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IIT (ISM) students wear kurta-pyjamas at convocation
The students of Indian Institute of Technology-ISM (Dhanbad) today attended their convocation wearing kurta-pyjamas instead of colonial-era gowns. Boys wore pale white or cream coloured kurta-pyjama, while girls wore offwhite sari. Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)- Dhanbad director Rajiv Shekhar and other officials were also dressed in kurta pyjamas and many students took the convocation pledge in Sanskrit. This was the first convocation of the institute after it attained the IIT status on September 6, 2016. The students previously used to wear the colonial-era gown for convocation. The change has been effected to promote the traditional Indian attire. Around 750 students of PhD, M Tech, MBA, MTech, MSc were conferred awards and degrees at the convocation, Dean of Infrastructure J K Nayak said. IIT-Kanpur students too had received their degree wearing traditional Indian dresses during their convocation last year. Sunil Kumar Barnwal, principal secretary to ...
Adhoc teachers launch protest demanding regularisation of
Over a thousand adhoc teachers in Nagaland today launched a sit-in-protest outside the Directorate of School Education today demanding regularisation of their services. The adhoc teachers in the state numbering around 1,166 converged outside the Directorate office here under the banner of All Nagaland Adhoc Teachers Group (ANATG) against non-fulfilment of their demands made through a representation submitted on March 23 last. "We were appointed as graduate teacher, primary teacher, hindi teacher and also as instructors and drawing teachers in different years till December 2012 on adhoc basis (fixed pay)," ANATG president Rguotsolie told reporters. He said despite serving for so many years their services were not regularised. "We have been working in fixed pay of Rs 6000 since our appointment in 2010 and now the prices of commodities have inflated but not our salaries," said its general secretary Bendang Temsu.
Academic curriculum alone is not enough for dev of students:
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) chairman, Prof Anil D Sahasrabudhe today said academic curriculum alone is not enough for the development of students. Education should be the manifestation of excellence as academic curriculum alone is not enough. There should be enough of co-curricular activity in academic institutes to provide holistic development of students, Sahasrabudhe said, according to a press release by XLRI. He was addressing an interactive session on the topic "The Future of Higher Education in India-Management Education in India" at XLRI-School of Management here. The AICTE chairman said good infrastructure, laboratories, libraries are part of the input. However, an out-based education is where focus is on student achievement after undergoing the course, recruitment of distinguished set of faculty members and an institute having a well-defined vision and values to guide its curriculum, he said. Highlighting his ideas about future managers and
SC makes exception for 8 govt colleges, allows them to enrol 800 students for MBBS, BDS
The Supreme Court today made an exception by allowing eight government medical colleges in three states, which were barred by the Centre for certain deficiencies, to enrol 800 students in MBBS and BDS courses for academic year 2018-19. The top court fixed the accountability on the chief secretary and principal secretary in-charge of medical education of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand for rectifying the deficiencies pointed out by the Medical Council of India (MCI) within the stipulated time-line given by the respective state governments. A vacation bench of justices S Abdul Nazeer and Indu Malhotra asked the MCI to carry out an inspection after three months to verify if the state governments had rectified the deficiencies pointed out by it. "We hereby direct that in view of the undertakings submitted by the principal secretaries of the three states, permission is granted to the said government medical colleges for admission to the MBBS course for the current academic year, ...
DUTA calls off evaluation boycott in 'students' interest'
The Delhi University Teachers' Association today called off its evaluation boycott "in the interest of students" and with assurances from the HRD Ministry that working ad hoc teachers will not be displaced, according to a statement issued by the teachers' body. They had begun the evaluation boycott on May 9. The teachers' body has, however, warned that its members would go on strike if ad hoc teachers are displaced in the new academic session on the basis of the UGC's March 5 notification on faculty reservation. Following an Allahabad High Court order, upheld by the Supreme Court, the University Grants Commission (UGC) on March 5 announced a new mechanism for implementing faculty reservations, which is calculating total posts department-wise rather than institution-wise. The UGC said that its new reservation formula was in response to a direction of the Allahabad High Court in April last year. However, it is believed that the move would cut the number of posts available for Scheduled .
Smart classes in Pb govt schools to commence soon: Official
The education department has decided to start smart classes in 2,800 government schools in Punjab soon, an official said here today. The motive of this whole exercise is to streamline the education system by delivering quality education, Director General School Education Parshant Goyal said. Under the campaign, laptops, multimedia projectors and high-speed Internet access would be provided to 1,000 primary and 1,800 secondary schools incurring Rs 64 crore, he said.
Taking significant steps to fill varsity vacancies: Javadekar
Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said that the government is taking all "significant steps", including filing a petition in the Supreme Court to reverse the mode of recruitment, to fill the vacancies of universities teachers across the country.
CTET will be conducted in 20 languages: Javadekar
Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday assured that the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) will be conducted in 20 languages, as earlier."CTET examination will be conducted in all Indian languages as was being conducted earlier. I have already directed @cbseindia29 to conduct examination in all the 20 languages as was being done earlier," he tweeted."#CTET examination will be held in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bangla, Garo, Gujarati, Kanada, Khasi, Malyalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Mizo, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu,Tibetan & Urdu @cbseindia29" another tweet said.Earlier, DMK leader Kanimozhi had taken to the micro-blogging site to express her dismay on Tamil and other regional languages being dropped as a medium to conduct the examination in."The decision to drop Tamil & 16 other regional languages from Central Teacher Eligibility Test is highly condemnable and strikes at the root of federalism. Students of CBSE whose mother tongue ..
Soon, 'smart classes' in Gurugram govt schools
The Gurugram administration will next month launch a pilot project in 17 government schools under which students would be taught in "smart classes" using tablets, an official spokesman said here today. The EduTech project will be rolled out in the first week of July, the spokesman said. He said the EduTech project aims to connect government school students with technology. The project will be initially launched in 17 schools in Gurugram and three in Rewari. The State Council of Educational Research and Training has given training to principals and teachers of the schools. The spokesman said the project is based on "tab lab" concept, which would be made available to students of Class 1-8. Similarly, the spokesman said, "smart classes" would be organised for students of Class 9-12, where children would be taught with the help of projectors. The project would be run for three years and could be replicated in other districts, he added.
More autonomy for institutions, focus on research & innovation among key steps of HRD Ministry: Javadekar
Increased autonomy for higher education institutions, enhanced focus on innovation and research, and changes in no-detention policy were among the major initiatives taken by the HRD Ministry during the four years of the NDA government, Prakash Javadekar said here today. Listing the Modi dispensation's achievements in the education sector, the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister told a press conference that 33 major initiatives had been taken by his ministry during the four-year period. "Till the time the research output of the country will not increase, the country will not progress and hence the increased focus on research and innovation. Atal Tinkering Laboratories and Hackathon have been very good initiatives in this direction," he said. For inculcating innovative skills in school students, 2,400 Atal Tinkering Laboratories have been sanctioned at the cost of Rs 20 lakh each. Facilities such as 3D printing, robotics and artificial intelligence are available in these ...
School teacher stabbed by teenager
A school teacher was allegedly knifed near the Bodinayakanur bus stand by an unidentified teenager this morning, police said. Malathy (42) raised an alarm and the assailant, believed to be aged 18 or 19, took to his heels, they said, adding that she has been hospitalised. The teacher, on the way to the school, said she couldn't identify the attacker as she was too stunned and shocked, when the incident took place. A search is on the teen, the police added.
CTET to be held in 20 languages, including Tamil: Javadekar
The Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) will be held in 20 languages, including Tamil, Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Monday.
Disha Academy Wai offers customized and result oriented preparation for Engineering, Medical entrance along with XI, XII Board
Disha Academy from Wai gives you a platform for XI & XII Board with entrance exam focus and results. Mumbai and Pune are not the cities to prepare for your entrance test exams.Disha Academy has been established in form of coaching class in 2002 by renowned educator cum facilitator Prof. Dr. Nitin Kadam. Disha Academy Wai, is leading education institution in Maharashtra for providing two years (11TH and 12TH) State Board cum Engineering and Medical Entrance Exam (JEE MAIN / ADVANCE, NEET and MHTCET).Dr. Nitin Kadam, who has studied from Colombo university realized the challenges faced by students for preparing for the entrance test and giving boards exams together. The issues and challenges were, the cities have increased pollution, traffic, coaching classes are at different places and distance between home and college adds to fatigue and takes away important time away from study. There are also other distractions like friends who are not necessarily motivated in studies, mobile, ..
Placio brings absolute safety and comfort for female students at DU Campus
The dreaded annual rush for student accommodation has kicked off once again drawing more than 10 Million (1 Crore) Lac UG & PG pan-India education seekers. What follows is the scramble for accommodations, given the limited number of seats in college hostels.Keeping in tune with the times, Placio - Student Housing start-up is bringing safety and comfortable to the female students & has launched accommodation for 1500 out station students around Delhi University North & South.The brand is rewriting 'housing' with a new kind of student living experience especially tailored with female students in mind - simultaneously raising people's expectations about service, quality and communication.According to Rohit Pateria & Ankush Arora, Founders - Placio, "Safety & accommodation are main concerns for the outstation students. This year, over 43% of the applicants who have applied at DU campus are safety features at every Placio property."Placio has already planned a step ...
CTET will be held in 20 languages: Javadekar
Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar has directed CBSE to continue conducting the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) in the 20 Indian languages as earlier. The directive by Javadekar came following criticism of CBSE's decision to remove 17 languages including Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati and Bengali from the list of options for CTET. "CTET examination will be conducted in all Indian languages as was being conducted earlier. I have already directed @cbseindia29 to conduct examination in all the 20 languages as was being done earlier," Javadekar tweeted. "CTET examination will be held in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bangla, Garo, Gujarati, Kanada, Khasi, Malyalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Mizo, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu,Tibetan & Urdu @cbseindia29," he added. DMK leader Kanimozhi today took to twitter to express her anger at the CBSE's earlier decision to drop languages which she said will come as a blow to speakers of several regional languages. The
Schools asked to form committees to handle sexual harassment complaints
The Delhi government has directed all schools in the national capital to ensure formation of Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) to deal with complaints of sexual harassment. "As per the provisions under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 all schools are directed to ensure constitution of ICC," the Directorate of Education (DoE) said in a fresh communication to school principals. According to norms prescribed by DoE, there shall not be less than four members including Presiding Officer in the ICC. "The Presiding Officer of the committee shall be a woman employed at senior level in the school and at least half of the members should be women. One member must be from the NGOs or associations committed to cause of women or person familiar with issues relating to sexual harassment " the DoE letter said. The department has also asked schools to ensure that the Presiding Officer and all ICC members shall not hold office for a period exceeding three years from their date of
World Bank approves $700 mn to improve primary education in Bangladesh
The World Bank has approved $700 million to help Bangladesh achieve its education for all vision by improving the primary education sector.The Quality Learning for All Program (QLEAP) will cover more than 18 million children studying in pre-primary level to grade 5.It will also finance implementation of the government's Fourth Primary Education Development Program (PEDP4), Dhaka Tribune reported.The World Bank praised Bangladesh's progress in improving access to education."Today almost every child steps into a classroom and eight out of 10 children completes primary education," Dhaka Tribune quoted Qimiao Fan, the World Bank country director for Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal as saying.World Bank Team Leader for the project Syed Rashed Al Zayed said the project will build about 95,000 classrooms, teachers' rooms, and multipurpose rooms.It will also build 80,000 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) blocks and 15,000 safe water sources.The projects will provide recruitment to about ...
My illness delayed Goa going plastic free by 2018: Parrikar
Stating that his mission to make Goa plastic free by 2018 was delayed because of his illness, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said the state government will take strong steps to achieve the target.
Army Chief visits AEC training college at Pachmarhi
The two-day visit by Army chief General Bipin Rawat to the AEC Training College and Centre at Pachmarhi ended on Sunday.He was accompanied by his wife Madhulika Rawat, President, Army Wives Welfare Association and a delegation of other officers from the HQs which included Lieutenant General Rajesh Rana,VSM, General Officer Commanding, Madhya Bharat Area and Maj Gen Arun Kumar Vyas, Additional Director General of Military Training (Army Education) amongst others.Prior to the Chief's visit, the then Chief of the Army Staff, Gen VK Singh had visited AEC Training College and Centre in 2012.As AEC Training College and Center is known for imparting training in Foreign Languages and Military Music, on 16 June, a band concert was organised showcasing the martial music skills of the trainees and instructors.Madhulika Rawat also graced the occasion by making her presence during the conduct of Family Welfare activities by Station ladies. The event was also highlighted by an exhibition of ...
DUTA, DU admin deadlock over reservation mechanism ends
The deadlock between Delhi University Teachers' Association and DU administration over several issues, including a new faculty reservation mechanism, ended after a meeting between the vice-chancellor and the office-bearers of the teachers' body, DUTA said today. The vice-chancellor considered the situation precipitated by UGC's March 5 notification on the reservation roster and assured DUTA that DU will try to get all working ad-hoc faculty continued in the new session, subject to the impending Supreme Court hearing of July 2, it said in a statement. The VC made an appeal to DUTA to lift its nearly month-long evaluation boycott in the interests of students. "The DUTA has called for an emergency DUTA executive on Monday to be followed by a general body meeting on the same afternoon, to review the current situation and decide on the future course of action," DUTA said. Following an Allahabad High Court order, upheld by the Supreme Court, the University Grants Commission on March 5 ...