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Teenagers in NASA challenge targeted by hackers for their race
NASA has confirmed that hackers tried to sway results of a challenge for teenagers that involved public voting via social media by targeting some participants on the basis of their race.
SRFTI seeks central approval for programme with Dhaka varsity
The Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute here has sought approval from the Centre for a collaborative programme with the University of Dhaka, its director said. If permitted, this will be the first collaboration between the SRFTI and a foreign university, SRFTI Director Debamitra Mitra said yesterday. "If the Centre gives consent to the proposal we'll go for inking a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Dhaka," Mitra said. As per the proposal, a team of SRFTI students and one faculty member will take part in collaborative productions in both TV and film segments, she said, adding that there could also be short films for the digital media, jointly made by students of the two institutions. "We can also go for student exchange programmes on a regular basis," she said. Established in 1995, the SRFTI is an autonomous institution funded by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The University of Dhaka is ranked number one in the Bangladesh ...
CET scam: Court orders compensation for 50 students
A special anti-corruption court has ordered compensation of Rs 50,000 each to 50 students who were denied admission in professional colleges due to the Common Entrance Test (CET) scam that hit Jammu and Kashmir in 2012. The compensation to 50 students was given as per the merit list. The compensation was awarded by Special Judge Anti-corrpution Yash Paul Bourney in his 382-page judgement in the CET 2012 scam case delivered last week. The kingpin of the scam, then Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE) Mushtaq Ahmad Peer was sentenced to 16 years rigorous imprisonment while 49 others were also convicted for offences under various acts. The accused were slapped with varying amounts of fine with Peer directed to pay Rs one crore. "Out of the fine amount so realized, each of the candidates whose score was more than 90% in the academic side in the qualifying examination and had appeared in the CET 2012 and was within the next 50 candidates in the .
Bihar Governor vows to uproot fake B.Ed degrees racket
Lashing out at colleges for providing fake B.Ed degrees in the state, Bihar Governor Satya Pal Malik on Thursday said there is hardly any politician who is not associated with such institutions.Underscoring that there is indeed a "huge racket" running in the state which awards fake B.Ed degrees, Malik said, "A large number of colleges exist, most of them enjoying patronage of politicians.""There is hardly a politician who is not associated with such institutions that admit students without requisite authorisation. They run their business without my or Chief Minister's permission," the Governor added.He also announced that the admissions from August this year would be held through a centralised exam."From August onward, B.Ed admissions in the state will be done through a centralised exam similar to National Eligibility and Entrance Test, to end business of awarding fake degrees," Malik said.
HC allows Sikh students to wear kada, kirpan in NEET exam
The Delhi High Court on Thursday allowed a plea moved by Sikh students seeking permission to wear traditional 'kada' and 'kirpan' inside the exam hall in the upcoming NEET exam.
Maharashtra govt to start 13 'international schools'
The Maharashtra government will start 13 'international schools' with specialised curriculum from June this year, and a total of 100 such schools will be started by the next academic year, Education Minister Vinod Tawde said today. The government has formed the Maharashtra International Education Board (MIEB) for this purpose, he told reporters here. The MIEB will be an autonomous body which will decide the curriculum and conduct examinations, he said. "The government intends to provide an international- quality education and hence decided to start upto 100 international schools," he said. The medium of instruction at the 13 schools that will start this year will be Marathi, and schools with other regional languages as the medium of instruction will be started later, he said. Seventy teachers have been selected to teach at the 13 schools, and they would undergo a rigorous 22-day training, Tawde said.
NCM seeks report on police action on AMU students
The National Commission for Minorities has sought a report from the Aligarh district administration on police action on students demanding arrest of members of a right-wing outfit which protested displaying of Muhammad Ali Jinnah's portrait on the varsity campus, sources said today. The NCM has asked for a report from the local administration after former members of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) students' union made a complaint to the panel. Their complaint does not talk about the portrait, but the police action on students. The NCM has asked the district administration to submit the report about it in three days, a source added. The row over Jinnah's portrait triggered a right-wing protest and violence on the AMU campus yesterday. At least six people were injured when the police lobbed teargas shells to disperse AMU students, demanding the arrest of protesters who had earlier barged into the campus shouting slogans. Hospital sources had said about 20 students were treated for .
Dayal Singh College teachers body demands chairman's removal
The Dyal Singh College Teachers' Association (DSCTA) today demanded Governing Body Chairman Amitabh Sinha be removed for allegedly "denigrating" the educational legacy of Sardar Dayal Singh. The teachers association also reiterated its stand against renaming the college. "The authorities are not paying any attention. Rather in order to legitimize this illegal bifurcation, the college Governing Body (GB) and its Chairman Amitabh Sinha went ahead and renamed the evening college as Vandemataram College. By this blatant act of renaming they not only denigrated the glorious educational legacy of Sardar Dyal Singh, but also wilfully violated the terms of the transfer deed which insists upon status-quo on the name of the institution," DSCTA President P K Parihar said in a statement. After the DSCTA raised the issue into the public domain, the HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar gave an assurance that the name of the college will not be changed. Despite the assurance, Sinha and the Evening College
On third day of indefinite hunger strike, DUSU Prez demands meeting with VC
DUSU President Rocky Tuseed today said he has been sitting on an indefinite hunger strike for three days after he was denied entry to the Delhi University Foundation Day celebrations on May 1. The students body president said he is demanding a meeting with the Vice Chancellor Yogesh K Tyagi. "I would not give up until and unless the Vice Chancellor agrees to hear my issues... and gives us a concrete assurance that actions would be taken on all issues concerning students, which I have been raising with him for the past eight months," Tuseed said in a statement. On May 1, Tuseed alleged that security guards and Delhi Police personnel did not allow him in when he tried to enter the venue of 96th Foundation Day celebrations of the university. He appealed to students and teachers to join him in the protest.
More than 350 students to feature in rowing meet
More than 350 students from 50 schools of West Bengal and other states will stake claim for top honours in the 46th K.C. Mahidra All India Invitation School Regatta (AIISR) rowing competition, being organised by the Lake Club at the Rabindra Sarovar here from May 6 to 12.
Anti-elitist protest shuts top French university
One of France's most prestigious universities was forced to shut today after student protesters staged a campus occupation against government plans to make higher education more competitive. The Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris is the latest of numerous universities across France to face sit-ins against President Emmanuel Macron's shake-up of the education system. At present, anyone who graduates from high school is guaranteed a place at a public university, but Macron's government wants to introduce more selective criteria to tackle overcrowding and high dropout rates. Protesters say the plan is an attack on France's egalitarian tradition of offering a public higher education to all. But Prime Minister Edouard Philippe expressed amusement at the idea of students at the "Normale Sup'" -- part of a separate tier of highly selective top universities known as "grandes ecoles" -- joining the movement. "It's quite charming, given the extremely selective nature of the Ecole Normale ...
Jinnah portrait row: Situation at AMU 'under control'
Situation at the AMU campus, scene of violent incidents yesterday, remained "under control" today with no untoward incident being reported from anywhere, authorities said. No untoward incident has been reported from anywhere since last evening but heavy deployment of police and RAF personnel was being maintained at strategic points in and around the campus, District Magistrate, Aligarh, Chandra Bhushan Singh said. The administration is keeping a strong vigil to prevent trouble-mongers from creating law and order situation, he said. Singh said the district administration held a meeting with Aligarh Muslim University Vice Chancellor Prof Tariq Mansoor and some alumni and sought their cooperation in helping restore normalcy in the campus. After a day of protests and violence, an eerie silence descended over the campus the morning even as hundreds of student protesters gathered at the Baab-e-Syed gate, the scene of yesterday's violent incident in which around 20 students were injured in ..
National School regatta to be held from May 6
About 350 student rowers from 50-plus schools across West Bengal and other states will compete in the seven-day 46th K C Mahidra All India Invitation School Regatta at the Lake Club from May 6. The coxed fours event is open to junior boys and junior girls up to class X and senior boys and senior girls for class XI and XII in a league cum knock-out format. The schools include South Point, La Martiniere, Modern High, G D Birla Centre for Education, National High, St Xaviers, St Lawrence, Jatragachi Pranabananda High School, Hatiara High among others. Schools from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab, Chandigarh and Haryana would also be seen in action in the meet recognised by the Rowing Federaion of India. "The meet acts as the nursery for the potential rowers as many of them like Shreya Aiyer, Aishrya Krshnan, Madhavan and Ganesh Srestha in later years have excelled in the National Rowing Championship after beginning their rowing career here," Lake Club Joint Secretary Debabrata Dutta said.
Name of Dyal Singh College remains unchanged, says its chairman
The chairman of the governing body of the Dyal Singh College and Vandemataram Dyal Singh College, Amitabh Sinha, today claimed that politically motivated groups were misleading the government and parliament on the issue of the renaming of these two institutionsAddressing a press conference this afternoon, Sinha said it was wrong and unfortunate on the part of certain members of parliament to mislead the government and particularly Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on an issue without verifying all facts related to it.Claiming that the college is a fully owned and managed by the autonomous University of Delhi (Central University), Sinha rejected suggestions that it was a minority institution for education, and added that it was his view that "a certain lobby of the Dyal Singh College staff had roped in the SAD (Shiromani Akali Dal) to cry foul over 'hurt Sikh sentiments' when they failed to think of no other way to halt the educational reform measures of the new governing ...
3 SSA officials show-caused for 'misuse' of funds
Three block level officials Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) in Hailakandi district have been served show cause notice for alleged misuse of funds leading to procurement of poor quality school uniform, an official release said today. The district SSA Coordinator F R Laskar issued the show cause letter to Block Elementary Education Officers (BEEOs) of Katlicherra, Hailakandi and Lala yesterday. "Even after my strict instruction on April 3, no action was taken from your end till today, which naturally proves your failure in regulating the process of procurement of good quality school uniforms," the release said quoting the Laskar's letter. The BEEOs have been asked to reply to the show cause notice within three days or else disciplinary proceedings would be drawn against them, the release said. Several organisations and public representatives, including Hailakandi MLA Anowar Hussain Laskar have alleged large-scale misappropriation of funds in the name of procurement of school .
Did no wrong, Akalis politicising issue: Dyal Singh College Chairman
Sticking to the decision to change name of the Dyal Singh College, its governing body chairman Amitabh Sinha on Thursday said that the administration had done no wrong and accused the Akali Dal of politicising the issue in the name of minority rights.
Agitating tribal students in Manipur lock up varsity
Irate over their long-standing demands remaining unfulfilled and a top official telling them to "join the underground", students in the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University on Thursday locked up all varsity departments as well as the administrative block.
Govt can't interfere in DU's administrative matters: Dyal Singh College chairman on renaming row
Amid a controversy over renaming of the Dyal Singh (Evening) College as Dyal Singh Vande Matram College, the institution's chairman Amitabh Sinha today said the Delhi University is an autonomous varsity and the government cannot interfere in its administrative matters. Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar had yesterday said the government would not allow the renaming and take action against the management committee of the college for going ahead with it without the ministry's consent. In a press conference here today, Sinha said, "The DU is an autonomous university and therefore, the government cannot have a say in its administrative matters. The HRD Minister should have spoken to me first to know the exact status before making such a statement." The college is affiliated to the Delhi University. A controversy had erupted last year with various sections vehemently opposing the move to rename the college as "Vanade Matram Mahavidyalaya". "When the first time I had a meeting with him ...
Indian School of Hospitality signs MoU with Gems Education for global learning & academic pursuits
Indian School of Hospitality (ISH), the hospitality education venture of former Managing Director of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, South Asia, Dilip Puri, on Thursday announced yet another milestone, which will help reimagine hospitality education in India.The institute declared the signing of a MoU with the prestigious GEMS Education (United Arab Emirates), a pioneering education company.This MoU is a significant step in bolstering global learnings, exchanges and academic pursuits in the field of hospitality education provided by ISH.The memorandum calls for significant collaborations between ISH and GEMS Educations, which includes exclusive scholarships for GEMS Education students, faculty exchange programmes, synergising of industry networks and training opportunities for staff and faculty."The signing of a MoU with GEMS Education, is a very significant step in the right direction. GEMS Education is a pioneering name in the field of global education and ISH is happy to partner with .
Mizoram declares HSLC class 10 results, pass percentage at 77
The Mizoram Board of School Education today declared the class 10 results of the High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) examination 2018 in which 76.65 per cent students were successful. A total of 18,355 candidates took the exam of whom 9,547 were girls and 8,788 boys. The number of students achieving distinction was at 1,068 while 3,725 students passed with first division. A total of 5,107 students secured second division and 3,663 passed with third division. The deficit schools, mainly managed by churches, notched a pass percentage of 92.55 per cent, followed by lumpsum schools and private schools at 81.46 per cent and 79.91 per cent, respectively. The government high schools recorded a 72.07 per cent pass percentage. While 105 schools recorded 100 per cent success rate, all the candidates of 15 schools were unsuccessful.
