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Nasscom Foundation, eClerx train over 480 engineering students
Nasscom Foundation on Friday said it has trained over 480 engineering students in "employability enhancement skills" in collaboration with global critical business service provider eClerx.
MIEB to be formed this year: Maharashtra Edu Minister
The Maharashtra International Education Board (MIEB) will be formed this year, confirmed state education minister Vinod Tawde."MIEB will be started by the Maharashtra government this year. It will form the curriculum with the same respect as it is formed in ICSE & CBSE. We will take students from local to global and known to unknown," Tawde told media.The Ministry will launch 13 non-English government schools under the program this year and plans to expand it to 100 schools by next year. The new board will take the students 'from local to global and known to unknown.'The council has been formed of many talented educationists, including Shaheen Mistri from Teach for India and Sonam Wangchuk (founding director of the Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh).The teachers will also undergo a special training and interview rounds before being employed by the schools.
Jinnah portrait issue: Internet suspended in Aligarh
Internet services were suspended here on Friday to prevent the communal flare-up over Pakistan's Founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah portrait issue.In connection with the issue, the city witnessed a clash on Thursday between students of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and the police."There were so many messages coming on social media which were creating a negative effect on communal harmony. Keeping that in mind, the DM (district magistrate) of the area has imposed section 144 of CrPC (Code of Criminal Procedure)," said Aligarh Additional District Magistrate Shyam Bahadur.The internet services in Aligarh will remain suspended from 2:00 pm (04 may 2018) to 12:00 am (06 May 2018)."The banks and government services will, however, remain unaffected with this move. We are taking all the necessary steps. Peace is continuously maintained in all over Aligarh district. Alertness is raised in the area," Singh added.Yesterday, 28 students and 13 cops were injured in a clash which broke out between AMU ..
New education policy will give Hindi its due importance:HRD min
Language is very important for any society and the country, and the New Education Policy which is being formulated will give Hindi its due importance, Union Minister of State for HRD, Satya Pal Singh, said today. "When the education policy came in 1835, Lord Macualay had said that India's people will remain Indians in their looks and blood but their thinking will be Brirish. Whenever we escalate talks about working for the mother toungue, things don't move forward," he said here while addressing the gathering at an award function at the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). "Who were the leaders in the country who did not let Hindi get its importance? Soon, a new education policy is coming. It is very unfortunate that people think low of themselves if they don't know English. Like you can't change your mother, you can't change your language also," he said. During the event, awards were presented to the authors of best books in technical education published in Hindi.
Internet services suspended in Aligarh
Internet services were today suspended in Aligarh district in the wake of unrest in AMU after the Jinnah portrait row. "There will be no internet services from 2 pm today to 12 midnight tomorrow," district magistrate Chandra Bhushan Singh said. This has been done to prevent rumour mongering, he said. It had come to the administration's notice that some anti-social elements could vitiate communal harmony by spreading rumours through videos, using internet services, his order said. Tension prevailed in Aligarh and students continued with their sit-in at the university's Baab-e-Syed gate, where they had clashed with the police on Wednesday. They are boycotting classes for the next two days. The students offered Friday prayers at the scene of the dharna in which a large number of teachers and other members of the AMU fraternity participated. Wednesday's clash took place when the students were demanding action against right-wing protesters who entered the campus and wated the Pakistan ...
Dinakaran to help TN's NEET candidates in Kerala
The Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) led by T.T.V. Dinakaran on Friday announced that it will help with lodging facilities NEET aspirants from Tamil Nadu who have been allotted exam centres in neighbouring Kerala.
'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' helps girls rejoin schools in J-K village
In the far-flung area of Kot Ranka village in Rajouri district, many school dropout girls are now rejoining the schools under the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' awareness campaign.The teachers of schools in Kot Ranka village said that 'number of girls in school has gone higher than boys.'"Many who had dropped out are now returning to schools. We had gone from door to door to make people aware of the importance of education," said a teacher.The main reason for girls dropping out from schools was because they belong to the financially weak ST category population in this remote area.However, under the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' scheme, every facility is being provided to these girls, from books to uniforms and a free of cost schooling for the improvement of the education system in far-flung areas.Many teachers also personally met villagers to make them understand the importance of education and tell them about the benefits of various governments' education schemes.
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.