIT JAM 2025: Registration starts at jam2025.iitd.ac.in, check details

Today, September 3, marks the beginning of the online registration process for the Joint Admission Test for Masters (JAM 2025). Eligible candidates can send their forms up to October 11

SSC CGL Admit Card 2024: Check region-wise status of tier 1 admit cards

SSC CGL admit card has been released for various regions. Check complete region-wise admit cards 2024 updates here