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Delhi University releases 9th cut-off list
The Delhi University today announced its ninth cut-off list for admission to undergraduate (UG) courses with some colleges in North Campus also declaring the availability of seats under some courses for general category students. Students can apply for BSc Life Science, BA (Hons) Hindi, BCom and BCom (Hons) courses in Daulat Ram College. Hansraj College has seats for BSc Life Science while Hindu College has seats for BSc (Hons) Physics and Chemistry courses. Kirori Mal College has seats available under BA (Hons) in English, Hindi and Political Science, and BSc (Hons) in Botany and Physics. Ramjas College also has opened admissions to its BA(Hons) Political Science and Economics while Miranda House has admissions open for BA (Hons) English and Sociology. Off-campus colleges like Acharya Narendra Dev College, Deshbandhu College, Atma Ram Sanatam Dharma College, Gargi College also have seats available for humanities and science courses.
AAP student arm to fight Delhi University students election
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) student wing will fight the upcoming elections of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) with an aim to bring about a positive change in student politics of the university, Labour Minister Gopal Rai said on Monday.
SC notice to govt on plea for inclusion of sports in education curriculum
The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre and all states and union territories on a plea seeking to include sports as a part of the educational curriculum from elementary to higher education. The direction came on a plea filed by Kanishka Pandey, a final year law student, saying "children's talent and sports aptitude should be tested from the elementary school days itself so that the talent can be improved and developed through training and education". A bench of Justices S A Bobde and L Nageswara Rao issued notices to the Centre, the states and the UTs and sought their responses in four weeks. The plea, filed through advocates Anjani Kumar Mishra and Rajeev Kumar Dubey, said education and sports were inseparable and if academic education coupled with sports and its values was imparted, it will surely develop better human tenets among children. "Children will be able to cope with prevailing challenges and life pressures in modern world and their confidence and patience
Ker siblings offer to donate one acre to CM's relief fund
Amid donations pouring in to rebuild Kerala which is reeling under the deadliest deluge in a century, two school-going siblings have expressed desire to handover an acre of land, gifted by their father, to the government to strengthen rehabilitation efforts. In a letter written to school authorities today, eleventh standard student Swaha and her younger brother Brahma said they would like to donate the land to the Chief Minister's distress relief fund. The siblings are the students of a government higher secondary school at Payyannur in northern Kannur district. In the letter addressed to the school principal, they said "We would like to give a small donation to the CM's relief fund. We have decided to donate one acre land from the one gifted to me and my brother by our father, who is a farmer." They said they had already got permission from their father for the donation. A large number of people shared the letter on social media and lauded the noble gesture. Various ...
SC notice to Centre, states on plea to make sports part of fundamental right
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Centre, state governments and Union Territories on a PIL seeking directions to make sports a part of the Fundamental Rights as well as promotion of sports education in the country.
EDUSAT burgled from Punjab school
An educational satellite at a government school in Punjab's Phagwara district was found burgled today, an official said. The unidentified burglars entered a room after cutting the window grills of the back side of the Government Senior Secondary School for Boys and stole the EDUSAT (or GSAT-3). They also decamped with one LED, two batteries, one UPS along with other valuable goods, Kiran Galhotra, the officiating school in-charge said. The school was locked on Saturday but the incident came to light today, the in-charge said. Police are investigating the case, the official added.
IIT-PAL lectures to be available on mobile: Javadekar
IIT-PAL lectures will now be available on the 'Swayam' platform and can be accessed on mobile phones anytime, the Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Monday.
Jharkhand govt to include Vajpayee's life, thoughts in school curriculum: CM
The Jharkhand government decided today to include life and thoughts of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in school curriculum, Chief Minister Raghubar Das said here. He said the instructions has been given to the education minister in this regard. "The state government will include life and thoughts of Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the school curriculum so that the next generation learns about him," an official release said quoting the chief minister. The Chief Minister said Vajpayee is the creator of Jharkhand (which was carved out from Bihar on November 15, 2000 when Vajpayee headed the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre). It is the duty of the people and the state government to do something special for him, he said. Das had attended Vajpayee's funeral in the national capital. Saying that the demise of Vajpayee is irreparable damage to the country, Das said, "He will always remain our ideal and inspiration. His ashes will be immersed in the major five rivers of ...
New Zealand aims to attract more Indian students: Envoy
To attract more Indian students, New Zealand has taken several steps such as introducing three-year, post-study work visa for international students, its envoy Joanna Kempkers said today. The New Zealand High Commissioner to India said her country attracts about 20,000 Indian students every year. "We are trying to get more Indian students in New Zealand universities. New Zealand has eight universities and there are also government-supported institutions," she told PTI on the sidelines of 'New Zealand - India Academic Conclave' here. Kempkers also said that New Zealand focuses on more quality education that thousands of students are pursuing in the country. Asked about the steps being taken to encourage Indian students to study in New Zealand, Kempkers said that the government has just announced new three-year open post-study work visa for all international students studying undergraduate degrees, masters degrees and Ph.D study. Also, New Zealand is the second most peaceful country in .
Book depicting Farhan as Milkha not part of Bengal school curriculum
After filmmaker-actor-singer Farhan Akhtar pointed out a "glaring error" made in a West Bengal school book which depicted him as legendary athlete Milkha Singh, Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien on Monday said the book was not part of government schools' curriculum.
Bedi launches vision screening campaign for underprivileged students
Former Indian cricket captain Bishan Singh Bedi today launched a vision screening campaign for underprivileged children in Delhi. He distributed free spectacles to 27 children of Government Boys Senior Secondary School, Pandara Park, where 314 students were screened to identify any visual impairment or eye conditions and prevent avoidable blindness. Speaking at the event, Bedi said, "Vision is much critical in children's education as it is in the playing fields. It is vital in childhood and in later life." Vinod Daniel, CEO of non-governmental organisation India Vision Institute, said eighty per cent of what a child learns was through visual processing. Through the campaign, 'Eye See & I Learn', Daniel said, the organisation aimed to help the children in getting good education. "With 90 per cent of the world's visually-impaired living in the developing countries, and 80 per cent of blindness being avoidable, there is need for the government, NGOs and corporates to work together ..
AIADMK seeks spl assembly session for passing bill on medical
The AIADMK in Puducherry today urged the territorial government to immediately convene a special Assembly session and bring in a legislation to ensure 50 percent quota for government sponsored students in the private medical colleges in the Union Territory. AIADMK legislature wing leader AAnbalagan told reporters here that presently the private medical colleges including deemed-to-be-universities were denying seats at 50 percent of quota for the local students. "Seat sharing is done according to whims and fancies of the managements and most of the time the local students were not getting admission. Seats are sold away for exorbitant prices to students from distant States," he alleged There should be a law to curb this unjust and unfair practice on the part of the managements," he said. Charging the government with 'keeping mum' on the issue, Anbalagan said parents and students associations should also come forward to press the rights of the students. The AIADMK leader ...
Australia considers waiving students' debts
The Australian government is considering waiving debts of students who unknowingly took on loans, authorities said on Monday.
Magsaysay awardee from Ladakh calls on J&K Governor
Ramon Magsaysay awardee Sonam Wangchuk, an engineer feted for his outstanding contribution to education and innovation in remote areas of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir, called on Governor N.N. Vohra on Sunday.
Cong seeks probe into "irregularities" in teacher transfers in
The Congress in Telangana today alleged irregularities in the transfer of teachers and lecturers in the state and sought a high level probe into it. In an open letter to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee Chief Spokesperson Sravan Dasoju alleged that web counselling has proved to be a big "farce with some teachers managing to get transfers of their choice on payment of money." A few leaders of Teachers Unions allegedly played the role of middlemen, bringing shame to the entire fraternity, he alleged, according to a party release. Dasoju claimed that the recent transfers were not done as per the Government Order and the process lacked transparency. He said although the process of transfers has been completed on June 30, the transfers of Degree College lecturers are still underway in the name of 'On Duty' and so far 142 transfers have been made. "Friends of the Education Minister were allegedly behind those illegal transfers ..
One student dies of food poisoning, 12 taken ill in Mirzapur village girl school
A student of Kasturba Gandhi Awasiye Balika Vidyalaya in Bahuar village in the district died of food poisoning, while 12 other girls, who were taken ill, had to be hospitalised. Union Minister Anupriya Patel who is the MP from Mirzapur visited the school today and assured the family members of the deceased girl that a magisterial probe would be ordered and strict action taken against the guilty persons. "Thirteen girls fell ill yesterday, after having their afternoon meal. Efforts were made to treat the girls at the school itself, but when their conditions did not improve, they were sent to the hospital," said Chunar Sub-Divisional Magistrate Chatrapal Yadav today. "13-year-old Naina Devi was declared dead at the hospital," he said, adding the remaining 12 girls were discharged after treatment. The girls had been given rice, daal, roti and sabji in the lunch, said school hostel warden Madhurani Dubey, adding of the 90 students in the school, 13 fell ill due to food poisoning. The ...
Manipur University Community cancels suspension of agitation
The Manipur University Community has been "compelled" to cancel its temporary suspension of agitation, after a fresh order by the HRD ministry "failed to uphold the commitment" on which stakeholders had reached a mutual agreement. Manipur University Teachers' Association spokesperson N Debananda told reporters yesterday that it has been forced to resume the over 76-day long agitation, as the new order by the ministry does not mention critical points agreed upon. He said it does away with the "most important point" discussed in the August 16 Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that "during the period of inquiry and until follow-up action on the inquiry report by the competent authority, preferably within of 15 days, (Vice-Chancellor) Prof A P Pandey will be on leave." The fresh directive, however, does mention that Pandey will have to appear before the fact-finding committee when necessary. "We are shocked, disappointed and felt insulted after seeing the HRD Ministry order," ..
Engineering essential in solving society's problems:Chatterjee
Engineering is becoming increasingly essential to solve societys problems and not at all losing its relevance, the founder Chairman of the Chatterjee Group Purnendu Chatterjee said. "Technology, Design and Entrepreneurship are imperative to make a good engineer into a great engineer, Chatterjee said at the 68th Foundation Day function of IIT Kharagpur yesterday. Chatterjee egged on the IIT KGP to deliver on all three fronts and emphasised on "experiential learning" that the institution delivered. "Engineering is absolutely essential to solving societys problems and not losing its relevance," he said and advocated greater diversity and collaboration in research. Chatterjee, who has been awarded Life Fellowship by the institute, is deeply involved in IIT KGP's diverse initiatives that range from the setting up of a world class VLSI laboratory to supporting research in Artificial Intelligence. The Foundation Day programme also saw announcement from its Director Partha ...
Tribal students urge govt to give them better facilities for quality education
Tribal students have appealed to the Centre to ensure "quality education" and proper facilities, including schools and hostels, for those belonging to scheduled tribes and said that reservation in government institutions and jobs alone is not the solution to their problems. They also urged the central government to formulate policies on the "basis of ground realities" for the welfare of tribal children. Tribal students from across the country participated in a convention organised by the Adivasi Adhikar Manch and the Centre for Adivasi Research and Development here on Saturday to highlight their issues. "Please tell the government that we are not getting a quality education. There are no schools in some tribal areas. Even if there are, there are no teachers. At some places, tribal students have to travel miles to reach school. "We need more hostels and good facilities. The government talks about reservation (in jobs), but what will we do if we do not get a proper education?" asked ...
Delhi schools to lose recognition, principals to face action for compromising student safety
The Delhi government has warned schools in the national capital of withdrawal of recognition and initiation of disciplinary proceedings against principals if student safety guidelines are not complied with. Pulling up the schools for "half-hearted compliance", the government has said there is no respite in the number of various types of physical, emotional and sexual assaults on school children -- within the school boundaries and outside. "Despite serious endeavours by the government, other agencies and by courts, the schools also respond with only half-hearted compliance," an official order by the Directorate of Education (DoE) said. "In case of some schools, the status of compliance is even more worrisome. No wonder then, that there is no respite in the number of various types of physical, emotional and sexual assaults on school children-within the school boundaries and outside," it said. "In fact, such incidents are on the rise. In such a grim scenario, it is felt that ...
