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AUD announces admissions to undergraduate courses
The Ambedkar University of Delhi (AUD) has announced admissions to various undergraduate (UG) programmes at its Kashmere Gate campus and Karampura campus. Online registrations for the programmes offered at its Kashmere Gate campus began today and on-campus registrations would start on May 28, a notification issued by the university said. It added that the registrations would close on June 23. The first of the six cut-off list for the UG courses at the Kashmere Gate campus would be announced on July 9 and the final one on July 26, the notification said. "In case the seats remain vacant, the seventh or subsequent cut-off list, if any, will be announced on the website," it added. At the Karampura campus, online registration for all the Bachelor of Vocational Studies programmes (BVoc in Tourism and Hospitality, BVoc in Retail Management and BVoc in ECCME) began today. On-campus registrations will begin on May 28 and both modes of registration will close on June 23. "On June 25, a list of .
Inculcate sports at grassroots level, teach its history in
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar today said that sports should be made compulsory at the grassroot level and students should be taught the history of Indian sports and its legendary sportsmen. Tendulkar was here to attend "Mission Young and Fit India", an initiative of Savitribai Phule Pune University, where he was interviewed by noted sports journalist Sunandan Lele. "It is very important to introduce sports (education) at the grassroot level and it should be made a compulsory subject. Students will not only learn about the history of the country but also be taught about the sporting history of India," Tendulkar said. He added that movies made on legendary sports icons should not be the only medium to know about their achievements. He said that school and colleges should make use of local, retired athletes to inculcate the right attitude about sports in students. "We have so many former or retired athletes at the district, state or national level and not everyone has good
Vice Prez to attend convocation of Tripura Central University
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu will attend the 11th convocation of Tripura Central University here on Wednesday, its vice-chancellor Anjan Kumar Ghosh said today. Naidu will deliver the convocation speech and give away degrees, he said. The last convocation of the varsity was held in 2013, which was attended by then president Pranab Mukherjee, Ghosh said. Established in 1987, Tripura University became a Central university with effect from July, 2007.
VCs of JU, KU granted 'Honorary Colonel' rank
The Vice Chancellors of Jadavpur University and Kalyani University were today granted the rank of 'Honorary Colonel' by the Centre for promoting NCC activities in the varsities. At the investiture ceremony organised at Fort William here, West Bengal Education and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee conferred on Prof Suranjan Das (JU) and Prof Shankar Kumar Ghosh (KU) the ranks in the presence of Lt General P P Malhotra, DG of National Cadet Corps. The vice-chancellors of both the universities shall hold the rank of 'Colonel Commandant' in the NCC for the duration of their office. Chatterjee praised the professionalism and commitment of NCC officers and instructors, and expressed satisfaction about various NCC activities in the state like traffic management during the festive seasons. Both the vice-chancellors also spoke about extending further support to NCC activities in their respective universities.
Modi tells students he saw a Putin different from the president
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he saw a different Vladimir Putin who got emotional while talking about the students of Sirius Educational Centre - a unique educational centre set up on the initiative of the Russian President. Modi and Putin visited the educational centre and interacted with more than 700 students. Talking to students, Modi said he was thankful to his friend President Putin who provided him an opportunity to meet the bright stars of Russia, referring to the students of the centre. "I was with my friend for the whole day today. When he spoke about the kids (of the centre) he was emotionally involved. I saw dreams in his eyes. I saw a different person. I saw a Putin who was different from the president," Modi said as he held the hand of Putin who was smiling. He asked the students how many of them were willing to visit India. In response, all the students raised their hands, bringing a smile on the face of Modi who invited them to visit India and interact with ..
Autonomy to St Stephen's only for raising fees, ending quotas: AISA
Members of the All India Students' Association today held a demonstration outside St Stephen's College against reported moves by the University Grants Commission to grant the institute an autonomous status and claimed it would lead to fee hikes and scuttling of quotas in admissions. AISA's Delhi University unit said it campaigned against the initiative during the varsity's Open Day sessions for newcomers to apprise their guardians about the issue. "Last week, a UGC Committee visited St Stephen's to discuss the grant of an autonomous status. Despite joint protests by teachers and students, the committee has reportedly decided to grant the status to the college. Withdrawal of govt funding, massive fee hikes and scuttling of reservation policies are the part and parcel of the status," DU's AISA secretary Madhurima Kundu said. An autonomous status did not imply academic autonomy, she said. "There will be no autonomy given to teachers to design their syllabi or to students to choose their
Admission to JNU engineering courses opens
Jawaharlal Nehru University has announced admission to its much-awaited five-year dual degree engineering programmes under its newly established School of Engineering. Only two courses -- B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering and MS/M.Tech with specialisation in Social Sciences/Humanities /Science/Technology, and B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering and MS/M.Tech in Social Sciences/ Humanities/ Science/ Technology -- will be available to students of the inaugural batch. "The students will be admitted through Joint Seat Allocation Authority 2018 (JoSAA-2018) based on the ranking in the Joint Entrance Examination, JEE (Main). The school will admit 50 students in each stream," Rector II Prof. Satish Chandra Garkoti said in a statement. Calling it one of major initiatives of the varsity in the past two years, he said the University Grants Commission (UGC) had accepted the proposal and allocated seed money for infrastructure development. "Construction work of the school
Maths paper row: Kerala Class X student withdraws plea
A Class X student, who had claimed she was given the 2016 question paper during the CBSE Mathematics exam this year, withdrew her plea before the Kerala High Court today. She had sought that her answer sheet be assessed based on the 2016 question paper. The move came after the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) refuted Ameeya Saleem's charge and said that it would go ahead with legal action against her for making "false" claims. The student's lawyer said the petition was withdrawn to ensure that her further studies were not affected. Ameeya had filed the petition before the Kerala High Court claiming that she was given a wrong question paper in the recent Mathematics board exam. The CBSE, however, had alleged that the student had "fabricated" a story as she was "weak" in the subject. In its counter-affidavit submitted to the court in response to the student's plea, the CBSE had said that instead of using the 2018 question paper, Ameeya had used her brother's question paper
JNU begins admission in its maiden engineering school
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Monday begun admission for its newly-established engineering school, which has two courses with 50 seats each.
VP to attend Tripura Central Univ convocation
Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu will attend the 11th convocation of Tripura Central University here on Wednesday, its Vice-Chancellor Anjan Kumar Ghosh said today. Naidu will deliver the convocation speech and give away the degrees, he said. The last convocation of the university was held in 2013 which was attended by the then president Pranab Mukherjee, Ghosh said. Established in 1987 Tripura University became a central university in July, 2007.
UP college instals CCTV in boys' toilet to prevent cheating in exams
Installation of CCTV cameras in the boys' toilet of a college here in a bid to prevent students from cheating in examinations has come in for widespread criticism by various youth organisations. Students of the Dharam Samaj Degree College or DS College were taken aback when they noticed the closed-circuit television cameras in the boys' toilet three days ago. The college administration, however, has strongly defended the move. "There were widespread reports that many students appearing in examinations hid chits in their pockets and undergarments which they would take out while visiting toilets," college principal Hem Prakash Gupta told reporters. "Installation of such cameras would greatly help in curbing the use of such malpractices during examinations," he said. Amit Goswami, belonging to a Hindu right wing organisation, said the move amounted to grave intrusion into the right to privacy of students. He argued that there were many other alternative means to check cheating in ...
Girls outshine boys in Haryana Class 10 board exams
Girls outshone boys with a pass percentage of 55.34 as against 47.61 in Haryana board of school education, which declared the Class 10 results today. The overall pass percentage of secondary examination was 51.15 and for open school (private candidates) it was 66.72, an official spokesman said. Kartik of Nav Durga Senior Secondary School, Jind, has secured the first position. Selina Yadav of Jeevan Jyoti Senior Secondary School, Rewari, Sonali of Saraswati High School, Sirsa, and Hari Om of Bal Vidya Niketan Senior Secondary School, Palwal, have jointly secured the second place. Riya of SMB Geeta Senior Secondary School, Ambala, Preeti of Paras Senior Secondary School, Mahendragarh, and Jigyasa of Tagore School, Panipat, have jointly secured the third position. Earlier today, Haryana Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma announced the results in Bhiwani in presence of the board's chairman Jagbir Singh. Sharma said the Haryana government is committed to improve the quality of education .
Nearly 49% students fail in Haryana as state improves result
Nearly 49 per cent of students failed in the Class 10 exams of the Haryana Board of School Education (HBSE) as per the result which was declared on Monday, even as the state authorities claimed that the result had improved marginally.
Use education to create self-employment: Prez to students
President Ram Nath Kovind today exhorted the farm scientists to use their education to create self-employment ventures. The president was speaking at a convocation ceremony in Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni in Himachal Pradesh. Kovind accompanied by his wife arrived in Shimla yesterday on a six-day visit to the state. Addressing the gathering at the ceremony today, he said, Several enthusiastic youths have opted for their own ventures in agri sector after attaining education and started organic farming of fruits, vegetables and flowers and have become exporters of these produce. He presented gold medals and conferred degrees on 462 students and said, "it is encouraging that the girls have surpassed boys and out of nine medal winners, six are girls and one of them got two medals. Girls are proving their supremacy in education, sports, research, defence sciences, aviation and other areas which is a good sign for the country," he said. He said there were ...
Haryana sanctions Rs 1.9 cr for upgrading labs in govt colleges
Haryana's education department has sanctioned Rs 1.9 crore for upgrading laboratories in the state's 113 government colleges, an official said today. The Haryana government has approved a non-recurring expenditure of Rs 1.9 crore for 2018-19 for upgrading and renovating labs in the state-run colleges, a spokesperson said giving the details. College principals will be able to withdraw this money online through a local treasury he said, adding that the amount will be utilised as per the directions of the director general of higher education.
How will pvt schools implement pay panel without hiking fees: HC asks
How would private unaided schools in the national capital implement the 7th Pay Commission recommendations without hiking their fees, the Delhi High Court asked the AAP government today. The query was posed to the Delhi government by a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar while asking it to file a status report on the implementation of the pay panel recommendations in private unaided schools. The court said the government will have to monitor the implementation of the recommendations and should not wait for teachers' complaints to take any action. The Delhi government told the bench that it had issued an order in August last year asking all private unaided schools to implement the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission and added that it has not received any complaint from teachers saying this was not being done. "Why should you wait for complaints? You have to monitor the implementation of your order. Here you cannot take the excuse that the central .
Over 1,200 parents, students participate in first Open Day session in DU
Over 1,200 parents and students took part on the first day of 'Open Day' session organised by the Delhi University to clear doubts on various courses, colleges and admission process. After a presentation by officials, the participants were allowed to ask questions related to new and existing courses. "The crowd was expected and there were over 1,200 parents and students," deputy dean of students' welfare Gurpreet Singh Tuteja told PTI. The university will hold the sessions till May 29 (except Sunday) at Conference Centre near gate number 4 on the North Campus in two shitfs - 10 am to 11.30 am and 12 noon to 1.30 pm. Meanwhjile, the ABVP set up help desk near the Arts Faculty, and the National Students Union of India (NSUI) and the All India Students Association(AISA) said their desks will be open from tomorrow near the Arts Faculty and the Vishwavidyalaya metro stations. "Apart from this, our volunteers will be working at college level too to educate parents and students about the ...
President Kovind says no to honorary doctorate from Nauni varsity
President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday refused to accept an honorary doctorate that was to be conferred on him by the horticulture and forestry university at its annual convocation in Nauni near here.
Goal of education must not be limited to getting job: Kovind
The goal of education should not be limited to simply getting a job. Students can start their own enterprises by using their skills and learning, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Monday.
CCTV in men's loo has students fuming
Students of Dharam Samaj Degree College in Aligarh are upset with the college authorities' decision of installing Closed-Circuit TV (CCTV) cameras in the men's toilet.While the students have called the move as the invasion of their privacy, the college administration, on the other hand, maintain that the cameras have been placed to keep a check on the incidents of using washrooms for cheating in the examinations.The principal of the college Dr Hem Prakash told ANI, "CCTVs have been installed to reduce cheating. Students used to hide chits in their clothes."He also claimed that that this does not invade privacy and that "there is no need to protest.
