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Govt may soon approve regulator for vocational training
The Cabinet will soon consider a proposal for setting up a regulator for vocational training on the lines of the AICTE to improve the quality of skilled manpower, according to government officials. The regulatory agency will also carry out assessment and certification of around 23 lakh students passing out from industrial training institutes (ITIs), and oversee the functioning of skill councils. Successful ITI graduates will be awarded certificates at par with the ones given to Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) pass-outs, thereby enabling them to pursue regular courses in other schools and colleges, said a senior official in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. Top sources in the ministry said the Cabinet note is ready after consultation with several departments and will be placed before the Union Cabinet shortly. Sector skill councils are industry-led bodies by NSDC which create Occupational Standards ..
Chhattisgarh: Students in this Anganwadi study on wet floors
In a situation depicting the state of educational establishments in Chhattisgarh, the students of an Anganwadi here are forced to sit on damp floors as they are devoid of adequate infrastructure, despite funds being allocated for the same.The situation has come to light in Bhelwadih village of Balrampur district, where young children are seen studying in a makeshift arrangement in a 'Kutcha' house with leaky walls and a floor that remains perpetually wet due to the downpour in the region.As per an Anganwadi worker, the students are forced to study in dire conditions as no proper building has been constructed so far, despite officials being aware of the situation.However, the district's Woman and Child Development officer, Jyoti Minj, said a sum of Rs.1.45lakh was released towards infrastructural development."The Anganwadi is being run in a rented building. Our department has released Rs 1.45 lakh for construction. Rest of the money will come from the District Panchayat. The children ..
DU releases 7th cut-off list
Delhi University today released its seventh cut-off list for admission to undergraduate (UG) courses with many off-campus colleges declaring the availability of seats in science and commerce streams. Students in the general category can apply for BA(Hons) Economics in Kamla Nehru College, Aryabhatta College,Daulat Ram College and Delhi College of Arts and Commerce. Seats are also available for general category candidates in BA(Hons) English at Aryabhatta College along with other courses like BA programme, BA(Hons) Political Science. Similarly, the general aspirants can apply for BA(Hons) in Sanskrit and Sociology in Bharati College. Delhi College of Arts and Commerce has seats available for BA(Hons) English, BA(Hons) History and BA(Hons) Journalism. Science students in the general category can apply for Bsc (Hons)in Computer Science at Dyal Singh College while Daulat Ram College has seats available under its Bsc(Hons) Mathematics course. Acharya Narendra Dev College has seats ...
Delhi govt empowers college heads to give learner's driving licence
In a move that will benefit around two lakh students of colleges and academic centres here, the Delhi government has decided to empower institution heads for issuing learner's driving licence, officials said. The Delhi transport department has formulated a policy that will be notified soon to implement the decision, said a government official. "Young and studying in Delhi? You can soon get your Learner's Driving License from your college itself. Delhi govt empowers Directors and Principals of Colleges , Polytechnics and ITIs to issue Learner's License. Over 2 lakh students will benefit each year," Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot tweeted . The principals and directors of all state universities and institutions, Delhi University colleges as well as polytechnic and ITIs of the Delhi government will be covered under the policy, the official said.
Anna University scam should be probed by multi-disciplinary experts: Ramadoss
PMK founder S. Ramadoss on Saturday said the marks-for-money scam in Anna University should be probed by a team of experts drawn from different fields rather than being investigated by the anti-corruption wing of the government.
Presidency students in sit-in over hostel accommodation
Around 70 students of Presidency University here have been holding a sit-in within the campus for 31 hours demanding that they be alloted rooms in an old hostel building under renovation. Ujan, a spokesman of the agitating students and member of Independent Consolidation (IC) students' union, said two blocks of the Hindu Hostel have already been renovated and should be handed over to the outstation boarders immediately. "We will carry on the sit-in unless the university authorities open a channel of communication with us in this regard,," he told PTI. Ujan said 70 students have been on a dharna before the office of registrar since 2 pm yesterday. Vice-chancellor Anuradha Lohia yesterday said in a statement it will take another four to five months to make the Hindu Hostel "habitable and safe for students". The university authorities went back on their promise to renovate the hostel by July 15 and throw it open to students on August 1, Ujan claimed. The hostel adjoining the
Govt committed to quality education for minority students: Naqvi
Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said the government was committed to providing quality education to students from minority communities and urged them to avail the benefits of various educational support schemes being run by his ministry. Naqvi made the remarks after dedicating a computer centre for the students of Delhi United Christian Senior Secondary School here. He said the government has provided scholarships to more than 2.50 crore students belonging to minority communities during the last four years, according to an official statement. Naqvi said the government is committed to provide quality education to boys and girls belonging to minority communities. The National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC), working under the aegis of the Minority Affairs Ministry, has extended help to the school by refurbishing their computer centre and providing water coolers with in-built RO system for ensuring safe drinking water, the statement said. Naqvi
HC rejects plea to alter birth date in 10th, 12th certificates
Observing that if the birth date is altered, qualifications secured would become invalid, the Madras High Court has rejected a plea to change it in the 10th and 12th school certificates on the ground that parents had given the wrong date of birth during admission to Class 1. "If the date of birth is altered, the entire qualifications possessed by the petitioner would become invalid as she would not have had the required age eligibility to join Class 1 with the altered date of birth. "The court cannot even decide the issue based on sympathy as it will give a premium for everyone to knock at the doors of the court to alter date of birth," Justice S Vaidyanathan said. The issue pertains to a plea moved by S Indhumathi, who submitted that she was born on July 17, 1997 in Madurai. She claimed that the date of birth in her 10th and 12th standard certificates was mentioned as May 17, 1997, instead of July 17. Though the records with the Madurai Corporation had the original date of birth, it .
Dhaka paralysed as students continue protest for 7th consecutive day
Thousands of angry school students continued their protest for the seventh consecutive day demanding a crackdown on reckless driving and justice for the two teenage students killed by a speeding bus last week. The protest brought the capital city to a standstill , blocking major intersections compelling the bus operators to suspend their services citing security reasons and exposing commuters in Dhaka to extreme difficulties. The protests demanding safer roads largely cut off Dhaka, the city of 18 million, from the rest of Bangladesh as bus owners said they stayed off the road fearing vandalism. Two teenage students -- boy and a girl - were killed when two buses racing to collect passengers, a common occurrence in the city, struck them and wounding several others. One of the bus drivers fled the scene, although both were later arrested. More than 4,200 pedestrians were killed in road accidents in Bangladesh in 2017, a 25 per cent increase from 2016, according to private research group
Haryana to establish counselling cell to resolve students' conflicts
The Haryana School Education Department has decided to establish a Conflict Management and Counselling Cell for providing counselling to students, parents and teachers for resolving conflicts of students, a spokesman said on Saturday.
Kishore Kumar: An average student who made huge mark in B-town
Legendary singer Kishore Kumar preferred singing and music to studies during his student days and was very clear in the formative years of his life that he wanted to make a "mark" in the fledgling Hindi film industry. Kumar, whose 89th birth anniversary is being celebrated today, had an average academic record, as per documents available with the Indore Christian College (ICC), where he enrolled for intermediate in 1946. He secured third division with just 326 marks out of 800 in high school examination (Class 10), according to the documents submitted to the ICC for admission. Kumar, born as Abhas Kumar Ganguly into a Bengali family in adjoining Khandwa district, did his high schooling from his hometown before moving to Indore for further studies. He left his college education midway to land in Mumbai (then Bombay), where he went on to become not only a great singer, but also earned fame as an actor, lyricist, composer, producer, director and screenwriter. "A copy of his marksheet was
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Malala, Imran condemn burning of schools in Pak
Youngest ever Nobel Laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai has strongly condemned the burning down of 12 schools, half of them all-girls', in Pakistan, saying the "extremists" have shown that a "girl with a book" frightens them the most. The schools were burnt down late Friday by unidentified assailants in coordinated attacks in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan, triggering protest by local residents who sought safety for educational institutions. Police are yet to arrest anyone linked to the attacks claimed by no group so far. "The extremists have shown what frightens them most - a girl with a book," Malala, 21, said in a tweet. She also called for the rebuilding of the damaged schools in Chilas town, about 130-kilometre from Gilgit. "We must rebuild these schools immediately, get the students back into their classrooms and show the world that every girl and boy has the right to learn," Malala tweeted. Imran Khan, who is set to become Pakistan's new Prime Minister, also condemned
Book records ways how women responded to coming of English into their lives
The post-Independence period saw a gradual rise in the number of Indian women writing in English and female writers have now started to own and acknowledge that the language is the best medium to express themselves, argues a new book. The anthology "Influence of English on Indian Women Writers: Voices from Regional Languages" is edited by K Suneetha Rani, professor at the Centre for Women's Studies, University of Hyderabad. The aim of the book is to record the different ways in which women responded to the debates around English in different languages and genres. It brings into discussion Indian women's choice of writing or not writing in English in the context of identity movements, says Rani. English as a symbol of modernity in India was first accessed by men, giving them a new image of masculinity while Indian languages were 'feminised' - seen as meant for women. Among upper-caste women, English was a vehicle for social reform and for lessening seclusion, invisibility and economic .
Student of National School of Drama alleges molestation by guest teacher
A student of the National School of Drama has alleged that she was molested by a guest teacher of the institute, police said today. On August 1, the woman had filed a complaint alleging that she was inappropriately touched by the guest teacher, who had come to conduct an examination, they said. As part of the examination, she was asked by the guest teacher to enact a scene and during the process, he touched her inappropriately, a senior officer said. The guest teacher is a 62-year-old retired professor, he said. A case of molestation has been registered against the guest teacher of the institute, police said.
College principals to issue Learner's Driving License
Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Saturday said Delhi students can get the Learner's Driving License from their college as the government has empowered the Directors and Principals of colleges to issue the document.
Malala condemns attack on schools in Gilgit-Baltistan
Pakistani activist Malala Yousufzai on Friday condemned the attack on 12 schools in Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) which took place late on Thursday night.She tweeted, "The extremists have shown what frightens them most - a girl with a book. We must rebuild these schools immediately, get the students back into their classrooms and show the world that every girl and boy has the right to learn."According to Dawn, Diamer Superintendent Police (SP) Roy Ajmal said 12 schools, including only-girls schools were set on fire. He also said that in a few cases, books were also thrown out and torched.Dawn quoted local police officer Mohammad Bashir as saying that the attack on schools took place near Chilas before dawn on Friday, however, no casualties were reported as the schools were closed when the attack took place.Police added that no group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.Local residents and journalists said explosions were heard in GPS Ronay and Girls School Takya, however, police ...
Ensure fee reimbursement under Shahu Maharaj scheme: CM
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today instructed district Collectors to convene meetings of representatives of those educational institutes which have not reimbursed fees to students under a government scheme, an official release today said. Students get a hefty reimbursement of fees under the Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj Free Reimbursement Scheme, which was one of the sops offered to poorer sections of the Maratha community (as well as those in other 'general category' communities) by the government when the community leaders first agitated for quota in education and jobs. The agitation has now been revived. Hostels for Maratha students, which the government had promised earlier, should be opened in unused government buildings or private buildings (if new buildings are not available readily) by the end of August, the chief minister toldthe officials, the release said. Fadnavis interacted with divisional commissioners, collectors and CEOs of Zilla Parishads ...
LS passes National Sports University bill
The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the National Sports University bill, 2017, which seeks to establish a National Sports University in Manipur to promote sports education.
Cabinet sub committee favours mid day meals to students
A cabinet sub-committee in Telangana, headed by Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Kadiam Srihari, today favoured providing mid-day meals to students of degree, intermediate (10+2)and vocational colleges. The panel, which met today, directed representatives of Akshya Patra foundation, who will supply the food, to put in place basic facilities required to supply mid-day meals to all such colleges in 31 districts,a state government release said. The foundations representatives told the committee that they are already implementing the Annapurna subsidized meals scheme (in Hyderabad) without any complaints, it said. The committee asked the foundation to submit a report with details, including menu and the price, on August 6, it said. The report would be submitted to Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao who will announce the decision, it added.