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CBSE to downgrade school level, restrict number of sections over violation of affiliation bye-laws
Downgrading from senior secondary level to secondary level, restricting number of sections and debarring school from sponsoring students in board examinations are among the penalties prescribed by CBSE if any school is found guilty of irregularities in financial, administrative, examination and academic matters. According to the new affiliation bye-laws of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the board can take various actions against erring schools, including issuing written warning, levying fine up to Rs 5 lakh, suspending affiliation for a definite period, debarring school from applying for affiliation and withdrawing affiliation. "The board may impose all or any of the penalties in case of gross malpractices in examination, academic, administrative and financial matters and established violation or non-compliance of court or government orders," the bye-laws read. Other grounds for penalty pointed out by CBSE include shortcomings in affiliation requirements detected at .
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China's first private university inaugurated
China's first private research university has been officially inaugurated in Zhejiang Province's Hangzhou city, official media here reported on Monday. The university which was inaugurated on Saturday would push forward national higher-education reform, state-run Global Times quoted experts as saying. China's educational institutions are mostly state-owned and governed by ministry of education. Autonomy for top educational institutions has been a long-standing demand of the Chinese academic community. Five Nobel laureates, including physicist Chen-Ning Yang and more than 70 representatives of domestic and overseas universities attended the founding ceremony of Westlake University in Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang Province. Westlake has 68 research group leaders, 139 students under joint supervision at the top Chinese institutes of Fudan University and Zhejiang University and 159 key researchers, the report said. Schools of natural science, engineering and life sciences are
'India is an obvious partner for UNSW'
As India seeks to reap its demographic dividend and foster innovation and skills for its aspirational young, Australia's global UNSW university is keen to step up its engagement by forging a strategic partnership and become the country's pre-eminent destination for Indian students and research partners.
DU Academic Council member urges VC to disburse admission fee to colleges
A member of Delhi University's Academic Council has written to the vice-chancellor, urging him to immediately disburse the money collected from students during their admission to the respective colleges. Professor Hansraj Suman, a DU professor, said in his letter that the money collected during admission of students is deposited online through the varsity portal and even the fee refund to students is done through it. "The money is disbursed to colleges after six months. The interest generated on the money goes to the varsity," he said in the letter. In the letter, Suman urged the vice-chancellor to ensure that the admission fees is given directly to colleges so that they can decide where they want to spend the money at the beginning of the session. A DU official said last year the system of the fees getting deposited to the varsity was started. He said it ensures students do not have to go to individual colleges to deposit fees and even if they have to withdraw admission from one ...
Contribute to the motherland, Super 30 founder urges Indians abroad
Super 30 founder Anand Kumar on Sunday urged Indians living abroad to come back and contribute to the "motherland" where there is a "huge craving for education".
Audit in over 40,000 Hi-Tech school classrooms in Kerala from
A massive audit covering over two lakh students and 80,000 teachers to gauge the usage of ICT equipments and facilities provided to government schools in the state would be conducted from Monday, as part of the Hi-Tech project. The audit, initiated by the Kerala infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) would be conducted in two phases in 4,752schools, where the project aimed at uplifting schools as Centres of Excellence, was implemented, Vice Chairman and Executive Director of KITE, K Anvar Sadath said. Usage details would be directly collected from over 80,000 teachers and over 2 lakh students in as many as 40,083 Hi-Tech classrooms in the state, he noted. As part of the project, KITE has facilitated Laptop, Multimedia Projector, Screen, USB Speaker, Projector Mounting Kit, HDMI Cable and Faceplate, High speed internet connectivity to each of the Hi-Tech classrooms. Besides, the classrooms have also been provided with access to Samagra Resource Portal which ...
Punjab Police never questions integrity of any student: DGP
Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Suresh Arora Sunday said the state police never questions the integrity of students, especially those from Kashmir. His remarks came after media reports claimed Kashmiri students of a number of colleges in Punjab have started returning home fearing harassment following the arrest of three college youths from the valley for allegedly possessing an AK-47 rifle and other weapons. Arora said, It's our moral duty to ensure students from all part of the country have access to quality education. However, action will be taken if any citizen violates the law, he said. The DGP said he has already directed district police chiefs to have detailed interactions with students and assure them of help in difficult situations. He said Additional Director General of Police (Community Policing) Ishwar Singh and Inspector General of Police V Neerja have been appointed as nodal officers to redress their grievances, if any.
SRFTI says no to guest faculty charged with indecent behaviour
The Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) here will not invite anybody as guest faculty if there is a serious allegation of indecent behaviour against him, its director said Sunday. The SRFTI Students' Association has accused a visiting faculty, who had come to the institute in early 2000, of "indecent and improper conduct". SRFTI director Debamitra Mitra told PTI, "I received certain allegations and talked to many students over the issue, which occurred years ago. We will not let our students face any uncomfortable situation. "We have decided not to invite a teacher who will fail to control his impulse or not conduct himself appropriately before the students." SRFTI Students' Association president Nairita Guhathakurta said over the past few days, disturbing allegations against a visiting faculty of the institute "have come to the surface that the SRFTI Students' Association can no longer ignore". The person, she said, had come to the institute in early 2000 as a visiting
Girl gamers more likely to pursue science, math degrees
Girls who play video games are three times more likely to choose physical science, technology, engineering or maths (PSTEM) degrees compared to their non-gaming peers, a study has found. Researchers from University of Surrey in the UK found that 13-14 year old girls classed as 'heavy gamers' -- those playing over nine hours a week --were three times more likely to pursue a PSTEM degree. The study, published in the journal Computers in Human Behaviour, also found that all of girls who were already in PSTEM degrees were also gamers. However, the same could not be said for boys where a similar amount of gamers existed regardless of degree type, leading to thoughts that boys experience far less pressure to conform to the video gamer stereotype if they were studying a PSTEM degree. Anesa Hosein, who led the study, believes that identifying and targeting certain female groups early may be a way to encourage more to study it at degree level and beyond. "Our research shows that those who ...
HRD Ministry seeks data of vacant EWS seats in private schools from states
The HRD Ministry has asked the states to provide data about vacant seats under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category in entry-level classes in private schools. The move comes in the wake of a report by the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) according to which around 13,000 nursery seats reserved for children from economically disadvantaged households in private schools in the 2018-19 academic session remain unfilled in the national capital. "I have asked the states to provide data about vacant EWS seats and then we will analyse what can be done to ensure the candidates under the category can make best use of the available provisions," Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said. Under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, 25 per cent of the seats are to be reserved for the EWS and Disadvantaged Group (DG) categories in entry-level classes nursery, KG and I in all private schools. While those belonging to families with annual income less than Rs 1 lakh ..
AMU to hold student council polls on Nov 13
The annual elections of the Aligarh Muslim University Students' Union (AMUSU) will be held on November 13.The results will be declared on the same day.The announcement of the election dates comes few days after around 1,200 Kashmiri students threatened to leave their studies midway if the sedition charges against three of the students were not withdrawn.On October 15, three Kashmiri students of the varsity were reportedly slapped with sedition charges for allegedly raising anti-India slogans and trying to hold a prayer meeting to mourn the death of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Manas Bashir Wani.However, AMU vice-chancellor Tariq Mansoor later clarified that the university administration has not slapped sedition charges against any student.
Gunmen abduct six children from Cameroon school: teacher
Gunmen have abducted six children from a school in Bamenda, the capital of the northwestern, English-speaking Northwest region of Cameroon, a teacher there told AFP. "People attacked the high school yesterday (Friday) at 11:00 am (1000 GMT)," a teacher in Bamenda told AFP. "Six pupils have been abducted." The information was confirmed by a source close to the security services in Bamenda. Local media reports said one of the six had managed to escape, but that information has not yet been independently confirmed. Cameroon's two anglophone regions in the west of Cameroon are the site of an armed separatist uprising, where the separatists have called for a boycott of the schools. They argue the French-language education system penalises English-speaking students. Already, since the start of the new term in September, insurgents have killed one school director, mutilated a teacher and attacked several high schools. The results of the country's presidential election, which took place on ...
Delhi government to open 100 primary-level libraries in its schools
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday opened the gates to a "primary library" in a government school -- the first among 100 libraries which will be open for students in the coming days.
Teacher accused of molesting minors turns himself in
A teacher of a private school, who was charged with molestation of six students recently, has surrendered before police in Assam's Kokrajhar district, a senior officer said. The accused, Saifur Rahman, was also a senior leader of All Bodoland Muslim Students' Union (ABMSU). The organization suspended him over the allegations, the police officer said. "The matter came to light earlier this month after the parents of the minor girls filed a complaint against Rahman, who taught science at the private school in Gossaigaon area of the district," he said. Rahman, who was on the run following the FIR registration, surrendered at Gossaigaon police station on Saturday, he added.
Somdev Devvarman launches 'Singhania Sports Academy'
Sulochanadevi Singhania School, Thane has inaugurated 'Singhania Sports Academy' in the presence of Former Indian Tennis Player Somdev Devvarman.The academy, which is a joint venture between Sports Ignite and Sulochana Singhania School (Thane), is designed and maintained by Sports Ignite."I am happy that Singhania School has taken the initiative of nurturing sports at grassroot level with this modern facility and everyone will be able to able to use these facilities. As a nationwe need to start playing sports which will help in making India a Sporting Powerhouse in years to come." He further added, "With my NGO "Life is a Ball" along with Sports ignite, we hope to reach out to many underprivileged kids who otherwise would not have access to sports. This will help the country churn out sportsmen in various disciplines in the near future," said Somdev Devvarman."Apart from academics, Singhania School also believes in imparting a holistic blend of education in the co-curricular field ...
Deadline for 'Atal Essay Competition' extended till November 14
Purnea Lok Sabha Vikas Parishad (PLSVP) had organised an essay competition for school and college students of Bihar in the fond memory of former prime minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee is receiving a huge response in the first year itself.Looking at the enthusiasm and positive response amongst the students of Bihar, the organisers have decided to extend the deadline of the state-wide online essay competition that kicked off on October 2, Gandhi Jayanti.The multilingual essay competition started accepting entries from 8:00 am on October 2, 2018 and was expected to end at midnight of October 19, 2018. But the organisers have now extended the date to November 14, that is Children's Day."The competition has already received a huge response, we have received more than 8000 entries so far. Meanwhile, we've received requests across various quarters in Bihar that several students, who were busy with the festivities during the Navratri, couldn't participate in the competition. Hence, we have .
Imparting skills in Mizoram: The Aizawl experience (Comment)
I recently had the opportunity to conduct a hands-on workshop on entrepreneurship, creativity and communication for three government colleges in Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram, with two of my colleagues.
Mexican school employee suspected of abusing 37 children
An administrative employee at a kindergarten was arrested on Friday on suspicion of having sexually abused 37 children, Mexican authorities said.
MP Manoj Jha urges Modi to recall UGC's letter on professors and teachers
Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urging him to recall the UGC's letter to central varsities to invoke rules applicable for central government employees. He said the University Grants Commission (UGC) had written to varsities in May directing them to follow Government of India rules/orders till the time they frame their own statutes. In its academic council meeting, the Jawaharlal Nehru University had approved the decision to bring its teachers under the Central Civil Service (Conduct) Rules, which the JNU Teachers' Association said was an attempt to curb the culture of debate and dissent. In the letter, Jha said the "academic autonomy of teachers has hit a new low". "In the last year before the general elections it is not implausible to see it as another attempt to clamp down on dissent and critique," he said. "It is not acceptable that teachers will have to take permission from the administration as to what they can research, write and ...