Page 354 - Education
HRD Ministry mandates universities to hold convocation every year
The HRD Ministry has written to all universities mandating them to hold convocation every year after few universities were found skipping the event. "Convocation ceremonies must be held regularly and degrees awarded annually as the event carries a huge significance for graduating students and is a moment of pride for their families," a senior HRD Ministry official said. "It was found that some universities were not doing the exercise regularly due to either financial or time constraints. However, they are supposed to do it every year," the official added. The Ministry has also asked all universities to send details of the last convocation held by them. For instance, West Bengal's Visva Bharati University held its convocation in May after five years. The Central University of Tripura held its convocation after four years this year where they awarded degrees to all scholars from the last four years. Forty-six years after its first and only convocation, the Jawaharlal Nehru University ...
Fate of 150 medical students in MP college uncertain, SC asks MCI for solution
The Supreme Court has taken a serious note of 150 medical students in Bhopal being left in the lurch after permission of a college for admission in the academic session 2017-18 was denied by the Medical Council of India (MCI). The top court has asked the MCI to suggest a solution to thwart the crisis and place on record the details of vacant seats in Madhya Pradesh and adjoining states for the academic session 2017-18. A vacation bench of justices U U Lalit and Deepak Gupta expressed concern of the situation and wondered as what should be the approach to deal with the matter where the students were allocated seat by the central counselling agency to a particular college, which had later ran into difficulties. "It is not as if the admissions in question were not in fair and transparent manner. On the other hand, the state authorities sent or directed the students to this college. Can the students be now left in the lurch," the bench asked. During the hearing, advocate Arjun Garg, ...
BJP, Sena to clash again in Maha Legislative Council polls
The ruling alliance partners in Maharashtra, the BJP and the Shiv Sena, are set for a clash again in the biennial elections to the Legislative Council, after a bitter face-off in the Palghar Lok Sabha bypoll. Elections will be held on June 25 for the Mumbai Graduates', Mumbai Teachers', Konkan Graduates' and Nashik Teachers' constituencies for the Legislature's Upper House. The terms of sitting members - Deepak Sawant (of Shiv Sena - Mumbai Graduates), Kapil Patil (of Lok Bharati party - Mumbai Teachers), Niranjan Davkhare (who switched over from NCP to BJP - Konkan Graduates) and Apoorva Hire (an independent - Nashik Teachers) - are expiring on July 7. The elections have assumed significance as the Shiv Sena has denied ticket to Deepak Sawant, the state health minister, from the Mumbai Graduates' constituency which he represented for two consecutive terms. Besides, the election in the Konkan Graduates' seat is also going to be keenly watched as sitting MLC Niranjan ...
Former Bengal minister Satya Sadhan Chakraborty dead
Veteran CPI-M leader, ex-parliamentarian and former West Bengal Higher Education Minister Satya Sadhan Chakraborty died on Saturday at his residence here following a massive cardiac arrest, party source said. He was 85.
Global education making difference to Indian design schools: Manish Malhotra
Ace designer Manish Malhotra, who is one of the chief mentors at the London School of Trends, says that global education is making a huge difference to all the design schools of India.
Summer vacation in schools extended to June 21 in Odisha
The Odisha government today extended the summer vacation in schools by three more days owing to the intense heat, an education department official said. The schools, which were scheduled to reopen after summer vacation on June 18, would now open from June 21, said School and Mass Education Department Secretary PK Mohapatra. Mohapatra said the decision was made in view of the prevailing heat wave condition across the state. "If required, the vacation may be extended beyond June 21 also, keeping in view the weather condition," he said. Hot and humid condition is prevailing in Odisha even after the onset of South-west monsoon on June 8. The Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, has predicted that the monsoon will remain weak in Odisha till June 20.
PM encourages Christel House students to play sports and study
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met students of Christel House India - Naya Raipur after he inaugurated the city's new Integrated Command and Control Centre.Christel House India is transforming the lives of impoverished children by breaking the cycle of poverty and creating self-sufficient, contributing members of society.The Prime Minister emphasized that students must not only concentrate on studies but also be well-rounded. He advised that they participate in sports, inculcate cleanliness in their daily routines and champion the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan clean-up campaign in their communities."This was a one-in-a-lifetime experience for our students," said Christel DeHaan, Founder and CEO, Christel House International. "Prime Minister Modi's message stressed health, hygiene, holistic education and community service-all important components of the Christel House model. We thank Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh and the Government of Chhattisgarh for giving us the opportunity to transform the .
Allison in talks to join Hugh Jackman in 'Bad Education'
Actress Allison Janney will join Hollywood star Hugh Jackman in the independent movie "Bad Education".
Allison Janney in talks to join Hugh Jackman in 'Bad Education'
Oscar-winner Allison Janney is in negotiations to join the cast of the drama "Bad Education". If finalised, the 58-year-old actor will join "Logan" star Hugh Jackman in the project, reported Variety. The script for the film has been penned by Mike Makowsky and is based on "I Think We're Alone Now" screenwriter's high school experience, reported Deadline. The story follows a superintendent of the school district who works for the betterment of the student's education while embezzling public funds to live the life he wants. Jackman will portray the role of the superintendent while Janney will play the school district business manager who is in on the scheme and enjoying the same living large lifestyle while helping him (and her) to cover their tracks. Cory Finley, who recently directed "Thoroughbreds" starring Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy and Anton Yelchin, will helm the project. "La La Land" producer Fred Berger will back the project along with Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Eddie Vaisman, ...
Harvard, Asian-Americans group spar over data in bias case
In a federal court case deciding if Harvard University discriminates against Asian-American applicants, both parties say the evidence is firmly on their side. Harvard and the group Students for Fair Admissions filed dueling reports from outside economists Friday, each studying six years of Harvard admissions data and each reaching wildly different conclusions. The reports were filed in Boston's federal court as both parties attempted to persuade a judge to end the suit before it reaches trial, which has been scheduled to start in October. It marks a step forward in a lawsuit that has lasted nearly four years and raises implications for many other colleges that, like Harvard, say they consider race as one of many factors to gather a diverse mix of students. Edward Blum, a legal strategist who founded Students for Fair Admissions, issued a statement saying his group's filing "exposes the startling magnitude of Harvard's discrimination." Harvard countered with a statement calling the ...
DUTA alleges varsity admin called police to crack down on their protest
The Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) today claimed that the varsity had called police to prevent teachers from campaigning to gather support for their evaluation boycott, even as two professors began a sit-in outside the vice-chancellor's office. The teachers' body has been boycotting the evaluation for a month now to protest the new faculty reservation mechanism in universities and a host of other issues. Two elected members of the Executive Council, Dr Rajesh Jha and Dr A K Bhagi, started a sit-in outside the VC's office, demanding that he meet the DUTA immediately, it said. The teachers' body denounced the DU administration for the "cowardly act" of calling the police to crack down on DUTA teams campaigning at evaluation centres. They alleged that college principals and the DU Examination Branch have been forcing ad-hoc and guest teachers to report for evaluation. "Instead of having dialogue to resolve the crisis, the DU VC has resorted to tactics of intimidation and ..
Students to be taught about healthy lifestyle: Javadekar
The government will soon include various aspects of a healthy lifestyle in the school curriculum, Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said today. This will help students adopt a healthy lifestyle, he said at an international laparoscopic and bariatric conference here. Addressing medical professionals working in the field ofbariatric and metabolic surgery, Javadekar pitched for a healthy lifestyle. "We are going to include various aspects of a healthy lifestyle in the curriculum. Students need to know what all is to be done to lead a healthy lifestyle," he said. The minister asked the medical fraternity to educate people about benefits of a healthy lifestyle and good dietary habits.
HC vacates stay on probe into 'illegal' admission of Iranian students to BDS courses
Vacating its stay, the Madras High Court has directed the police to proceed with their probe and bring to book the brokers who allegedly played a role in the "illegal" admission of several Iranian students to a private dental college near here. Justice P N Prakash vacated the stay on the investigation, which was granted by the court on September 22 last year and extended in January this year, observing that though the police had zeroed in on one of the brokers, they were unable to proceed further because of the earlier interim order. In his June 11 order, the judge, after going through the case diary produced by the deputy superintendent of police, District Crime Branch, Kancheepuram, directed the police to proceed with the investigation in order to nab the brokers. Justice Prakash was hearing a petition filed by Nasser Hamidavi Zegheiri, an Iranian student, whose admission to the BDS course in the college was cancelled on the ground that he was enrolled without the mandatory NEET ...
Hand over Rly premises for coach terminal, HC tells school
The Madras High Court has directed a school here to vacate premises and hand over possession to the Railways, which owned the land, before April 30, 2019 to carry out coaching terminal work, and made it clear that no further extension of time would be given. Disposing of an appeal filed by the school against a single judge order, directing it to vacate the premises, a division bench comprising justices R Subbiah and P D Audikesavulu said the Railways, could, meanwhile, start preliminary work for its project. "It is open to the Railways to commence other preliminary works to give effect to the coaching terminal works. It is made clear that no further extension of time will be granted to the appellant School beyond 30 April 2019." Christ King Middle School functioning from a railway owned premises at Tambaram here since 1935, filed an appeal against the December 15 2017 order of Justice S Vaidyanathan directing it to handover possession to railways. The single judge had directed the ...
Maha orders biometric attendance for collegians in science
The Maharashtra government has directed all junior colleges in the state to initiate a biometric attendance system for students studying in the science stream. The method of marking attendance in this manner will be effected in all the junior colleges in Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik and Aurangabad divisions of the state, an official release stated. The release stated that the decision was taken after the Education department received several complaints that junior college students studying in the science stream only attended practical sessions and did not attend regular classes. Members of the Maharashtra legislature had also raised questions on the issue several times, the release stated. "Henceforth, attendance of students of science stream in junior colleges will be marked through biometric system to avoid such incidents," it stated. The government has issued directives to all private aided, unaided and self financing junior colleges to mark the attendance of ...
World Bank gives Bangladesh $700m to improve primary education
The World Bank approved $700 million on Friday to improve the primary education in Bangladesh.
Bags not required for primary school students: Haryana govt
The Haryana government has decided to remove the burden of school bags from primary school students, Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma said today. "We have decided that students would go to primary schools without bags," Sharma said in a statement. He said two schools in each block would be made English-speaking education institutions, starting from July 1. Sharma said 238 schools at the block-level would be made English-speaking. He said the number of English-speaking schools in the state has already reached 418.
SDMC plans to install 4,348 CCTV cameras: Rai
Over 4,340 CCTV cameras are planned to be installed across 344 municipal-run schools in south Delhi to bolster the surveillance mechanism and build confidence among parents about safety of their wards, officials today said. Chairperson Standing Committee of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation Shikha Rai in a statement issued by the SDMC said the project would cost over Rs 5.53 crore. "The SDMC is committed to provide foolproof security to its the students and ensure a reliable surveillance system to prevent incidents of any security lapse," she said. This would also help in allaying any fear in the minds of students as there have been some unfortunate incidents in a few schools in Delhi-NCR, the civic body said. "Further it will also make parents of the students feel more satisfied about the safety of their children in SDMC schools," Rai said. She claimed that after the 4,348 cameras are installed, attendance of students "will improve substantially". Rai said the CCTV cameras will ..
HC directs DU, Stephen's College to allow student in sports trial
The Delhi High Court today directed the Delhi University and St Stephen's College to permit a student, who has applied for admission under the sports quota, to provisionally participate in sports trials commencing from June 18. Justice C Hari Shankar also sought response of the university and the college on the petition and listed it for hearing on July 3. "Respondents (DU and college) are directed to permit the petitioner (student) to provisionally participate in trials commencing from June 18 in A-2 category. Participation of the petitioner in trial is entirely at her risk and shall remain subject to outcome of this petition," the court said. While the counsel for DU sought time to respond to the plea, no one appeared for the college despite advance service of the petition. The plea filed by Vanshika Sachar, who plays table tennis, claimed that at the time of awarding marks on basis of certificates for admission on her past performance, the college's sports department and DU did not
Another academic honour for Chamling
Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling was today conferred with a Doctorate degree by a private university. ICFAI University Chancellor Dr R P Kaushik and Vice-Chancellor Prof Jagannath Patnaik handed over the certificate of Doctorate of Literature (honoris causa) at a convocation function held at Chintan Bhawan auditorium. It was the fourth academic honour in the past 14 years for the Sikkim chief minister. Chamling was given the same honour by the SRM University late last year. Earlier, the Sikkim Manipal University had honoured him with Ph.D degree in 2003 and Sikkim University with Doctorate of Philosophy degree in July last year. Speaking on the occasion, Chamling said: "It is a great honour for me to receive Doctor of Literature from ICFAI University in recognition of my dedication and service to the people of Sikkim. Chamling said he has created the groundwork for the Sikkimese students to take up higher studies in their own state by setting up seven ...
