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ISH to offer certificate course in intensive culinary arts
Indian School of Hospitality (ISH) today said it would offer programmes in hotel management, travel and tourism management, and intensive culinary arts. The Gurugram-based institute was inaugurated today. ISH Founder and CEO Dilip Puri said 50 students have joined today for the Bachelor of Hotel Management programme. From October 1, 20 students would be joining for the 18-month certificate course in Intensive Culinary Arts. The institute would also be offering Bachelor of Travel & Tourism Management programme. "Every aspect of ISH promotes critical thinking, life skills, and the courage to take an idea and bring it to life something we Are actively promoting with our in-house start up incubator Ignite," Puri said. ISH has partnered with Ecole htelire de Lausanne (EHL) for international exchange and collaboration opportunity for students. About expansion plans, Puri said, "we will be monitoring our academic session here for at least a year before we begin our expansion plans". The
Aaditya urges Centre to bring pre-primary admissions under RTE
Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray today urged the Union government to bring pre-primary admissions under the purview of the Right To Education (RTE) Act. The Sena leader today met Union ministers Nitin Gadkari and Harsh Vardhan in Delhi over a range of issues. In a letter addressed to Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar, Thackeray demanded that the pre-primary admissions be brought under the purview of the RTE, as young parents find it daunting to pay donations for their wards. "The little child and parents are interviewed for admissions. The child is expected to know poems and parents are expected to have a certain educational or economic status. Such pre-conditions prevent many families from attaining the quality education in our country," he stated. "There should be a law that covers the pre-Primary education and should include minimum quality and safety norms each pre-primary school needs to have," Thackeray demanded. Referring to rising incidents of sexual assaults .
Rs 100 cr tribal museum to be set up at Rajpipla: Guj CM
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today said that his government will set up a tribal museum at a cost of Rs 100 crore at Rajpipla town, about 75 kilometres from here, in the state's tribal-dominated Narmada district. In his Independence Day speech in 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had expressed a desire to have "permanent museums in the states where tribal freedom fighters lived". Rupani made the announcement today at a function at Nizar village in Tapi district in connection with the International Day of the World's Indigenous People. He said that the 70-acre museum will be completed by 2020 and would be dedicated to tribal movements in the country and would have 3D and 7D technology-enabled display. The museum would display events that took place during three time periods- pre-1857, 1857 to the end of the 19th century, and 20th century up to Independence. The state government and the Centre would be contributing Rs 50 crore each, he said. "The Gujarat government .
Maratha quota stir bandh in Maha's Yavatmal peaceful, say cops
The bandh called by Maratha outfits demanding reservations in jobs and education for the community evoked a strong response in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district with markets remaining closed and public transport staying off the roads. The district administration had, earlier, ordered schools and colleges to remain shut today in view of the bandh. Attendance at government offices was also thin due to the ongoing strike by staffers demanding implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission recommendations among others, officials said. Superintendent of Police M Rajkumar told PTI that protesters had blocked a road between Pusad and Mahagaon tehsils yesterday night but police was rushed in and traffic restored. He said that fire engines and ambulances had been placed at key spots to thwart any untoward incident and added that the bandh passed off peacefully in the district. Protesters here started their stir today after garlanding the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on ...
Delhi govt admits in HC 99-yr-old school building dilapidated, unsafe for kids
The Delhi government has admitted before the Delhi High Court that the 99-year-old building of a government school on the land belonging to the Ministry of Defence in Delhi Cantonment was dilapidated and unsafe for children. The Delhi government's Directorate of Education (DoE), in an affidavit, proposed that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) should construct a new building on the land to run an aided school or it may hand over the complete possession of the land to the department for construction of a new school building. The affidavit was filed in a pending petition by NGO Social Jurist in which it was alleged that Rajputana Rifles Heroes Memorial Senior Secondary School in Delhi Cantonment, taken over by the Delhi government since 1975 and getting 100 per cent aid from the state government, was in a horrible condition. "Since the building is dilapidated and unsafe for the children, as a measure of abundant caution, the students of the school may be shifted or adjusted to nearby schools
Quota: Caste validity of MHT CET students stuck as internet
Due to shutting down of internet services in parts of Maharashtra during the Maratha quota stir, caste validation of 2,344 students who had appeared for the engineering CET is pending, an official said today. The state government will, however, seek extension of the deadline from August 10 to August 14 to enable the students to upload their caste validity certificates, he said. The allotment results for additional round of the MH CET 2018, held in May this year, were announced on August 7 in online mode. "Due to ongoing Maratha stir and shutting down of internet services in different parts of Maharashtra, the students could not upload their caste validity certificates. The last date for uploading the documents is August 10," the Social Justice department official said. Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MHT CET) is a state-level under-graduate engineering entrance exam, which is conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE). He said a request has been sent to ..
Cabinet okays continuation, revision of Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today gave its nod for revision and continuation of a centrally-sponsored scheme to provide post-matric scholarship for students belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBC) from financial year 2017-18 to 2019-20, an official statement said. Revision in the Post-Matric Scholarship to the OBC Students (PMS-OBC) scheme to ensure effective implementation and better monitoring of the schemes include increasing annual parental income from Rs one lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh, earmarking 30 per cent of the allocated funds for girl students and 5 per cent for students with disabilities. It also includes disbursement of scholarships through Aadhaar-linked bank accounts, according to the statement. Since the scheme is funds-limited, central assistance shall be released according to the Notional Allocation. The concept of Committed Liability will not apply to states and Union Territories for releases. The estimated cost of the scheme will be Rs 3,085 crore, the ...
MP: Disabled student, who writes with his legs, admitted to
A physically-disabled teenager, who writes with his legs due to his hands being deformed, has been admitted to a government school in Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district after being denied admission by several other institutions due to his disability. Parsingh Parihar (14), a tribal student from Ambapani village, had complained about his plight to the administration of Barwani district, over 150 kilometres from here, on August 7 during a public hearing. "I belong to a poor family and wish to study after the eighth standard. But no private or government educational institution is giving me admission. Teachers are stating that since I write with my legs, they cant admit me to school," Parihar said in his application. A senior government official said that a probe had been ordered and action would be taken against the erring schools. "We have admitted Parsingh to a government school in Barwani. The District Project Coordinator (DPC) has been directed to probe why schools ...
Bengaluru college cites hygiene, places curbs on growing beard
A private nursing college here has kicked up a row by allegedly placing curbs on growing beard citing hygiene, with some students from Kashmir claiming that it affected their religious beliefs. The management of the Adarsha College of Nursing said the move was mainly to promote hygiene but the issue has now been resolved. When asked whether the college had passed any order pertaining to growing beard, a college official told PTI, "No. It is not true. Already we have sorted it out. Students are already in the classroom. There was some misunderstanding between the students and the management. Now everything is fine." He said the students were allowed to come sporting beard. "We have given some direction that they can trim and come in a good shape," the official said. According to reports, some students alleged that they were not allowed to sit in the classroom because they refused to shave off their beard. Some students from Kashmir claimed that it affected their religious
HC asks JNU not to enforce undertaking taken by students on attendance,
The Delhi High Court today asked the JNU not to enforce an undertaking taken from the students that they would abide by University rules on attendance or face consequences, till it decides the pending issue of 75 per cent mandatory attendance. Justice Siddharth Mridul asked the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) as to what was the need to take the undertaking from students when the issue was already pending in the court, and added if the regulation of 75 per cent mandatory attendance for students was upheld, it would be automatically enforced. JNU's counsel told the court that they were not taking any coercive action against the students. The court was hearing a contempt petition filed by several JNU students alleging that by taking an undertaking from the students at the time of registration or re-registration into a course, the university authorities were in a willful and deliberate disobedience of the July 16 order of the high court. On July 16, the court had directed the JNU not to
No proposal for setting up India Education Service: HRD Min
The government is not considering setting up an India Education Service for making appointments to the posts of chancellor, vice chancellor, pro-chancellor and registrar in higher education institutions, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. "There is no such proposal under consideration on the setting up of an India Education Service," Minister of State for Human Resource Development Satya Pal Singh said in response to a written question. "Currently, incumbents to the higher posts in higher educational institutions are being appointed in a transparent manner by following the provisions of recruitment rules framed for each such post," he said.
Higher education can help in strengthening democracy, creating a just society: Experts
Education holds a key role in creating a just society and strengthening democracy, experts said while discussing higher education's impact on inequality and empowerment of youth. Participating in the discussion titled 'Role of Education in Creating a Just Society' at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) centre here, Rod Hilton, deputy high commissioner- Australian High Commission, Raj Kumar, founding vice chancellor of O P Jindal Global University and Gabrielle Appleby, associate professor at School of Law- UNSW, stressed on the strong relationship between higher education and the creation of a just society. Talking about the two-fold role of education in a democracy, Kumar said that education plays an important role in strengthening democracy while working on perfecting it. "Education, and higher education, helps in developing informed and enlightened citizenry and strengthens democracy. By addressing inequalities, education helps in empowering people, he said He pointed out that
No proposal from foreign varsities for setting up campuses in India: HRD
The government has not received any proposal from foreign universities for setting up their campuses in India, the Parliament was informed today. The information was shared by Minister of State for HRD Satya Pal Singh in response to a written question in Rajya Sabha. "The University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) have informed that they have not received any proposal from foreign universities for setting up campuses in India," Singh said. "However, UGC and AICTE have issued guidelines on collaboration between Indian and foreign universities with a view to increase synergy between Indian and foreign academic institutions, to offer students additional choices and to improve curriculum and the delivery of knowledge and educational content," he added.
'Higher education vital for democracy, just society'
Education, particularly higher education, has an important role to play in helping create a just society, and Australia and India through their strong collaboration in the field of education can help in strengthening democracy and overcoming the challenges faced in creating a balanced and equitable society, prominent personalities said here on Thursday.
IIT KGP takes step to become smart college campus
The IIT Kharagpur today claimed to have taken a step towards becoming the country's first smart college campus, in which students can operate equipment inside their hostel rooms remotely using a smart phone app. A smart switch module was installed in 100 of its hostel rooms and from now on, when a student leaves the room, the fan and light in it would automatically turned off. The student can also remotely switch off electrical equipment in his/her room through the app which remains connected to the smart switch board through WiFi. With this system, which will make IIT KGP the country's first smart college campus, the institute is now expected to save about 20 per cent of its monthly electricity expenditure, an IIT KGP statement said. The entire 2100 acre campus of IIT KGP is WiFi-enabled and the institute has over 5,000 hostel rooms of which 100 have come under the smart electrification module to be operated by the app. The smart switch product has been developed for B2B
Pondy Lt Governor sees need for nurturing polytechnic colleges
Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi today stressed the need for nurturing polytechnic collegeswhere first learners are from families of daily wage earners. The former IPS officer visited the colleges here along with the secretary to Education A Anbarasu and later said in her twitter handle that "I, along with the Secretary to Education, visited the colleges where first learners are from families of daily wage earners. The visit is to help nurture the institutions towards better performance and management, and create an atmosphere for apprenticeships, internships and placements.
Health Education England, St. George's University ink pact for PG Medical Training Programmes
At a ceremony in Grenada, leaders of Health Education England (HEE), part of the National Health Service (NHS), and St George's University (SGU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enable SGU School of Medicine graduates to undertake postgraduate training in England, with the first intake expected in the autumn of 2018.SGU School of Medicine is the only Caribbean medical school in a direct agreement with Health Education England for the first 18-month program to provide graduates for post-graduate training. The agreement is expected to facilitate 50-100 trainees annually from SGU School of Medicine entering the NHS in England.This agreement establishes a pathway for a significant number of SGU School of Medicine graduates to join the Widening Access to Specialty Training (WAST) Programme, an initiative within NHS that recruits overseas postgraduate doctors, with a focus on ensuring they are able to enter general practice and psychiatry training programmes, the expansion of both ...
Quizizz raises $3 mn in funding led by Nexus Venture Partners
Quizizz, an online learning platform, today said it has raised USD 3 million (over Rs 20 crore) in funding led by Nexus Venture Partners. The funding, which saw participation from existing promoters Prime Venture Partners and angel investors, will support new products, a statement said. The company has recently hit a milestone by passing the 10-million active user mark, it added. Quizizz combines game-design elements with self-paced questions and instant feedback to help students learn. Teachers can use their own content or choose from millions of educator-created quizzes. The company said its platform has seen a massive organic adoption in the US schools. Quizizz was founded by Ankit Gupta and Deepak Joy Cheenath in 2015 and its team is based in California and Bengaluru. "Our mission is to motivate every learner. When we hear that a student initially struggled on a math assignment but then replayed it six or seven times because he/she wanted to improve, we know we're on the right ...
JNU directed not to enforce attendance undertaking
The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) not to enforce an undertaking that bounds students to abide by its attendance rules.
Canadian studies shattered by Saudi row
Naseem waited three years to be accepted to a Canadian postgraduate program. With two years left before she would receive her PhD, the Saudi student's plans have been upended thanks to a diplomatic spat. The kingdom this week suspended all scholarships to Canada as part of a rupture between the two countries over Ottawa's criticism of Riyadh's human rights record. Saudi students will be relocated to other countries. For Naseem, that could mean she and her husband, who is studying to be a medical doctor, may never earn their degrees. And she feels totally lost, having left Saudi Arabia just after her father passed away in 2017 to pursue her academic dream, 6,500 miles (10,500 kilometers) away from home. "Everything is gone," said the mother of two, who lives in Toronto but spoke to AFP during a family visit to Riyadh. "I still have two years to get a PhD, and my husband needs two years to graduate as a doctor. We had the perfect plan. Now we might have to start from zero, but I cannot .
