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Guv approves CPC report on varsity non-teaching staff
Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi has approved the report of the Common Pay Committee (CPC) 2017 for the non-teaching staff of seven universities in the state, an official release said today. The governor asked the university authorities to take up the matter with the Finance, Higher Education and departments concerned to disburse salaries and allowances of the non-teaching staff of the universities as per the recommendations of the CPC, it said. The seven universities are Gauhati University, Dibrugarh University, Assam Agricultural University, Bodoland University, Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University, Cotton University and Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University, it said.
HC asks CB-CID to file counter-affidavit in college sex scandal case
The Madras High Court today directed the state CB-CID, probing the alleged sex scandal involving a woman assistant professor at a college in Virudhunagar district, to file its counter in two weeks. The first bench of Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Juctice P T Asha passed the interim order and posted the plea to July 2 for further hearing. On May 11, the High Court had passed the interim order restraining the circulation of the contents of retired IAS officer Santhanam committee report on the issue. The court ordered the government to keep the report in a sealed cover till further orders. The issue related to the assistant professor Nirmala Devi allegedly asking the students of the college to extend sexual favours to the higher officials of the institution in return for marks and money. The order was passed on a plea by the Revolutionary Youth and Students Federation, claiming that if the Santhanam committee, appointed by Governor Banwarilal Purohit, was allowed to file its report ..
Delhi University appeals to teachers to end evaluation boycott
The Delhi University today appealed to its teachers to end their evaluation boycott in the larger interest of the career of students. Reacting to the development, the Delhi University Teachers' Association said in a statement that instead of reminding teachers of their duties, the DU administration should enter into a genuine dialogue and take concrete, visible steps and give assurance towards resolution of issues which can be resolved at the university level. The DUTA had begun the evaluation boycott from May 9. The Delhi University today said that a meeting was held with the deans of the various faculties of the university and with principals of the colleges to discuss the issues of boycott of the evaluation of the answer scripts of the examinations held during May-June 2018. A serious concern was expressed that if this boycott continues, it will cause "inordinate delay" in declaration of the results and may thus hamper the career of thousands of students pursuing various ...
Over 2.5 L students register for UG courses in DU this year
Over two-and-a-half-lakh students registered for undergraduate courses in Delhi University (DU) on its admission portal this year, an increase from the last year. The DU threw open its admission portal for aspirants of various undergraduate courses (UG) on May 15. The registration for the UG programmes ended at 11.59 pm last night. The varsity has, for now, announced a total of five cut-offs with the notification for the first cut-off scheduled to be issued on June 19. Total male applicants were 1,44,248, female 1,34,297, and other applicants 29, he said. According to an official from the university, 2,78,544 aspirants made payments. Last year, around 2.20 lakh candidates had made payments, he added. The number of unreserved applicants stands at 1,75,719 and SC and ST applicants number 34,932 and 7,547 respectively.
HC fixes Rs 13 lakh interim fee for MBBS courses in deemed varsities
Noting that Rs 25-35 lakh fee per annum for medical courses was "prima facie far too high", the Madras High Court today directed deemed universities in Tamil Nadu to collect Rs 13 lakh for MBBS courses as an interim measure, pending University Grants Commission's (UGC) fee fixation committee's decision. A bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice P T Asha gave the direction while disposing of a PIL by Jawaharlal Shanmugam, who submitted that these institutions were charging exorbitant tuition fees and gave details in a tabular column. "It appears to us that fees varying between Rs 25 lakh to Rs 35 lakh per annum is prima facie far too high and the fee committee constituted by UGC ought to make an in-depth study and recommend the fees to be collected by the institutions," the bench said in its order. It recorded an undertaking given by the UGC to constitute a committee by June 30 to fix the fee structure in these universities. Making it clear thatr there was a .
Bengal HS results announced, CM to felicitate rank holders
An estimated 83.75 per cent students of the total 8,04,895 examinees passed class XII examinations, conducted by the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE), as per the results announced today. This year, 8,04,895 candidates sat for the examination, of whom 6,63,516 students passed, the WBCHSE said in a statement. Among the toppers, Granthan Sengupta from Jalpaiguri Zilla School in Jalpaiguri district secured the top spot scoring 496 marks out of 500 (99.2 per cent), it said. Ritvick Kumar Sahoo (493) of Tamluk Hamilton School secured the second spot with 98.6 per cent marks. Timir Baron Das, Saswata Roy jointly took the third spot securing 490 marks. Among the girls, Arkadipta Ghosh and Anima Garai jointly secured first spot, having scored 97.2 per cent each and both ranked fifth in overall. While Ghosh is from Jadavpur Vidyapith, Garai took the exams from Bankura Ranibandh School. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee told reporters at the state
DU urges teachers to end strike for students' sake
The Delhi University on Friday urged the striking teachers to come back to work and start evaluating exam sheets in interest of the students.
89.4 per cent students clear SSC exam, girls outshine boys
A pass percentage of 89.41 was recorded in this year's Std 10 exams conducted by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. Girls recorded a pass percentage of 91.97 against boys whose pass percentage was 87.27, the board said here. Konkan division delivered the best result with 96 per cent of students passing, while Nagpur division was at the bottom with a pass percentage of 85.97. Board chairman Shakuntala Kale announced the results here. A total of 16,36,250 students had registered for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination held in March, of whom 16,28,613 appeared and 14,56,203 passed.
Pay revision for Meghalaya deficit school, college teachers
The Meghalaya Cabinet today approved the proposal for pay revision of over 7,000 teachers of deficit schools and deficit colleges in the state. "The cabinet has decided to extend Fifth Pay Commission benefits to the deficit teachers of Meghalaya with effect from January 1, 2017 which will be effective from next month. The arrears for the teachers will be cleared in four installments," Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, who chaired the cabinet meeting, said. Education Minister L Rymbui said Rs 126 crore will be required for clearing the arrears of the teachers and an additional Rs 84 crore is required to implement the revision. He said prior to the pay revision, the government was spending Rs 278 crore per annum and with the pay revision in place, the government will have to spend Rs 362 crore annually. In all, there is a total of 7380 teachers in 2,194 schools and 15 colleges apart from the staffs (281) at these colleges, the minister said. Last year, the state government ..
Raj govt school sets example in promoting education
A nondescript village in Rajasthan's Sikar district has set an example in promoting education, where the Sarpanch volunteers as teacher and locals donate money to improve the infrastructure of a government-run school. The success of their initiative has led to students from private schools from nearby Srimadhopur town moving to the government school equipped with CCTV cameras and a digital classroom. The government school has delivered 100 per cent results in the Rajasthan senior secondary board examination this year. "Locals were motivated to assist in improving the school infrastructure and they have donated nearly Rs 20 lakh in five years. The school infrastructure has been improved with spending of Rs 19 lakh so far," Vinod Sharma, principal of the school in Holya Ka Baas village, told PTI. He said the Class 12 results have been 100 per cent for three consecutive years now and this year the Class 10 results were also 100 per cent. Sharma said the improvement in results have ...
Moscow students make rare protest against World Cup
Construction of the World Cup fan zone outside Moscow's top university is fuelling a rare protest in Russia as students worry thousands of partying football fans will destroy one of the capital's few green spaces. The row pits students at Moscow State University against a recently re-elected President Vladimir Putin whose administration does not easily brook dissent and has gone all out to ensure the month-long football extravaganza goes off without a hitch. The area will have concerts and entertainment for up to 25,000 fans as well a giant interactive screen for those without tickets to watch matches. It is being built in the park below the main building of Moscow State University -- one of the city's seven Stalinist skyscrapers -- which overlooks the Luzhniki stadium where the opening match will be played on June 14 as well as the final on July 15. Many of the university's over 6,000 students and employees are not thrilled about their campus hosting the fan zone because of the ...
Son of MGNREGA labourers crack NEET, father says dream came true
Krishan Kumar's tireless pursuit of excellence is an inspiration to students in his village and his success in cracking the NEET a source of pride to his parents, who work as MGNREGA labourers. Kumar is the only person in Sakhwara panchayat in Rajasthan's Dholpur district to clear the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test. His parents said they wanted him to unshackle himself out of the misery they had faced in life. "My long-awaited dream has come true... I am proud my son would be the first doctor in my panchayat," said Munna Lal, who has studied till Class 5. Kumar's mother is illiterate. The 19-year-old spent several nights studying under kerosene lamps in his village before moving to Kota, a city more than 300 km away from his home which has a number of coaching institutes, in 2015 to prepare for the entrance test. Kumar found success on his third attempt, securing an All India rank of 3,099 in the recently-held NEET. He is on his way to become the first MBBS doctor from his ...
Pak bans social studies books for showing Kashmir as part of India
Pakistan has banned social studies books in private schools in Punjab province for showing Kashmir as a part of India in the map of Pakistan printed on them. The Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB), a government body, also lodged a complaint with Lahore police for registration of a criminal case against the administration of the private schools and publishers of the books for committing a 'grave mistake'. All the district executive officers of the province have been directed to confiscate all these books from the warehouse of the private schools. PCTB Managing Director Abdul Qayyum issued a notification yesterday banning the books on social studies in private schools across the Punjab province with immediate effect. "The books on social studies for Grade II, IV, V, VII and VIII have controversial/objectionable contents, especially with reference to the map of Pakistan" showing Kashmir part of India, the notification says. To stop such mistakes in the future, the board says, ...
Book seeks to demystify crucial period of parenting
Parents in today's nuclear family setup often find it difficult to deal with the crucial first five years of a child's life and early childhood educationist Vasavvi Acharya seeks to address issues like this in her just published book. "Many research studies reveal that the first five years of a child's life play a pivotal role in the complete development of the brain but many are still unaware of the importance of an enriched environment imperative for the development of a child," the author says in "The First 5 Years: Demystifying the crucial period of parenting". Parenthood is a blessing and should never be taken for granted, says Acharya, who is associated with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Guwahati as a faculty and is also the managing director of Inner I Foundation, the parent company of the preschool brand 'Tender Petals'. With increasing work pressure or demands of society, some parents tend to ignore the need of personal care, quality time, love and comfort ...
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Bengal HS results announced
An estimated 83.75 per cent students of the total 8,04,895 examinees passed class XII examinations, conducted by the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE), as per the results announced today. This year 8,04,895 candidates sat for the examination, of whom 6,63,516 students passed, the WBCHSE said in a statement. Among the toppers, Granthan Sengupta from Jalpaiguri Zilla School in Jalpaiguri district secured the top rank scoring 496 marks out of 500 (99.2 per cent), it said. Ritvick Kumar Sahoo (493) of Tamluk Hamilton School secured the second rank with 98.6 per cent marks. Timir Baron Das, Saswata Roy jointly got the third spot securing 490 marks. Among the girls, Arkadipta Ghosh and Anima Garai jointly secured first spot (among girls) having scored 97.2 per cent each and both ranked fifth in overall. While Ghosh is from Jadavpur Vidyapith, Garai sat for the exams from Bankura Ranibandh School. A total of 5,248 candidates received O grade (90 - 100 .
HIV stigma in Nepal: Struggle for education by HIV infected
Rhitika (name changed) lost her family during her toddler stage because of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).While being brought up by her aunt and uncle, she started falling ill continuously and it was later discovered that she also had been infected with the virus. After her relatives shunned her, she found shelter at the Sapthalta HIV Shikshya Sadan."When I was small, I started falling sick and later it was traced to be HIV. My relatives' behaviour changed after they found I was infected with the virus. When they read about Sapthalta HIV Shikshya Sadan in Batkepati, Kirtipur in the newspaper, they brought me here," Rhitika told ANI.The Saphalta HIV Shikshya Sadan, established in 2011 by Raj Kumar Pun, is home to 23 orphans and HIV infected children aged below 16.Pun is addressed by the title 'Daddy' by the students residing here and they call the female teachers and other supporters as 'Mummy'. This small area of school has now become the whole world for them."We feel happy ...
HP govt scraps semester system in UG courses
The Himachal Pradesh government today decided to do away with semester system in under-graduate courses and revert to annual examination system. We had set up a review committee headed by former vice chancellor to review RUSA (Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan) and it has recommended reverting back to annual examination system," Education Minister Suresh Bharadwaj said. The RUSA was introduced in the state in 2013 and the BJP had assured to restore annual examination system in under graduate course at it was not suitable for hilly state like Himachal Pradesh with difficult topography and demographic variations, he added. When asked about the extra burden on the Himachal Pradesh University in conducting the examinations, he said that varsity has been asked to draw up a plan to ensure that system worked smoothly and there was no delay in declaration of results. Asserting that the thrust of the government was on qualitative improvement in education, Bharadwaj said that a decision has ..
Odisha CM flags off visit of budding astronomers
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday flagged off an exposure visit of top 20 winners of the Young Astronomer Talent Search (YATS) edition here.
Council polls: BJP and Sena to clash in three constituencies
The BJP today nominated Ameet Mehta for the Maharashtra Legislative Council election from the Mumbai division graduates constituency. Today was the last day for filing of nomination papers for four Council seats going to the polls on June 25. Mehta will be pitted against Shiv Sena's Vilas Potnis. Sena and BJP candidates would be clashing in three out of the four Council seats: Mumbai teachers, Konkan graduates and Nashik teachers constituencies. In Nashik, 25 candidates are in the fray, while the number is 22 in Konkan division graduates constituency. Fourteen candidates have filed papers in Mumbai graduates constituency and 12 in Mumbai teachers constituency. The Congress has fielded Ajit S Lathar in Nashik teachers constituency. The BJP, besides fielding Aniket Vijay Patil, has also fielded Sunil R Bachchav as a 'dummy' candidate there. Scrutiny of nomination papers will be done on June 8, the last date of withdrawal is June 11, polling will be held on June 25 and ...