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Casio contributes to education in Indonesia
Indonesia has over 50 million students and 2.6 million teachers in more than 250,000 schools. It is the third-largest education system in Asia region.Recently, the Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia has signed a partnership with global electronics maker "Casio" in order to focus on the "STEM", which is an education curriculum based on the idea of educating students in four specific disciplines - science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.Reflecting on the same, Hiroshi Nakamura of Casio said, "In recent years, we came to understand that education is one of the most important focus points for the Indonesian government. In order to reach a high global level in the future, we believe that improving education for next generation is one of the most important objects and we are proud to support the improvement of education in Indonesia for better future."Casio has a large global market share of scientific calculators which help to develop students' study of mathematics. ..
IAF veteran donates Rs 17 lk to school where his wife taught for 21 yrs
A retried Air Force officer has donated Rs 17 lakh to a school where his wife taught for more than two decades, the Defence Ministry said in a statement Wednesday. Wing Commander (retd) JP Baduni lost his wife Vidhu Baduni due to a cardiac arrest in February this year. Vidhu Baduni was a teacher in the Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute at Subroto Park in Delhi for a period of 21 Years. "In her memory, her husband Wg Cdr (Retd) JP Baduni donated a sum of Rs 17 lakhto the school she had served," the statement said. Poonam S Rampal, principal of theAir Force Golden Jubilee Institute, said part of the donation, Rs 10 lakh, would be used for awarding scholarships and prizes to students of classes V to XI, achieving meritorious excellence in the field of academics every year. The other part would go towards the infrastructure development of the primary wing of the school. "The money was exclusively from the savings of his late wife which she had accumulated over the years from the service .
Pinjra Tod stages protest demanding colleges remove curfews for women students
Pinjra Tod, a students' collective, staged a protest Wednesday asking all the colleges of Delhi University to have no curfews for women students. Members of the group marched through all colleges of North Campus to give a strong message to the administration that "we are not going to stop until our demands are met", they said. "We entered Stephens, Hindu, Ramjas, DRC, Miranda and Khalsa. The Miranda House principal Pratibha Jolly was pressured to come out and speak to the students who had stormed through the front gate," they claimed. They said Jolly agreed to put out a notice in the hostel Thursday saying wardens are not allowed to call up parents without a student's consent, they will not make sexist comments and there will be no curfew on food delivery. According to the notice, clean drinking water and good food will also be ensured, they added. "The principal also said she is too 'liberal' to not agree to our demands and that she will address our removal of curfew demand by ...
Academic certificate not necessary while submission of admission forms: Javadekar
A new notification being issued by University Grants Commission (UGC) will help students in getting admission in higher institutions without submitting original academic and personal certificate at the time of submission of admission forms, Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday.
Dr Ambedkar University holds first students' council polls
The first students' council polls of the Dr BR Ambedkar University were held peacefully on Wednesday, officials said. The approximate voter turnout in the three campuses of the university was 40 per cent (Kashmere Gate), 40 per cent (Karampura) and 55 per cent (Lodhi Road), the varsity officials said. "The response is very encouraging considering the fact that the university is non-residential and students came from far off places to cast their vote," they added. The election went off peacefully sans any dispute, they said.
Agitating Presidency students urge Registrar to end deadlock
Agitating students of Presidency University on Wednesday urged Registrar Debojyoti Konar to end the impasse over their demand to be shifted to the under-renovation Hindu Hostel. The agitation, marked by an indefinite fast by a section of the students, entered the 10th day on Wednesday. The protesters asked Konar to respond in writing to their charter of demands, which include setting up of a committee comprising boarders for supervising the hostel renovation work, allowing boarders to stay in three rooms in the campus and dissolving the probe panel formed to find out those responsible for closure of the main gate in September. The Registrar called on the students to withdraw the agitation, and assured that the process to shift them to two wards of Hindu Hostel will be facilitated once the PWD gave its clearance by November 15. "We will not stop the Registrar from leaving. We only wish he takes the initiative to resolve the issue at the earliest," Subho Biswas, one of the
Manipur University students clash with police inside campus
Students of the crisis-hit Manipur University Wednesday clashed with security forces inside the campus during which police used tear gas shells, police sources said. The students were demonstrating in the campus demanding "unconditional release" of all the 15 teachers and students arrested in September following an FIR lodged on a complaint by acting Vice-Chancellor Prof K Yugindro. The clash broke out when the protesting students demanded to meet Yugindro and were prevented by policemen. Both the sides had a heated exchange of words following which the police personnel lobbed tear gas shells to disperse the agitators, sources said, adding several students were detained. The Manipur University Teachers Association (MUTA) denounced the police action on students. Earlier, MUTA members took mass casual leave Wednesday, university sources said. The teachers were protesting the delay in releasing the arrested 15 teachers and students as well as withdrawal of the FIR. The FIR was lodged .
Some JNUTA members spreading misinformation against civil service rules: JNU
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration on Wednesday accused some JNUTA members of spreading misinformation against the Academic Council's approval of the ordinance related to application of CCS rules on service matters in the varsity. The JNU Teachers' Association (JNUTA) had said placing teachers under the Conduct of Central Services Rules (CCS), would mean the "very role that academics are supposed to play in the classroom and in civil society has become criminalised". The teachers' body had alleged that the current administration has decided to impose the rules, which restrict them from expressing dissent. The approval of the ordinance by the Academic Council on October 5 is in conformity with the earlier resolution of the Executive Council of JNU and a UGC letter dated May 1 this year, the university said. "The Executive Council of JNU had passed a resolution way back on November 14, 2011, according to which 'the University may follow and adopt the government of ...
Govt to develop Skill Index for districts: Official
The government will develop a Skill Index to encourage competition between districts and improve their skill development and training performance, an official said Wednesday. The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) also commenced the Aspirational Hunar Abhiyan 2018-19 to support the "Transformation of Aspirational Districts" programme of NITI Aayog today. "Post first phase, which is around mid-November, we will be identifying the parameters basis which the skill index will be developed to bring in healthy competition between districts and improvise on their overall performance. "This will act as a good measurement to assess the outcome periodically and keep the overall program outcome based and efficient," said Sunita Sanghi, Sr Advisor Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. Aspirational Hunar Abhiyan has been conceived to aid and complement the programme. The campaign shall support the skilling initiatives/component of the aspirational districts by .
Students' union polls to be held on Oct 17 in Haryana
The Haryana government has decided to hold students' union elections in state colleges and universities on October 17. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar directed officials concerned to ensure smooth and peaceful conduct of the polls. The elections in the state are being held after a gap of 22 years. However, this year the government has decided to hold indirect polls to students' unions in Haryana. Through the indirect polls, class representatives (CRs) will be elected in colleges and department representatives (DRs) in universities, according to an official statement issued here. The CRs and DRs will further elect the president and other office bearers in the colleges and universities. Notably, the students' union polls were banned in 1996 by the then chief minister Bansi Lal following incidents of violence. "After a long period of 22 years, the present government has taken initiative to conduct the students' union elections in the state. No other previous government ever considered
Now original docs not mandatory for admission in colleges
Providing a huge relief to students at the higher education level, the University Grants Commission (UGC) issued a notification which stated that no Higher Education Institution can retain the original certificates of the applicants before the admission is confirmed.The notification also stated that the institutions will also have to refund the fees (the whole or a part of it) in case the student decides to withdraw their name, and can charge only up to Rs. 5000 as the procession fees.Addressing the press in the national capital, Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Prakash Javadekar said, "We receive lot complaints every year regarding admissions, so in order to make it easy for the students they will not have to submit any of their original documents before the admission is confirmed. As the merit list changes, and the applicant has full right to switch to a better college"According to the notification, the students would not be required to submit any original academic and
Colleges cannot retain origin documents, have to return fees on admission withdrawal: UGC
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has warned varsities and colleges against retention of original documents of admitted students and non-refund of fees in case an admission is withdrawn within one month. The higher educational institutions will be penalised with withdrawal of affiliation, deemed status and barred from receiving any assistance from the UGC if they fail to follow the directive. "No student will be required to submit any original academic and personal certificate like marksheet and school leaving certificate at the time of submission of admission form. No institution can take any original certificate into their custody. They can only ask for self attested copies of the documents," HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar told reporters. "In case a student withdraws the admission 15 days before the notified last date of admission, he or she shall be entitled for a 100 percent refund. Some colleges which deduct a processing fee can not deduct more than 5 per cent paid by the ...
Child rights body issues notice to school head on Hindu-Muslim segregation of students
The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Wednesday issued a notice to the head of an NDMC-run school accused of segregating students on the basis of religion. The DCPCR, in a statement, said such a segregation can have an ill-effect on holistic learning and development of students and also negatively impact the social fabric of the country. The body also asked the school authorities to immediately dissolve the sections and not shuffle it on the basis of religion. The DCPCR has asked them to tell the reason behind shuffling students on the basis of their religion. The North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) on Wednesday evening suspended the incharge of its school after it came to light that there was "segregation" of Hindu and Muslims students into different sections. The primary school falls in Wazirabad area of north Delhi and administered by the NDMC. The area comes under the Civil Lines Zone of the civic body. All municipal corporation-run schools in Delhi are till .
#MeToo hits Pune's Symbiosis International University campus
After swamping the country's entertainment and media sectors, the #MeToo forayed into the academic world - at the reputed Symbiosis Centre for Media & Communications (SCMC).
Mahatma Gandhi's thoughts have eternal value: Vice President
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said that Mahatma Gandhi's thoughts have eternal value and are relevant for all times.
Segregation case: NDMC suspends school in-charge; social divide won't be tolerated, says mayor
The head of an NDMC-run school in north Delhi's Wazirabad was suspended Wednesday for "segregating students" into Hindu and Muslim sections, the commissioner of the civic body said here, while denouncing his action as "unimaginable" and "unpardonable". "I was apprised of the allegations of students being segregated by our officials. We decided to probe the accusations, and unfortunately they were found to be true. We have suspended the head of the school with immediate effect and initiated major penalty charge sheet against him," North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) Commissioner Madhup Vyas told PTI. The Commissioner said the conduct of the official was "bizarre" and "unpardonable" and "goes against the grain of our pluralistic society". C B Singh Sehrawat, a teacher, was made in-charge of the school in July after its principal was transferred, NDMC's Director of Education H K Hem said, adding a three-member probe team was sent on Wednesday to investigate the allegations. The ...
MCD school in-charge suspended for dividing students on religious basis
The in-charge of a Delhi municipal school was suspended on Wednesday and the state apex child body took cognizance after reports emerged that the school seated Hindus and Muslims in separate sections.
NDMC suspends incharge of school, Delhi govt orders probe over 'segregation' of students
The North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) Wednesday suspended an incharge of its school over "segregation" of Hindu and Muslims students into different sections as the Delhi government ordered a probe and HRD Ministry sought a report in this matter. A section of teachers employed by the NDMC had alleged that a primary school in Wazirabad was segregating Hindu and Muslim students in different sections. The BJP-led NDMC in its initial probe found the allegations to be true and ordered suspension of the school in-charge while denouncing the step as unimaginable" and "unpardonable". "I was apprised of the allegations by our officials. We decided to probe the accusations, and unfortunately they were found to be true. We have suspended the head of the school with immediate effect and initiated major penalty chargesheet against him," NDMC Commissioner Madhup Vyas told PTI. The commissioner described the incident as "bizarre" and "unpardonable", saying it went against the grain of ...
Rights panel sends notice to MCD school for seating students on religious basis
The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Wednesday directed the head of a municipal school to produce by October 25 the procedure followed in assigning sections to students, after a news report said that the school seated Hindus and Muslims in separate sections.
SBI signs MoU with Nepal's National Banking Institute for human resource development
State Bank of India has signed an MoU with Kathmandu-based National Banking Institute (NBI) for the development of human resources of the latter, the country's largest lender said Wednesday. SBI signed the three-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NBI to establish a mutually beneficial strategic alliance for development of NBI's human resources by imparting education, training and research, SBI said in a statement. Under the MoU, the strategic training unit of SBI will impart education, training and development to facilitate transformation of NBI's HR department. An apex banking academy of Nepal, National Banking Institute is already in tie ups with leading institutions in India including IIMs, MDI, ISB, it said.