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JNU warns students who wrote slogans on walls and roads demanding professor's suspension
At least two JNU students have been issued "warning letters" for writing texts on walls and roads inside the campus demanding action against professor Atul Johri, who is facing sexual harassment charges, prompting angry reaction from the students union which termed it as "intimidation" tactics. Chief Proctor of the varsity Kaushal Kumar issued a "warning letter" to the students on April 9 which said, "It has been alleged that you were involved in writing 'Suspend Johri' on road in front of School of Physical Sciences on March 27 at 6 pm. You are hereby warned and advised to be careful in future. You must restrain yourself from such activities that violate norms of discipline." Strict disciplinary action will be taken against you otherwise, it added. "This is surprising and highly condemnable. Eight FIRs have been registered against the professor and the varsity has not taken any action. When we are protesting to demand his suspension, we are issued warning letters," Srabani ...
Two bank officials, woman held in CBSE maths question paper leak
Three more persons -- two bank officials and a woman -- have been arrested in connection with the leak of Central Board of Secondary Education Class 10 mathematics question paper, police said on Thursday.
CBSE papers leak: School teacher leaked papers to realise his dream of becoming principal
The Una-based teacher, allegedly involved in leaking Class 12 economics and Class 10 mathematics papers, harboured the ambition of becoming the principal of the school where he taught, and a relative had assured him she would get it done if he helped her get the papers, an official privy to the probe said. The CBSE Class 10 mathematics question paper was leaked by Rakesh Kumar, an economics teacher at DAV Centenary School in Una in Himachal Pradesh, who was arrested last week along with two other employees of the school - Amit Sharma and Ashok Kumar - in connection with the economics paper leak. The police said today Rakesh Kumar was found to be also involved with the mathematics paper leak before the March 28 examination. During intensive questioning by a team led by Rajesh Kumar, assistant commissioner of police (Crime), he confessed his involvement and sending the images of handwritten copy of the papers to his bhabhi in Ferozepur, Punjab, the police said. The 40-year-old woman, a .
HC frowns upon schools changing EWS kids to general category after class 8
The Delhi High Court asked the AAP government today how a private unaided school can change the category of a student, who studied till class 8, from economically weaker section (EWS) to general and directed the institute not to remove any such student from its rolls or demand any fees from them. The direction by a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar came after it was told by an NGO that EWS and disadvantaged group (DG) students were being categorised as general after being promoted to class 9 and fees were being demanded from them by two DAV public schools. NGO Social Jurist, represented by advocate Ashok Agarwal, also told the court that such students were being forced to pay fees or leave the school by the administration of the institute. "How can they change category," the court asked and ordered "Respondent 1 and 2 (the schools) shall be prohibited from treating any child under EWS/DG category as falling in general category after class 8". The ...
Telangana Muslim students selected for NASA conference
Six students of Telangana Minorities Residential Educational Institutions Society (TMREIS) have been selected to attend the 2018 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) International Space Development Conference to be held in the US.
Bank officials, woman arrested in CBSE paper leak case
The Delhi Police today said two bank officials and a woman have been arrested over their alleged involvement in leaking the CBSE class 10 mathematics paper, in connivance with a teacher held earlier from Himachal Pradesh. The three accused have been identified as Sheru Ram (35), branch manager of Union Bank Of India, Om Prakash (58), head cashier of the same bank and the 40-year-old woman, who had circulated hand-written question papers of class 12 economics and class 10 mathematics via instant messaging platform WhatsApp from her mobile phone which went viral on social media. Last week, Rakesh Kumar, Amit Sharma and Ashok Kumar, all employees of DAV Centenary Public School in Una town, were arrested by the crime branch. The three men were arrested in connection with the economics paper leak case. The police said Rakesh, who had been teaching at the DAV school as a PGT economics teacher for eight years, was also found involved with leaking the mathematics paper before the scheduled ...
No Class 10 Maths re-test after scientific evaluation : CBSE to HC
The CBSE today told the Delhi High Court that it decided not to hold re-examination of class 10 Maths test as a scientific evaluation of random answer sheets did not indicate any unusual pattern to believe that there was widespread benefit of the alleged paper leak. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) made the submission in an affidavit in which it said it was not conducting the re-test for another reason -- class 10 is a gateway to class 11 and therefore "remains largely an internal segment of school education system". The affidavit was filed in response to a PIL, being heard by a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar, in which an NGO had sought that CBSE be directed to hold the class 10 exam in April, if required, and not in July as it had proposed earlier. The court had asked the Board to indicate by April 16 its plans, if any, to re-conduct the Maths test for class 10. Subsequently, CBSE had issued a notification on April 3 saying it will
HC seeks presence of DSSSB secy with records on special educators in MCD schools
The Delhi High Court today asked a senior officer of the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) to appear before it along with the records relating to special educators in municipal schools here. The absence of any representative from the DSSSB in the court in a matter prompted the court to call for the presence of the board's secretary. "Secretary of the DSSSB to remain present in court with records relating to recruitment of special educators," a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said. During the hearing, neither any advocate nor official of the board were present in the court which listed the matter for further hearing on April 19. The bench had earlier sought response of the AAP government, the DSSSB and the South Delhi Municipal Corporation over the alleged delay in filling up 1,540 posts of special educators in municipal schools here. The court was hearing an application moved by advocate Ashok Agarwal seeking direction to ...
NCERT publishes info on child helplines in textbooks
NCERT has published information about helplines for children in all course books from Class 6-12, giving around 26 crore school children access to them, the Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry said today. WCD Minister Maneka Gandhi had suggested the idea to Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar last year during a telephone conversation. "The National Council Of Educational Research And Training (NCERT) has published the information regarding Childline (1098) 24x7 Helpline for children and POCSO e-box on the back side of the front cover of all course books from Class 6 to Class 12. To equip the children with the information regarding the possible modes of protection/complaints," the ministry said in a statement. Gandhi had requested her Cabinet colleague to popularise POCSO e-box and Childline 1098 through NCERT publications, screening of educational films on child sexual abuse in schools and having strict norms to employ the support staff. Today, she ...
Same culprit behind Class XII, X paper leak
One of the culprits arrested in connection with the leaking of CBSE class XII Economics question paper, Rakesh Kumar, has also been identified by the Delhi Police as the lead suspect in the leak of the CBSE class X Mathematics paper."Rakesh Kumar, who was arrested for leaking CBSE Class 12th Economics paper is also the main person behind Class 10th Maths paper leak," said Joint Commissioner of Police, Crime, Alok Kumar.Along with two employees of DAV Una, Himachal Pradesh, clerk Amit Sharma and class IV employee Ashok, Rakesh, who is a commerce lecturer, was arrested by Delhi Police's Crime Branch on the grounds of photographing and circulating the Economics paper."Rakesh and Amit were arrested by the Delhi Police's crime branch from Una, Himachal Pradesh. Initially, during investigations, Rakesh disclosed that he, at the time of collecting computer science paper on March 23, also sneaked economics paper and photographed it with the help of his school clerk and peon Amit and Ashok," ..
New Cisco blueprint to tap $2bn Indian digital education market
Education is at the heart of new digital economy and the digital learning solutions' market in India is currently at $2 billion -- the second largest market for digital education after the US, global networking giant Cisco said here on Thursday.
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu to address IIM Shillong
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu will address the 9th convocation of the IIM Shillong here on April 16, officials said today. The vice president will deliver the convocation address after presentation of medals for the post graduate programme, IIM Shillong spokesman M Mukhim said. Meghalaya Governor Ganga Prasad and IIM Shillong chairman Shishir Bajoria would also be present, he said. Earlier this year, the institute concluded its final placement for its students in which 41 recruiters had turned up.
Turn your hobbies into part-time job opportunities with these apps
After the substantial amount of hard work put in during the board examinations, you would certainly feel the need to enjoy some fun times with friends or exploring life's horizons. While you would be tempted to think about the exam results, why spend two months worrying about something that you have no control over anymore?Instead, take this opportunity to do something new and turn your hobbies into a money-making tactic.These are the 5 apps that can help you earn an extra penny:QuickrIf you have the soul of a drive and artist, why not sell your artwork? Quickr is the best place to sell paintings and sketches to make more extra pocket money on the side. This app is the easiest platform to initiate and complete any transaction.Urban ClapIt's time for you to monetize your skills and knowledge. Urbanclap is a great app to access a good income through offering classes to enthusiastic beginners. Whether you're teaching a younger student how to play the guitar or helping a neighbor learn ...
Tab-based smart classes in NDMC schools
Students in Navyug or NDMC schools will now get a chance to be part of the expanding smart classroom education eco-system, with a new collaboration. NDMC has partnered with Khan Academy India, an online non-profit educational organization, to set up tablet-based smart classes, allowing students to access the internet. Following a pilot with two schools in January earlier this year, the endeavour seeking to empower teachers and enhance learning outcomes of students, will set up tablet-based smart labs in 28 schools, covering over 150 teachers and about 11,000 students of class 6 to 12. "With the introduction of personal device based classrooms and introduction of self-paced platform of Khan Academy, we will be able to improve quality of education in NDMC/Navyug schools further," Naresh Kumar, Chairman, NDMC said. The initiative will allow each student to work on topics that have been specifically assigned to him/her by the teacher, according to their specific learning needs. Meanwhile,
Nearly 40% shortage of faculty at HP agriculture university: CAG
Picking holes in the overall performance of Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya in Palampur, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has said the university is having close to 40 per cent faculty shortage, which is hampering the quality of education and research.
New Cisco blueprint to skill students for New-Age technologies
Realising the need to skill students in disruptive technologies like Big Data analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cyber security, global networking giant Cisco on Thursday announced a "Blueprint for Digital Education" here.
Yoga classes in school may help kids fight stress, anxiety
Participating in yoga and mindfulness activities at school helps relieve stress and anxiety in young children, improving their wellbeing and emotional health, a study has found. Researchers from Tulane University in the US worked with a public school to add mindfulness and yoga to the school's existing empathy-based programming for students needing supplementary support. Third graders who were screened for symptoms of anxiety at the beginning of the school year were randomly assigned to two groups. A control group of 32 students received care as usual, which included counselling and other activities led by a school social worker. The intervention group of 20 students participated in small group yoga/mindfulness activities for eight weeks using a Yoga Ed curriculum. Students attended the small group activities at the beginning of the school day. The sessions included breathing exercises, guided relaxation and several traditional yoga poses appropriate for children. The study, published
Haryana minister blames Congress for controversial school admission form
After uproar erupted over Haryana school admission forms seeking to know whether the applicant's parents were engaged in an "unclean occupation, the state's education minister Ram Bilas Sharma said on Wednesday that Congress has to be blamed for such forms, as it came out during their regime.Across schools in Haryana, a question in the SC/ST section of the admission form in particular raised eyebrows as it sought to know whether the applicant's parents were engaged in an "unclean occupation"."The school admission form which is being discussed by the opposition was published during Congress regime. I will meet senior officials to discuss this matter," said Sharma yesterday.Senior Congress leader R.S. Surjewala yesterday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government after schools had recently released the controversial admission forms.Surjewala also called on Haryana Chief Minister M.L. Khattar to clarify the meaning of unclean profession and also termed the 100-question
HRD constitutes team to prevent exam paper leaks
In the light of the recent incident of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) paper leak, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has constituted a High Powered Committee to examine the system of conducting Class X and Class XII examination to prevent leakages.Retd. Secretary (Higher Education) of MHRD Vinay Sheel Oberoi will be the chairperson of the seven-member committee.The prime objective of this committee would be to revisit all aspects related to the security checks built into the system for ensuring that the question papers reach the examinees without any tampering.The committee would also be responsible to examine and assess all areas of potential weakness in the present system of transporting question papers from the printing presses to the examinees.After evaluating the entire process, the committee will suggest ways to make the system more secure with the use of technology and minimization of human intervention.This step has been taken after question ...
French envoy hails Ind-French agreements in education sector
French Ambassador to India Alexandre Ziegler today said the nearly 200 years old French school here should be at the forefront of the initiatives for strengthening ties between the younger generations of the two countries. He was declaring open the new premises of the elementary sectionattached to the 'Lycee Francais' school here. Referring to French President Emmanuel Macron's recent visit to India, he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Macron celebrated the tie-up between the two countries "which is not only a strategic partnership but also a partnership of people and from the hearts." During the visit last month, France and India had inked two important agreements related to facilitating migration of students and professionals between France and India and mutual recognition of degrees facilitating the pursuit of higher education of French students in India and Indian students in France boosting their employability, he said. Through these agreements the two ...
