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Some DU AC members to oppose proposal for 10 pc of permanent positions as contractual appointments
Some of the Delhi University's academic council members have said they will be opposing the varsity's proposal to have 10 per cent of permanent positions as contractual appointments. The DU's academic council meeting was adjourned on January 2 after its members entered the well of the house over the reviewed report of the University Grants Commission regulations 2018 not being included in the agenda. The meeting will take place Wednesday where the varsity will be presenting this proposal. Until now there was no provision of contractual posts against teaching positions in the University Ordinances and Statutes, said Pankaj Garg, a member of the academic council. "Introduction of contractual appointments in teaching positions by the Delhi University under pressure from the HRD ministry is highly condemnable and would create feeling of insecurity among 4,500 teachers working on ad hoc basis in various colleges," he said. Starting from 10 per cent of permanent positions as contractual ...
DU's Bhagini Nivedita college likely to do away with biometric machines
Delhi University's Bhagini Nivedita college is likely to stop using its biometric machines for a month over complaints of technical glitches, an official said Tuesday. The proposal was mooted by the college's governing body which had received several complaints from the non-teaching staff and ad-hoc teachers, who are required to punch in the machines that were installed in 2017, the official said. The permanent teachers, however, are not under any compulsion to do so, he added. In a meeting held on Tuesday, the governing body decided that the staff will sign the attendance registers for a month and if the system works, the machines would be done away with permanently, he said further.
Teachers, academic staff of tech institutes to get 7th Central pay commission benefit
The Central government on Tuesday approved a proposal to extend the 7th Central Pay Commission to the teachers and other academic staff of the state government and government-aided degree level technical institution in the country, which will have additional Central government liability of Rs 1241.78 crore."The technical education which is regulated by AICTE so government, state government, government aided degree level technical institute will get 7th CPC from January 1, 2016. For this government has sanctioned 1241 crore rupees. The teachers and academic staff will get the benefit of this", said Union Minister Prakash Javadekar.The Central government will reimburse 50 per cent of the total addition expenditure (from 1.1.2016 to 31.3.2019) to be incurred by these institutes for payment of arrears on account of 7th Central Pay Commission.This will directly benefit a total of 29,264 teachers and other academic staff of State Government funded institutes. Besides, about 3.5 lakh ...
NDMC announces annual budget
Smart city initiatives with electronic and mobile governance continued to be the focus of the New Delhi Municipal Council's annual budget announced Tuesday. The total receipt of the budget estimates (BE) 2019-20 are Rs 4,172.34 crores against Rs 3,954.51 crores provide in the revised estimates (RE). "The NDMC would continue to extend civic services and community facilities to the residents in an equitable, non-discretionary and transparent manner by smart electronics and mobile governance. "It includes adoption of Block Chain Technology for birth and death certificate application, Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) to connect field offices of NDMC, networking in Palika Kendra, implementation of Single Sign On (SSO) for all citizen services and an online bill tracking system among others," NDMC chairman Naresh Kumar said in his budget speech. He said online applications for electricity and water connections and online payment facilities and electronic human resource management ...
University of Hyderabad gives nod to pay tribute to scholar
: The University of Hyderabad Tuesday said it would allow students and 'invited speakers' to pay tribute to the bust of scholar Rohith Vemula, who committed suicide on January 17, 2016, on the campus and hold 'planned' meetings at the auditorium of the varsity. Some sections of students of the university and outfits under the 'Rohith Vemula Struggle and Solidarity Committee' banner had given a call for 'Chalo HCU' for January 17 against the alleged 'destruction' of portraits of Dr B R Ambedkar, Jyotiba Phule and other Dalit leaders. On the call given by the students to observe January 17 as a special event to remember Rohith Vemula, the university, in a statement posted on its website, said it would like to clarify that while its students and invited speakers would be welcome to pay tribute to Vemula's bust at the North Shopping Complex area, the planned meeting could be held in the Savitribai Phule auditorium. Denying any destruction of portraits at the North Shopping .
IIT KGP, University of Alberta collaborate for joint doctoral degree programme
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur and University of Alberta (UoA), one of Canada's top ranking university, have inked a pact to explore opportunities for a joint doctoral degree programme.
Jadavpur University students protest against professor
A section of Jadavpur University students on Tuesday boycotted classes and began an agitation demanding expulsion of International Relations' Professor Kanak Sarkar for his comments on virginity.
Govt approves 7th pay commission recommendations for teachers of technical institutions
The Ministry of Human Resource Development Tuesday approved a proposal to extend the seventh pay commission recommendations to academic staff of government and aided technical institutions with granting of Rs 1,241 crore for the purpose. "This will directly benefit a total of 29,264 teachers and other academic staff of state government funded institutes. Besides, about 3.5 lakh teachers and other academic staff of private colleges or institutions within the purview of All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) will also benefit from the approval," Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar told reporters. "The central government will also reimburse 50 per cent of total additional expenditure to be incurred by these institutes for the payment of arrears on account of 7th Central Pay Commission implementation," he added. The minister said that the move will help technical institutions on attracting and retaining faculty of high academic standards.
Classmate Spell Bee is back with its 11th season
Classmate, India's No.1 Notebook Brand by ITC and Radio Mirchi are back with Season 11 of India's largest spelling competition for school students, Classmate Spell Bee.The competition provides an appropriate platform for the country's best spellers to identify their strengths and achieve recognition for their unique spelling skills. The spelling extravaganza, promises to deliver a bigger and better experience than it did in its last season.It will travel to more than 1000 schools across 30 cities and will reach out to more than 6,50,000 students from standards 5 to 9. Students from around India can also participate online at www.classmatespellbee.in.The top 16 participants of the competition also get to showcase their skills on national television on The Discovery Channel, Discovery Kids and Discovery Tamil. Classmate believes that every child is unique, inspired by this belief, the theme for the competition 'Every child is unique and so is every word' centers around the brand's ...
Government open to review GST in education sector: Shiv Pratap Shukla
Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla on Tuesday said the government is open to reconsider the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates on certain components in the education sector.
Two nursing students identified for killing puppies
The two women seen in a video beating puppies to death near the hostel building of a medical college in Kolkata have been identified as nursing students, the head of the probe committee said on Tuesday.
India needs to improve its educational outcomes to catch up with China (Column: Active Voice)
Both China and India started building their national education systems under comparable conditions in the late 1940s. Different policies and historical circumstances have, however, led them to different educational outcomes, with China outperforming India not just in terms of its percentage of literate population and enrollment rates at all levels of education, but also in terms of number of world-class institutions in higher education, and greater research output.
JNU sedition case: Court to consider chargesheet against Kanhaiya, others on Jan 19
A Delhi court Tuesday fixed January 19 for consideration of charge sheet against former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in the 2016 JNU sedition case. The court put up the matter for hearing on the date as Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat was on leave Tuesday. The Delhi Police had on Monday filed a chargesheet at a city court against Kanhaiya Kumar and others, saying he was leading a procession and supported seditious slogans raised on the varsity campus in February 2016. Police also charged former JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya for allegedly shouting anti-India slogans during an event on the university's campus on February 9, 2016, to commemorate the hanging of Parliament-attack mastermind Afzal Guru.
India's Biggest EdTech Gathering - 1000+ EdTech Stakeholders to Connect, Share & Discuss the Future of Education Technology
/ -- EdTechReview - Asia's Premier EdTech Media & Community is organizing its flagship edtech ecosystem event - EdTechReview Summit, Expo, Pitch & Awards 2019 in Bengaluru on 14-15 Feb, 2019 to brings the best of the edtech world to India. The event with 1000+ edtech stakeholders (edtech & e-learning startup founders, publishers, investors, venture capitalists, K-12 and higher education institution owners & heads, educators etc.) and over 50 cutting-edge edtech solution providers exhibiting during the 2 day event is going to be India's biggest edtech gathering with global participation. Through a series of interactive sessions, inspirational keynotes, demos and start-up pitches around 100 international thought leaders and speakers will share their insights & perspectives on the future of EdTech. Event Date: 14-15 Feb 2019 Event Venue: TAJ, MG Road, Bengaluru Event Website: https://goo.gl/E4ki2R Day 1 ends with pitch sessions by edtech startups. APPLY Day 2 ends
Massive US teachers' strike affects half million pupils
More than 30,000 public school teachers in Los Angeles walked off the job on Monday to press their demands for better pay, smaller class sizes and more educators. The strike -- the first in 30 years -- is affecting some 500,000 students in the nation's second largest school district, with intense negotiations in past weeks failing to lead to a breakthrough. The action is being watched closely by teaching unions across the country that are engaged in labour negotiations and also considering strikes. "Here we are on a rainy day in the richest country in the world, in the richest state in the country, in a state that's blue (Democrat) as it can be -- and in a city rife with millionaires -- where teachers have to go on strike to get the basics for our students," Alex Caputo-Pearl, the head of the United Teachers Los Angeles union, told a news conference. "Here we are in a fight for the soul of public education," Caputo-Pearl added. "The question is: do we starve our public neighbourhood ..
DU's high-power committee meets
A high-power committee of the Delhi University met Monday to discuss issues related to contractual and ad-hoc teachers. According to an official present at the meeting, the academic council is likely to meet on January 16. The committee recommended that maternity leave should be extended to ad-hoc teachers and past services as ad-hoc should be considered for promotion of teachers. The deans of various departments were called as special invitees to the meeting and it was promised that the academic council meeting will be held this week. The Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) has called for a flash protest on January 16, the day of the council's meeting, to protest against the administration's move to being in an additional clause on contractual appointments which does not exist, they said. The DUTA will also hold a strike on January 17 and 18 which will begin with a march from Ramlila Maidan to Parliament Street on January 17 to demand the absorption of ad-hoc teachers. The .
Mamata planning twin strategy to solve problem of dearth of
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her government was mulling over a two-pronged strategy to meet the problem of dearth of teachers in state run schools. While class 5 would be brought to primary level, graduates would be recruited as interns in primary and secondary schools, she said. Bringing class 5 in primary level "could in a way meet the dearth of teachers at class five and restore a proper balance between teachers and students at that elementary level before students enter secondary schools," Banerjee said. The government is also formulating a proposal to recruit graduates as interns for two years in institutes facing dearth of teachers at both primary and secondary levels, she told a press conference in presence of Education Minister Partha Chatterjee. There is more than adequate teachers in some areas, while there is an acute dearth of teachers in many interior pockets of Sunderbans, Jhargram and Dooars, she said. "Graduates, fresh from ...
JNUSU warns of agitation against VC
The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union has submitted a letter to the varsity's vice chancellor, seeking an appointment with him and have threatened to start an agitation against him if he does not give in to their demands. The union has submitted a letter to Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar, seeking immediate appointment from him to discuss crucial issues of the university, they said. "We, as elected representatives of the students, are seeking an appointment with the head of our institution to discuss violation of constitutionally mandated reservations, attack on gender justice through dismantling of GSCASH, the violation of JNU Act and statutes, bypassing of democratic decision-making bodies such as the Academic Council, that are happening under the tenure of the current VC," JNUSU said. They also said they want to discuss why the vice-chancellor "has done nothing" but brought about a "series of anti-student, anti-teacher, anti-worker policies" during his tenure. "We seek ..
HC stays JNU circular making mandatory for faculty to mark attendance
The Delhi High Court on Monday put an interim stay on a Jawaharlal Nehru University administration's decision making it mandatory for the faculty to mark their attendance every day.
UGC stopping scholarship grants to researchers, alleges Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the University Grants Commission (UGC) of stopping scholarship grants to researchers and issuing "fatwa" to higher educational institutes in the state. Banerjee was speaking to reporters after a meeting with vice-chancellors of universities, principals of colleges and presidents of the primary and secondary education board, at the state secretariat 'Nabanna' here. "We have received complaints from various colleges and universities about UGC stopping grants for scholarship for PhD projects under National Eligibility Test (NET)," she said. "Many representatives of universities and colleges have also informed that they (the UGC) are regularly issuing 'fatwa' on different issues. This is not proper," the CM added. Education Minister Partha Chatterjee has earlier taken exception to different notifications from the UGC -- ranging from a call to observe September 29 as 'Surgical Strike Day' to observance of the birth