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Indian team among 4 'Ericsson Innovation Awards 2018' finalists
The 'Ericsson Innovation Awards 2018' is a global competition that invites university students to collaborate with experts to envision the future of information and communication technology
Happy to see kids are educated about issues ailing society: Randeep
Actor Randeep Hooda says he is happy that children nowadays are educated when it comes to social issues ailing the country.
Hyderabad varsity expels student, imposes fine on two others
The University of Hyderabad has expelled a PhD scholar for one semester and fined two other students who were allegedly found to be involved in "acts of misconduct and indiscipline" following an inquiry on a complaint lodged against them by an Assistant Professor. An inquiry was conducted by the Proctorial Board based on the complaint filed in November 2017 by the assistant professor at the Centre for Health Psychology. "It was observed that students Linga Swamy B, Hakeem and Thahir Jamal were involved in the acts of misconduct and indiscipline," an order dated April 2, issued under the 'Rules of Discipline and Proper Conduct for students of UoH, said. "Linga Swamy B (PhD) has been expelled for a period of six months (one semester) and the entire University of Hyderabad campus including hostels is rendered out of bounds to him. A penalty of Rs 30,000 is also imposed upon him," it said. A penalty of Rs 10,000 each was imposed on Hakeem (MPhil) and Thahir Jamal (PhD) for ..
SC refuses to interfere with CBSE's decision to hold re-examination
The Supreme Court today refused to interfere with the decision of the CBSE to conduct the re-examination of Class 12 economics paper after alleged question paper leak, saying it was the discretion of the Board. A bench of justices S A Bobde and L Nageswara Rao dismissed a batch of petitions which challenged the decision of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE ) to conduct the re-test. "In the writ petition, we cannot order the CBSE to not to hold the re-examination. This is not the jurisdiction of this court to direct the CBSE not to conduct the examination. It is the discretion of the CBSE or the concerned authority," it said. The apex court asked the students who have challenged the decision of the CBSE, to appear in the examination, if conducted. During the hearing, senior advocate Sajan Poovayya, appearing for one of the petitioners, informed the court that one of the prayer which challenged the CBSE's March 28 decision of re-examination of Class 10 mathematics paper, ...
Delhi govt to rope pvt players for free dance, arts classes in its schools
The Delhi government has decided to rope in private players to provide free of cost training to students of its schools in music, dance, theatre, fine arts and craft activities. Under the scheme, private academies, individuals or NGOs will have to provide free of cost training to students of the schools of the Directorate of Education (DoE). "They can also impart training to private students on chargeable basis but the ratio should be maintained at 50:50. The quality of training for government school students will have to be at par with the non-government school students," a senior DoE official said. "Under this scheme, only minimum basic infrastructure available in schools will be provided to the selected private players and on the condition that there will not be any defacement, damage or alteration in the property of the school. Otherwise they will have to pay recoveries for the losses," the official added. The individuals, private academies or NGOs will only be able to use the ...
Work remains suspended as protest continues in JU
The teaching and non-teaching work in the University of Jammu (JU) remained suspended today owing to violent protests by students in support of their demands, including revocation of last month's suspension order against four students. On March 22, the varsity authorities suspended four students and registered a police complaint against them for allegedly ransacking the Dean Students Welfare (DSW) office during a protest in support of their demands such as WiFi facility inside hostels and round-the-clock library facility for women students. The decision to suspend work was taken last night at a meeting chaired by Dean Research Studies after representatives of various associations expressed resentment over the forcible blocking of all the entrances by misguided students, including some outsiders, and the violent approach adopted by them, an official university said. "However, the university examinations were being conducted as notified in the schedule," the official said. The ...
GMAT to be 30 minutes shorter from April 16
Candidates vying for admission into premiere business schools across the globe will now have to appear for a 30-minute shorter Graduate Management Admission Test, a senior GMAC official said here today. The decision to reduce the duration from four hours to three-and-a-half hours was taken by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), the owner of the GMAT, without disturbing the quality and scoring algorithm of the exam. The candidates will be able to take the shorter exam from April 16. "We believe candidates will have less anxiety and feel better prepared, which can contribute to a better reflection of their true performance on the exam," Vineet Chhabra, senior director of product management for GMAC, said. "Through our ongoing market feedback and operational reviews, we were able to identify this opportunity to shorten the exam, without changing its reliability," he added. The exam duration has been shortened by streamlining two longer sections - Quantitative and Verbal ...
GMAT exam time reduced by 30 minutes
The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) today announced trimming of GMAT exam time by 30 minutes to 3.5 hours beginning April 16 worldwide. The quality of the exam remains unchanged in terms of reliability, validity, security and integrity, GMAC said in a statement. The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores before and after this change will be the same and comparable across time. "We believe candidates will have less anxiety and feel better prepared, which can contribute to a better reflection of their true performance on the exam," GMAC senior director of product management Vineet Chhabra said. There are no changes to the exam's analytical writing or integrated reasoning sections, GMAC said adding that the way GMAT exam is scored, the content of the exam, the question types and the average time per question are not changing. The GMAT exam is required for admissions in business schools and is designed to showcase the skills that are most relevant to the world's ...
Austria plans headscarf ban for primary school pupils
Austria's government announced today its intention to bring in a ban on the headscarf for girls in kindergartens and primary schools. Education Minister Heinz Fassmann said that the draft law would be ready by the summer. He added that it would be a "symbolic" act, regardless of how many children were actually affected. Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache of the far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) had floated the idea of a ban over the weekend, saying that girls "under the age of 10 must be protected" and be able to "integrate and develop freely". Chancellor Sebastian Kurz of the centre-right People's Party (OeVP) also backed the idea, telling the Oe1 radio station: "We want all girls in Austria to have the same opportunities", and that he wanted to avoid the development of "parallel societies". The Kurier newspaper reported that neither the education ministry nor various experts asked by the paper were able to provide figures for how many girls currently wear the headscarf in ...
Casio contributes to mathematics education in Thailand
The world's educational environment continues to evolve every year.Scientific calculators tend to become one of the most indispensable items for such educational classes and Casio is making its contributions to the world based on Japanese product technology.At a factory in Thailand's Korat city, many of Casio's products are being manufactured, such as watches, electronic dictionaries and scientific calculators.About 2,700 employees are actively working in the Korat factory to make products that are used in many different fields for supporting people's daily lives.Scientific calculators, which are made in automatic assembly line section of the factory is called as "Hakoniwa Line".It is the latest system that was introduced in August last year. In the past, all assembly processes were done manually but since the introduction of the new automatic system, production has achieved an even higher and more stable quality of manufacturing.At the same time, production efficiency has increased. .
Newcastle University signs MoU with Bharti Foundation
Bharti Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Bharti Enterprises, has signed a MoU with Newcastle University, UK, to extend cooperation in the area of students internship and joint academic research.
HRD Ministry forms panel to study CBSE exam process
In the backdrop of the Class 12 economics question paper leak, the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has set up a seven-member committee to examine the board's examination process.
JU ranked 51 among top 100 universities in country
University of Jammu has secured 51st rank in the list of top varsities in the country prepared by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, thereby improving its rank by 12 places, an official said today. The university had volunteered to participate in the National Institutional Ranking Framework, introduced by the Ministry of HRD in 2016, and had secured 64th and 63rd rank in 2016 and 2017 respectively, Director of Directorate of Internal Quality Assurance (DIQA) Meenakshi Kilam said. She said the process involved online submission of extensive data pertaining to different aspects of functioning of the university namely teaching-learning resources, research, professional practice and collaborative performance, graduate outcomes, outreach and inclusivity and perception. Securing 51st rank this year after securing 64th and 63rd rank in last two years, is a step towards sustenance and enhancement of quality," Kilam said. The number of participating institutions this year was more ..
CBSE leaks: HRD forms panel to study examination process
The HRD Ministry has set up a "high-powered committee" to examine the process by which the CBSE conducts examinations, following the alleged leak of the Class 10 mathematics and the Class 12 economics papers. The seven-member panel, headed by former HRD secretary Vinay Sheel Oberoi, will also suggest measures to make the process "secure and foolproof through the use of technology" and submit a report by May 31 to the ministry. The committee's other members include former CBSE Controller of Examination and Secretary, Uttar Pradesh Examination Board Pavnesh Kumar and India representative on the executive board of the UNESCO, former NCERT Director and NCTE chairman J S Rajput. Former vice-chancellor, SNDT Women's University, Vasudha Kamat, and former Director of Education Krishna Mohan Tripathy are among the other members. "The government has constituted a High Powered Committee, comprising experts, under chairmanship of V S Oberoi, ex-Secretary, MHRD, to examine the process of conduct ..
JNUSU petitions Lok Sabha seeking to restore reservation policy
Flagging alleged "tampering" of reservation policy in admissions by the JNU administration, the university students' union today petitioned Lok Sabha seeking its intervention to restore the benefits awarded to students belonging to backward castes. The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) submitted its request to Lok Sabha's Committee on Petitions through CPI(M) MP Jitendra Choudhury. Confirming this to PTI, Choudhury said the petition was submitted today to the committee and that it would look into the issue. Choudhury is a member of the committee. "Similarly, around 30 MPs of CPI, Congress, NCP and RJD among others will be writing to Union HRD Minister Prakash Javdekar seeking his intervention," a JNUSU leader said. In the petition, the JNUSU said, "Clauses in the Admission Policy and Procedure 2018-19 (Annexure 1) has made written examination a qualifying paper and Viva is the sole criteria for selection." "A committee constituted by the varsity in 2016 to study ...
Govt. forms panel to conduct foolproof board exams
After the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) paper leaks fiasco, the Centre has formed a panel to examine the conduction of examinations and suggest measures to handle the same in a foolproof manner.This decision from the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry comes days after Class 10 Mathematics and Class 12 Economics board papers were leaked online on March 28 and 26 respectively.The expert panel, led by V.S. Oberoi, ex-Secretary, HRD, will suggest measures to conduct exams in a secured and foolproof manner with the use of technology. The panel has been directed to submit a report to the ministry by May 31."Govt. constitutes a High Powered Committee, comprising experts, under chairmanship of V S Oberoi, ex-Secretary, MHRD, to examine the process of conduct of CBSE exams & suggest measures to make it secure & foolproof through the use of technology. Report to be submitted by 31st May," tweeted Anil Swarup, HRD Secretary (Education).The CBSE had earlier ...
3 J-K students among 4 people injured in lightning-related incident
Four people, including three students, were injured in a lightning-related incident in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, police said today. The incident took place at the Joura Kahara Middle School in the Gandoh area yesterday. Three students -- Simran Devi and Haroon Rashid (both 12 years), Nadeem Ahmad (13) -- and Parveena Begum (40) were injured, police said. Nadeem has been referred to the Thathri community health centre for further treatment, while the rest were discharged after being given first-aid at the Gandoh hospital, they said.
SC dismisses all petitions filed over CBSE paper leak
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed all petitions associated with Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) question paper leaks.The Apex Court, headed by Justice S. A. Bobde and also comprising Justice L. Nageswar Rao, dismissed five petitions after not finding any merit in their respective pleas.The question papers of class XII Economics and class X Mathematics exams held on March 26 and March 28 respectively, were leaked on Whatsapp.
PhD student rusticated for misbehaving with professor
University of Hyderabad (UoH) has rusticated a PhD student for six months for allegedly misbehaving and showing indiscipline towards an assistant professor.The student, identified as Linga Swamy Baikani, has to pay fine of Rs 30,000 too."Mr. Linga Swamy Baikani is rusticated for a period of six months from a date of issue of this order and the entire University of Hyderabad campus including Hostels is rendered out of bounds to him. A penalty of Rs. 30,000/- (Rs. Thirty thousand) is also imposed upon him," read a rustication order dated April 02.Apart from Swamy, two students, Hakeem, pursuing MPhil in Comparative Literature, and Thahir Jamal, a PhD scholar of Comparative Literature, have also been fined Rs.10,000 for complicity.The rustication order warned them to focus on their studies or face "serious repercussions on the academic career of the students".Earlier on February 1 this year, the university rusticated a PhD student for a year with immediate effect for abusing a professor .
Sharmila Tagore presents award to Study Khazana for best emerging E-Portal From North India
Study Khazana, an e-portal founded by CA Sana Baqai has been awarded "For best emerging online Education Portal in North India". The Award was given by Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore at 'World Education Summit and Award 2018 at New Delhi'.Sana Baqai, the Founder of Study Khazana said, "This was the moment of pride and great honor on receiving the prestigious award." Study Khazana is an attempt to bring education-deprived aspirants under one portal and contribute towards the journey of transforming education. Through Study Khazana we purport to provide quality of education irrespective of geographical boundaries to promote open knowledge movement.Recently, Study Khazana, introduced a campaign, Beti Hai Khushiyon ka Khazana that will help girls from rural backgrounds build a future, independently. As part of the campaign, these young girls will be provided with vocational language training for a nominal fee. The project utilises a three-pronged approach to engage marginalised girls, ...
