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5,000 seats added to Navodaya schools
Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday announced the approval of an increase of 5,000 seats in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) for the 2019-20 Academic Year.
HRD ministry approves 5,000 additional seats for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday approved an increase of 5,000 seats at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas across the country. In the last four years there has been an addition of 9,000 seats in the residential schools for talented rural children. With the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry approving the addition of 5,000 more seats, the number of seats has increased from 46,600 to 51,000 at the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) . The admission to the additional seats will start in the 2019-20 academic session. This is a step in the right direction. This is the biggest-ever expansion of quality education for rural students. This unprecedented expansion of JNVs, nearly free of cost residential schools, will provide more opportunity for talented children from rural areas to get quality education," Javadekar said. Navodaya schools are the only institutions in the country where students give entrance examination for admission to Class 6. In 2001, 5.50 lakh aspirants ...
EVMs tamper-proof, their functioning being looked after by experts: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said Monday electronic voting machines were tamper proof and an expert committee was looking after their functioning. There is absolutely nothing to doubt about the integrity of the system, he said addressing a gathering at the inauguration of the new academic session of the PGIMER here. On the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Arora said, We will try our level best and I am sure (we will) succeed to have a credible, fair, impartial and ethical election. The CEC was speaking on the topic The Road Ahead Opportunities and Challenges. Director, Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Jagat Ram, senior faculty of the premier medical institute and students were part of the gathering.
E-Learning is the leading industry vertical with 30.7 pct investment within education sector in CY2018: VCCEdge reports
According to VCCEdge, E-Learning and Education Support Services are successfully gaining investors' attention with 30.7 percent share and 26.6 percent investment share out of 136.8 million of funding received by Education Sector in CY2018.Education institutions and schools have started to shift their focus towards personalized education in order to cater to the different needs and learning styles. There are many techEd companies which provide online certification and online training courses which are being preferred due to their convenience.Edtech companies are personalizing the learning experience and making the pedagogy more interesting by incorporating innovative solutions around augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), gamification among others in the education sector."Integrated learning solutions which seamlessly combine print books with digital learning aids, hold great potential in the coming years as their demand is expected to surge significantly owing to infrastructure
5000 seats added to Navodaya Vidyalayas this academic year
Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday announced an increase of 5000 seats in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) for the Academic Year 2019-20.At present, the number of seats in JNVs, residential schools for rural children, are 46600. The addition of 5000 seats will mean availability of 51000 seats from 2019"This is a step in the right direction. This is the biggest-ever expansion of quality education for rural students. This unprecedented expansion of JNVs, nearly free of cost residential schools, will provide more opportunity for talented children from rural areas to get quality education," said Javadekar.In the last four years there had been an addition of 9000 seats and with the addition of 5000 seats the total number of seats added to JNVs by the government in five years, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be 14000 seats. In the next four years, the government is planning to add 32000 more seats.For the 2019 entrance test, ...
JNU admin slams teachers association for opposing compulsory attendance rule
The Jawaharlal Nehru University administration slammed the varsity's teachers association for seeking opinion of colleagues from foreign universities on compulsory attendance for faculty members "just to oppose the administration". The JNU Teachers' Association (JNUTA) had recently shared findings of a survey conducted by them among universities across the world to obtain views on the marking of attendance for faculty, said JNUTA secretary Avinash Kumar. "No university/institutes of higher learning in 75 premiere and highly ranked universities across 21 countries except one, has the practice of faculty signing daily attendance register or using biometrics," he said. The report was met with criticism by the varsity administration. To begin with, the JNU rules on attendance have been grossly misrepresented, said the varsity's registrar in a statement, adding these rules have been made by the statutory bodies of the university whereas the detractors are repeatedly questioning the ...
7 KVs to be opened soon, Javadekar assures Arunachal
Union minister Prakash Javadekar has assured the Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig (Retd) Dr B D Mishra that seven proposed Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) in the state would be opened this financial year, an official release said Sunday. The Union human resource development minister gave the assurance when the governor called on him in New Delhi and discussed issues regarding education in the state on Saturday. Javadekar said the seven KVs would be opened within this financial year and the requisite cabinet proposal will be moved shortly. The proposed KVs are in Kurung Kumey, Dibang Valley, Namsai, Upper Subansiri, Anjaw, West Siang and Upper Siang districts. The minister stated that the Centre is committed to improve primary education and overcome the dropout rate in Arunachal Pradesh. Mishra requested the minister for three Navodaya Vidyalayas for the three newly created districts of Shi Yomi, Lepa Rada and Pakke Kessang and Javadekar assured him that the proposal would be ..
Classes suspended to hold blanket distribution prog at primary school, principal suspended
The principal of a primary school here has been suspended after classes were halted at the institute to hold a blanket distribution programme there, officials said. Basic Education Officer of the district Santosh Rai said Sunday Gorakhnath Yadav has been suspended with immediate effect. "Action has also been recommended against the village Pradhan, Aasmaan Thothaa, village under the Sahatwar police station area)," he said. The Balia district administration had Saturday ordered a probe into a blanket distribution programme held in the school, where classes were halted and a dance programme was also organised. "On Friday, a blanket distribution programme was held at a primary school in Aasmaan Thothaa village under the Sahatwar police station area. According to a complaint received, a dance programme was also held at the venue," Rai said.
Maharashtra student alleges Education Minister Tawde ordered his 'arrest'; minister denies
An undergraduate student in Maharashtra's Amravati district has alleged that state Education Minister Vinod Tawde ordered his arrest when he was recording a conversation between him and a fellow student, a charge denied by the minister. The student, Yuvraj Dabad, also claimed that following the alleged order, the local police detained him for a couple of hours, seized his smartphone and returned it after the video-recording was deleted from it. Tawde, however, refuted the allegation, saying he did not order the student's arrest and that "lies" were being spread against him. A top police official in Amravati said the student was neither arrested nor detained, and nothing was deleted from his mobile phone. The alleged incident took place on Friday after Tawde inaugurated an elocution competition at a college in Amravati, located around 680 km from here. The minister was leaving after his speech at the event when some students of a journalism course reached out to him near his vehicle, ..
Telangana youngest engineer cracks CAT with 95.95 percentile
17-year-old Samhitha Kasi Bhatta cracked the highly competitive Common Admission Test (CAT) this year with 95.95 percentile in her very first attempt at a time when candidates much older need multiple attempts to clear the test.Speaking with ANI, Samhitha said that her scores will help to get into one of the IIMs (Indian Institute of Management) in the country. "I am hoping to do MBA in Finance from a reputed B-school," Samhitha said.She used to write articles and make drawings from the age of five. She also got the appreciations from late President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam at the age of five for writing an article on the solar system.She also met former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh for writing an article on the Indian economy suggesting a few measures to improve the economy of the country. Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor and economist Dr Raghuram G Rajan is her role model.Delighted by Samhitha's achievements her father, L N Kasi Bhatta said, "We are expecting calls from ..
Maharashtra student alleges Tawde ordered his 'arrest'; minister denies
An undergraduate student in Maharashtra's Amravati district has alleged that state Education Minister Vinod Tawde ordered his arrest when he was recording a conversation between him and a fellow student, a charge denied by the minister. The student, Yuvraj Dabad, also claimed that following the alleged order, the local police detained him for a couple of hours, seized his smartphone and returned it later. Tawde, however, refuted the allegation, saying he did not order the student's arrest and that "lies" were being spread against him. The alleged incident took place on Saturday after Tawde inaugurated an elocution competition at a college in Amravati, located around 680 km from here. The minister was leaving after his speech at the event when some students of a journalism course reached out to him near his vehicle, seeking his response on a free-education policy. Prashant Rathod, a student of the college, said, "I was told by Education Minister Vinod Tawde to start working somewhere ..
Teacher accused of calling students 'monkeys' in Facebook post
An elementary school teacher in the US has allegedly been sent on paid administrative leave after she compared her students to monkeys in a Facebook post, the media reported.
UP: School expels girl for protesting against molestation
A class 11 student of Mahatma Gandhi Inter College has been expelled for protesting against alleged molestation here in Kushinagar.When the victim reported to the school administration about the incident, they dismissed her complaint saying the incident occurred outside the campus and does not fall under their jurisdiction. Later, the school administration decided to expel her as the girl protested against their respond in the matter.According to an FIR made by the victim, the school principal stated at the prayer hall that "such girls" are not needed here as they spoil the school's image.Responding to the incident Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya told ANI: "Law is already there and we ensure that police will do its work and justice will be served to the victim."Talking to ANI about the incident, a woman activist from Hyderabad Varalakshmi said: "This is a shameful act as school authorities haven't taken any action against the accused. When the victim reported .
Maharashtra student alleges minister Tawde ordered his 'arrest'
An undergraduate student in Maharashtra's Amravati district has alleged that state Education Minister Vinod Tawde ordered his arrest when he was recording a conversation between him and a fellow student. The student, Yuvraj Dabad, further claimed that following the alleged order, the local police detained him for a couple of hours, seized his smartphone and returned it later. The alleged incident took place after Tawde inaugurated an elocution competition at a college in Amravati on Saturday. The minister was leaving after his speech at the event, when some students of a journalism course reached out to him near his vehicle, seeking his response on a free-education policy. Prashant Rathod, a student at the college, said, "I was told by Education Minister Vinod Tawde to start working somewhere if I could not afford the educational expenses. My question to him was whether the state could have a free-education policy." Dabad was video-recording the interaction, when the minister "first ..
Performance of states in education to be graded: Javadekar
Union Human Resource and Development Minister Prakash Javadekar informed that states will henceforth be graded on the basis of their education performance, largely based on 70 parameters.After a National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) executive meeting, Javadekar said on Saturday, "State performance grading will be done on 70 parameters that will improve the quality and will give clarity on where exactly the state stands."The meeting was attended by education ministers of Assam, Gujarat, Delhi, and some council members.Furthermore, Javadekar stressed on the importance of rationalising the curriculum."Curriculum rationalisation needs to be done for holistic learning and for that curriculum overload will be reduced by some percentage this year, and some more in the next, by 2021 we will have reduced the curriculum by 50 per cent," he said.He also informed that more NCERT books will be published this year."Two crore books were published two years ago, last year six .
Defying all odds, this girl from Naxal-infested Sukma is all set to fly to South Africa
Rani Rai, a native of Dornapal village in Naxal-infested Sukma, has not only completed her engineering but also managed to land a job for her self in South Africa.Rai's family used to barely manage two square meals each day. Yet, her father, who was uneducated himself, was adamant on giving all his children good education, even if it meant toiling for extra hours while selling old clothes in the market to gather funding.Rani is the eldest among four children. She completed her primary schooling from Dornapal, after which she left for Dantewada to pursue her education. However, owing to financial constraints, Rani had to return.In a bid to make his daughter's dream come true, Rani's father sold his land for his daughter to become an engineer. After completing her education, Rani landed a job offer from a company in South Africa, allowing her to help reduce the financial burden on her parents."My father and mother have done a lot for me. They are the reason I have reached this position .
HRD starts 70-point grading index to assess state school edu
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has introduced a 70-point grading index to assess the quality of school education offered by states. "We have decided that a state performance grading will be done wherein the states will be marked out of 1,000 scores on 70 parameters," HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar told reporters here. This will give the correct picture of where every state stands. There will be a fair competition to improve each other's performances, he said. The ministry has also decided to print more books of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) as it said there were only 2 crore books two years ago. "This year, our target is to print 6 crore books. If parents want to send their wards to private schools, they have the right to get cheaper and quality books," Javadekar said. "The school curriculum will also be reviewed to ensure holistic education in which there will be time for physical education, value education, life skill education and ...
States' education performance to be ranked: Javadekar
Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said the performance of states in the field of education would now be assessed on 70 performance indicators creating a healthy competition among them to improve their performance.
Teacher booked for misbehaving with minor girl student
A government school teacher has been booked for misbehaving with a female student when she was sitting alone in a classroom.According to Circle Inspector of Manghalhat police station in Hyderabad a complaint from a minor girl, who is studying ninth standard in Government high school located in the limits of Manghalhat police station, was received.The minor girl stated that a teacher by name Sanjeev Rao in the school has misbehaved with her when she was sitting in the classroom alone.A case has been registered under sections 354 D of IPC, Section 9 F and 10 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act."We have sent the minor girl to Bharosa centre to record her statement and for counselling. The search is on to nab the accused teacher. Further probe is underway," the circle Inspector stated.
Panel for early rehab of bonded labourers rescued from Karnataka
An inquiry committee from the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Saturday recommended early rehabilitation of the 52 bonded labourers, including 17 women, rescued on December 16 from a plantation in Karnataka's Hassan district, about 200km from Bengaluru.