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Woman lecturer detained over advice to students to 'adjust'
A woman lecturer of a private college here was today taken into custody in connection with her alleged advise to students "to adjust with some officials" in return for higher marks and money, in what is seen as a suggestion for sexual favour. Though the lecturer of Devanga Arts College was alleged to have made the overtures a month ago, the issue came to light after an audio of purported conversation between her and some students went viral in the social media yesterday. In the audio, she is heard suggesting that the girls some (education) officials, for getting 85 per cent mark and money. Hours after a complaint was lodged by the college and a local women's association, police this evening detained the lecturer after a brief questioning at her residence here in Virudhunagar District. As the issue led to an outrage with the lecturer's remarks being perceived as suggestion of sexual favour, the Tamil Nadu government and opposition parties lashed out at her. Fisheries ...
Fake mark sheet racket found operating at homoeopathy colleges
Principals of three homoeopathy colleges and a Dean are among 50 people allegedly involved in a fake mark sheet scam, according to a high-level inquiry committee of the Saurashtra University here. Nehal Shukla, who headed the committee, said an FIR would be filed in the matter soon. The SU set up an inquiry panel after it was alleged that several students secured admission directly in the second year of the four-and-a-half-year course in three colleges since 2012 on the basis of fake mark-sheets of the first year. Shukla, a senate member, told reporters that the inquiry panel found that 50 persons, including 43 students, a dean and three principals, were involved. "The panel found that 43 students got admission directly in the second year by submitting fake first-year mark sheets," Shukla said. These students never attended the first year, he said. "The varsity has decided to file an FIR against the students, principals of three colleges, and the dean," Shukla said. "The .
Delhi govt invites proposals from corporates, NGOs to train school dropouts
The Delhi government has invited proposals from NGOs and corporates to run special training centres for out-of-school children and dropouts to prepare them for age-appropriate mainstream education. The funding for these children (in the age group of 6 to 14 years) will be provided under the Universal Elementary Education Mission (UEEM)'s Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. "Interested NGOs and corporates can submit their applications to the Education department by April 28, following which visits will be made to the existing facilities to gauge their proficiency," a senior Directorate of Education (DoE) official said. "All the proposals received will be screened by the screening committee on the basis of credibility, capability and documents. The recommended proposals will be placed before the competent authority and the grant-in aid committee for further approval," the official added.
HC dismisses plea to change date of class 12th economics exam
The Delhi High Court today dismissed a plea seeking rescheduling of the re-examination of the class 12th economics paper, which the CBSE has decided to conduct on April 25 following an alleged leak. The court also asked the CBSE to place before it the records relating to the board's decision not to conduct re-examination of class 10th mathematics examination, which also was allegedly leaked, after a plea seeking a re-test came up. The bench asked the CBSE advocate to find out the reasons for the decision for not reconducting the examination and listed the plea filed by a student for April 20. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar rejected the plea filed by an NGO, Suniye, seeking to either change the date of re-examination of class 12th exam or make it optional on the ground that the decided date was close to some entrance examinations, including National Defence Academy (NDA) and engineering. The court said it was the CBSE's decision to reconduct the .
Ramadoss wants CBI probe into sexual exploitation of students
PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss on Monday demanded the arrest of a college professor who is alleged to have tried to lure her students to extend "sexual favours" to top officials of a leading Tamil Nadu university.
Classes begin in Pakistan's first school for transgenders
Pakistan's first of its kind school for transgenders opened here today to provide education and vocational skills to people from the community. The Gender Guardian school has been opened by NGO Exploring Future Foundation (EFF) in the Defence Housing Authority area of the city. The NGO said Lahore -- Pakistan's second-most populous city -- has a population of about 30,000 transgender persons. Classes today commenced in the school, which offers a full 12 years of academic education from the primary level to matriculation and then leading up to college, its officials said. The school also has training-based courses in eight fields, including cooking, fashion designing and cosmetics, on offer. "This school has been set up to educate the neglected and oppressed section of the society. It is unfortunate that transgenders are forced to live in isolation since their childhood," says EFF's Asif Shahzad, the owner of the school. He said there is no age limit for people to enroll as students in
India is a land of 'vishwa gurus': Harsh Vardhan
Union Minister Harsh Vardhan today said India since time immemorial has been a land of "vishwa gurus" (world leaders) as he urged students to think out of the box in their respective fields. The minister said this while speaking at the convocation of the Jamia Millia Islamia University here. "We have fantastic DNA and glorious past. We were Vishwagurus in all subjects. Read the history of anything -- science, medicine, architecture or law. "I urge students to have out of the box thinking and have a dream ... they all should contribute to the society," he said. Over 4,000 degrees and diplomas were awarded to students on the occasion, which also saw Manipur Governor and Chancellor of the varsity Najma Heptulla attending the event. Reading out the achievements of the varsity, University's vice-chancellor Talat Ahmad boasted about the institute's performance, who he said held 12th position in the 2018 MHRD's National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). "Presently 18,000 students from
Pakistan opens first school for transgenders
Pakistan's first school for the transgender community was launched here with its first classes slated to begin from Monday, a media report said.
The future lies in preparing for jobs that don't exist today (Comment)
It's April and a time to celebrate for millions of young Indians who have just finished their school-leaving class XII examinations. The days that follow help them unwind after months of exam preparation. The celebrations, however, are short-lived. The next many weeks and months are consumed preparing for admission tests for entry into a wide variety of disciplines.
19 Indian students groups in Britain seek swift action in Kathua/Unnao rapes
As many as 19 Indian student and alumni groups in various British universities have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Kathua and Unnao rape cases, seeking tough measures against the culprits before he addresses his "Bharat Ki Baat, Sabke Saath" event in London on April 18.
Govt seeks review of SC order on faculty reservation: Javadekar
The government has moved the Supreme Court to seek review of its judgement upholding an Allahabad High Court order to prepare a department-wise roster of teachers' vacancies for SC and ST candidates. "We have filed a special leave petition before the Supreme Court in this connection on behalf of the UGC and the ministry. I hope it is heard soon so that there is justice," HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar told reporters at BJP headquarters here. "We feel that the roster of SC/ST teachers be prepared considering entire institution as an unit, in line with an old mechanism, and not a department. Since there was an order in this connection a circular was issued," he added. Following an Allahabad High Court order--upheld by the Supreme Court--the University Grants Commission (UGC) had on March 5 announced a new mechanism for implementing faculty reservations, that is, calculating total posts department wise rather than institution wise. The move is likely to have serious implications as it is
Student dies during slap fight game in Pakistan
In a shocking incident, a sixth grade student lost his life while playing innocuous 'face-slapping' at his school in Pakistan's Punjab province, media reports said. During break time, Bilal and Aamir chose to play Thapar Kabaddi (face-slapping) at Government High School Mian Channu when Bilal was severely struck near his neck, the Express Tribune reported. During the game, students and teachers also gathered in the ground to watch the fight, it said. The incident happened earlier this month but its video surfaced yesterday. As the game begun, both of them started to slap each other as hard as they could. The event took an ugly turn, when Bilal unable to bear Aamir's slaps lost his conscious and fell on the ground. Nobody came to his aid and shifted him to the nearby hospital while the rescue team also arrived late after a delay of half an hour, the report said. The incident points towards grave negligence on the part of police, school administration and parents of the victim. Sources .
More males pursue PhDs than females: HRD Ministry data
Over 21,000 more males than females pursue PhDs in the country, contrary to the popular perception, according to HRD Ministry data. According to the data accessed by PTI for the last three years, the student enrolment in the PhD programmes has also increased. While 1,00,792 students enrolled for the PhD programmes in universities across the country in 2014-15, the number of students registering in 2015-16 and 2016-17 was 1,09,552 and 1,23,712 respectively. In the year 2014-15, over 21,000 more males had enrolled in the PhD programmes than females. Similarly in the subsequent years, the number was higher by 21,688 and 21,882. The data also reveals, that maximum PhDs are enrolled in state public universities, followed by institutions of national importance. While 41, 566 students enrolled in the state public universities for 2016-17 academic session, 26,012 of them had enrolled in institutions of national importance. A total of 17,715 students had registered for PhD in central ...
Syed Zafar Islam to be conferred the 'Daktoor-e-Adab'
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Secretary and Spokesperson, Syed Zafar Islam, will be felicitated with Jamia Urdu Aligarh's (JUA) highest award, the "Daktoor-e-Adab", on the occasion of its Foundation Day on April 16.The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Musaid Kidwai, invited Islam as the Chief Guest of the ceremony commemorating the 79th anniversary of JUA's Foundation Day, wherein he will be bestowed upon with the award, whose previous recipients include high-profile names like Indira Gandhi, VP Singh, Dilip Kumar, Dr Zakir Husain, Mahesh Bhatt, etc.JUA is the first distance education institution in the country which provides education to the deprived classes through Urdu medium since 1939. It has around 1100 centres across the country. The institution is also engaged in modernising the madarsa education in the country.
Goa board faces flak for 'difficult' SSC science paper
Class 10 science question paper drafted by the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE) has invited the ire of students and teachers who termed it as "very difficult, twisted and strange". The Goa Headmasters' Association (GHA), the body representing heads of all the schools in the state, has written to the GBSHSE protesting against the complicated question paper. However, the GBSHSE cited a recent survey conducted by the NCERT on problems faced by Goan students in science and mathematics for the difficult question paper. "The students who answered the SSC examination were shocked and in tears to find a very difficult, twisted and strange science question paper. "Parents, teachers and all stake-holders have expressed a grave concern over the sudden change of the pattern and difficulty level of the science question paper," GHA president Vithoba Desai stated in the letter addressed to the Board. A total of 20,261 students had answered the Science ...
75 pc of those who skipped UP board exams were from outside state, some from abroad: Dy CM
About 75 per cent of the nearly 11 lakh students who skipped this year's Uttar Pradesh board examinations were from neighbouring states, and some of them were even from foreign countries like Nepal and Bangladesh, state's Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma has said. The startling fact came to the fore when details of those who skipped the examinations were analysed by the education department, Sharma, who also holds the education portfolio, told PTI in an interview. The state board exams were in news earlier this year as a large number of students did not turn up due to "strictness" and effective use of a special task force and local intelligence by the government to keep a tab on the cheating mafia. "We have come to know that about 75 per cent of those who skipped the examinations were from neighbouring states. Also candidates from countries like Nepal, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia and the UAE were among them," Sharma said. He said the state government took the help of the Special Task .
SMVDU enhances retirement age, approves 7th pay commission scales for teachers
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) in Jammu and Kashmir has enhanced the retirement age of teachers to 65 years and approved grant of the 7th pay commission scales for them, an official spokesperson said today. The decision to this effect was taken at the executive council of the SMVDU, which met under the chairmanship of its chancellor and state Governor N N Vohra yesterday, he said. He said to attract well-known teachers to serve the university, the council also decided to grant children education allowance and performance linked awards to the faculty. Spread over 470-acres, the varsity is located near the famous Vaishno Devi Shrine in Reasi district and was ranked 94th by National Institutional Ranking Framework (Ministry of Human Resources Development) for the year 2018. The spokesperson said the council congratulated Vice-Chancellor Prof Sanjeev Jain for attaining the 94th rank among all the engineering institutions and for retaining its position among the top 150 ...
25 mobile schools to migrate with nomads in J-K
Ahead of the annual migration of nomadic Gujjars and Bakerwal families this month, authorities in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir today said over two dozen schools would move with them to ensure proper educational facilities to students. A total of 25 schools having an enrolment of 801 students - 410 boys and 391 girls - will move with the migratory population. "These schools have been provided 45 teachers for running the schools in higher reaches during the annual migration to higher reaches in Kashmir, an official spokesman said. He said district development commissioner, Rajouri, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary finalized the plan at a meeting of senior officers from various departments and heads of migratory schools along with staff. The annual migration of nomadic Gujjars and Bakerwal families is beginning later this month. The spokesman said another 41 schools for tribal population would remain stationary which will cater to 1,451 students including 802 boy students and 651 girl ...
Scientists march in Delhi against propagation of 'unscientific ideas'
Scientists marched in the national capital today against "concerted efforts by some interest groups" to undermine science and to send a message that the propagation of "unscientific ideas" should be stopped. The 'March for Science' organised in Delhi was a part of a larger programme across the world to rally science supporters to defend the formation of evidence-based policy decisions. The march began at Mandi House and concluded at Parliament Street. A similar march was organised by scientists last year. "In India concerted efforts by some interest groups to undermine science continue unabated. Unscientific and superstitious beliefs are being propagated at an accelerate rate," the organising committee behind the march said in an appeal. The march comes in the backdrop of criticism by science supporters that more thrust was being given to claims made without enough validation. For instance, at the Indian Science Congress in 2015, a claim was made that ancient India had inter-planetary
Four including three students drown in TN
Four persons including three engineering students drowned in the Azhiyar dam near Pollachi in the district today, police said. The incident occurred when 10 first year engineering students of a private college here had gone to the dam to spend the day. Three of them were bathing at a banned spot and drowned in the water, police said. On hearing the screams of their friends, a person present at the place, immediately jumped into the water and tried to rescue them, they added. However, he also drowned, police said adding some persons on the bank managed to bring them out of the water. While two students died on the spot, the others were declared brought dead by the government hospital in Pollachi, police said.
