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CBSE initiates action against teachers for marking errors
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday has initiated action against 130 teachers and coordinators across the country.As per reports, this step has been taken following complaints by the students of errors in marking the Class 12 board exam answer sheets. There has been a huge difference in marks after re-evaluation of the papers.Patna has the highest number of erring teachers and coordinators, where 45 of them were considered responsible for totalling marks of the answer scripts. Meanwhile, actions are also initiated against 27 teachers in Dehradun for wrong evaluation.Ajmer has the highest number of cases of marks being increased after re-evaluation, followed by Allahabad and Delhi.More teachers could face actions.CBSE Class 12 result for the academic year of 2017-18 was announced on May 26.Originally scheduled between March 3 and April 13, the exams for class 12 were extended to April 27, when a re-examination had to be conducted subsequent to the economic paper ..
Inspired by Super 30, 'Jindagi' realising dreams of medical aspirants in Odisha (Education Feature)
He could not become a doctor himself, but is now pulling out all stops to ensure that others fare better. This year, 18 students from Odisha made it to medical school thanks to the initiative of Ajay Bahadur Singh, who once sold tea for a living but now imparts free medical education to 20 underpriveleged students at a time.
Tripura IIIT to start functioning this year: Minister
The Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) will start functioning from the current academic year, Tripura Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath informed the Assembly. The IIIT will initially operate from the campus of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Agartala, the minister said yesterday in reply to a calling attention notice moved by Sushanta Chowdhury and Dilip Das on the progress of establishing the IIIT in the state. Nath said the project was approved by the Centre in Public Private Partnership (PPP) model in July, 2012. The project was delayed by six years due to lack of initiative by the erstwhile Left Front government, he said adding that the newly formed BJP-IPFT government was not ready to waste a single day on the matter. "The construction for the IIIT will be made on a plot of 52.08 acres land at Bodhjungnagar. Meanwhile, we want to start the first academic session in NIT campus this year, Nath said. He said it would commence with Computer
MLC polls: Sena keeps Mumbai graduates seat, BJP wrests Konkan
The Shiv Sena retained the Mumbai Graduates constituency in the Maharashtra Legislative Council, while NCP deserter Niranjan Davkhare, who contested on a BJP ticket in the Konkan Graduates' seat, emerged victorious today. The Sena retained the Mumbai Graduates' seat, which it has held since 1985. Senior Shiv Sena leader late Pramod Navalkar had represented the seat for three terms. Present Health Minister Deepak Sawant won it twice. Sena candidate Vilas Potnis polled 19,354 votes while Ameetkumar Mehta of the BJP bagged 7,792 votes. In Konkan Graduates' constituency, Shiv Sena's Sanjay More was defeated by Niranjan Davkhare, who had defected to the BJP from the NCP on the eve of the polls. Davkhare, who was the sitting MLC of NCP, bagged 29,035 votes, while Shiv Sena's Sanjay more got 23,357 votes. NCP's Najeeb Mulla polled 14,626 votes. Kapil Patil of Loktantrik Janata Dal won the Mumbai Teachers' seat for third consecutive time. He polled 3,751 votes while his nearest ..
NITI Aayog to Release First Delta Ranking under the Aspirational Districts Programme
The rankings are publicly available through the Champions of Change Dashboard, which includes data entered on a real-time basis at the district level. The Delta ranking seeks to highlight the Districts who have achieved incremental progress between the months of March 2018 and May 2018.
Pinjra Tod accuses Jamia of again curtailing women hostel timings
Pinjra Tod, an autonomous collective of women students, has accused the central varsity of Jamia Millia Islamia of yet again curtailing the hostel timings of girls till 9 pm, as gainst the promised 10 30 pm deadline. Women hostellers of Jamia Milia Islamia had led a powerful struggle last semester to extend their curfew timing to 10.30pm, which was agreed to by the administration in writing, the collective claimed. However, the Jamia administration in a brazen, non-transparent, authoritative and undemocratic move, has now brought back the hostel timings to 9 pm, that too during vacations, it said. "This is printed on the new prospectus along with a new rule that states that hostellers 'will not indulge in any protest or signature campaign against hostel rules, regulations or timings'," a statement by the Pinjra Tod said. The students' collective has been campaigning for liberal hostel timings for women. A spokesperson of the varsity, however, said earlier the hostel timings were 8.30 .
Government approves draft Act for setting up of Higher Education Commission of India by repealing UGC Act
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WB education minister inaugurates MAKAUT's placement portal
The Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT) today launched a placement portal for graduates of the affiliated colleges under it to help the students get proper placement offers. The state university's portal, which contains information about students of 196 affiliated colleges under the university - MAKAUT, was launched by West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee. "The portal will cater to procuring placement assistance to all the students of the MAKAUT-affiliated colleges in engineering, technology, pharmacy, management, architecture and various other professional courses," Chatterjee said after launching the portal. It is a pioneering step and the first such initiative by any institution in the country, he said. The minister said he wanted students to avail this opportunity and asked all the MAKAUT-affiliated colleges to make the best use of the portal. "The talented students will be able to showcase themselves to the national and global job ..
Evaluation errors: CBSE orders action against 130 teachers
Facing flak over evaluation errors in answer scripts of class 10 and 12 board exams, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has initiated action against 130 teachers in the country. Similar action is likely to be ordered by more regional offices against schools, teachers or coordinators where evaluation errors have been found, according to the board's officials. The highest number of erring teachers are from Patna where 45 of them have been held responsible for "the gross carelessness committed by them resulting in severe hardships for the candidates and tarnishing the board's reputation", a senior board official said. "Letters of initiating immediate disciplinary action, including suspension, have been issued to schools by the CBSE's Dehradun office in respect of 27 identified teachers or coordinators for the gross mistakes committed by them," the official said. He said action has also been initiated against 14 erring teachers in Chennai, 11 in Allahabad, seven in ...
JGU conferred 'Diamond' rating by QS I-Gauge
The UK-based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a higher education rating project, has awarded O P Jindal Global University (JGU) the Diamond rating in recognition of the varsity's various parameters including teaching quality and employability of its students. Besides awarding JGU with an overall rating, QS I-GAUGE has also given the varsity, the highest ratings in six areas--teaching and learning, employability, facilities, social responsibility, accreditation and entrepreneurship. However, it got "Gold" in faculty quality and "Silver" in research. Ashwin Fernandes, the CEO of QS IGAUGE and Regional Director for QS in South Asia, said in a release that the varsity's ranking in the QS BRICS University Rankings 2018 followed by the QS IGAUGE Diamond rating is noteworthy. "The JGU is an example of how effective a young institution can be, if done right. The generous philanthropic contribution that established JGU and its academic and institutional leadership are stellar examples of what is ...
Experts recommend NCERT curriculum for schools in Tripura
An expert panel has recommended that the Tripura government should adopt National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) curriculum for schools in Tripura, state minister Ratan Lal Nath said today. The panel also suggested implementation of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) syllabus across all government and government-aided schools in the state, the education minister said. A six-member expert committee headed by former Tripura University Vice Chancellor Professor Arunoday Saha submitted its recommendation yesterday, the minister said, adding, the committee suggested implementation of the CBSE syllabus to reduce the burden of books on students and discourage rote learning. Nath said the government would decide regarding implementation of the report. The six-member expert committee was constituted by the BJP-IPFT government a month ago, to prepare a roadmap for adopting NCERT curriculum. "We have collected inputs from fifty headmasters and ...
Punjab CM gives nod to upgrade Mohali Government Hospital
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today gave his nod to increase the number of beds from 200 to 300 at the Government Hospital in Mohali, as a pre-requisite for opening a medical college there as per Medical Council of India (MCI) norms. Chairing a high-level meeting here to review the functioning of the state Medical Education and Research Department, Singh said the new medical college at Mohali would be made functional at the earliest. In order to increase the standard of medical education in the state, the chief minister asked the vice-chancellor of the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences to take action against non-professional institutions that were running medical courses by duping innocent students. He asked the vice-chancellor to take stern actions such as slashing seats of courses being run by them, besides closing them down. Singh also instructed the additional chief secretary (Health) to immediately take up the issue of opening a satellite centre of the PGI in ...
HSAMB to rope in engg students to assess quality of construction materials
The Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board (HSAMB) has decided to rope in engineering students to assess the quality of construction materials being used in various development works undertaken by it in the state. The work of sample collection will begin on July 1, a release quoting a senior official said. Under this initiative, the Board has tied up with the Jai Parkash Mukand Lal Innovative Engineering and Technology Institute (JMIETI), Kurukshetra. Teachers and students of the JMIETI will jointly collect samples from work sites. They would get the samples tested at a laboratory and send the findings to the state government, HSAMB, Chief Administrator, Mandeep Singh Brar, said. Since the JMIETI would do this work free of cost, it would reduce the expenses incurred by the Board on getting sampling works done by outside agencies, he said. Brar said on the examination of samples, the quality of materials used for construction would be known. The sampling work would be done in the ..
Finland organisations to help train Delhi teachers: Ambassador
Finland's organisations and institutes working in the field of education will work closely with the Delhi government to train teachers here, Finland's Ambassador to India Nina Vaskunlahti said.
Tech can be a force multiplier for several govt programmes: Prez to IIT-K students
President Ram Nath Kovind today said technology can be used to maximise the reach of several government initiatives as he urged students passing out from the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur to contribute to such national missions. The President was in his home city of Kanpur to address the 51st convocation of the IIT-K, where he gave away degrees to over 1,500 students. In his convocation speech, the President told the passing out students that their graduation is marked by excitement and opportunities in the country. "Today's India offers unprecedented hope and avenues... .Our fast-growing economy offers you huge scope. With your talent, your education and your IIT degree, each of you can be a gamechanger for India," he said. He said the government has undertaken many initiatives to improve the quality of life of citizens. Among others, he said, these programmes include the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation or AMRUT, the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti ...
Contribute to government schemes, Kovind urges IIT students
President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday asked IIT students to contribute in government schemes that are aimed at improving the quality life of citizens of the country.
Jindal University conferred 'Diamond' rating by QS I-Gauge (Lead, correcting figure in last para)
Britain-based Quacquarelli Symonds' (QS) higher education rating project in India QS I-Gauge on Thursday conferred on O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) in Sonipat, Haryana the "Diamond" rating in recognition of the university's excellence in several parameters including in teaching quality and employability of its students.
Jindal University conferred 'Diamond' rating by QS I-Gauge
Britain-based Quacquarelli Symonds' (QS) higher education rating project in India QS I-Gauge on Thursday conferred on O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) in Sonipat, Haryana the "Diamond" rating in recognition of the university's excellence in several parameters including in teaching quality and employability of its students.
5 teachers to be suspended for miscalculations in CBSE Class 10, 12 exam papers
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has served notices to schools in the city to suspend five teachers after miscalculations of marks were found in Class 10 and Class 12 board exam papers during reevaluation at the request of the aggrieved students. According to board officials, similar action is likely to be ordered by regional offices against schools where evaluation errors have been found. "The re-evaluation saw some students in the Delhi region getting 50-55 marks more than what they had initially got when the results were declared in May this year. In one case, a student, who had initially failed in Urdu, passed after re-evaluation. A detailed report is being prepared in the matter," a CBSE official said. "Five teachers from the Delhi region three from government schools and two from private schools are supposedly to be suspended. Schools concerned have been asked to take the prescribed action," the official added. The CBSE had, on June 1, started the process of ...
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