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'71 per cent candidates appearing for Aug 9 exams have centres within 200 km of their cities'
More than 71 per cent candidates appearing for the August 9 exams for posts of assistant loco pilot and technicians have been allocated centres within 200 km of their cities, railways said in a statement today. The clarification came in response to a question raised in the Lok Sabha by Congress MP Ranjit Ranjan over allocation of exam centres far from the candidates' residence. In a statement, railways said while 34 lakh candidates have been allocated seats in the same city or in nearby cities within 200 km, about 40 lakh or 83 per cent have been given seats within 500 km. "About 99 per cent candidates with disabilities and women candidates have been provided centres within 200 km itself," the statement said. Railways also said that more than 47 lakh candidates were appearing for the exam and in some states the proportion of applicants was much more than the available capacity of suitable exam centres equipped with critical security features like CCTV, frisking, metal ...
GuruQ makes tutor selection safe and easy
Ed-tech platform GuruQ India has added several new features to its digital platform while upgrading the existing features to offer ease of convenience to students as well as tutors. GuruQ is India's top digital platform connecting tutors and students that aims to address the need for a single, simplified and cohesive ed-tech platform that provides online and offline tutoring.A highlight of the digital platform is a five-step vetting procedure for tutors. The comprehensive procedure is a sure-shot way of ensuring that only the most qualified and safe tutors are a part of the ed-tech platform.The platform now also has an upgraded option for tutors to offer Online and Offline customization. This feature allows students to create a customized package of online and offline classes for themselves as per the availability of tutors. Another recent upgrade is the Scheduler option which has been developed further to offer more convenience to tutors.The advanced Scheduler lets tutors create ...
AP to set up 'iHub' for research and scientific learning
The Andhra Pradesh government is in the process of setting up 'iHub' (the intelligent hub), a first-of-its kind global research centre for scientific learning with an initial investment of Rs 245 crore spread over five years, a senior official said. The government has already entered into an MoU with UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) for the purpose, the official said adding suitable location is being identified for the iHub to cover all components of the initiative with necessary road infrastructure. "There will be an initial seed funding of Rs 245 crore for startups and operational expenses. Our government will provide a guaranteed demand from government schools for training purpose and also the educational institutions can procure learning products from the iHub. It will have licence to operate Global Design University also," the official told PTI. Though the global education market is USD 5 trillion, only two
Colleges instructed not to allow union intervention in
West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee today told the assembly that state colleges had been informed not to allow any kind of intervention by student unions during admission. Replying during the question hour, Chatterjee said application to the colleges had been made online as well as payment of admission fees eliminating the need for any manual intervention. He said that some stray incidents took place in one or two colleges out of so many and some sections of the media was creating an unnecessary hype about it. The minister said that the government had taken strict action against those trying to disrupt the admission process and also some arrests had been made. Regarding recruitment of teachers in schools, he said some people were going to court for cancelling panels. He said that if this practice continued, then the government would also move the High Court and also examine alternative ways of recruitment.
AIIMS students in MP seek probe in suicide by student in Raj
Students of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here have demanded an "impartial probe" into the alleged suicide by a 20-year-old female student of the AIIMS, Jodhpur. They held a candle march in Bhopal last evening and alleged that the student, Rashmi Yadav, ended her life after harassment by a teacher. Yadav, a native of Alwar district in Rajasthan, had taken admission in AIIMS, Jodhpur, on July 23. She was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her hostel room on the night of July 26. "We demand an impartial probe into the suicide of the student, who took the extreme step allegedly due to harassment at the hands of a teacher," Sant Guru Prasad, former president of AIIMS Bhopal student's union, told reporters here. This is the third such incident at AIIMS, Jodhpur, in the last three years, claimed Prasad, who led the candle march. The students have also written a letter to Union Health Minister J P Nadda and director of AIIMS, Jodhpur, on the issue. The police .
Kashmiri, Pashto, Dari languages to be taught to NDA cadets
The National Defence Academy here has included Kashmiri, Pashto and Dari languages in its curriculum from this academic year, a move that will help young officers during their posting in Jammu and Kashmir. The course started this month and these languages will be compulsorily taught to cadets in their last year (of the three-year course) at the academy, a National Defence Academy (NDA) official told PTI. "Young leaders are invariably required to serve on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, where Pashto and Dari languages are frequently used by the adversary. "Kashmiri is our language and we have a large number of men from the state," the official said. Dari and Pashto are languages spoken in Afghanistan. Asked if there was a specific requirement from the service headquarters for initiating a study of these languages, the official said there was no specific demand. "It has been felt that the same (introduction of these languages) is the need of the hour in view of the ...
Deaf, mute students protest in Jaipur, accuse Raj govt of ignoring their needs
Deaf and mute students of a school staged a protest here today and accused the Rajasthan government of ignoring their needs. Students of the state-run Seth Anandilal Poddar Senior Secondary school demanded that their principal be replaced with one capable of understanding sign language. They said the new arrangement of two shifts in a single day was taxing and that it should be reverted back to the set up of a single shift per day. The students protested outside their school on JLN Road with placards reading 'we want those who understand our language'. A parents' body of the students also submitted a letter in this regard to Rajasthan Education Minister Vasudev Devnani today. The demand for single shift classes and change of the incumbent principal was mentioned in the letter. It was written that many of the students come to the school from far off areas, beyond 60 km, and the two shift arrangement was not feasible for them. Yogendra Kumar Joshi, secretary of the parents' association,
Nitish inaugurates Patliputra University
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday inaugurated the Patliputra University here and launched its logo, anthem and website.
Govt says only Letter of Intent issued to Jio Institute
Amid continuing criticism over institution of eminence tag for Jio Institute, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today said only a "Letter of Intent" has been issued to it. As many as 114 applications were received, including 40 from the private sector, for being considered as Institutions of Eminence. Javadekar told the Lok Sabha that out of the 40 private sector applications, 11 were in the greenfield sector. Besides Jio Institute, two other institutions -- Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences (BITS), Pilani and Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal -- from the private sector were issued LoIs, the minister said. "Letter of Intent has been issued to only one institution, namely Jio Institute, under greenfield category for setting up 'Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University' in the next three years," the Human Resource Development Minister said during the Question Hour. This institution has been recommended and approved by the Empowered Expert
AIADMK opposes centralised entrance tests for MBBS,eng courses
The AIADMK in the Lok Sabha today opposed centralised entrance test for medical and engineering courses and demanded that state governments be allowed to hold such examinations. When M Thambui Durai (AIADMK), who is also the Deputy Speaker, raised the issue, several members cutting across party lines supported him by thumping on their tables. Raising the issue during Question Hour, Thambi Durai said since the National Testing Agency will hold entrance tests twice a year, students would spend more time preparing for it than concentrate on their Class XII syllabus. He said such joint or combined tests only help elites get through. He said shortage of doctors in rural areas is because states are not allowed to hold tests. HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said a total of 24 lakh students take the JEE and NEET entrance exams (12 lakh each). State governments hold other tests and nearly 1.50 crore students appear in those tests. Responding to a supplementary, Javadekar clarified .
IDP Education India to launch Australian Virtual Education Fair
IDP Education, one of the largest student placement service providers in the country for higher education abroad provides an online platform for students looking forward to study in Australia to interact and have LIVE CHAT with counselors from universities and institutions of their choice.Starting from July 23rd to August 3, the fair is a unique tool for aspiring students to have the opportunity to interact with faculties and representatives from Australian institutions.Over 30 Australian universities and institutions would be a part of this unique 'virtual fair' which is open for all aspiring Indian students. The fair also offers a 24x7 window for offline queries. Students just need to fill in a short registration form on their portal (http://india.virtualfair.idp.com) and proceed straight to the CHAT room. This IDP initiative would further help students get application fee waivers and scholarships for a select few.IDP helps the students from the beginning till the end starting from .
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C'garh: Students forced to skip school due to heavy rainfall
Due to heavy rainfall in various parts of Chhattisgarh, students in Koriya district of the state are forced to skip classes due to unavailability of a bridge across the river."We can't go to school when it rains heavily, there's no bridge across the river we cross daily," a student said.A teacher in Dulku said that the students on normal days cross the river by foot."When it rains heavily, they (students) can't come. At other times they take off their uniforms to cross the river," the teacher said.However, Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Pradeep Sahu said the administration is unaware of any such need in the region."We have not received any information as such on this. We will probe this to find out if there are nullahs and rivers without bridges. Bridges will be constructed wherever they are needed," Sahu said.
Iranian students protest against IAEA inspections of universities
Students at Tehran universities on Sunday held protest rallies against recent UN nuclear agency's inspections of Iranian universities and demanded a ban for such visits in future, media reports said.
Differently-abled CBSE exam topper in seventh heaven after PM mentions her on radio
A differently-abled girl from Gurgaon is in the seventh heaven after Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned her achievement in his monthly radio programme, "Mann Ki Baat", today. Anushka Panda (15), a student of Sun City school in Gurgaon, is suffering from spinal muscular atrophy. She had recently topped the CBSE Class 10 board examination in the disabled category with 97.8 per cent marks. Her parents said she was suffering from the genetic disease since childhood and that she had to move on a wheelchair. When Modi said Anushka should be a role model for other students, the 15-year-old girl could not believe it. She said the encouraging words of the prime minister motivated her to achieve future goals. "I came across the news of Gurgaon's specially-abled daughter Anushka Panda, who is suffering from a physical condition called spinal muscular atrophy. Anushka did not let her disability deter her from becoming an all-India topper," Modi said on radio. There were a lot of ...
CJI gives away degree certificates to law students
A total of 167 students were today conferred with different degrees at the 5th Convocation ceremony of National Law University of Odisha, here. Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra gave the the certificates to the students. He congratulated them and wished that they attend greater heights in the field of law. While 49 students received LLM degrees, 57 received BA LLB and 59 students received BBA LLB degrees. Retired High Court judge of Australia Michael Kirby, who delivered the convocation address, was conferred with Honoris Causa by the university on the occasion.
Private schools also want 'Happiness Curriculum'
Private schools and colleges also want to have the 'Happiness Curriculum' meant for Delhi government schools, though the city administration does not have any plan for its extension.
Water ATM launched at Kohima College
A Water ATM was launched at the Kohima College here by the Nagaland Minister for Higher and Technical Education, Temjen Imna Along. Along said installation of the Water ATM in the college would not only serve the college and school students attached with the college but would also benefit the local residents within the locality to use the water at a minimal cost. Along inaugurated the Water ATM yesterday. The Water ATM will dispense 0.3 litre of water after one pays rupee 1, it will dispense one litre after one pays rupees two and five litres of rupees five.
Value education in Goan schools a hit: Parrikar
The Goa government is receiving "very good" response to "value education" it started imparting to the students in schools from the current academic year, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said here today. He said even Church-run schools have demanded inclusion of value education in their curriculum. "From the current academic year (June 2018-19), the government started teaching Value Education to children in all schools. "We are getting so good a response that even private-aided schools, including those run by Church organisations, have demanded that they want to teach Value Education in their curriculum," the chief minister said at a meeting. Parrikar today attended a review meeting on 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' at the Raj Bhavan in presence of Governor Mridula Sinha. However, the CM didn't elaborate on value education and its subject matter. He said the state government started distributing sanitary pads to girl students in schools and colleges from this academic year, ...
Mangaluru MLA to create WhatsApp number to check drug menace
To check drugmenace in schools and colleges in the city, a BJP MLA has said he would soon create a dedicatedWhatsApp number to enable students and others report cases of supply in educational institutions. MLA Y Bharath Shetty told reporters here yesterday that some schools and colleges had approached him to start an anti-drug campaign among students to control the growing threat of drug abuse. Shetty, representing Mangaluru North Constituency, said he was planning to form a team of studentsin every educational institution to inform the activities ofdrug peddlers and users secretly to the WhatsApp number whichwould be launched very soon. The information shared by the students would be kept confidential and the messages would be personally monitored byhim. Each case would then be taken up with senior police officials to initiate further action, he said. Awareness programmes and counselling sessions on drug abuse for parents, students and teachers would also be held as ...
