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SC holds Karnataka's domicile criteria for PGET-18 invalid
In a big relief to students from outsid, the Supreme Court on Wednesday held invalid a criteria in the notification issued by Karnataka making mandatory a condition of domicile on candidate for admission to post-graduate medical and dental courses in the state.
Nitish inaugurates Bihar State Education Finance Corporation
The Bihar State Education Finance Corporation, set up with a view to providing a boost the state's ambitious "students credit card" scheme, was inaugurated here today by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said "the students credit card scheme aims at raising the state's gross enrollment ratio for higher studies, which is currently 14.3 per cent as against the national average of 24 per cent. We intend to raise it to at least 30 per cent". Students credit card scheme forms a part of "seven resolves" of good governance pursued by Nitish Kumar government. The programme provides interest free loan of up to Rs four lakh to students to carry higher studies. "The students's credit card scheme is different from, and much wider in its scope than, education loans provided by banks. These loans are provided to only those opting for professional courses. This scheme is, on the other hand, available to all - even those pursuing BA, B.Sc or ...
Three students booked for insulting Principal
Police today registered a case against three students of a private college here in connection with the incident of bursting crackers and paying 'homage' to the college Principal, who will retire in May this year. The case was registered against Mohammed Aziz, Praveen M P and Sharat Damodaran, all second year students of the Nehru college, on the basis of a written complaint by the Principal P V Pushapaja. Members of the pro CPI(M) Students Federation of India (SFI) had burst crackers, rejoicing at her retirement and humiliated her by paying her 'homage' last week by putting up a poster offering 'condolences' to a teacher "who had died in the hearts of students." The Principal, who went personally to the police station to lodge her complaint, sought action against the students who had caused her 'mental agony' and 'insulted' her by their action, police said. Taking a serious view of the incident, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had informed the state assembly that
Ker assembly passes bill to regularise students' admission
The Kerala Assembly today adopted the Kerala Professional Colleges (Regularisation of Admission in Medical Colleges) Bill 2018 to regularise admissions made in certain medical colleges during 2016-17. The legislation in effect regularises the admission of about 180 students of the private Karuna Medical College, Palakkad, and Kannur Medical College, Anajarakandy. The Admission Supervisory Committee had cancelled the admissions after it found that these two colleges had admitted students in flagrant violation of norms. The High Court and Supreme Court had upheld its decision. The government brought the legislation to overcome the situation with a view that students should not be victimised. The bill was tabled by Health Minister K K Shaylaja. Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala said they were supporting the legislation considering the students' future and added that it was not to protect vested interest groups. Later the House adjourned sine-die after more than a two-week
Jammu university students call off strike
The ongoing strike by students in the University of Jammu was called off today after the authorities revoked suspension of five student and discussed demands raised by various student groups. A committee formed by the university and the student representatives unanimously agreed that the ongoing agitation had taken a shape that was undesirable and had no direction, a spokesman of the university said. Both parties agreed that it was in the interest of the entire university community and that the strike should be brought to an end, he added. The members of the committee and the students' representatives also agreed that the demands raised by the students with respect to university infrastructure and facilities were legitimate and the same should be provided in the shortest possible time, the spokesman said. On March 22, the university authorities had suspended five students and registered a police complaint against them for allegedly ransacking the Dean Students Welfare (DSW) office ...
Student's suicide: Child Rights commission registers case
The Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights today on its own registered a case in connection with the death of a student who had allegedly ended his life after school authorities reportedly decided not to promote him to the 10th standard. The commission in a press release said the parents of the student had been summoned by the private school management and they were asked to shift the boy to another school. The boy committed suicide fearing that the school would not promote him to the 10th standard next year, police said. School authorities, however, told TV channels that no such decision had been taken. According to reports, the school management had decided not to promote 12 students to the tenth standard to ensure 100 per cent pass percentage in the SSLC exam. Some activists of the CPI(M) backed Students Federation of India allegedly vandalised the school at Pambady in Kottayam district following the student's suicide on Sunday last.
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 ..