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Skill crisis or school crisis?
The new world of work and skills needs a radical rethink of school education
Health Ministry bars 82 medical colleges from admitting students in 2018-19
On the recommendation of the Medical Council of India (MCI), the Health Ministry has barred 82 medical colleges in the country to admit students for the academic session 2018-19. The MCI has pointed out various "deficiencies" in the colleges on the basis of its inspections of these medical institutes. It highlighted inadequate infrastructure, faculty and resources as some of the major reasons. "The medical colleges have been denied permissions to admit students for the academic session 2018-19 on the basis of the recommendations of the MCI which during its inspection to the colleges observed various deficiencies in terms of inadequate infrastructure, faculty and resources among others," a government official said. The order of banning 82 medical colleges, which includes 70 private and 12 government, means more than 10,000 MBBS seats out of the total 64,000 available will be blocked. Also, the proposal of giving approval to 68 new medical colleges including 31 government and 37 ...
Guv requests HRD to open Kendriya Vidyalas in border areas
Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig (Retd) Dr B D Mishra has requested the Union Human Resources Development ministry for opening up of residential Kendriya Vidyalaya schools in few border districts of the state in conjunction with Navodaya Vidyalayas. The governor, who is presently in the national capital, called on Union HRD Minister Prakash Javedkar yesterday and emphasized on opening of such schools in remote areas and higher reaches of the border districts, a Raj Bhawan release said here today. "In addition to the help for our school going children, the people living in these areas will also be benefited by such schools in great measures. This initiative will also help in the development of the area, generation of employment and livelihood," he said. The HRD minister appreciated the suggestion of the governor and promised his full support. Javedkar promised to open residential Kendriya Vidyalaya-cum-Navodaya Vidyalayas as early as possible, it said. The governor also ...
Govt, DMK spar over "delay" in mangalsutra assistance scheme
Principal opposition DMK and treasury benches today sparred in the Tamil Nadu Assembly over distribution of marriage assistance in the form of gold for mangalsutra, to women beneficiaries. DMK legislator P Seethapathy, participating in the debate on demand for grant to the social welfare department, alleged that there was delay in distribution of assistance under the "Thalikku Thangam," (gold for mangalsutra) scheme. Since AIADMK assumed power in 2011, the Tamil Nadu government is implementing the plan to help indigent parents conduct the marriage of their daughters, whereby a four gram gold coin was provided. From 2016, when AIADMK retained power, an eight gram gold coin was provided. The gold plan also includes a cash assistance of upto Rs 50,000 for eligible beneficiaries. Social Welfare Minister V Saroja rebutted the charge and reeled out statistics, saying Rs 4,680.58 crore was spent in 2011-18 under the plan. During the DMK regime (2006-11), however, financial ...
Teacher arrested for sexually assaulting student
A teacher of a private school in Haryana's Nissing town was arrested today for allegedly sexually assaulting one of his students, police said. The 20-year-old student of SD Model School today lodged a complaint against her physical education teacher Manoj Kumar allegeding that he sexually assaulted her, they said. She alleged that Kumar assaulted her several times between January and March this year when she studying in Class XII, the police added. The victim passed out of school this year. The police said that the victim had attempted suicide last evening by jumping in a canal near Nissing, but was rescued by a passerby. An investigation is underway.
Congress not to contest four Council seats in Maharashtra
Maharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan today said his party will not contest the June 25 biennial polls to the Legislative Council, and support the candidates of "like-minded parties" instead. The Congress has extended support to NCP's Najeeb Mulla for Konkan division graduates seat, Kapil Patil of Loktantrik Janata Dal from the Mumbai teachers constituency, PWP candidate Rajendra Korde for Mumbai graduates seat, and Teachers Democratic Front candidate Sandeep Bedse for the Nashik Teachers seat. The decision to support "candidates from like-minded parties" was taken to avoid division of secular votes, Chavan said. The Shiv Sena has fielded Vilas Potnis for Mumbai graduates seat, former Thane Mayor Sanjay More for Konkan graduates seat, Shivaji Shendge for Mumbai teachers seat and Kishore Darade for Nashik teachers seat. The BJP has so far nominated Anil Kumar Rajesing Deshmukh for Mumbai teachers seat, while for Konkan division graduates seat, Niranjan Davkhare -- who .
NEET topper tops Class 12 Bihar board exams
The Bihar School Examination Board on Wednesday declared the results of Class 12 examinations held in science, arts and commerce streams, with NEET topper Kalpana Kumari topping the science stream with 434 out of 500 marks.
Life skills, value-based education in coming years: Javadekar
Not just academics, the emphasis in coming years will be on teaching young students life skills and "experiential learning" in schools, Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday.
Post recent shootouts, US students given bullet-resistant shields
When the United States government failed to contain deadly incidents of gun shooting within the high school campuses in the country, the schools themselves came to the rescue by providing students with bullet resistant shields.As per a report in the New York Times on Tuesday, St.Cornelius Catholic School situated in Chadds Ford provided a bullet-resistant shield to be attached to the backpacks of the eighth-grade students.As per school's principal Barbara Rosini, it is a sad situation as she said in an interview, "It is something that will help keep our kids, or any child or any adult, safe, that is unfortunately where we are now."While the students said that they have never anticipated such a situation.Some schools are even considering installing, bullet- resistant windows and metal detectors.There has been a critical response from the gun control advocates as they said; the schools are resorting to such measures due to lack of actions taken by legislators.Since a gunman killed 20 ...
US embassy initiates student-friendly visas process for Indians
The United-States based universities are waiting for the Indian students to enroll themselves across different fields as part of International students program, assures Chief of Mission from the United States embassy in New Delhi, Mary Kay Carlson on the Student Visa Day.An event was held on Wednesday at the US embassy in New Delhi aimed at easing the process of applying visa to the US by the Indian students.The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, and Consulates General in Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Mumbai, welcomed more than 4,000 Indian students applying for visas to study in the United States.It was attended by the Indian students currently studying in the US or those seeking admission there and also by various relevant officials.During the event, Carlson told ANI, "Around 1, 86,000 students are already part of the Visa program and their number is growing. We are very excited to welcome you (Indian students) to the US across all fields of endeavor weather its Science, Technology, ...
TN Chief Minister urges students not to resort to extreme step
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K.Palaniswami on Wednesday urged students not to take extreme steps like commiting suicide for failing to get higher marks in exams.
Raj govt to introduce scheme to provide milk to school students: Min
To improve health of school children, the Rajasthan government will introduce a scheme to provide milk to the students from class 1 to 8 from the new academic session, state School Education Minister Vasudev Devnani said. Milk will be supplied on alternate days in both the rural and urban areas under the 'Annapurna milk distribution scheme' from July 2. Milk will be provided to students of the urban areas on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while the students of the rural areas will get milk on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The scheme of supplementary milk distribution will enhance the health of students. The scheme will be implemented with a budget of Rs 218 crore, Devnani said. Nearly 64 lakh students will be benefitted and 5 lakh litre milk will be consumed, 150 ML milk will be served to class 1 to 5 and 200 ML milk will be given to students from classes 6-8 immediately after the morning assembly, he added. Devnani informed that officers have been asked to ensure that the scheme, ...
Academic appointments at NDA comes under CBI lens
The CBI has registered a case against the Principal of Pune-based National Defence Academy (NDA) and four other employees of the institute, including a professor, on charges of irregularities in the appointment of teaching faculty to the organisation's different posts, the agency said on Wednesday.
IPS officer winning hearts, providing free coaching to aspiring students in Jammu
Taking time out from his busy schedule, a young IPS officer is dedicating two hours every morning to help students in their studies, a move which has brought smiles to candidates preparing for competitive examinations but are unable to meet the expenses of quality coaching. South Jammu Superintendent of Police Sandeep Chaudhary has started 'operation dreams' with an aim to see students get past the academic hurdles in the way of their goals. The 2012-batch Indian Police Service officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre initially started with free coaching from his office chamber for 10 candidates who aspire to become sub-inspectors in the state police, the examination for which is scheduled later this month. However, the number grew within a few days to more than 150 students preparing for various examinations, including civil services, staff selection commission and in banking sector, forcing Chaudhary to look for an alternative arrangement. Chaudhary then shifted his class to a private ...
4,000 Indian students apply for US visa
Around 4,000 Indian students appeared for interview on Wednesday to secure the American visa to pursue higher education in the United States.
10 Jindal varsity students bag Israeli scholarships
Jindal Global University (JGU) on Wednesday said 10 of its students have been selected for scholarships from the Israeli National Council for Higher Education for an international summer programme on conflict resolution.
Planning a student loan? 5 essentials to keep in mind (Comment)
For long, parents have been saving for the primary and secondary education of their children, as well as any higher studies. The past 10-15 years have seen a change with more students willing to take on the responsibility to fund their education, and this is where student loans play an important role.
Over 85 pc students pass Madhyamik examination
An estimated 85.49 per cent candidates of over 11, 02,726 students passed in the class X board examinations of West Bengal this year, the state Board of Secondary Education said today. The pass percentage had a slight dip of .16 per cent - 85.49 per cent this year from 85.65 per cent last year, it said. Altogether 8,99,564 candidates passed the examinations. Sanjibani Debnath of the Suniti Academy, Coochbehar ranked first getting 689 marks followed by Sirshendu Saha of the Satgachia High School, East Burdwan who got 688 marks, as part of the merit list and results announced by the WBBSE president Kalyanmoy Ganguly here. The third spot was jointly held by three students - Mayurakshi Saha, Nilabjo Das and Mrinmoy Mondal all having got 687 marks. Saha was from a school in Coochbehar and the other two from a school in Jalpaiguri respectively. 96.13 per cent students passed from East Midnapore, the highest among all districts, the Board said. Of the candidates having appeared .
Answer sheets gutted in fire at Hyderabad's Osmania University
Several bundles of answer sheets of a degree exam were gutted in a fire that broke out at a spot valuation centre at the Osmania University in Hyderabad on Tuesday.The fire tenders reached the spot to prevent the flames from spreading to other rooms where more answer sheets were stored.The answer sheets of BSc (Botany) exam were kept in four rooms for valuation at the centre behind men's hostels in the university campus.According to fire officers an electrical short circuit could be one of the main causes for the fire.University Vice-Chancellor S Ramachandram also visited the valuation centre and took stock of the situation.The university in a press release said that officials swung into action and made concerted efforts to avert a major fire.Meanwhile, Kumar Molugaram, Controller of Examinations, Osmania University wrote a letter to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (East Zone) asking him to 'investigate the matter'.
Pvt management institutes asked to give stress on placement
West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee today asked private management institutes to reduce the number of branches if they failed to secure jobs for students. "Those who are not being able to ensure placement of students, think about it - if you can reduce the four-five branches to one or two. Think about the creation of jobs and employability factor," Chatterjee said. Speaking at a meet organised by the Association of Professional Academic Institutions, Chatterjee said the employers should have confidence in the private institutes. "You have to build confidence. Jobs are there but every employer will ponder over the issue of return of investment," he said. The minister said the state government would not meddle in the running of private engineering institutes but the government has certain roles to play to keep tab on their activities and step in accordingly. Chatterjee said the higher education department has taken steps to rope in experts to prepare students .
