The wake-up couldn't have been more rude. Only 43.34% students have cleared the IInd PU exam held in April. That's a failure of nearly 57% and should give authorities a lot to worry about. Sadly, this has been the trend in recent years. It's only in 2005 and 2006 that the results crossed 50%. In 2008, the results dipped by 9%. This year, the increase is rather negligible
Recently, a new website was launched by the Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Professor P.K. Abdul Azis, for online submission of application form for admission to the university. Students can also avail the facility to download the admission form for various courses. Professor Azis has appreciated the efforts of the Controller of Exams, Professor Pervez Mustajab and his team involved in developing the website.
While browsing the online application submission process Professor Azis has instructed to make it optional the filling up of mobile number box as the mobile phone is still out of reach of a large number of poor students living in villages, towns and cities.
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With Arjun Singh's trademark talisman, 'Ram kaj kinho bina, mohu kahan vishram (where do I have rest without doing my job),' no longer on the wall to inspire new HRD minister Kapil Sibal, he got down to business immediately calling for files relating to the Right to Education and Foreign Education Providers Bill. While taking over on Friday, Sibal put these two issues among his priorities. Sibal has been closely connected with the two issues since UPA's first term. As science & technology minister, Sibal had headed the committee of Central Advisory Board of Education that gave its first draft on the Right to Education Bill.
Similarly, he was asked to prepare Foreign Education Providers Bill but it could not be taken up due to stiff resistance from the Left. The bill seeks to regulate admission and fee of foreign educational institutions setting up their campuses in
The Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNV) – autonomous schools under the Human Resource Development Ministry – outshone all other schools across
The Kendriya Vidyalayas followed the Navodaya Vidyalayas with a pass percentage of 96.35, an increase of 0.28 % from last year. While the independent schools, popularly known as public schools, have registered a success rate of 91.89 %, as against 91.77 % last year, government schools have registered a pass percentage of 80.08 %. The central Tibetan schools under the CBSE have registered a pass percentage of 92.77 % as against 87.06 % in 2008. The pass percentage in other private schools has shown an improvement with 40.97 % students clearing the exam compared to 36.34 % last year. This year 828,598 students – 485,131 boys and 343,467 girls – appeared for the board exams in
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'Students will have a deeper understanding of the culture and learn the importance of culturally appropriate behaviour,' said Sungok. Twenty students from the states of
Delhi University (DU) is getting on the e-technology fast lane. The Ministry of Human Resource Development has handed a pilot project to the varsity which may lead it to becoming the national centre for e-content development. DU's Institute of Life Long Learning (ILL) Director A.K. Bakshi, who is handling the project, said that they have been developing online quizzes, creating virtual laboratories and e-content for seven subjects as a part of the project. The project, which is a part of the Rs 5,000 crore schemes of National Mission of Education
Through Information and Communication Technology, has a December deadline. In an attempt to keep pace with the changing times and the morphing education scenario, DU has been developing e-content for various subjects so as to make concepts clearer to students and make learning an enjoyable process. One of its latest initiatives is video lectures in different subjects. The lectures will be recorded around June 20 and uploaded on ILL's portal. Besides the video lectures, visuals, animations, online quizzes and virtual laboratories are also being developed by ILL for different subjects.
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A radical change has been suggested by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in country's policy to support education for all. It was reported that nearly 77% of the students in India do not reach class 12. CPI-M politburo member Sitaram Yechury while addressing a conference of the Students Federation of India (SFI), the student wing of CPI-M, Monday evening, mentioned that it is due to the existing policy that 77% children are unable to reach class 12.
It was reported that the above figures were discouraging, taking into account that INR 410,000 crore was the allowed tax relief for the affluent people. Additionally, it was told that 50% of the students did not get sufficient food and less than INR 20 was the daily income of 77% people.
Research has shown that there is a direct correlation between pervasive broadband and economic growth, Intel plays an important advisory role drawn from its global expertise to assist governments create a holistic approach and best practice models that create access to information communication technologies (ICTs). 'ICT is rapidly changing the way we live, work and communicate and increasing access to global markets and information determines economic growth in a country.' It is therefore critical for governments to prioritise provision for its citizens to access and education on these technologies. The impact on the economy will be bigger than they realise,' says. Ferruh Gurtas Intels Corporate Affairs Manager for Middle East Turkey and
In an effort to assist governments, and in particular those in African countries, to bridge this gap, Intel has committed to developing methodologies and training programmes that governments can add into their existing education system as well as playing an important advisory role to ensure a holistic approach in the implementation process. 'Our educational programs focus on improving teaching and learning through the effective use of technology, advancing math, science, engineering, research and advocating and promoting educational excellence,' explains Gurtas. The Intel approach is a holistic model to ensure that people all over the world have the skills needed to compete at a global scale. Intel currently invests more that US$100 million globally each year towards improving education in over 50 countries. The Intel Education Initiative is Intel's sustained commitment to improve teaching and learning through the effective use of technology. Other successful projects include the integration of modern ICT technologies into
