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Exempt class 12 students from economics re-exam: Tharoor to Javadekar
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today urged HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar to exempt CBSE Class 12 students from the economics paper re-test on "compassionate grounds". In a letter to Javadekar, Tharoor said the class 12 students are already in the process of preparing for competitive examinations and are under considerable stress and anxiety, and should be exempted from taking the exam again. The HRD Ministry had last week announced that a re-examination of the CBSE Class 12 economics paper would be held on April 25 following the leak of the paper. It had said the Class 10 mathematics re-test, if required, would be conducted only for the Delhi-NCR region and Haryana in July. However, on Tuesday it decided against conducting the the re-test for the mathematics paper. "I would request you to kindly consider a similar exemption of Class 12 students from the re-examination of the Economics paper on compassionate grounds," Tharoor said in his letter. Tharoor, who is a former ...
JK govt detachment of officials of school education dept
The Jammu and Kashmir government today ordered, with immediate effect, detachment of the officials of the school education department, including teaching staff, presently attached in other departments. All the detached employees shall be deemed to have been relieved with immediate effect and directed to report back to their original places of postings in the school education department from where they have been attached, an order issued by the secretary to the government, school education department, said. Sanction is hereby accorded to the cancellation of all attachments ordered from time-to-time of the officers and officials, including teaching staff of the school education department, who are presently attached in other departments with immediate effect, it said. Further, Directors of School Education, Kashmir and Jammu shall henceforth send consolidated reports of detachments in their respective Division to the administrative department for further action, the order ...
Researcher kills four staff at Turkish university
A researcher killed four fellow staff members in a shooting today at a university in the western Turkish city of Eskisehir, in one of the deadliest incidents of its kind seen in Turkey. Deadly shootouts -- often caused by arguments that degenerate into violence -- are relatively common in Turkey. But a shooting on a campus is highly unusual. Those killed were the deputy dean of the education faculty, faculty secretary and two lecturers at Osmangazi University, the university said in a statement. The attacker, himself a researcher at the education faculty, was later detained after initially trying to flee the scene, the Dogan news agency said. Police were questioning him. The university's rector Hasan Gonen confirmed to CNN-Turk television that four people had been killed. He said the attacker -- named by state media as Volkan B -- initially went to the dean's office and shot at the others after finding it empty. Gonen described the individual as a "problematic" person who had been ...
Man opens fire in Gurugram college as groups clash
Some persons were injured as two groups clashed in a college here on Thursday and one of them opened fire, police said. One of the injured is critical.
4 killed in Turkey university shooting
A researcher shot and killed four colleagues at the Eskisehir Osmangazi University in northwestern Turkey on Thursday.
J&K students protest against killings
Spontaneous protests broke out on Thursday in parts of Srinagar and other places in the Kashmir valley against the killing of civilians in Shopian gunbattles on Sunday.
Over 1 lakh students quit BMC schools for lack of class 8?
A city-based activist has filed a complaint with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) claiming that over one lakh students of BMC-run schools have dropped out for lack of class 8 in many schools. Acting on the complaint of Ghanshyam Sonar, the NCPCR has directed the Maharashtra Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MCPCR) chairperson to look into the matter. Sonar today said as per the information obtained by him from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) through RTI queries, as many as 1017 rpt 1017 schools out of the total 1,195 schools do not have class 8 facility. "As per the Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWPB) of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan for the year 2017-18, the BMC had 1195 schools for class 1 to 12. Out of them, 167 schools have a provision for class 1 to 4 while 850 schools for class I to 7. A total of 1017 schools do not have the facility for class 8," he said. During 2003-04 to 2009-10, over one lakh students dropped out .
CBSE Paper leak: Three more accused sent to judicial custody
The Delhi Karkardooma Court on Thursday sent three more accused in CBSE Paper leak case has been sent to judicial custody.On April 4, The Centre formed a panel to examine the conduction of examinations and suggest measures to handle the same.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 CBSE had earlier announced to re-conduct the examination of Class 10 Mathematics in Delhi NCR and Haryana and Class 12 Economics paper; however, the education board later decided not to conduct the Maths paper.A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice S. A. Bobde dismissed five petitions over CBSE paper leaks after not finding any merit in their respective pleas.
MPs seek HRD Minister's intervention in JNU quota policy
Parliamentarians from across parties on Thursday urged Human Resource Development Minister, Prakash Javadekar, to intervene in the alleged bypassing of reservation system for SCs, STs and OBCs at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
More students opting for science subjects: HRD
There has been an increase in the number of students opting for science subjects at the higher secondary level, the HRD ministry said today. "As per Unified District Information System on Education (UDISE) 2015-16, there has been an increase in the enrolment of students in science subjects at the higher secondary level from 62.18 lakh in 2014-15 to 79.52 lakh in 2015-16," the Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Upendra Kushwaha, said in response to a question in the Rajya Sabha. Kushwaha informed the Upper House that the HRD ministry had in 2015 launched the Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan (RAA), a convergent framework to encourage children to learn science and mathematics. "The Niti Aayog is establishing Atal Tinkering Laboratories (ATLs) in schools across India under the Atal Innovation Mission. The objective of the scheme is to foster curiosity, creativity and imagination in young minds and inculcate skills such as design mindset, computational thinking, adaptive learning,
MPs write to Javadekar to restore reservation policy in JNU
More than 30 parliamentarians today wrote to Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar seeking his intervention to mend the alleged violation of reservation policy in Jawaharlal Nehru University. The MPs from both Houses of Parliament belong to the CPI(M), CPI, Congress, NCP, RJD and the YSRCP. The letter said, "Clauses in the Admission Policy and Procedure 2018-19 (Annexure 1) has made written examination a qualifying paper and Viva the sole criteria for selection." "A committee constituted by the varsity in 2016 to study discrimination in the admission process recommended reduction of Viva marks from 30 to 15 to mitigate the discrimination pattern. This shows that the varsity has violated fundamental rights, Central Education Institutions (Reservation in Admissions) Act 2006 and SC/ST Atrocities Act 1989," the letter said. Yesterday, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) petitioned Lok Sabha to restore reservation benefits awarded to students belonging to backward ...
Medical colleges to have P-G courses from academic year 2020-21
All existing medical colleges will have to start P-G courses from academic year 2020-21, according to amendments made to the Post-Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000, of the Medical Council of India (MCI). The regulations will also apply to new medical colleges, besides dealing with existing private and government colleges, and they will have to start P-G courses within three years of receiving recognition for running undergraduate courses. Institutions failing to do so will lose their recognition, a senior Health Ministry official said. The ministry has approved the amendments and the new regulations would to be notified soon. "The move is aimed at addressing the scarcity of doctors in the country. Once the amendments get implemented, around 10,000 post-graduate seats would be created over the next four years," the official said. The official said medical colleges will have to apply for new seats for starting P-G courses. The MCI will conduct an inspection before giving its .
Women tend to underestimate their intelligence
Women tend to underestimate their intelligence while men perceive themselves as smarter, even when their academic grades are similar, a first-of-its-kind study has found. The study shows that gender greatly impacts students' perceptions of their own intelligence, particularly when they compare themselves to others. Katelyn Cooper, a doctoral student in the Arizona State University in the US talked with hundreds of students as an academic adviser and those conversations led to this research. "I would ask students about how their classes were going and I noticed a trend," said Cooper, lead author of the study published in the journal Advances in Physiology Education. "Over and over again, women would tell me that they were afraid that other students thought that they were 'stupid'. I never heard this from the men in those same biology classes, so I wanted to study it," she said. Researchers asked college students enrolled in a 250-person biology course about their ...
Bihar education official caught while accepting bribe
An education department official in Bihar was today caught by vigilance sleuths while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 65,000 in East Champaran district, a vigilance official said. Acting on a tip-off, a vigilance team arrested Block Education Officer Binda Ram, posted in Pakdidayal block of the district, against whom a middle school teacher Krishna Dev Ram had lodged a complaint, SP Vigilance Shiv Kumar Jha said. The teacher had alleged that payment of his seven months' salary was due and the BEO had demanded the sum for clearing his arrears, the SP said adding that the arrested official has been taken to Patna where he would be produced before a designated court.
Newcastle University students to visit Indian villages for academic research
Students from Newcastle University in Britain will visit remote villages in India to conduct their research on various educational reform projects run by Bharti Foundation.The findings of their research will be used to further develop and enhance ongoing programs, impacting more than 1.5 million community members across rural India.Bharti Foundation's education program currently reaches out to over 300,000 students through over 2,100 schools /centres, engaging close to 13,000 teachers across 13 Indian states.A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Newcastle University in the area of student's internship and joint academic research was signed.Professor Richard Davies, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Newcastle University, said, "We welcome Bharti Foundation's support, which helps our students to gain exposure to their education initiatives. Such initiatives have proven to be very successful and sustainable models to enhance the quality of education in rural India. We believe this will be a ...
Asian-American group sue Harvard over discrimination
A group of Asian-American was suing Harvard University, saying that admission files showed a pattern of discrimination against the community that goes back decades, the media reported.
Shortage of teachers a matter of concern: Rajasthan Guv
Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh expressed concern over shortage of teachers in universities and said in such a scenario, imparting qualitative education to students is a major challenge. Stressing on the need for introducing skill-based courses in universities, he called upon the youth to avail various government schemes for creating skill-based employment opportunities. Addressing the the fifth convocation ceremony of the University of Kota here, the governor said the universities should introduce skill development courses. Regarding the shortage of teaching faculty, he said the recruitment process in universities has got stuck in several complexities, including delay in issuance of appointment orders, complaints and stay orders. Also, some of the universities do not have the number of posts as per UGC norms, Sing said, adding in such a scenario, imparting qualitative education to students is a big challenge. At the convocation ceremony, the governor awarded 56 PhD degrees, 1 ...
Cabinet appraised about India, Canada MoU on academic exchange
The Union Cabinet was today appraised about an MoU signed between India and Canada for enabling researchers from both the countries to undertake graduate-level academic research mobility and encourage cross-border industry-academic cooperation, a statement said. The memorandum of understanding was signed on February 21. Under the graduate-level academic research mobility programme, both the sides intend to support up to 110 masters students and PhD researchers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) for a three-year period from eligible universities in India to participate in 12 to 24 weeks of research with Canadian universities and research laboratories, it said. The same number of researchers from Canadian universities will also participate in 12 to 24 week programme with research laboratories and eligible Indian universities. Under the cross-border industry-academic cooperation, up to 40 masters students and PhD researchers from each side for a three-year period .
Bill paving way for appointment of chief whip and deputy chief whip in Himachal Assembly
For the first time in the history of Himachal Pradesh, a bill paving the way for the appointment of a chief whip with salary on par with cabinet ministers and ministers of state was introduced in the state assembly today. The Salaries, Allowances and Other Benefits of the Chief Whip and the Deputy Chief Whip in the State Assembly of Himachal Pradesh Bill, 2018, introduced by Chief Minister Jairam Thakur proposed that the chief whip be entitled to receive salary and allowances admissible to a cabinet minister while the deputy chief whip to salary and allowances on par with a minister of state. Appointments to the posts of the chief whip and the deputy chief whip are likely to be made after the bill is passed. A bill for setting up a "cluster university" in Mandi was introduced by Education Minister Suresh Bharadwaj. The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Cluster University, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh (Establishment and Regulation) Bill, 2018 provides for setting up the cluster university, ...
U'khand CM launches drive to transform public schools
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat today launched a transformation campaign to improve the standard of education in government schools of the state. The main purpose of the campaign launched in Almora was to start smart classes in government schools and equip these institutions with all basic facilities required by students, including safe buildings, clean drinking water, furniture, fans, heaters, sports material and computers, an official said. He emphasised on the need to motivate teachers who could play a key role in helping the drive achieve its goals by encouraging creativity among students and inculcating human emotions in them, he added. The chief minister also announced the opening of one model school each in Kumaon and Garhwal regions to provide quality education to the poor and underprivileged children of classes 6 to 12, the official said. In Kumaon circle this model school will be opened in Almora, he said. Rawat asked the district administration to send a ...