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Centre issues guidelines to regulate weights of school bags
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has instructed all states and union territories to formulate guidelines to rationalise teaching of subjects to regulate the weight of school bags as per the instructions of the Government of India.Lakshadweep administration has already taken action by directing all schools not to assign any homework to the students of Class I and II. "Schools should not prescribe any other subjects except language and mathematics for class I and II and language, EVS and mathematics for class IV to V students, as prescribed by NCERT," read a circular of the administration's Directorate of Education.In fact, a recent circular of the Directorate noted that students should not be asked to bring additional books or any other extra material to the school.The circular instructed that school bags of students of classes I and II should not weigh more than 1.5 kilograms and in case of students of class III and IV, the weight of bag should not exceed 3 ...
This Children's Day, Vigo Video Partners With CRY India to Help Children Guarantee Their Right to School
/ -- Vigo Video - an app for original short-video content through various dimensions of creativity, fun and talent, has initiated an official movement to advocate the right of every child to enjoy equal opportunities to education. In celebration of Bal Divas, Vigo has forged a partnership with CRY India to help more children to guarantee their right to school. Over the years, CRY has initiated, launched and organised campaigns to amplify the voice of children and their rights. The Right to School campaign gave 2,71,341 children schools that they deserve. To support this partnership, Vigo users are encouraged to use specific sticker to make videos. For every use of the sticker, Vigo Video will donate extra Rs 3; for every share of the posts using this sticker, Vigo Video will donate extra Rs 5. The number of donation will increase with the help of Vigo users. Apart from the online partnership and campaign, team Vigo Video Mumbai also visited one of the partner schools in Sion and ...
Reasons to Opt for the Best University in South India: Alliance University
/ -- One of the most common dilemmas that all students would have faced before joining a university is, "why should I choose a particular university?" This dilemma can be solved by looking into very simple aspects of what sets the university that one desires apart from the others. "My experience at renowned institutions of the country led me to believe in creating a fantastic environment for a diverse set of students from all over the world to study under one roof. Alliance, right from its inception, as the name goes, has envisioned to be one of the leading educational destinations where intellectuals, talented learners, researchers, industry experts, come together in pursuit of academic excellence," said Prof. Sudhir G. Angur, B.Tech. (IIT - Bombay), PGDM (IIM - Ahmedabad), Chancellor, Alliance University. So, what sets Alliance University apart from the other universities? One of the most notable features of Alliance University is its location. Alliance University is located in one
2 groups clash in KIIT over eve-teasing; select hostels vacated
Students of two groups in Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) clashed on Saturday over an issue of eve-teasing on November 23. Following this, the affected hostels have been vacated a precautionary measure."University has not been closed Sine Die and classes are functioning normally. A few students received minor injuries. They have been discharged after first-aid. Rumours of fatality are false. KIIT has a policy of zero tolerance towards such unruly actions and necessary steps have been taken from authorities' side," read an official statement issued on Sunday.On Saturday, five students were detained in connection with the riots between two groups at the KIIT University campus.Tensions began when a group of 2nd Year B.Tech students passed lewd comments at a 5th-year law student of the University. Although the matter was initially resolved, students from both groups got into a scuffle last evening which continued till late night.During the clashes, students were seen ...
No provision for means-cum-merit scholarship funds in grants received from UGC: JNU
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) said Sunday there was "no provision" for a means-cum-merit (MCM) fund in the annual grants received by it, days after the students' union alleged that such scholarships were not being disbursed by the administration. There is no provision for MCM funds in the annual grants received from the University Grants Commission (UGC) and JNU has been disbursing such scholarships from the tuition fees collected from its students, prof. Heeraman Tiwari, the varsity's finance officer, said. The official said the total fee collected from the students was about Rs 1.90 crore annually, while the university had been disbursing an average of Rs 3.50 crore every year. The JNU Students' Union had alleged that the adminstration had not disbursed Rs 50 lakh, which is due for scholarships, for the last eight months. "With the current tuition fee structure in JNU, meeting the cost of the MCM scholarship is becoming very difficult. Moreover, with the rise of the number ..
Those teachers defying rules of university, UGC being denied leave: JNU Registrar
The Jawaharlal Nehru University on Sunday said leaves are not being granted to "only those faculty members who are defying the rules of the varsity and that of the UGC", after a number of teachers alleged that they were denied leave for not marking their own attendance. The JNU executive council, in its meeting in August, had decided that university teachers need to mark their attendance. The varsity cited the UGC Regulations on Minimum Qualifications for appointment of teachers and other academic staff in universities and colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards In Higher Education, 2018, adopted by the statutory body of JNU. "The workload of teachers in full employment should not be less than 40 hours a week for 30 working weeks (180 teaching days) in an academic year. It should be necessary for the teacher to be available for at least five hours daily in the University/College," the UGC regulation states. All deans, chairpersons of special centres and other centres ...
Ensure classes are held regularly, Partha tells teachers' body
West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee on Sunday asked the members of Trinamool Congress-controlled primary teachers' association to ensure regular classes in schools. "I have urged the members of our association to see to it that teachers regularly take classes and students also record regular attendance... We must ensure this," he said. The minister was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a conference of the 'Paschimbanga Trinamool Prathamik Sikshak Samity'. Coming down heavily on Left-backed primary teachers' organisation, Chatterjee said, "Where were these protesters who are now hitting the streets with various demands, when the condition of primary teachers was worse in the tenure of the previous regime?" He said since the TMC came to power in West Bengal, 73,000 teachers were recruited at the primary level and many para-teachers (contractual teachers at elementary level) were made permanent. To a question about recruitment of primary teachers in ...
LGB students at higher risk of suicides, self-harm
University students who are lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) are at higher risk of self-harm and attempting suicide than their heterosexual counterparts, a study has found. The study, by researchers from the University of Manchester and Leeds Beckett University in the UK, shows that low self-esteem may explain the increased risk of self-harm in LGB students. Low self-esteem may result in LGB students who have faced discrimination or have struggled to accept or share their sexuality with others, according to the study published in the journal Archives of Suicide Research. "This study confirms that lesbian, gay or bisexual young people have elevated rates of suicidality and self-harm compared with heterosexual youth," said Elizabeth McDermott of Lancaster University. "We know much less about how LGB young people seek help for their mental health problems, or what type of support would be effective," said McDermott. Of the LGB students who completed an online questionnaire, 65 per cent ...
'English medium schools may not benefit India's poorest students'
Using English as medium of instruction for very young and underprivileged children in India -- especially those who speak a different language at home -- may be holding them back from learning basic school skills, scientists claim. Researchers are trying to decode why Indian children -- who normally know more than one language -- do not enjoy the same cognitive and learning advantages seen in multilingual students in the West. A four-year project, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Reading in the UK and project partners in Karnataka, Hyderabad and New Delhi, aims to find out why in a country where multilingualism is so common, the benefits and advantages of speaking more than one language, observed in Europe for instance, do not apply. Rather, Indian children show low levels of learning basic school skills, researchers said. According to Professor Ianthi Tsimpli from Cambridge University in the UK, the answers to this paradox may lie within the dataset she and ..
Schoolchildren torch-bearers of sanitation drive in Assam
School begins early for Pompy Biswas, Nitraban Hazarika and Krittika Das as they don the hats of 'swachh sevaks' to check whether the water tank has been filled, hand washing area cleaned and soaps put in place. The three students of Azara Keotpara Lower Primary School, along with their fellow mates, have set an example in Kamrup (Metro) district, near here, by taking upon themselves the responsibility of maintaining hygiene and keeping the environment clean, not just around classrooms but homes too. At Sajjanpara Lower Primary School, nearby, children keep a check on their parents and relatives too. They take time out to impart lessons on cleanliness to their neighbours and other members of the community. The Assam chapter of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, along with UNICEF, has piloted the cleanliness drive to ensure less absenteeism in schools, said Rajib Dutta, the project's engineer for Kamrup (Metro) district. "It is the schoolchildren who have become role models for the ..
Won't tolerate extortion in colleges: Partha
West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee on Saturday said the state government would conduct an inquiry if it received any complaint about extortion by students' union members. Asked to comment on reports of members of Trinamool Congress Students' Union being allegedly involved in extortion activities at Behala College, Chatterjee told reporters here, "If we get specific complaint about any such malpractice, we will investigate." A section of students had agitated at Behala College on Saturday, alleging that those having less than 60 per cent marks were asked to pay a large sum of money to some union members, for allowing them to sit for under-graduate examinations. "Under no circumstances, we will tolerate such act by anyone," the minister asserted. Pointing out that the college was under his assembly constituency, Chatterjee said he will summon the local councillor on Sunday to get an update about the incident. "There had been no such incident in any college ...
Mahatma Gandhi University & KVASU bag Chancellor's awards
: Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam has bagged the 'Fourth Chancellor's Award' for 2017-18, while the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Wayanad has bagged it for the year for the best Emerging young university. This is the second time that both universities have been selected for the respective awards. A Raj Bhavan release said that the Governor, Justice (Retd) P Sathasivam, has accepted the recommendation of the Selection Committee constituted by the Kerala State Higher Education Council to confer the fourth Chancellor's Award (2017-18) on Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. The prestigious award carries a cash prize of Rs five crore, the release said. The Governor has also accepted the committee's recommendation to confer the award for the Best Emerging Young University (2017-18) on the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Wayanad, it said. This award, announced in 2016, carries a prize money of Rs one crore. Mahatma Gandhi University ...
40 students escape fire in bus
At least 40 students of an institution in Sonitpur had a miraculous escape when the bus in which they were travelling suddenly caught fire but they managed to escape, the police said. The students, who were from Serega Foundation Junior Academy of Rowta in Sonitpur district, managed to scramble out of the bus when it caught fire at Goreswar due to some technical problem, the police said. Seven of them suffered minor injuries, the police said. The students were travelling to Bagmati near Indo-Bhutan border for a picnic. Locals rushed to the spot and took the injured to the hospital, while fire engines doused the flames after fighting for nearly an hour, the police added.
15 killed as bus plunges into canal in Karnataka
At least 15 people, most of them school children, were killed after their bus fell into a canal in Mandya district on Saturday, officials said. The incident took place around noon near Kanakanamaradi of Pandavapura taluk. Rescue teams have reached the spot and rescue operation was underway, they said. Locals said the bus, which was on its way to Mandya from Pandavapura, was completely submerged under water. Most of the victims are school children, they said, adding that they were returning home after half-a-day at school. Meanwhile, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy expressed shock over the the incident and rushed to the spot. According to a statement released by the Chief Minister's Office, Kumaraswamy has spoken to district in-charge minister C S Puttaraju and district Deputy Commissioner and directed them to visit the spot immediately and oversee the rescue operation.
NCERT books, CBSE syllabus in Tripura from next session
The Tripura government will introduce NCERT textbooks and CBSE syllabus from the next academic session in place of the present curriculum prescribed by the State Council of Educational Research and Training, the assembly has been informed. A team of NCERT experts is scheduled to arrive here on December 3 to impart a three-month-long training to the teachers about the new syllabus, Education minister Ratan Lal Nath said. "We shall introduce complete NCERT textbooks and CBSE syllabus from next academic year, because the students in our state were lagging behind the standard of the country. We want them to be as competitive as students of other states," Nath in the assembly on Friday. Shortly after coming to power in March ending the 25-year uninterrupted rule of the CPI(M)-led Left Front, the BJP-Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) government has set up an expert committee on the change of school syllabus. The expert panel has recommended National Council of ...
Students protest against SOL administration over delay in issuing admit cards
Members of the Krantikari Yuva Sangathan (KYS) and students of the Delhi University's School of Open Learning Friday protested at Arts Faculty in North Campus against SOL administration for not issuing admit cards. However, an official from the School of Open Learning (SOL) denied the charges and said the admit cards were uploaded on the Learning Management System (LMS) earlier. He said there was a delay in uploading the timetable of the exams as departments took time in sending the final schedule. The official claimed the students were unofficially informed that exams would be commencing from November 26. The KYS alleged that students have not received their admit cards even three days before exams. "SOL students pursuing MA Political Science have been left deeply stunned over SOL administration's apathy towards their examinations. Their examinations are to begin from November 26," the students' body said in a statement issued here. "This is not the first time that the SOL ...
Bring maternity leave for ad hoc female teachers, write DU teachers to VC
A collective of Delhi University teachers has demanded the varsity Vice Chancellor to implement the law to grant maternity leave to the ad hoc female teachers of the university.
PGT teachers in schools would now be called lecturers: HP CM
Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jai Ram Thakur Friday said that postgraduate teachers (PGT) in schools would now be called lecturers and posts of vice principal would be created in government senior secondary schools across the state. Addressing the state level education conference on 'Universal, Free and Quality Education for All' at Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Agriculture University in Palampur of Kangra district, Thakur also said the promotion quota for school lecturers would be increased from 50 to 60 per cent. "Nomenclature of PGT of the school would be changed into lecturer in the education department," he said. The CM also announced that the teachers showing poor results would be given one time relaxation and their annual increment would not be withheld. "The government is focusing on strengthening the educational institutions in the state," he said, adding recruitment of thousands of trained teachers is in pipeline so as to ensure that every institution in the state have adequate ..
Indiannica Learning Organizes Know For Sure Quiz at St Thomas School, Delhi
/ -- Indiannica Learning Private Limited (a subsidiary of Navneet Education Limited, formerly known as Encyclopdia Britannica (India) Private Limited) organized the Know For Sure Quiz at St Thomas School, Mandir Marg, Delhi on 23rd December, 2018. The quiz show was conducted by quizmaster, Mr. Titash Banerjea. More than 30 schools from in and around central Delhi participated in the quiz. The winning team was Modern School, Barakhamba Road, first runners-up were Springdales, Pusa Road, and second runners-up were Blue Bells School. (Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/628495/Indiannica_Learning_Logo.jpg ) (Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/788827/Indiannica_Learning_KFS_Quiz.jpg ) Speaking about the quiz competition Ms. Indrani Maitra, VP- Sales (K-12), Indiannica Learning Private Limited, said, "The Know For Sure quiz competition is based on our general knowledge series (for classes 1-8) - Know for Sure - authored by Siddhartha Basu. The series is focused on learning through
Manipal ProLearn announces EXCELERATE Scholarship for Data Science
Manipal ProLearn, a leading professional learning platform and a division of Manipal Global Education Services (MaGE), has announced the EXCELERATE scholarship for its Data Science program.Under the endowment, up to 10 meritorious students will receive financial assistance of Rs. 1 lakh each. Also, one outstanding candidate will be offered a full fee waiver of Rs. 5 lakhs.The scholarships aim at encouraging students to pursue a course in Data Science and more importantly, bridge the skill gap by creating industry ready professionals for a data-driven workplace."The confluence of data mining and insights is a requisite for professionals, more so as the fourth industrial revolution accelerates. In India alone, the need for data scientists is rising exponentially. The EXCELERATE scholarship is designed to encourage the most talented and students and professionals to apply for the program and help them transform their career trajectory," said Gopal Devanahalli, Sr Vice-President, Manipal .