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CBSE paper leak: Re-exam for Class X Maths, Class XII Economics
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct a re-examination for the Class X Maths and Class XII Economics papers over reports of the paper leak."Board has taken cognizance of certain happenings in the conduct of certain examinations as are being reported. With the view to uphold the sanctity of the Board Examinations and in the interest of the fairness to the students, the Board has decided to re-conduct the examinations in the following subjects," a statement released today said."Dates for fresh examinations and the other details shall be hosted on the CBSE website within a week," the statement added.Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Union Minister of Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) Prakash Javadekar and conveyed his unhappiness over the paper leak issue. He has also asked for strict action, says sources.On March 26, Class XII CBSE students were left appalled following the rumours of their Economics paper being leaked on social media ...
Circular to keep Maha schools open till Apr 30 to be withdrawn
A circular issued by an education body of the Maharashtra government to keep all schools in the state open till April 30 for Classes 1 to 9 will be withdrawn, minister Vinod Tawde said today. The circular was issued by the Maharashtra State Council of Educational Research and Training (MSCERT) on the directives of the Centre, the school education minister said in the Legislative Council. "The circular should have been issued before the start of the academic year rather than at the end of the year. However, it will be withdrawn now. The summer vacations for schools will continue (as per earlier schedule)," he said. Depending upon the need, the government shall consider implementing it from the next academic year starting in June, he said. Tawde this after Kapil Patil (JD-U) raised the issue in the Upper House and argued that it was unjust for schools to be open till April 30 for students who are exhausted after their annual exams. Moreover, the teachers, too, have to ...
Protests on in Kashmir University over missing student
Protests over the disappearance of a student rocked Kashmir University for the third day on Wednesday, even as varsity authorities appealed to them to maintain calm.
CBSE to conduct re-exam of Class 10 maths, Class 12 eco papers
In the wake of reports claiming paper leaks, the CBSE today announced re-examination in the Class 10 mathematics and Class 12 economics subjects. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) issued a circular today informing about the re-examination and said dates and other details for it would be posted on the board's website. "The board has taken cognisance of certain happenings in the conduct of certain examinations as are being reported. With a view to uphold the sanctity of the board examinations and in the interest of fairness to the students, the board has decided to re-conduct the examinations for the following subjects," it said. Dates for the re-examination of the Class 10 mathematics and Class 12 economics papers would be posted on the CBSE website within a week, the circular said. Panic had gripped Class 12 CBSE students on Monday after claims were made on social media sites that the economics paper had been leaked. The CBSE had denied the claims, saying "We have ...
Iraqi Roma village school reopens 14 years after destruction
Carrying her bag on the way home from class, Malak is glowing: the 10-year-old girl has just finished her first-ever semester of school in her Iraqi Roma village. In 2004 armed Islamists attacked the village of Al-Zuhour in Iraq's Diwaniya province, 200 kilometres (125 miles) south of Baghdad, destroying the only school for the marginalised Roma community. "On television, I would see other children with school bags and they looked happy," Malak told AFP. "I was a bit jealous because our school was destroyed years ago," she said. The 2003 US-led invasion and the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime had changed things dramatically for the Muslim Roma minority, who had come to Iraq centuries before from India. During the dictator's rule, Iraq's Roma - also called "Kawliya" or gypsies - were primarily known as professional musicians and dancers invited to feasts, weddings and parties. But since the rise of hardline Islamist groups in Iraq after Saddam's fall, the Roma have increasingly been ...
Music lessons may boost your kid's grades: study
Music lessons can enhance children's memory, reasoning and planning abilities, leading to improved academic performance, a study has found. Visual arts lessons also significantly improve children's visual and spatial memory, researchers said. Music education has been decimated in schools around the globe, due to competition with academic subjects and an increasing lack of funding. These days, the opportunity to learn an instrument is seen as more of a luxury than a necessary part of education, researchers said. "Despite indications that music has beneficial effects on cognition, music is disappearing from general education curricula," said Artur Jaschke, from VU University of Amsterdam in Netherlands. "This inspired us to initiate a long-term study on the possible effects of music education on cognitive skills that may underlie academic achievement," said Jaschke. Published in Frontiers in Neuroscience, the research is the first large-scale, longitudinal study to be adapted into the ..
NITI Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission Signs SOI with SAP Global To foster innovation across 100 Atal Tinkering Labs across India
Acknowledging the importance of such collaborations, Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog, said, "India's growth for the next few decades will depend on the innovations coming out of these tinkering labs. Tomorrow's ideas come from students, who will disrupt industries and creative sectors with new technologies and processes which will thrust India into the leadership position for technological creativity and innovation. This is possible only through effective public-private partnership and we are delighted to have SAP partner with us on AIM to nurture the future talent of our country". The program aims to enable students to learn advanced technology topics relevant to digital transformation and the Internet of Things, e.g. Design Thinking methodology, introduction to programming languages and experiential science learning.
Maharashtra withdraws contentious order extending school days
Following an uproar, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday withdrew a controversial circular extending school working days by over a month -- barely 24 hours after it was issued.
HS Council to inquire if racket involved in paper leak reports
The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education will inquire if there was any racket involved in the alleged Bengali question paper leak on the first day of the examination, a senior Council official said. The Bengali question paper of Class 12 Board exam was allegedly circulated on WhatsApp at an examination centre at Kaliachak in Malda district, one hour after the examination started yesterday. Council president Mahua Das told reporters, "We will hold an inquiry to find out if there was any such leak and if any racket was involved to create confusion among the public. "I do not believe that any teacher will commit such an act. We will first ascertain the truth." Das asserted that with several preventive measures in place, there was little possibility of the Higher Secondary question paper getting leaked. Elaborating on the measures, Das said, "For the first time we have introduced the post of a special invigilator. The Council also did not allow candidates to go .
Maharashtra withdraws controversial order extending school days
Following an uproar, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday withdrew a controversial circular extending school working days by over a month, barely 24 hours after it was issued.
Various steps taken to achieve the target of Gross Enrollment Ratio of 30% by 2019-20
Further, Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS), provides strategic funding to eligible state higher educational institutions. The objective is to achieve the target of Gross Enrolment Ratio of 30% by the year 2019-20 with equity and inclusion.
Female enrolment in IITs to be increased to 20% by 2020-21 by creating supernumerary seats
Further, in order to encourage girl education, a Sub-Committee under Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) has been constituted to look into the issues related to Girls' Education. The interim recommendations of the Sub-Committee inter-alia, include setting up of Residential Degree Colleges and Polytechnics for Women in the District Head Quarters, Exclusive Women University in each State and providing free education to girls upto PG level etc.
Yemen's education system devastated by conflict: UNICEF (Lead, Correcting Headline)
Yemen's education system has been devastated by the country's brutal conflict, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said here on Tuesday, reporting that at least half a million children have dropped out of school since the escalation of the war in 2015.
Yemen's education system devasted by conflict: UNICEF
Yemen's education system has been devastated by the country's brutal conflict, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said here on Tuesday, reporting that at least half a million children have dropped out of school since the escalation of the war in 2015.
NHRC notice to MP govt over reported strip-search of girls by hostel warden
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Madhya Pradesh government following media reports that a hostel warden of Hari Singh Gour University strip-searched girls over disposed sanitary pads in the hostel premises. The Commission took suo motu cognizance of media reports on the incident which happened on March 25 and has issued a notice to the Chief Secretary, calling for a detailed report in the matter within four weeks. The Commission has observed that the content of the news report, if true, raises a serious issue of violation of the right to dignity of the girls, who suffered mental agony and humiliation due to the unethical act by the hostel authorities. "The officials are required to be sensitised to be careful and behave in a sensible manner while dealing with the students, especially the girl students. The hostel authorities, being custodian of the boarders, are duty bound to protect them from any kind of ill treatment and humiliation. "No ...
NITI Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission signs SOI with SAP Global
NITI Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) on Tuesday announced the signing of a Statement of Intent (SOI) with SAP Global to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. As part of the SOI, SAP in 2018 will adopt 100 Atal Tinkering Laboratories (ATL) for five years to nurture the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning among secondary school children across India.Acknowledging the importance of such collaborations, CEO of NITI Aayog, Amitabh Kant said, "India's growth for the next few decades will depend on the innovations coming out of these tinkering labs. Tomorrow's ideas come from students, who will disrupt industries and creative sectors with new technologies and processes which will thrust India into the leadership position for technological creativity and innovation. This is possible only through effective public-private partnership and we are delighted to have SAP partner with us on AIM to nurture the future talent of our country".The program
Gujarati becomes compulsory in all primary schools
Students of the primary schools affiliated to the CBSE and ICSE boards as well as those of Hindi and Urdu mediums in Gujarat will now have to learn Gujarati language from class 1 to 8, the state government told the Legislative Assembly today. Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said the decision would be implemented from this academic year. He said though the Kothari Commission, set up by the Centre in 1960s, recommended that mother tongue be given a preference in education, many non-Gujarati medium schools in the state as well as those affiliated with other Boards are not teaching Gujarati. "As a result, children of this state are unable to understand or speak proper Gujarati. We are confident that this decision would make such children familiar with the language of this state," Chudasama told the House. The minister said the decision was taken with a view to make students of other boards and mediums familiar with Gujarati language. "This will be applicable to ...
CBCS should be executed without any glitches : Minister
West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee today said the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) which is already in place in 10 universities of the state, should be implemented without any glitches in others. The other universities must do whatever is needed for implementing the CBCS, Chatterjee told reporters. To a question if he had advocated for curtailment of leaves of college-university teachers to ensure that CBCS was a success, Chatterjee said, "I have not asked for lessening the number of leaves of the teachers. "But I have said that a university needed to do whatever it deems fit to ensure that CBSC is rolled out successfully," he said. The CBCS provides a learning platform wherein the student has the flexibility to choose his/her course from a list of elective, core and soft skill courses. The minister said e-pension for teachers in government and government-aided higher educational institutions from the next financial year. On the problems faced by four state
Only 8% schools comply with RTE Act, says RTE Forum
Only eight per cent of schools across the country comply with the provision of Right To Education (RTE) Act, the RTE Forum said on Tuesday.
Apple tweaks iPad for students but holds price steady
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Tuesday rolled out a new iPad that works with its Apple Pencil and is aimed at grabbing more of the U.S. education market, but did not cut the price of the tablet despite fierce competition from cheaper laptops.
