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Institutes need to cope with changing environment in higher
West Bengal Governor K N Tripathi on Friday called upon higher educational institutes to cope with the new changing environment in higher education and respond accordingly to the evolving situation. Addressing the third foundation day of the St Xavier's University at New Town here, Tripathi said access to quality teaching, learning, innovation, research, consultancy and placement are the key areas in the field of higher education. "St Xavier's belongs to a global education network where Jesuit fathers are running 65 colleges and 20 higher institutions all over the country. Jesuit education is known for excellence and high quality," he said. In his address, IIT Kharagpur Director Partha Pratim Chakraborti said, "There is a greater need to transform science and technology education and link the basic goal of improving quality of life by harnessing the power of modern science and technology." St Xavier's Vice-Chancellor Father Felix Raj said, "The university is just new and
Boy held after pregnant classmate accuses him of rape
A teenage boy of a state-run residential school in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district was apprehended and sent to a juvenile home after one of her classmates, who is in her advanced stage of pregnancy, accused him of raping her, officials said Friday. The headmistress of the school in the district lodged a complaint with the police on Wednesday after noticing that the tribal girl, a student of Class 6, is pregnant, a police officer said. The 14-year-old girl was then taken for examination to a local hospital here, and was found to be carrying a six-month-old foetus, the officer said. "In her statement, she accused the boy, who is of the same age as her, of raping her," he said. The boy was produced on Thursday before a member of the District Juvenile Board, who sent him to an observation home in Angul district, around 315 km from here, he added. The incident comes less than a month after two more reports of teenage pregnancies rocked the state. In Dhenkanal district, a Class 8 student of .
BJP youth wing demands temple on AMU campus
Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) has demanded the construction of a temple for Hindu students on premises of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).Mukesh Singh Lodhi, the district president of the BJYM, wrote a letter to vice-chancellor Tariq Mansoor on Thursday, stating that he had 15 days to reply, failing which thousands of BJYM workers will enter the campus to place the idol for worship."We are giving AMU Vice Chancellor 15 days to reply, or we will go with thousand of our workers for murti sthapana," Lodhi told ANI."AMU founder Sir Syed Ahmad Khan had stated that both Hindu and Muslims are like two eyes of a bride (India). So, a temple can be built with a mosque on the varsity campus. I don't think VC will have a problem with this," Lodhi added.The demand for the construction of a temple for the Hindu students of the university has come close on the heels of the AMU administration blocking the entry of some BJYM workers into the campus on the Republic Day.The youths were ...
Delhi government approves framework of entrepreneurship curriculum
The Delhi government on Thursday approved the framework of Entrepreneurship Curriculum, which will be launched in about 20 schools in April as a pilot while the full-fledged launch will take place in all Delhi government schools in July.
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Thousands of students from universities across India march in Delhi for jobs
Thousands of students from varsities across the country braved the winter chill to march from the Red Fort to Parliament Street in Delhi on Thursday to demand better employment and educational opportunities. More than 50 youth groups, students' unions and organisations came together in December last year to form the Young India National Coordination Committee, under whose banner the 'Young India Adhikar March' was held this afternoon. Starting with the historic Red Fort in the background, students carrying red flags, placards with messages like 'Enact Rohith Act', 'End 13-point roster' and 'Where is Najeeb?' walked through the busy Daryaganj-Barakhamba Road stretch to the Parliament Street. Slogans of 'Inquilab zindabad', 'ab jumlebaazi nahi chalegi' resonated in the heart of Delhi as students from institutions like Ambedkar University, Delhi University, Allahabad University, Hyderabad University marched, bringing traffic to a halt on several major roads and intersections. The ...
Indians applying to UK universities registers hike
A five per cent rise in the number of Indian students applying to study at UK universities is part of a wider hike in applications from international students from the outside the European Union (EU), new figures released here on Thursday revealed. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), the UK's centralised university application system, disclosed that 4,690 students from India applied to take up courses at universities across Britain from September this year. This compares favourably to 4,470 applications last year and a considerable hike over the previous years. While the figures do not reflect the actual number of Indian students who will be successful in their applications to be able to join these courses, they reflect an interest in the UK as a destination for higher education. Last month, the UK's Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) had revealed that 28 per cent more Indian students enrolled on courses in the UK in the academic year 2017-18 than in ...
Only two FIRs for 24 fake universities spotted by UGC
Out of 24 universities listed as "fake" on its website, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has taken legal action against only two of them, while being satisfied with serving only "show cause and warning notices" to most of them.
KVs, Navodaya Vidyalayas role models for govt school system in country: Javadekar
Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar Thursday hailed Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas as role models for the government school system in India. Addressing the valedictory session of KVS-NVS National Principals' Conference, the minister said "teaching should become a profession of choice but not the last option and that is why we are introducing four-year integrated B.Ed course in the coming academic year". "Teachers should be passionate about their profession. Teachers are the sculptors of the future of the country", he said. The minister also launched the FitKVian app for the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Swasth Bachche -- Swasth Bharat Programme. The app will facilitate the fitness assessment for 2.7 lakh children across 1,199 Kendriya Vidyalayas throughout the country, capturing real-time data. The app will have interfaces for different stakeholders (KVS HQ, ZIETs, ROs, schools, parents) and analytics and benchmarking will become easy and accurate ..
19 IAS officers transferred/assigned addl depts in Rajasthan
Nineteen IAS officers were on Thursday transferred or assigned additional charge of other departments in Rajasthan. Bhaskar A Sawant, principal secretary -- school education, language and library department, panchayti raj (elementary education) department was shifted to urban development and housing department (UDH) as principal secretary. Principal secretary, Ayurveda, Ashwini Bhagat was made the director of Harish Chandra Mathur Rajasthan state Institute of Public Administration (HCM RIPA). Labour secretary Rajesh Kumar Yadav was transferred to the transport department as secretary, according to the Department of Personnel orders. Hemant Gera, Navin Jain, Shuchi Sharma are among other officers who were transferred.
4-year B.Ed course from next year: Javadekar
The government is going to introduce a four-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed) course from next year with an aim to improve the quality of teaching, Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar said here on Thursday.
Delhi govt's entrepreneurship curriculum to have no exams, books
The entrepreneurship curriculum that will be soon launched by the Delhi government will have no exams, books or evaluation, an official statement said Wednesday. The government will start the entrepreneurship curriculum as a pilot project in 15 to 20 schools in April and will see a full-fledged launch in all government schools in July, the statement added. The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) in its governing council meeting chaired by the Education Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia approved the framework of entrepreneurship curriculum. The framework is now ready for a formal release on February 13, the statement said, adding the framework has been made by a 16-member committee comprising SCERT teachers, NCERT teachers working on entrepreneurship, teachers of prominent private schools and many experts of the field. "The framework will be launched on February 13 in Delhi. The chief minister will chair the programme and Dharampal ji of MDH Masala fame will be ...
Students from universities across India march in Delhi for jobs, education
Thousands of students from varsities across the country braved the winter chill and marched from the Red Fort to Parliament Street in Delhi on Thursday to demand better employment and educational opportunities. More than 50 youth groups, student unions and organisations came together in December last year to form the Young India National Coordination Committee, under whose banner the Young India Adhikar March was held on Thursday. DMK MP Kanimozhi said many young Indians have come to free the country from "this fascist government". "We know how students have been silenced ever since this government came to power. Today we are here to say in one voice that we won't tolerate this anymore. I am so happy to see you coming together against this government and intolerance," she told the gathering. Former JNU students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar also took to the stage to express solidarity with the protesting students. Kumar's one-liners revved the crowd with loud cheers and slogans. "It
CUSAT allows 'saraswati pooja' on Alappuzha campus following
Authorities of the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) Thursday granted permission to a section of students in its Alappuzha campus to conduct 'pooja' for Goddess Saraswati, in a peaceful manner following a protest by them. The permission was granted after north Indian students studying in the Cochin University College of Engineering Kuttanad (CUCEK) protested the CUSAT authorities' decision not to grant permission to organise the religious function in the institution, college authorities said. Students from North India had sought permission from the college authorities to conduct 'Saraswati Pooja' in the campus on February 9,10 and 11, following which the request was forwarded to the CUSAT authorities. However, the request was declined by the CUSAT authorities, sayingit "cannot permit religious function/activities of any religion inside campus" "since it was a secular campus. The North Indian students staged a protest against the decision, claiming that
16 Bihar school kids fall ill after severe beating by teacher
Sixteen minor students of a government-run middle school in Bihar fell ill on Thursday after they were mercilessly beaten up by the school Principal for not sweeping the school floor, the police said.
30 Telugu students return from US after 'pay-to-stay' sting
At least 30 students from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have returned from the US. They were those who were not detained or served notices by the US authorities in the "pay-to-stay" scam, according to Telugu organisations.
US lawmakers seek fair treatment for Indians detained in visa fraud case
A bipartisan group of eminent American lawmakers has asked authorities to facilitate consular access to Indians held for enrolling in a fake university allegedly to remain in the US, and treat them fairly and humanely after the community raised concerns over the manner they were detained. In multiple raids last month, federal authorities arrested 129 Indians an a Palestinian enrolled as students in the fraudulent university in Metro Detroit area. The Farmington University was set up by the DHS's investigating unit in Greater Detroit area to bust the "pay-and-stay" racket. Immigration attorneys claimed that they knew nothing about the varsity's illegal operation and were trapped. The US State Department said they were aware that they were committing a crime to fraudulently remain in the country. In a letter, the lawmakers led by Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi urge the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to ensure ...
UP budget: Medical varsity in Vajpayee's name announced
The Uttar Pradesh government announced on Thursday a medical university in the name of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and earmarked Rs 50 crore for it. "Rs 50 crore has been proposed in the budget to set up the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University in Lucknow. Similarly, Rs 10 crore has been proposed for setting up an Ayush University in the state," Finance Minister Rajesh Agarwal said in his budget speech. The budget also proposed Rs 908 crore for upgrading select district hospitals into medical colleges and Rs 907 crore for various works of King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow. A total of Rs 25 crore has also been kept aside for setting up of a satellite centre of KGMU-Lucknow in Balrampur district. A provision of Rs 854 crore has been made for various works of the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Rs 396 crore for various works of Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute here. The Rural Institute of Medical Sciences in Saifai has been ...
UP budget: Rs 26.57 cr for setting up Sainik schools
The Uttar Pradesh budget for 2019-20 has made a provision of Rs 26.57 crore to set up Sainik schools in the state. A provision of Rs 10 crore has been made to set up government intercolleges (both boys and girls) in the state, Finance Minister Rajesh Agarwal said in his budget speech. A budgetary provision of Rs 242 crore has also been made to provide grant-in-aid to Sanskrit 'pathshalas' (schools) in order to encourage education of the language. Another Rs 30 crore has been earmarked as grant to aided Sanskrit schools and degree colleges.
Coded answer sheets, high security as UP Boards begin
The Class 10 and 12 examinations conducted by the Uttar Pradesh government began amid tight security on Thursday with magistrates, police on high alert, besides the introduction of coded answer sheets to prevent any foul play, officials said.