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Tripura govt to bear expenses of 3000 students of BPL families
Tripura government will bear expenses of 3,000 students from Below Poverty Line (BPL) families if they want to study in private schools from next academic year, Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath said Saturday. Nath said children from BPL families earlier could not afford to study in private English medium schools due to high fees, so the state government has decided to bear expenses of 3,000 such students for studying in private schools. "It is clearly stated in Right to Education Act, 2009 that schools have to admit 25 per cent of total students from local poor families at the entry point. Their fees are also specified in the Act. Our government will pay for all expenses of their study in private schools of their choice, Nath told reporters. Right to Education was passed in 2009 but was implemented in Tripura only in 2011 after the state rules were formulated. Surprisingly, no private school in the state placed demands for reimbursement of fees for poor students ...
Dr Gaurav Nigam conferred 'Innovative Research Excellence Award 2019' at Asian Leadership Summit, Bhutan
Dr Gaurav Nigam, a well-known educationist, paediatrician, and the author has been conferred 'Innovative Research Excellence Award 2019' at Asian Leadership Summit held at Thimphu, Bhutan.Organized by Global Leaders Foundation, Dr Gaurav Nigam was selected for the award for excellence in school education on basis of his excellent performance, splendid achievement and outstanding contribution towards the innovative development and research activities in the field of school education in South Asian Region.The award was handed over to Dr Gaurav Nigam by Lyonpo Ugyen Dorji, Minister for Labour and Human Resources, Bhutan.Dr Gaurav Nigam is a well-known educationist, paediatrician, founder of iCare, and founder of Intelligentsia. He has also authored a book titled 'Devil Inside My Mind'. Dr Nigam gathered simplicity from Gandhian institute in Sewagram and knowledge from prestigious bodies like MGIMS, Wardha; NIMHANS, Kidwai and Harvard Medical School.He is also the founder of iCare - an ...
Century Pai Foundation uplifts Channahalli village in one year
Century Pai Foundation adopted Channahalli village near Chikkajala in Karnataka for its flagship Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative.The fifteen-month project was planned for the holistic development of the entire village, comprising twelve hundred dwellers and three hundred households, through various infrastructural and community interventions.The initiative was executed in 5 phases such as Project Aarohana focusing on education, Project Aarogya on health, Project Hasiru on waste segregation, management and improving green cover in the village, Project Vichaara emphasizing on local governance and Project Shakthi focusing on creating awareness on bank operations and government schemes.Post completion of the project, there has been a 50 per cent increase in the green cover in and around the village, 97 per cent increase in adult literacy, and 100 per cent bank accounts opened for all households. School dropouts also reduced by 100 per cent over a period of time and 60 per
Village stay programme: Kumaraswamy postpones visit to Afzalpur due to heavy rains
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Friday stayed put at Chandraki village in Yadgir as his visit to Herur (B) village in Afzalpur taluk of Kalaburagi district was postponed due to heavy rains.Kumaraswamy, who is on a 'Grama Vaastavya' or 'village stay programme', spent the night at the Government Higher Primary School in Chandraki along with other ministers. He was seen sleeping on the floor.The Chief Minister, who reached Chandraki village on Friday morning, interacted with villagers, farmers and school students. He also held a press conference, where he denied reports that he was enjoying a 5-star treatment in the village and said that he was "ready to sleep on the road".Reviving his 2006 rural outreach programme, Kumaraswamy had said he wanted to conduct at least two to four village stay tours every month."I want to do a minimum of two to four 'Grama Vaastavya' every month," he had told ANI before kick-starting his tour.
BJP's dirty tricks department wants to derail Delhi's education reforms: AAP
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stating that the "dirty tricks department" of the party is out to derail the educational reforms in Delhi."The dirty tricks department of the BJP is out to derail the education reforms in Delhi being carried out by the AAP," an official statement of the party read.AAP claimed that the BJP first circulated a self-scripted pamphlet on social media and then took it to the Lieutenant Governor, Anil Baijal, and lodged a complaint about it."In the latest, the BJP scripted a pamphlet in the name of the School Management Committees (SMCs) and spread it through social media and other platforms to malign the Delhi Government's much-applauded initiative. It is shocking that a piece of paper with no authenticity is being circulated and being used by the BJP to derail an important initiative," it said.Underlining that the parents' meeting has been a very important part of the education revolution in Delhi, AAP said: "The ..
Teacher cannot be blamed for student's suicide: HC
The Madras High Court Friday ruled that teachers cannot be held responsible for the suicide of students pulled up by them for committing mistakes. It also mooted psychological counselling to students in the age group of 15 to 19 years to help them cope with academic pressure. Justice R M T Teeka Raaman gave the ruling while dismissing an appeal by police against a sessions court's December 8, 2005 order acquitting three teachers of a government school in Kanyakumari district who were charged with abetting the suicide of a class XII student. "When teachers, in the interest of the institution and the students, take stern action against them to correct any mistake or to cultivate good habits and get rid of bad ones, such acts cannot be said to have abetted the suicide," the judge said in his order. Referring to the judgements of the Supreme Court and the high courts, he held that teachers were entitled to correct the students. The students cannot take the extreme step of committing ...
International Day of Yoga celebrated at universities
Universities in the national capital celebrated the fifth International Day of Yoga on Friday, with students stretching and bending in different yoga postures. Jamia Millia Islamia vice-chancellor Professor Najma Akhtar said the varsity will provide yoga training every day to one group each of boys and girls under the supervision of an instructor. She made this announcement at the event held here to celebrate the Yoga Day. The function was attended by a large number of students, faculty members, staff and people from the neighbourhood. Over 500 participants, including volunteers of NCC and NSS, performed yoga in the lawns of MAK Pataudi Sports Complex under the supervision of an instructor provided by the Union Ministry of AYUSH. Akhtar emphasised that yoga 'asans' should be practised every day. She said, "Every day one group each of boys and girls studying in the university would be provided yoga training under the supervision of a yoga instructor. Teachers, students and other ...
Oppn alleges AAP influencing voters through govt school panels; school-parent interaction suspended
In the wake of allegations by the opposition BJP and Congress that the AAP was influencing voters through management committees of Delhi government schools, the Arvind Kejriwal government on Friday suspended a scheduled interactive session with parents of school children till further orders. A BJP delegation met Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and alleged that a pamphlet was circulated in government-run schools by the AAP asking parents about their political choices, even as the ruling party termed the pamphlet "fake propaganda" and accused the saffron party of "scripting" it to "play tricks and derail" its education reforms. The Delhi's Directorate of Education (DoE) had on Thursday termed the letter "fake" and said it would investigate its origin. "The interactive session with parents for creating awareness about happiness and entrepreneurship curriculum are ordered to be kept in abeyance till further orders," Director of Education Binay Bhushan said in an official order. The office
Governor, BJP leaders,PSU firms take part in Yoga celebrations
: The Governor of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh E S L Narasimhan Friday said Yoga would be introduced in schools and colleges. Speaking on the occasion of 5th International Yoga Day celebrations at Samskruti, the Raj Bhavan community centre, Narasimhan said "yoga will be introduced in all schools and colleges", a Raj Bhavan release said. Yoga should be practiced every day as it provides immense health benefits to all, he said. The Governor and officials performed Yoga exercises on the occasion. BJP General Secretary Muralidhar Rao, state unit president K Laxman and others participated in a Yoga event held in the city. The CII, Telangana, partnered with Heartfulness Institute to organise a "wellness event and Yoga session" at People's Plaza on the banks of Hussain Sagar lake in the central part of the city. NMDC Limited, a Navratna company, celebrated Yoga day at its Head Office here and in all its production projects, including Kirandul and Bacheli, NMDC said in a ...
Bengal govt ropes in tech varsity to introduce courses in IP
The West Bengal government in association with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University (MAKAUT) will launch courses in intellectual property from the 2019-20 session. Two courses will be launched and an agreement related to this is expected to be signed soon. "We are launching courses in intellectual property management with MAKAUT. An agreement in this regard will be signed soon," the Minister of Department of Science-Technology & Biotechnology, Bratya Basu, said. He was speaking at the inauguration of Association of Professional Academic Institutions in Bengal (APAI) Fair 2019 on Friday. MAKAUT vice-chancellor professor Saikat Maitra said the duration of the courses will be will be of 1 year. Meanwhile, state government officials expected that current session's counselling process should be completed by July 20. State Education Minister Partha Chatterjee, who was also present on the occasion, emphasised on quality education. He also urged parents to allow the students to
SC upholds penalty of Rs 23.10 cr on FORE school of management for admitting excess students
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a penalty of Rs 23.10 crore imposed on FORE School of Management by the AICTE for admitting 42 students in excess to the sanctioned seats in 2016. The court said it has been noticed that the educational institutions admit students beyond the numbers permitted putting the future of the students at stake. A vacation bench of justices Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant said it is not setting aside the admission of the students because that action would be too harsh upon them and they should not suffer for the totally illegal action of the institute. "Time and again, this court has noticed that the educational institutions admit students beyond the numbers permitted putting the future of the students at stake," it said. "In the present case, we are not setting aside the admission of the students because that action would be too harsh upon the students who should not suffer for the totally illegal action of the petitioner institution." The bench said that even ..
Kejriwal govt dragging schools in its political game plan: Delhi Congress
The Congress Friday accused the Arvind Kejriwal government of "dragging" schools in its "political game plan" and cited a so-called "circular seeking votes" for the AAP, which was termed "fake" by the ruling party. The Directorate of Education (DoE) of the Delhi government had on Thursday termed the letter being circulated among some school management committees as "fake" and said it would investigate the origin of the letter. The AAP has accused the BJP of "scripting" the pamphlet in question, to hurt Delhi's education reforms. Kiran Walia who was the education minister during Sheila Dikshit's rule, charged that the school management committees have been asked to ensure that parents of school children promise to vote for the Aam Aadmi Party in the Assembly polls due next year. "The Kejriwal government is dragging schools in its political game plan," Walia was quoted as saying in a statement. Walia also demanded that the government "withdraw the circular" while terming it a "blatant ..
Significant drop in campus placements in NIFT: Irani
Placements of graduates from 15 National Institute of Fashion Technology's (NIFT) campuses fell significantly in percentage terms for the academic year 2018-19 over the previous year, Parliament was informed Friday. The percentage of graduates from New Delhi campus getting placement fell to 37 per cent in 2018-19, Textiles Minister Smriti Irani said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. There was almost 100 per cent placement in the preceding year. Similarly, the placement percentage reduced to almost half compared to 98 per cent during 2017-18 at the Kolkata campus. Bengaluru's NIFT recorded only 38 per cent placement during 2018-19 as against 97 per cent in the year before. Irani told the Lower House that companies can extend a job offer to students before the on-campus placement. Acceptance of the offer is considered as job placement, she said. Set up in 1986, NIFT was made a statutory institute in 2006 by an Act of Parliament with the President of India as 'Visitor'.
MAHE Top Private Indian University in QS World Rankings
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) emerged as the top ranked private university in India according to the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Ranking 2020 released on Wednesday.In the 16th edition of the rankings, Manipal figures in the 701-750 band, up from 750-800 last year, among the 1620 considered universities and 1000 published universities from 82 countries. MAHE's performance was among the top 66 per cent in the rankings this time.For the 2020 rankings, QS has analyzed over 93 million citations from more than 13 million papers, 45,000 survey responses from employers and 94,000 survey responses from academics before evaluating 1000 Universities.Universities are evaluated on six performance indicators: Academic reputation, Employer reputation, Student-to-faculty ratio, Citations per faculty, International faculty ratio and international student ratio. Four of the indicators are based on 'hard' data, and the remaining two are based on major global surveys - one of ...
IIMB's Executive General Management Programme welcomes 50th batch on June 22
The Executive General Management Programme (EGMP) at IIM Bangalore, India's top ranked B-school, notches up a milestone achievement as it turns a fabulous fifty.On June 22 (Saturday), 73 participants will be part of the 50th edition of the Executive Education Programme as IIMB plans a series of events to mark the exciting journey of this programme which has a unique model of staggered scheduling to ensure application of learning in real-life contexts.A one-of-its-kind, open enrolment programme among B-schools in the country, the EGMP at IIM Bangalore, launched in December 2004 by five senior faculty members - Prof L S Murty, M S Narasimhan, P D Jose, Vasanthi Srinivasan and Shainesh G, has been the flagship programme in the school's Executive Education offerings over the years.Over 4300 participants have completed this programme over 49 batches and 73 participants will start their journey of learning on June 22 (Saturday) as part of the 50th batch."This programme has filled an ...
Plus-II Arts, Commerce & Vocational results declared
Girls outshine boys in Plus-II (Class 12) arts, commerce and vocational education course examinations, results of which were declared by Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha here Friday. There was a decline in the pass percentage in arts and commerce streams. While pass ratio in Arts stream was 65.89 per cent against the last year's 68.79 per cent, the pass percentage in commerce this year is 70.26 per cent against 2018 results of 74.91 per cent. The pass percentage in vocational course was 52.62 per cent this time against last year's 52.61 per cent, said School and Mass Education minister Samir Ranjan Dash. Of the total 2,31,150 students who appeared the Plus- II Arts examination, 1,52,323 have been successful. A total of 57,442 boys have passed the examination which is 55.80 per cent of the total boys who took the exam while the pass percentage among girls is 73.99 per cent as 94,882 girls have passed the examination. As many as 18,773 students secured first ..
PG medical courses in deemed universities: SC refuses plea for extending counselling time
The Supreme Court Friday refused to extend counselling time for filling up as many as 603 vacant seats in post-graduate medical courses in deemed universities and private colleges saying this would be like "opening a pandora's box". The top court said merely because the seats are lying vacant could not be a ground to grant extension of time and further opportunity to fill up these seats. A vacation bench of justices Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant dismissed a plea of a society which claimed to represent a large number of deemed universities and colleges running post-graduate (PG) medical courses. The society has sought extension of time to respective medical colleges/deemed universities for carrying out counselling for PG courses since around 1000 seats in these educational institutions are lying vacant. "Merely because the seats are lying vacant, in our view, is not a ground to grant extension of time and grant further opportunity to fill up vacant seats," the bench said. It further ...
Children, volunteers present facets of yoga in Puducherry
Over 3,000 children from various schools and around 300 volunteers of different associations here presented a demonstration on facets of yoga during the International Yoga Day celebrations Friday. Territorial chief secretary Ashwani Kumar and officials of the Health and Education Departments were among those who participated on the occasion. Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi and Chief Minister V Narayanasamy were away in Delhi, hence could not be present at the observance of the yoga day here. Pondicherry University organised the yoga day with the participation of students. Vice-Chancellor of the university Gurmeet Singh and its registrar B Chitra were among those who took part. The Vice-Chancellor presented prizes to students proficient in various competitions on yoga.
AAP trying to brainwash parents of students of govt schools: BJP to L-G
A BJP delegation led by Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta met Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Friday and complained against a letter being circulated in government-run schools, allegedly by the ruling AAP, asking parents about their political choices ahead of Assembly elections. The Delhi government has dubbed the letter as "fake" and is investigating its origin. "AAP is indulging in brainwashing the parents of children studying in its schools so that they become committed to the party's political philosophy, vision and achievements. Members of the School Management Committees (SMCs), who are AAP leaders, MLAs and workers, have been assigned the responsibility of tutoring the parents so that they are too deeply entrenched to AAP and do not deviate to either BJP or Congress," Gupta said in a letter to Baijal. "The questions framed are highly objectionable and against the fundamental rights of an individual parent and also unconstitutional. We request that ...
Amendment passed to give quota to Maratha students in PG medical courses
The Legislative Council of the state on Friday passed an amendment in the Socially Economically Backward Class (SEBC) Act 2018, providing 16 per cent reservation to the students of Maratha community in admissions to the post-graduate (PG) courses in medical colleges.The state Assembly on Thursday had passed the amendment in this regard. The state government had earlier promulgated an ordinance for extending quota benefit to the Maratha students.The Maharashtra Assembly on November 29 last year had passed a bill proposing 16 per cent reservation in educational institutions and government jobs for the Maratha community, declared as socially and educationally backward class (SEBC) by the government.Citing the reason that the admissions to post-graduate medical courses had begun on November 2, students from the open category had moved to the Bombay High Court and the reservation was scrapped.Last month, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court had said that the 16 per cent reservation ...
