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Oppn doubts purpose behind law to regulate UP pvt varsities, govt defends move
The draft ordinance to ban use of campuses of private universities in Uttar Pradesh for "anti-national activity" has not gone down well with the opposition, with the Congress saying that the move smacked of "foisting" RSS ideology on educational institutions. Downplaying the fears of the opposition, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya defended the ordinance, terming it "a very big decision" to maintain the sanctity of the "temple of education". "It is true that a very big decision has been taken by the cabinet. Not just in Uttar Pradesh but in any educational institution across the country, anti-national activities will never be accepted. Neither any state nor the country will accept it," Maurya said. UPCC general secretary and spokesman Dwijendra Tripathi, however, said, "The hidden purpose behind the law is to create fear and pressure on educational institutions for foisting RSS ideology." "The law, when enacted, will act as the sword of Damocles and the universities will ...
Oppn doubts purpose behind law to regulate UP pvt varsities
The draft ordinance to ban use of campuses of private universities for "anti-national activity" has not gone down well with the opposition, with the Congress saying that the move smacked of "foisting" RSS ideology on educational institutions. The move has, however, been welcomed by the association of such universities which found "nothing new in it" even though the government termed the proposed legislation very important to maintain the sanctity of the educational system. UPCC general secretary and spokesman Dwijendra Tripathi said, "The hidden purpose behind the law is to create fear and pressure on educational institutions for foisting RSS ideology." "The law, when enacted, will act as the sword of Damocles and the universities will constantly face the threat of de-recognition," he said, adding it was "sort of dictatorship." He said educational system will not improve if the government controls institutions and if there is no scope for freedom of speech. He said it was an attempt ..
IIT-Bombay, IIT-Delhi & IISc-Bangalore among top 200 in prestigious QS global rankings
Three Indian institutes -- IIT-Bombay, IIT-Delhi and IISc-Bangalore -- have found place among the top 200 in the prestigious Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings released on Wednesday. The QS global rankings 2020, which was released in London, has 50 new entrants globally and India-based O P Jindal Global University (JGU), established in 2009, has become the youngest university to break into top 1,000 in the prestigious rankings. IIT-Madras, IIT-Kharagpur, IIT-Kanpur and IIT-Roorkee are also among the top 400 institutes. IIT-Guwahati, ranked 491, saw a decline in its ranking since last year when it was placed at 472. The Delhi University improved on its last year's rank of 487 and is placed at 474 in the latest rankings. HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' tweeted, "It is a matter of great pride that in the prestigious QS rankings, IIT-Bombay, IIT-Delhi and IISc (Bangalore) have been included in the top 200 institutes. "I wish to congratulate everyone on this ...
UNSW's India Open Day Returns for a Promising 2nd Innings
/ -- University of New South Wales to host intensive outreach programme across 4 cities University of New South Wales (UNSW), one of the world's top 50 universities, is proud to host the second edition of the India Open Day, across the cities of Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi. Starting August 4th, the first of the multi-city roadshow will be held at Bengaluru and will conclude in Delhi on August 11th. The flagship event is an intensive outreach program aimed at allowing prospective students from India to interact with UNSW's academics to get first-hand look at the range of higher education opportunities and career tracks on offer at one of the top-ranked teaching and research institutions in the world. Over 20 senior UNSW academics from Schools of Engineering, Business, Art & Design, Arts & Social Sciences, Science, Medicine, Law, Built Environment, will fly in specially to help students decode their ideal career. The events have been crafted to enable students and ...
JD Institute is now Certified as 'Global League Institute' at the House of Commons by Great Place to Study Research Institute
/ -- JD Institute of Fashion Technology India has completed more than three decades of empowering creative minds. Since its inception in 1988, the Institute has evolved into a globally renowned one; catering to the needs of the Industry. At the recently concluded 5th GLI Certification Ceremony, held at the world famous House of Commons, UK, JD Institute has been certified as 'The Global League Institute' based on the student satisfaction Index (SSI) conducted by GPTS. (Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/925258/Nealesh_Dalal_Baroness_Sandip_Verma.jpg ) Leading International education auditing and recognition platform, Great Place to Study is the first International platform that certifies and affiliates colleges based on student satisfaction survey, review and report. The Terrace Pavilion at the House of Commons, UK saw in attendance a distinguished guest list from the world of academics, service providers and key members of the body including Baroness Sandip Verma and Shekhar ...
Maharashtra school textbooks do away with gender stereotypes
Generations of school students have grown up with textbooks having the image of a mother cutting vegetables in the kitchen, while the father reads a newspaper, but this will now change in Maharashtra. Keeping up with the changing social structure, Balbharati, the state curriculum board, has changed many of its illustrations and texts to uphold gender equality and portray women in a more progressive light, officials said. The revised textbooks aim to do away with gender stereotypes, they said. The Maharashtra State Bureau of Textbook Production and Curriculum Research, popularly known as Blabharati, wants to break the stereotypes and has incorporated illustrations and stories of men and women sharing household chores in the revised textbooks of Class II, a board official said. In one of the illustrations, a man and a woman are seen cleaning vegetables while sitting next to each other.In an illustration, a woman is shown as a doctor, while another is shown as a traffic cop
Odisha Joint Entrance Examination results announced
The results of Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE), 2019 held both in online and offline, were announced here Wednesday. While Pradeep Kumar Kampa has topped the test in MBA, Smitarani Choudhury ranked number one in MCA course. Swikruti Mohapatra has topped in Integrated MBA. Similarly, Samir Kumar Padhi and Pradeep Kumar Barik are toppers in B.Pharm and M.Tech courses, respectively, said Skill Development & Technical Education Minister Premanand Nayak said. Total 25,731 candidates had appeared for the entrance test offline while 13,918 students gave the exam online. Registration for counseling of Medical & Engineering under- graduate & post-graduate courses will begin from Thursday, informed OJEE Chairman Sudip Kumar Chand. Chand said the candidates can download their rank cards by visiting the official website www.ojee.nic.in and also log into www.odishajee.com. OJEE offline was conducted at 53 exam centres across 20 cities of the state on May 18 while
Vedantu to expand in smaller cities, launches live online teaching platform
Online education company Vedantu Wednesday said it expects to clock strong growth this year as it expands its presence into smaller cities in the Indian market, offering live tutoring on its platform. The company, which has raised about USD 16 million in funding from investors like China's TAL Education, Omidyar Network and Accel Partners among others, has about 10 million school students accessing Vedantu (app and YouTube channel) monthly from over 1,000 cities. "Unlike some other online education platforms, we offer live classes. This was more one-to-one, but now we want to offer the same solution to a larger audience," Vedantu co-founder and CEO Vamsi Krishna told PTI. He added that this will provide more students with access to quality teachers and also bring down costs for students. An hour of tutoring on Vedantu will cost about Rs 70-80 per hour, depending on the course and grade of student - which is a fraction of what some offline tutoring centres charge, Vedantu co-founder ...
Yogi tightens hold on private universities in UP
All private universities in Uttar Pradesh will now have to give an undertaking to the government, saying that their campuses will not be allowed to be used for "any anti-national activity", a new ordinance says.
T'gana BJP to stage protests over exorbitant school fees:
BJP's Telangana unit president K Laxman Tuesday said his party would stage protests against private schools which are collecting excessive fees. "Highest fees collection in Telangana, lowest government response. That is the situation," he said at a 'round table on exorbitant fee structure in corporate and private schools', organised by the BJP. In CBSE schools in Hyderabad, according to information collected by parents' associations and others, fee ranged from Rs 60,000 to Rs 4.50 lakh, he said. It is Rs 40,000 to Rs 1.50 lakh in Delhi, he claimed. There is no regulation on school fees and some schools have their own fee structures, he alleged. The BJP leader also hit out at the TRS government over the errors in the conduct of Intermediate exam this year that led toalleged suicides of more than 20 students. BJP has taken up issues concerning school education as a social responsibility and there is no politics in it as no major elections are scheduled to be held in the near
Telangana BJP President conducts meeting on issue of high fees in corporate, private schools
Telangana BJP president Dr K Laxman on Tuesday conducted a round table in which he raised the issue of exorbitant fee structure in corporate and private schools in the state."There has been an enormous hike in the fee structure of corporate and private schools. Due to this hike in fees, there is severe pressure on parents in educating their children. So, that was the reason for conducting this meeting, so that we can create pressure on the government regarding this issue," Laxman told reporters here.He added, "Since the time I was an MLA, I have been trying to bring this issue on the desks in Assembly. Despite our continuous efforts in improving the situation, the government has not responded until now. Being a national party, it is our responsibility to bring the issue again and again to the government's notice."Laxman also talked about the difficulties faced by the middle and lower class families due to the rise in the cost of quality education and healthcare."Education and health ..
DU to grant provisional admission to EWS students based on acknowledgement receipt
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) students can get provisional admission in Delhi University by using acknowledgement receipt from authorities if there is a delay in procuring category certificate, an official said on Tuesday. This decision was finalised at the meeting of the Standing Committee of Admissions on Monday, the official said. "In several places, including Delhi, there has been a delay by the authorities in issuing EWS certificates. Due to this, Delhi University decided that candidates can upload acknowledgement receipt at the time of admission. "They will be required to submit an undertaking which will state that they will submit the EWS certificate within 15 days of getting admission to the college," Professor Rasal Singh, a standing committee member, said. It was also decided in the meeting that the establishment of a wing, that deals with formulating admission criteria, is recommended to the varsity authorities. The branch will work through the year to ensure that the ..
Odisha extends school summer vacation till June 25
Odisha government Tuesday announced extension of the summer vacation in schools till June 25 in view of the prevailing heatwave conditions across the state. This was announced by School and Mass Education department Secretary PK Mohapatra. "All schools including privately run schools will reopen on June 26," Mohapatra said. Most of the schools were scheduled to reopen after the summer vacation on June 19. Some of the schools had, however, reopened from Monday (June 17). In 2018, the summer vacation was extended till June 23 and re-extended further to June 25 due to scorching heat. While acute heat wave continues in western region of the state, the coastal districts are facing high humidity level. This apart, many schools in coastal region was yet to be restored after the cyclone Fani, sources said. However, there was respite from heat as only two places in the state recorded temperature above 40 degree Celsius on Tuesday. Sambalpur recorded a maximum temperature of 40.6 .
Piramal Foundation, Assam govt ink MoU to improve education
The Piramal Foundation has signed an MoU with the Assam government to improve education indicators identified by the NITI Aayog across five aspirational districts in the state, for a period of four years. The foundation will support the state government and district administrations in leadership and professional development of individuals through multiple channels of intervention, according to the MoU. The five districts are Baksa, Barpeta, Darrang, Dhubri and Goalpara. Emphasis will be on two indicators -- 'Learning Outcomes' and 'Transition Rate' -- a Piramal Foundation release said on Tuesday. "The focus in the coming year would be on improving school performance across districts. We are pleased to partner with Piramal Foundation to make education interventions more robust and concrete," said Preetom Saikia, Assam Commissioner and Secretary, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Head of DU's Law faculty resigns, cites 'non-cooperation' from varsity as reason
Two months before her tenure was supposed to end, head of DU's Faculty of Law Ved Kumari resigned from the post, citing "non-cooperation of the varsity authorities". Kumari had joined as Dean and Head, Faculty of Law from September 2, 2016 and her tenure was supposed to end this year on September 1. She said there had been "failure" in ensuring that justice was done to hardworking students who attend classes regularly. "Now students with as low as 31 per cent attendance are not only being permitted to take exam but are also being given marks for attendance by giving them additional attendance for tutorials at institutional-level without even holding the tutorial classes and maintaining fake records," she said in her resignation letter sent on June 14. In the letter addressed to the university's vice-chancellor, Kumari also said there was a failure to secure any action against the "whimsical, arrogant and oppressive behaviour" of a faculty member despite there being complaints against .
Teachers' duty to hone tribal students: Dhotre
Union minister Sanjay Dhotre Tuesday called upon teachers to transform tribal students into responsible citizens through education. He said the students coming from tribal regions are hard working but they need a proper guidance in life. "Students hailing form remote and backward areas should be given better education and be trained in leadership skills so that they can become responsible citizens," said the Minister of State for HRD. He was speaking after inaugurating a one-day workshop of an Adivasi Ashram School here. Dhotre also said that a Kendriy Vidyalaya will be set up in Akola district.
Four RBU dept heads quit over 'racist' remarks
Four departmental heads of the Rabindra Bharati University here have put in their papers over alleged racist remarks made against them by members of the Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), prompting the state education minister to intervene into the matter. The students' wing of the Mamata Banerjee-led party, however, denied the allegation. The heads of the four departments, who submitted their resignations to the varsity's vice-chancellor Sabyasachi Basu Ray Chaudhury on Monday, also claimed that a few non-teaching staff members have misbehaved with them. The TMCP members, on their part, said the charge levelled against them was baseless. On the contrary, they alleged that the professors do not hold classes regularly. State Education Minister Partha Chatterjee met the RBU vice-chancellor Tuesday afternoon, and said the matter was being looked into. "This is not expected at a place, which has been named after Rabindranath Tagore. Such practices will tarnish the ..
Slammed for removing SSC internal marks, Maha hikes FYJC seats
Under flak for scrapping internal assessment marks for class 10 students, which was said to be the main reason behind a dip in SSC pass percentage this year, the Maharashtra government Tuesday announced that it would augment the number of overall seats for class 11 admissions. The move will provide a level-playing field for the students of the state SSC board, and increase probability for them to secure admissions in their colleges of choice. The SSC students are battling higher cut-offs for admission in FYJC (first year junior College) as they are facing competition from the students of ISCE and CBSE boards whose scores included internal assessment marks. Newly-appointed School Education Minister Ashish Shelar told the Legislative Assembly that the number of seats for science stream in Mumabi will be increased by 5 per cent and eight per cent for Arts and Commerce stream. In Nagpur and Pune divisions, the number of seats will go up by ten per cent in all streams--Arts, ..
College students fall from bus roof in Chennai
A group of college students sitting on the roof of a city bus here in Tamil Nadu fell on to the road when the driver applied the brakes suddenly to avoid hitting a two-wheeler.
Chennai: Students cause ruckus during 'Bus Day' celebrations, 24 detained
Chennai police detained 24 students on Tuesday in connection with a 'Bus Day' celebration which saw students precariously sitting on the bus roof and dangling from its handles.In a video of the incident that has gone viral students in large numbers can be seen hanging from the window bar on a moving bus, climbing on its roof and also blocking the traffic to take photographs in front of the bus amidst the traffic.The video also shows that as soon as the bus moves forward and applies its brakes, students fall off the roof and narrowly missed being run over.Some students hailing from Pachaiyappa's College and Ambedkar Arts and Science College were caught on camera during celebrations.An annual event in Chennai, The Madras High Court had in 2011, came down heavily on the celebrations as it caused serious inconvenience to the public and damage to public property.Despite strict warning from cops, the students turned up in large numbers and put their lives and life of the public at risk by ..
