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Don't get stressed, direct energy towards prep: Psychologists to CBSE students
In the wake of the CBSE ordering re-examination of the Class 12 economics and Class 10 maths papers due to paper leak, psychologists have advised the students not to get stressed and direct their energy towards exam preparation. The CBSE's decision of cancelling the papers has been opposed by the students across the country as they said they would have to write the papers once again. Education Secretary Anil Swarup today said that the re-examination of the CBSE's Class 12 economics paper will be held on April 25, while the re-test for Class 10 mathematics is likely to be conducted in July. Dr Rahul Saha, assistant professor in the department of Psychiatry at the Safdarjung hospital, said that the students in such a situation should "remain calm and not get stressed". "Getting stressed out and angry will not help in this situation. No doubt the education system needs to be full-proof and the authorities should ensure that paper leaks don't happen in future, but the students will have ..
Students bust crackers, offer 'condolence' to woman principal
A section of students of an aided college burst crackers and displayed 'condolence' messages in the campus as a farewell to the retiring woman principal in northern Kasaragod district, triggering a controversy. The incident came to the media limelight after a video of students bursting crackers and the message put at the auditorium of the Nehru Arts and Science College at Kanhangadu in the district, went viral on the social media. The handwritten message says "condolence to the principal who died in the hearts of students...." Reacting to the incident earlier this week, P V Pushpaja, the principal,said "it is very painful for me in the 40 years of my teaching career to get such a response from the students whom I considered as my children." The principal, who is retiring next month, said she was yet to recover from the shock of the turn of events. Pushpaja alleged that members of the Students Federation of India (SFI), the students wing of the ruling CPI(M), was behind ..
Demanding separate state, Koch-Rajbongshi body stages rail blockade
Demanding a separate statehood, the All Koch Rajbongshi Students Union (AKRSU) on Friday staged a rail roko agitation in Kokrajhar district disrupting the movement of the trains.The blockade, which began at 5am, was finally called off after 10 hours.The protesters said they have been demanding the formation of Kamatapur state by carving it out from Assam and the ST status for themselves and since the government has been ignoring them, so they had decided to hold an agitation.According to sources, train number 15771/15772, 55812Dn, 55811 Up, 07526/07525, 55713/55714, 15769/15770 were cancelled due to the blockade.
Javadekar seeks students' help in making exams leakproof
Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday asked the students across the country to find an effective solution to prevent examination paper leaks in future.Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of Smart India Hackathon 2018 held at Delhi, the Union Minister said that he is facing a challenge to solve the issue of paper leaks."Today I am facing the problem of the paper leaks. How to solve it, that's a challenge. I am throwing this challenge to students. It's an open innovation challenge and even after this hackathon is over people can give us suggestions," he said.The Union Minister further said that our country should improve its specialisations and the present generation can do it."Hackathon also consists of hardware parts and hardware is where we are lacking. We are today importing tremendous hardware every year from all over the world. Small countries like Taiwan have earned specialisation through innovation, we must fill that gap and this generation can do .
MP governor calls for CCTV surveillance for university exams
Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel today said the coming examinations of government-run universities in the state should be conducted under the surveillance of CCTV cameras. Being the governor, Patel is the Chancellor of all the universities run by the state government. Speaking at the convocation of Devi Ahilya University here, she said, "CCTV cameras should be installed in all buildings of the state-run universities where written or oral examinations will be conducted in the coming days." This would ensure a transparent examination system, Patel said. Vice chancellors of all the universities have been asked to visit Bhopal on April 6 and present annual calendars of their respective institutions, Patel said. The calendar is supposed to have the schedule of examinations, deadline for declaration of results and details of academic and cultural activities planned for the coming year. Universities should change the curriculum according to the need of the times and also
Javadekar's 'challenge' to students: Solve paper leak problem
Facing flak over the CBSE paper leaks issue, Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar today turned to students for finding a solution to this "challenge". His comments came in the backdrop of CBSE announcing the re-test of Class 10 mathematics and class 12 economics papers. Scores of students have been agitating over being asked to appear for re-tests without any fault of theirs. I am facing one problem in the country. It is a problem of paper leak. So, how to solve it, is also a challenge. And I am throwing this challenge to students. Some people can also work after Hackathon and and give us suggestions, Javadekar said, while addressing students at an event marked to launch the finale of the Smart India Hackathon 2018 (Software Edition). The Human Resource Development Minister (HRD), however, said the problem of paper leak was not a subject of this year's Smart India Hackathon, the event during which thousands of students would try to find innovative solutions to the problems being faced
Class 12 re-test on April 25, Class 10 only in Delhi, NCR
Amid outrage over leak of CBSE question papers, the government on Friday said re-examination of Class 10 maths paper will be held only in Delhi, NCR and Haryana, "if at all", while fresh Class 12 test for economics students will be conducted on April 25.
CBSE Class 12 economics re-exam on April 25
The re-examination of CBSE's Class 12 economics paper will be held on April 25, while the re-test for Class 10 mathematics is likely to be conducted in July, Education Secretary Anil Swarup said today. He said a preliminary enquiry has revealed that the leak for Class 10 mathematics paper is restricted to Delhi and Haryana. There has been no leak outside India, hence no re-examination will be held outside the country, he said. The question papers are different for students appearing for the CBSE examinations outside India. CBSE has already announced re-exam of Class 10 mathematics and Class 12 economics papers after the alleged paper leak. Police is investigating the matter.
Private medical colleges asked to roll back fee in U'khand
Private medical colleges in Uttarakhand have been asked to rollback the manifold hike in their annual fees, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said. He told reporters here that the decision was taken in the interest of medical students who found it hard to meet the expenses. "A direction to this effect was issued after students of private medical colleges here and their guardians approached me with a request citing ill-affordability of the raised fees," he said. However, the chief minister said the recent hike was effected by the administration of private medical colleges as they had to spend a lot over strengthening their infrastructure. The students of the private medical colleges in the state, including those of the SGRR Medical College, were up in arms against the authorities for the hike staging dharnas to demand a rollback. Rawat also warned that arbitrary action by any institutions in the state will not be tolerated. "If any of them act arbitrarily they will be sternly dealt .
Raj Thackeray asks students to boycott CBSE re-examination
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Friday asked students not to sit for Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) re-examination after the education board decided to re-conduct the test of leaked papers.The Economics question paper of class XII and Maths question paper of class X were allegedly leaked on social media hours before the examination. The Economics exam was held on March 26 and Maths on March 28.Talking to reporters in Mumbai, Thackeray termed the paper leak as the failure of the government."It is the failure of the government. Without accepting its failure, why does the government want students to re-appear for the exam? I request to the parents throughout the country, do not let your child sit for re-examination in any condition," Thackeray said.Congress leader Kapil Sibal also termed the paper leak as government's failure and asked it to take accountability."CBSE paper leak is not the only paper leak. The staff selection commission (SSC) scam was ...
Akshaya Patra, Infosys Foundation inaugurate mega kitchen in
The Akshaya Patra Foundation in partnership with Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Infosys, today inaugurated a high-tech mega centralised kitchen at Kandi in Sangareddy district of Telangana. Infosys Foundation has covered the entire cost of constructing this centralised kitchen by providing a grant of Rs 18.50 crore. The kitchen, which is spread across 64,438 sqft, will provide mid-day meals to over one lakh school children a day in the region, a release said here. Telangana Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Kadiam Srihari, Infosys Foundation Chairperson Sudha Murty, were among those who were present at the inauguration, it said. Akshaya Patra currently serves nutritious and freshly cooked school lunch to 1,54,649 beneficiaries every day which includes mid-day meals to 1,08,494 children in 1,207 schools and 46,155 Anganwadi beneficiaries at 1,386 centres across 7 districts of Telangana, the release added.
Sisodia requests Javadekar to call Education Ministers' meet
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday asked Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar to convene a meeting of Education Ministers from across the country in wake of the CBSE papers leak.
CBSE leak: Police writes to Google, seeks details of ID used to send e-mail to board's chairperson
The Delhi Crime Branch has written to Google for details of the e-mail address from where the CBSE chairperson was sent a mail on the Class 10 mathematics paper being leaked, police officials said. The board's chairperson Anita Karwal had received the e-mail a day before the mathematics exam, which was held on March 28, they said. The Delhi Police has written to Google to share details of the ID from which the CBSE chairperson was sent the e-mail about the paper being leaked, the police officials said. The e-mail contains images of 12 pages of handwritten question papers, which were posted on WhatsApp groups, they said. The Delhi Police had registered separate cases on March 27 and March 28, respectively, to probe the leak of the Class 12 economics paper and Class 10 mathematics paper, following a complaint by the regional director of the CBSE. The cases were registered on charges of criminal breach of trust, cheating and criminal conspiracy. In the complaint pertaining to the ...
Arunachal Cong extends solidarity with CBSE students
The Arunachal Pradesh Congress today extended solidarity with the affected CBSE students who have to reappear for class 12th Economics and 10th Mathematics examination following papers leak and blamed the BJP-led Central government for poor adminstration and management. The APCC demanded for initiating an investigation into the CBSE examination papers leak issue. Expressing its unhappiness on how BJP is not only looting the country but also tampering with the future of the students who are torch bearers of the country, the APCC said in a press statement here There is rot in education system due to mismanagement by the NDA government. The APCC went on to add saying BJP is not only damaging the school education system but also politically sheltering criminals in the highest educational institution like JNU. Claiming that Modi-led BJP government has failed to work effectively in the field of education, it said: With the gigantic political interference, BJP has distorted the .
CBSE papers leak: Police detain 6 students in Jharkhand
Six students were detained here today in connection with the CBSE papers leak, the police said. Six students have been detained. An FIR has been lodged against four, Chatra Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Gyan Ranjan said, adding that no arrest was made so far. The CBSE papers leak has drawn widespread criticism from across the country and triggered students' protest. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced a retest of the Maths paper for Class 10 students and Economics paper for Class 12 students in the wake of the papers leak.
Sisodia asks Javadekar to convene meeting of state edu ministers
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today asked Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar to call a meeting of all state education ministers to discuss the CBSE paper leaks and to ensure that such "serious" incidents do not recur. Sisodia, who wrote a letter to Javadekar, said there was need to move beyond party politics on such issues. Every time an examination paper is leaked - be it CBSE, SSB or DSSSB- the negative consequences are for the country and not just for any one government or one party, he said. "While two examinations have been cancelled and re-tests ordered, there have been concerns regarding leaks of several other exam papers as well. "Not only does it affect the future of 26 lakh students, but also puts a question mark on the sanctity of the CBSE assessment system; a system on which students, parents and schools from all over the country place their trust," he said. CBSE has announced a retest of the Class 10 mathematics and Class 12 economics papers after reports ..
'Night owls' taking morning classes get lower grades: study
Children who are "night owls" and attend early morning classes are more likely to receive lower grades, a study has found. Students whose circadian rhythms were out of sync with their class schedules received lower grades due to 'social jet lag,' a condition in which peak alertness times are at odds with work, school or other demands. In addition to learning deficits, social jet lag has been tied to obesity and excessive alcohol and tobacco use. "We found that the majority of students were being jet-lagged by their class times, which correlated very strongly with decreased academic performance," said Benjamin Smarr from University of California, Berkeley in the US. Researchers tracked the personal daily online activity profiles of nearly 15,000 college students as they logged into campus servers. After sorting the students into "night owls," "daytime finches" and "morning larks" - based on their activities on days they were not in class - the researchers compared their class times to .
Tribal women in Jashpur getting self empowered against all odds
Amid threats by Naxals, tribal women in Jashpur district of Chattisgarh are surging ahead to become self reliant and are earning their livelihood through silk rearing.Silk rearing has become an alternative source for tribal women in many villages across Naxal-hit Chhattisgarh.They have set a great example of women empowerment, despite threats posed by Naxals who are opposed to women working."We are farmers. Earlier, I use to sit idle and only use to do farming, but after getting trained in silk rearing, we are able to earn our livelihood. We earn up to Rs.6000-7000 per month," said a tribal.These tribal women are undergoing training under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna, a skill development scheme of the Centre."After completion of training in silk rearing, I will train women in self-help groups. My financial condition has improved a lot. After I got engaged with this silk rearing centre, my monthly earning has reached to Rs 7000,"said another tribal.Several tribal women are ...
Boycott CBSE re-exams: Raj Thackeray
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray on Friday asked students and parents to "boycott the re-examinations" proposed by the government over the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) question paper leak.
Punish those who leaked CBSE question papers: CPI-M
The CPI-M on Friday urged the government to punish all those who are to blame for leaking the Class 10 and 12 exam question papers.