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Inappropriate to ask other students their JEE advanced rank: IIT Bombay

The issue of discrimination on the IIT Bombay's campus came to light when a first-year student, Darshan Solanki, died by suicide on February 12

Education has power to change nation's fate: PM Modi at Shiksha Samagam

The Prime Minister along with Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan arrived at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan for the inauguration ceremony of the convention

Educational Testing Service launches app to help TOEFL test takers prepare

The Educational Testing Service (ETS), which conducts the English testing exam TOEFL, on Wednesday launched a mobile application for test takers to prepare for the new and shorter version of the examination. As the shorter TOEFL iBT test goes live on July 26, test takers registering for the same can now prepare themselves better using the AI powered TOEFL Go app. Indian test takers can gain valuable feedback and coaching on the new format and familiarise themselves with the shortest English language proficiency test, Sachin Jain, Country Manager, ETS India and South Asia, said. Available on both mobile and desktop devices TOEFL Go allows TOEFL test takers to prepare with four complete sections that offer targeted feedback and coaching. With the launch of TOEFL Go, the test takers can expect digital practice and performance feedback for all four test sections (Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing), AI-powered scoring for all sections, using the same rubrics as the TOEFL iBT test,

Take strict action against teachers for absenteeism: NCISM directs colleges

The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM), under the Ayush Ministry, has issued directions to colleges for strict action against teachers who are physically absent but found present only on paper for the academic year 2023-24. In a letter to all colleges of Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha Systems of Medicine, the Commission has suggested action such as issuing warnings and imposing a monetary penalty, or not considering the teacher at all for the 2023-2024 session, depending on the first or second instance of offence and the experience of the teacher. "It is found that the menace of working only on paper is still continuing in some institutions. Medical Assessment and Rating Board, NCISM, therefore, has proposed in continuation to the office letter dated May 2, 2023, to revise the disciplinary action against teachers who are found to be physically absent but present only on paper for the academic year 2023-24," read the letter sent by the Medical Assessment and Rating

Registration for round 1 of NEET UG Counselling 2023 to end tomorrow

MCC is about to close the registration for Round 1 of NEET UG 2023 Counselling tomorrow. Interested candidates can visit the official website for registration, i.e., mcc.nic.in/ug-medical-counselling

CBSE students can now learn in 22 regional languages: Dharmendra Pradhan

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said Odia along with other regional languages will now be taught in Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools across the country. Pradhan said the CBSE has issued a circular in this regard on Friday and allowed regional languages as a medium of instruction in their schools. Stating that Hindi and English were the medium of education in CBSE schools so far, Pradhan said 22 regional languages, including Odia, will be taught from standard I to XII in CBSE schools. The students will now be able to learn in regional languages as per the provision of the New Education Policy. He said a student who reads in his or her mother tongue understands the subject better than Hindi or English. He said schools will make provisions for students who want to study in Odia or any other medium. He said the NCERT has also been asked to prepare textbooks accordingly. Arrangements will be made to impart education and conduct examination in

School closures caused extreme learning losses: World Bank prez Ajay Banga

School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic caused extreme learning losses, World Bank President Ajay Banga said on Wednesday, underlining the need to devise a mechanism to prevent such situations before the next pandemic hits. "We have a real challenge for the generation which was undergoing schooling during the pandemic," Banga said, responding to a question by PTI. "Developed and developing countries were learning how to deal with it when we were hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. There have been extreme learning losses due to prolonged school closures during the period...and dealing with the learning losses is not just India's problem, it is an issue across the globe," he said. "My view is that we must learn now. We have to fix what we have got, pretty much make sure we learn before the next pandemic, devise a mechanism...or we will make the same mistakes again. The next one (pandemic) will come fore sure. It is a question of how long before it does come? To me that is the bigger ..

QS best student cities: Mumbai shines but no Indian city in top global 100

Mumbai ranked best student city in India due to affordability but drops 15 places in ranking compared to last year, no Indian city in top 100 cities

NEP 2020 being implemented in foundation stage of school education: Goa CM

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is being implemented in the foundation stage (one) of school education in Goa from the academic year 2023-24, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said. The NEP for higher education is being implemented in a phased manner as per directives of the Ministry of Education, UGC, NITI Aayog and recommendations of the Chief Secretaries' Conference held in Dharamshala, Sawant said in a written reply in the Goa assembly on Tuesday. He was responding to a question tabled by the opposition members on the implementation of NEP 2020. In a written reply tabled in the assembly, Sawant, who also holds education portfolio, said the new NEP 2020 academic structure has been implemented starting from the first year (2023 onwards) at the under graduate (UG) level in all non-technical colleges in Goa. The monsoon session of Goa legislative assembly began on Tuesday.

MBBS aspirants can now upgrade college seats till third counselling round

The earlier policy, known as the mop-up round, was in practice for five years and has now been withdrawn to give benefit to students of the third round

CUET: Equi-percentile method for normalisation in use for decades, says UGC

The equi-percentile method employed for the normalisation of scores in CUET-UG has been in use for decades globally and it is a fair mechanism where luck plays no role, UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said on Monday. Results for the Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-UG, the gateway for undergraduate admissions in over 200 universities, were announced on Saturday. Some candidates have been complaining about their scores being brought down due to normalisation. "First, we must remember that we were required to conduct CUET in multiple shifts in a given subject due to the large number of students participating in the test. For example, if the test is in economics, NTA experts prepare multiple economics papers for use in different shifts. Despite our best efforts, the difficulty level of each paper will slightly differ from the other. Therefore, one needs to use normalised scores instead of scores obtained by a student," Kumar said. "For this purpose, we use a scientific method calle

Meghalaya govt appoints 4-member Education Commission to recommend reforms

The Meghalaya government has appointed Sherwin May Sungoh, head of the Education department of the North Eastern Hill University, as the chairperson of a four-member State Education Commission, officials said on Sunday. The commission will recommend reforms and policy changes for promoting quality education in schools, colleges and institutions of higher and technical education, they said. The other members of the Education commission are former UPSC chairman David Reid Syiemlieh, former MBOSE executive chairman Tony TC Marak and education secretary Ambrose Ch Marak who will be the member secretary, they said. According to a notification, the commission will also be assisted by 12 co-opted members and its term will be for two years. "The Education Commission will recommend concrete solutions and strategic intervention and policy decisions for ushering reforms in the school and higher education system from the perspective of NEP 2020 and fulfilling its various principles and ...

CUET-UG results announced, 22,000 candidates score 100 percentile

The National Testing Agency on Saturday declared the results for the Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET-UG), which showed that over 22,000 candidates scored 100 percentile. The maximum top scorers were in English, followed by Biology and Economics. Over 11.11 lakh candidates had appeared for the second edition of the entrance exam. While 5,685 candidates scored 100 percentile in English, 4,850 candidates got a top score in Biology/Biotechnology/Biochemistry, followed by 2,836 in Economics. "The performance of every candidate has been evaluated using the equi-percentile method wherein normalised marks of each candidate have been calculated using the percentiles of each group of students in a given session across multiple days for the same subject," said Sadhana Parashar, Senior Director, National Testing Agency (NTA). "The role of the NTA is confined to the registration of candidates, conduct of the test, hosting of answer keys, inviting challenges, finalising answ

CUET UG Result 2023 date announced, here's how to check and download result

The CUET UG exam result date was announced by the UGC chairman. The CUET UG result will be declared on Monday, July 17. Candidates can check results from the official website, cuet.samarth.ac.in

'3.3 bn live in countries that spend more on debt interest than education'

Some 3.3 billion people almost half of humanity now live in countries that spend more money paying interest on their debts than on education or health, according to a new UN report released Wednesday. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a press conference launching the report that because this crushing debt crisis is concentrated mostly in poor developing countries, it is not judged to pose a systemic risk to the global financial system. This is a mirage, the U.N. chief warned. 3.3 billion people is more than a systemic risk, it is a systemic failure. Guterres said financial markets may seem not to be suffering yet but billions of people are and the levels of public debt are staggering and surging. In 2022, global public debt reached a record $92 trillion and developing countries shoulder a disproportionate amount, he said. According to the report, the number of countries facing high debt levels has increased sharply from 22 nations in 2011 to 59 in 2022. The ...

Centre to appoint VCs of 5 pvt deemed-to-be-varsities including TISS

Vice chancellors or heads of five private deemed-to-be- universities, including TISS and Dayalbagh Educational Institute, will now be appointed by the central government and not their sponsoring trusts or societies, officials said. The change in appointments comes following new norms notified by the University Grants Commission (UGC) called the UGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations. According to the new regulations, heads of deemed universities that receive 50 per cent more funds from the government than their own annual earnings will be appointed by the Centre. The first set of these regulations was notified in 2010, which was revised in 2016 and 2019. In rest of the cases, the vice chancellors shall be appointed by the chancellor from a panel of three names suggested by a search-cum-selection committee. The move, however, has been questioned by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh who raised apprehensions about the autonomy of these institutions. "Although over the .

Narayana to buy stake of Morgan Stanley, BanyanTree in Nspira at Rs 1.4k cr

Morgan Stanley PE and BanyanTree currently hold a 20 per cent stake in Narayana's group firm Nspira Management Services

'Districts' performance in school education sees notable drop during Covid'

The performance of districts in school education saw a significant drop during the Covid pandemic, with none of the districts figuring in the top two categories in the Ministry of Education's Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) for 2020-21 and 2021-22 released on Sunday. Punjab with 18 districts in "Ati-Uttam" category (the third grade out of total 10), in 2021-22 has outperformed Rajasthan whose number of districts in this category came down to five from 26 in 2020-21. Punjab too has one less district in this category compared to 2020-21. The report on PGI-D assesses the performance of school education system at the district level by creating an index for comprehensive analysis. It graded 742 districts during 2020-21 and 748 districts during 2021-22 across the states and Union territories. PGI-D grades the districts into 10 grades with the highest achievable grade being "Daksh", which is for districts scoring more than 90 per cent of the total points in that category or

Kollam highest performing district in school education during 2020-21: MoE

Kerala's Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram were the highest performing districts in school education during 2020-21 followed by Kannur and Thrissur, according to a Ministry of Education's report on Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D). The report released on Sunday assesses the performance of school education system at the district level by creating an index for comprehensive analysis. The districts' performance has been graded under the "Ati Uttam" category, which is the third best category of PGI-D. None of the districts have figured in the two categories with highest grades -- "Daksh" and "Utkarsh". Among the best performing districts, maximum are from Rajsthan (26) followed by Gujarat (22) and Punjab (19). All nine districts of Delhi have figured in the "Ati Uttam" category. The ministry released the PGI-D for 2020-21 and 2021-22. The PGI-D report graded 742 districts during 2020-21 and 748 districts during 2021-22 across the states and Union territories. PGI-D grades t

Jal Jeevan Mission to change face of UP schools, to improve education: Govt

As per the vision of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Jal Jeevan Mission will transform 9 schools under the Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Council