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Cabinet approves MoU between India and Bahrain on cooperation in the field of Healthcare
The MoU covers the following areas of cooperation:-
'Students divided in name of common school system'
Common schools for everyone will in "no way result" in education of masses, as "students are divided" in schools in the name of uniformity, an academician said on Wednesday.
Direct interference of govts will increase if Higher Education commission is set up: DUTA
The Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) today condemned the government's plan to replace the apex education regulator UGC with a higher education commission and said it will result in an increased direct interference by the governments. It is, however, not clear why this overhaul is necessary and how it will address the needs of higher education in a better way, the body said. "The present structure is being completely replaced without providing a detailed study of its founding goals, achievements, its shortcomings and their possible reasons and corrective measures taken or required to improve the health of the UGC. "Even as the government had to shelve proposal of creating HEERA because of opposition received, dismantling of the UGC to create a new agency looks like a quick desperate step in the same direction," they said in a statement. "Under the leadership of PM @narendramodi has embarked on a process of reforms of the regulatory agencies for better administration of the
Over 26,000 takes admission in DU colleges till now
Delhi University's admissions tally crossed the 25,000 mark on the last day of admissions today after the second cut-off lists were released, varsity officials said. As many as 4,003 admissions took place today while 150 students cancelled their admissions, they added. Over 10,000 admissions took place in the last two days. Varsity officials said that as many as 26,291 admissions out of the 56,000 seats in the varsity. As many as 3,203 students have cancelled their admissions so far. Many prominent colleges in the university had closed admissions after their seats were filled on the basis of the first cut-off lists announced on June 19. The second cut-off lists were released on June 24 and many colleges did not announce their second cut-offs for many courses. The varsity threw open its admission portal for aspirants of various undergraduate courses on May 15. The registration for these courses ended on June 7. The university has, for now, announced a total of five cut-off lists. The ..
JU impasse over admission tests ends after 44 hours
The impasse over admission tests to six humanities streams at Jadavpur University ended today, as its Executive Council declared that they will be held "at the earliest". The announcement prompted the agitating Arts Faculty Students' Union to withdraw the gherao of the vice-chancellor and other EC members, after 44 hours. The EC also condemned the "wrongful confinement" of the vice-chancellor and other EC members, since Monday evening. Pro-VC Pradip Ghosh told reporters at the university that an admission committee, comprising head of departments of the six humanities streams, "will decide on the modalities of holding the admission tests and decide on the date at the earliest". Soon after the announcement, the impasse ended, as the agitating students made way for VC Suranjan Das and other EC members to leave the campus at around 4 pm, a JU Teachers' Association (JUTA) member said. Ghosh said the EC decided that the admission eligibility of every candidate to humanities .
Sisodia, Finnish envoy meet teachers returned from Finland after receiving training
Ambassador of Finland to India Nina Vaskunlahti and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today interacted with a group of heads of government schools and teacher educators who returned from Finland after getting training. According to the Delhi government, two groups of 30 each comprising heads of schools, officers of Directorate of Education (DoE) and teachers had visited Finland from March 4 to 10 and March 11 to 17. The government said the visits aimed at getting an in-depth understanding about the Finnish education model in the context of school policies, teacher training and everyday teaching practice and school administration. Speaking at an function, Sisodia expressed his desire to incorporate the "good practices" observed and asked all the participants to give a write up in the form of a paper, to be compiled in the form of a document which can be used as a reference for educators who have not visited the country, a move which was highly appreciated. According to a ...
HRD proposes draft Act to replace UGC
The government on Wednesday proposed the draft of a new Act with which it seeks to replace the University Grants Commission (UGC) -- the principal funding body for universities.
Teachers deserve respect from society: Sisodia
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday said that teachers deserve respect from the society and stressed on imparting best education system for the students of the city.
Centre to scrap UGC, bring in Higher Education Commission
The government is set to replace the apex higher education regulator University Grants Commission (UGC) with a higher education commission by repealing the UGC Act, 1951. "Under the leadership of PM @narendramodi has embarked on a process of reforms of the regulatory agencies for better administration of the HE sector (sic). In a landmark decision, a draft Act for repeal of #UGC & setting up #HECI (Higher Education Commission of India) has been prepared," Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar tweeted. "The draft Act is in accordance with the commitment of govt for reforming the regulatory systems that provide more autonomy to HE institutes to promote excellence & facilitate holistic growth of the education system," he added. The Higher Education Commission of India would focus solely on academic matters. Monetary grants would be the purview of the ministry, according to the draft. "Less government and more governance, separation of grant functions, end of inspection raj, focus .
Jadavpur students withdraw protest after EC nod to admission tests
Students of Jadavpur University withdrew their almost 40 hour long protest demonstration on Wednesday after the authorities decided to hold admission tests for six undergraduate courses in humanities.
Shankar Mahadevan ties up with Maharashtra Mandal Singapore
Bollywood music director Shankar Mahadevan's school Shankar Mahadevan Academy (SMA) has joined hands with Maharashtra Mandal Singapore (MMS) to offer Indian music programmes to students of Singapore. The partnership was announced today, an official release said. "This association will look at reaching out to Indians based out of Singapore and further enhance their music learning experience," it added. Commenting on the development, Mahadevan said SMA wants to make learning Indian music rewarding by making the lovely Indian tradition more modern and more fun filled, but keep a structured way of learning music to reach out to students all across the globe. "We aim to bring the same quality of music education in Singapore and thank MMS for their support in conserving India's music genres," he added. Mahadevan said his Academy provides courses in Hindustani and Carnatic classical, Hindi movie songs and devotional songs among others that are brought online for the first time through ...
JU Executive Council condemns "wrongful confinement" of VC
The Executive Council of Jadavpur University today condemned the "wrongful confinement" of the vice-chancellor and EC members by a section of students, especially from the arts faculty. The varsity decided to conduct admission tests for six humanities' subjects at the earliest, the postponement of which had triggered the agitation by members of the Arts Faculty Students Union (AFSU). "The Executive Council unanimously condemned the wrongful confinement of the EC members from June 25 till date by a section of student, especially from the arts faculty," Pro-VC Pradip Ghosh said. Ghosh told reporters at the university that an admission committee, formed by the EC, will decide on the modalities of holding the admission tests and decide on the date. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the EC during the day, where the "legal validity" of holding such tests was examined after taking views of experts, he said. Soon after the announcement, the impasse ended as the .
Education can boost men's chances of online dating
Hard to find a partner online? Rev up your education levels, as women are more likely to prefer educated partners while dating online, a study of online dating behaviour of over 40,000 people has found.
Hitachi opens training centre in Kolkata
Johnson Controls - Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited today inaugurated its fourth state-of-the-art Engineering Excellence Center (EEC) in the city, a company statement said. The centre aims to skill and generate manpower and in the industry and help create employability in the country's eastern states, it said. The three other training centers are in Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai, the statement said. The centre here, a first of its kind for vocational HVAC training for the eastern market, is spread over 8400 sq ft and furnished with exclusive hands-on training facilities through practical labs for room AC, variable refrigerant flow-based AC, packaged AC, control panels and brazing. The centre's capacity is 50 seats in two class rooms and has the capacity to train 170 people at a time.
Centre to scrap UGC, bring in Higher Education Commission of India
The Centre is set to replace the apex higher education regulator body University Grants Commission (UGC) with Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) by repealing the UGC Act, 1951, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said today. "In a landmark decision, a draft Act for repeal of #UGC & setting up #HECI (Higher Education Commission of India) has been prepared," Javadekar tweeted. He said the draft act is in accordance with the commitment of the government to reform the regulatory mechanism to provide "more autonomy" to higher education institutes to promote excellence and facilitate holistic growth of the education system. The proposed Higher Education Commission of India would focus solely on academic matters and monetary grants would be under the purview of the ministry, according to the draft. Presently, The University Grants Commission (UGC), which came into existence in 1953, provides financial assistance to eligible colleges. The new Act will be called the Higher Education ...
Pb CM directs finance department to immediately release Rs 80 cr for school education dept
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today directed the Finance Department to immediately release Rs 80 crore for school education, while reiterating his willingness to slash the budget of other departments to make funds available for reforming the education sector. Chairing a meeting of an expert group of teachers at his official residence here, he said that paucity of funds would not be allowed to come in the way of overhauling the state's education system, a spokesperson said. The group comprises principals and administrators of schools whose students had performed well in the board exams. The chief minister had convened the meeting to seek their suggestions on uplifting the standards of school education in Punjab. The group of expert, led by the principal of Government Senior Secondary School in Patiala, Kiranjeet Kaur, had earlier submitted its recommendations to the education minister. Singh directed the education secretary to work out a detailed scheme for strengthening school
'Mobile tech gets parents reading to children, improves home literacy environment'
A two-year digital reading pilot has revealed how parents' and caregivers' reading habits changed after receiving access to a free mobile library of children's books alongside community-based education about the benefits of reading to children from a young age.
Officers interact with Kerala school students under MEA initiative 'SAMEEP'
Trainee officers of the External Affairs Ministry held an interaction with students of a school in Kerala under its outreach initiative aimed at familiarising students with the key elements of India's foreign policy. "Taking foreign policy to young and curious minds! Officer Trainees of MEA Mallika Sudhir, Harish Kumar and Nahas Ali interacted with students of MES Central School in Tirur of Kerala under SAMEEP -- Student and MEA Engagement Programme," Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said. The outreach initiative 'Sameep' had held its first engagement in January when Raghoo Puri, an Indian diplomat posted at the Indian Embassy in Berlin, interacted with students of a Jalandhar school. The objective of the 'Sameep' initiative is to familiarise school and college students about the role and functions of the Ministry of External Affairs, and to introduce them to the key elements of India's foreign policy and achievements in a simple manner.
Kovind to be chief guest at IIT, Kharagpur convocation
President Ram Nath Kovind will be the chief guest at the 64th convocation of IIT Kharagpur here on July 20, the institute said on Wednesday.
Self-obsessed teens more successful at school
Narcissistic adolescents may perform better at school, a new research has claimed.According to the researchers from Queen's University Belfast, the growing rate of narcissism in society could be linked with school achievement.Researcher Kostas Papageorgiou and colleagues had discovered that adolescents who score high on certain aspects of subclinical narcissism may be more mentally tough and can perform better at school.In the study, 340 adolescent students, taking part in the Multi-Cohort Investigation into Learning and Educational Success study (MILES), were recruited from three different Italian high schools in the Milan Province. They took part in two assessment waves.Papageorgiou explained, "Narcissism is considered as a socially malevolent trait and it is part of the Dark Triad of personality traits - narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism."Previous studies indicate that narcissism is a growing trend in our society but this does not necessarily mean that an individual who
