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India needs 1.4 Mn career counselors: IC3 Conference
The 2018 Annual International Career and College Counseling (IC3) Conference acknowledged that India's 350 million students, the biggest student population in the world, needs at least 1.4 million career counselors to maintain a globally acceptable student-to-school-counselor ratio.The conference also unveiled a special report 'A World on The Move: Trends in Global Student Mobility' by Institute of International Education (IIE) highlighting that despite global uncertainty, the demand for international education has consistently been on the rise and will continue to grow.The conference attendance grew by 40 percent in 2017 to 700+ delegates this year from leading high schools and global universities across India, South East Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia.With 100+ speakers and over 40 sessions, the 3rd edition of the IC3 Conference provided an engaging platform to discuss new ideas and opportunities in global higher education and student counseling.The two-day event, hosted
Foundation of first 'world class' educational institute for minorities to be laid next month
The foundation for the first of the five proposed "world class" educational institutes for minorities is set to be laid early next month, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Thursday.
HRD Ministry introduces Atal ranking for institutions to promote innovation
To promote a culture of innovation and research in higher education, the Union government has introduced Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARRIA), Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar announcement today. He made the announcement at the inauguration of an innovation cell at the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) in New Delhi. "India lacks innovation. It is a challenge for us to innovate, innovation will make our country prosper. New thinking must be encouraged and every college must have an innovation cell," he said. "Named after former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, ARIIA will rank educational institutions for innovation output based on all major indicators and parameters used globally," he added.
Work on world class educational hub in Mewat to begin next month: Naqvi
The work on a world class educational hub that will focus on formal education and skill development will begin next month in minority-dominated area of Mewat, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said today. Naqvi told reporters here that 16 acres of land for the education hub in Mewat, Rajasthan, has been registered in the name of the Maulana Azad Education Foundation. The state government has given the land and by the second week next month the foundation stone will be laid, he said. Naqvi said the educational hub is expected to become operational by 2021. The minister said there were two aspects of the educational hub -- formal education from primary class upwards and skill development. "We are also looking to set up a Unani and Ayurveda education campus there as part of the project," Naqvi said. He said the idea behind setting up the project in Mewat was that it was among the least developed areas and among the aspirational districts identified by Prime Minister Narendra .
Faux pas: Clerk behind bars given charge of two schools in Gurdaspur
A clerk, who was behind bars in an alleged case of fraud, was given the charge of two high schools in Gurdaspur district by Punjab's education department, an official said. In a reshuffling of the non-teaching staff of the department, Kulwant Singh was given the charge of Kandiala and Panjgrain high schools around 15 days back, the official said today. "Unaware" that Singh was lodged in the Gurdaspur jail in an alleged fraud case, the clerk was given the new posting by the department, the official added. "Singh was shifted along with other clerks of government schools as part of a routine transfer exercise. However, the data of employees was not updated," an official of district education department in Gurdaspur said explaining the error. A report pertaining to the current status of the case has been sent to the department for further action, he added. Singh was allegedly found to be involved in a case of cheating following which he was arrested after being booked for fraud and sent .
Teachers sent on compulsory leave after student's suicide bid
The principal and two teachers of a private school here have been asked to proceed on compulsory leave for their alleged involvement in mishandling an incident, leading to a suicide attempt by a high school student of the institution. The condition of the student, who jumped off from the roof of the school building on Monday and admitted to G B Pant hospital is now better, a police officer said. After getting the information, Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath had rushed to the hospital, interacted with the family members and assured them of justice. The school authorities have asked the principal and the two assistant teachers to go on compulsory leave till March 31 to defuse tension in the school premises, Director of the school Kashinath Das said in a statement yesterday. The students had refused to board the school bus after school hours yesterday demanding resignation of the principal. When contacted, Assistant Inspector General of Police (Law & Order), Smriti ...
'Salary deduction if absent on Teachers' Day state function'
Rajasthan's education department has informed the government school teachers appointed after Dec 13, 2013 that they would lose one-day salary if they failed to attend the state-level programme being organised here on Teachers' Day.
Look beyond obvious to excel in life: Subhash Ghai
With Teachers' Day coming up, filmmaker Subhash Ghai has a message for all the students. He says it is important "to look beyond the obvious".
Parents to be requested to keep vigil on wards on Momo: ICSE
With reports of Whatsapp messages inviting youngsters to play an on line game 'Momo Challenge', the Association of Heads of ICSE schools, West Bengal, has called upon all member schools to urge parents to keep a watch on their children. The Association's West Bengal unit general secretary Nabarun Dey told PTI today, they did not receive any report about student of any school having received such message, nor had the Association been given any 'Advisory' by the CID or the police till date on the issue. However, going by media reports "two days ago we have asked the member schools to undertake sensitisation drive among children and their parents about the danger, inherent of certain on line games like 'Momo' and 'Blue Whale'. "We are acting on our own and this is aimed at sensitising the guardians and the students about the menace of certain on line games - earlier 'Blue Whale' and now 'Momo'," he said. Asked to elaborate on the sensitisation drive, he said, "we have asked
Los Angeles school district settles abuse suits for USD 22 mn
The second largest school district in the US is paying USD 22 million to settle lawsuits by 16 current and former students who say they were sexually abused. Attorneys for the victims said today the Los Angeles Unified School District will pay USD 14 million to nine girls who say they were abused by Ronnie Lee Roman, a former youth services coach at Cahuenga Elementary School. The district will pay USD 8 million to seven boys who say they were abused by Jaime Jimenez, a former football coach at Franklin High School. Roman is serving 105 years in prison and Jimenez more than 36 years after they were convicted in the cases. The district says "student safety is always of utmost concern" and it has strengthened protections for its students.
College closed indefinitely following students' protest
The Bharathiar University College near here was today indefinitely closed due to continued protests by students demanding action against those responsible for the death of a student who allegedly committed suicide. College officials said the college was being closed indefinitely as the situation in the campus was not conducive for taking classes with the students continuing their protest. The student, Dineshkumar allegedly committed suicide on August 23.
EFLU Teachers Assn condemns raid on Prof Satyanarayana's house
The English and Foreign Languages University Teachers Association has condemned the police raid on their colleague Prof K Satyanarayana's house. Satyanarayana is the son-in-law of Varavara Rao, who was arrested yesterday by a police team from Pune for his alleged links with Maoists. A group of policemen from Pune yesterday entered the EFL University campus "without the permission of any statutory officer" and carried out a "raid" on the campus home of Satyanarayana, a press release issued by the teachers body alleged today. As many teachers, students and staff watched in horror and dismay, they proceeded to systematically intimidate, harass and threaten Satyanarayana and his family members, it alleged. The teachers body claimed that policemen ransacked his personal and professional belongings and seized his papers, books, computer and research material. During the raid, the police team made vulgar and insulting remarks about universities and teachers and derogatory ...
HP HC seeks govt's stand on students' plea alleging breach of right to education
The Himachal Pradesh High Court today asked the state government to explain its stand on a plea by the students of a school alleging breach of their Fundamental Right of Education due to non-availability of the teachers and other staffers there. Taking up the students' plea as a public interest litigation, a bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Sandeep Sharma asked the principal secretary (Education) to apprise it of the state of affairs in the government schools across the state. It asked the officer to file an affidavit detailing the number of schools in various districts, the number of sanctioned and vacant posts for the teachers and other staffers there and if the government has made any requisition to the state's Staff Selection Commission for filling up those vacancies. The court also asked the government to indicate the time limit by which it would fill those vacancies, and slated the matter for further hearing on September 12. The bench issued the order on a .
Academicians say PMO's intervention in 'diluting' norms for selection of IoEs unethical, shameful
A number of prominent academicians today alleged that overriding of guidelines for selection of 'Institutions of Eminence' by the Prime Minister's Office was an "unethical" and "shameful" step, saying it appeared like "crony capitalism" to benefit certain private players. Citing replies to its RTI queries, 'The Indian Express' newspaper has reported there was a strong difference of opinion within the government over autonomy, finances, student-teacher ratio, flexibility of course structure, accountability and regulatory powers for such institutions. While the HRD Ministry and Finance Ministry wanted stringent norms on accountability, penalties, financial commitment, land availability and expertise, the PMO (Prime Minister's Office) wanted lenient norms and intervened accordingly, as per the report. The RTI responses reportedly also showed that the Finance Ministry had told the HRD Ministry that the eminence tag to non-existent institute defied logic, hurts education ecosystem. "It is .
Panchayat member caught on camera beating up school student
A video purportedly showing a village panchayat member thrashing a primary school student at a village in Kutch district of Gujarat has gone viral on social media, prompting the authorities to initiate an inquiry into the incident. The man, a member of Raydhanpar village panchayat in Bhuj taluka, also happens to be a member of the panchayat's school management committee. He was caught in a CCTV camera beating up a class VII student yesterday. After the video went viral, the Kutch district education authorities initiated an inquiry and said action will be taken against the man, identified as Mada Baradiya, by the district development officer (DDO). In the video, Baradiya is seen dragging a student and slapping and kicking him several times. The video shows another student trying to intervene, although it fails to prevent him from beating up the boy with a stick. After a while, he drags the boy inside a classroom and beats him up there, before leaving the room. Meanwhile,
AAP student arm, AISA to contest DUSU polls together
The Aam Aadmi Party's student wing and the left-wing All India Students Association (AISA) will contest the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections together this year, AAP leader Gopal Rai announced on Wednesday.
SIU opens SNAP registration for academic year 2019-21
Symbiosis International University (SIU) has announced the commencement of the registration process for Symbiosis National Aptitude Test, popularly known as SNAP, for this year, for admission to 23 programmes offered by its 15 institutes. The registration opened on 28 August 2018 and ends in the fourth week of November 2018.Aspirants who are planning to apply for this entrance examination can do so by filling up the form online. At the time of registration, candidates have to select the course and pay the fee accordingly.The application fee will be Rs. 1750 for SNAP, which is non-refundable. Candidates can pay the fee online through Billdesk Gateway, Axis Bank Gateway, Indian Bank Gateway and also through demand draft. Through net banking, candidates can transfer the fee to the symbiosis test secretariat account. Candidates can also pay the fee through cash by printing the 'axis bank or indian bank challan' from the website.This objective type test carries 150 multiple-choice ...
School teacher 'removes' rakhis; Guj govt seeks explanation
The Gujarat government has sought explanation from a school in Gandhinagar following allegations that one of its teachers forcibly removed rakhis tied on the wrists of students. Some parents had complained to the education department that a teacher at Mount Carmel High School cut off, with scissors, the rakhis tied on the wrists of students in Class V a day after Rakshabandhan festival. Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama today said a notice has been issued to the school. "The incident was unwarranted. We will not tolerate any act which hurts religious sentiments. My department has issued a notice to the school and sought explanation about who did it and who ordered it. We will take further decision after getting the reply," Chudasama told reporters. Activists of BJP's student wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad protested outside the school today over the alleged incident. ABVP leader Rishikesh Mandalia claimed that when the
AAP's student wing CYSS and AISA to jointly contest DUSU polls
AAP's student wing CYSS and left-wing student outfit AISA will jointly contest the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) polls on September 12, AAP leader Gopal Rai said today. Addressing a press conference here, he said the All India Students Association (AISA) will contest for the posts of president and vice-president, while Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS) will field candidates for the secretary and joint secretary posts in the elections. Rai, who is Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Delhi convener, said the joint panel of CYSS and AISA will contest the polls for bringing in change, better education and other facilities in the Delhi University. "DU students are fed up with 'muscle power' and 'money power' in DUSU elections. Students want a change for better education and facilities. With the alliance of CYSS and AISA, there will be the beginning of positivity in student politics," he said. The AAP leader said its student wing CYSS had contested the DUSU polls two years ago where it had
Third edition of Smart Hackathon launched
Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar today announced the launch of the third edition of "Smart Hackathon", a national competition for students to develop digital solutions for real life problems. In the earlier two editions, the HRD Ministry used to invite problem statements from ministries and state governments and the students were free to choose from them and work on solutions. "We have been doing it for two years. This is third edition of Smart India Hackathon and in September we will seek problem statements from ministries and state governments. For the first time we will also seek suggestions from industry people if they have any unsolved problems which they are seeking solutions for," Javadekar told reporters here. "From October the students will be able to register. In the first edition of Hackathon, 40000 students had participated in the first edition while last year over 1 lakh students took part. We are expecting participation of around 1.5 lakh students this year," he ...
