Lawyer files PIL in Delhi High Court seeking Uniform Education System till Class 12

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May 2, 2022

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A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in the Delhi High Court, seeking intervention by the Centre to implement a uniform education system, common syllabus and common curriculum in the mother language, up to Class 12 for all students in consonance with and in furtherance of constitutional goals of socialism, secularism, equality of status, equal opportunity, fraternity, unity and integrity of the nation.

According to the information available, the plea states that the syllabus and curriculum are common for all entrance examinations which includes the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), Birla Institute of Technology and Science Admission Test (BITSAT), National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), Management Aptitude Test (MAT), National Eligibility Test (NET), National Defence Academy (NDA), Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CU-CET), Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), All India Law Entrance Test (AILET), Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET), Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY), National Entrance Screening Test (NEST), Probationary Officer (PO), Special Class Railway Apprentice (SCRA), National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), All India Entrance Examination for Design (AIEED), National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA), Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) etc.

But, the syllabus and curriculum of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) and State Boards are totally different. Thus, students don’t get equal opportunity in the spirit of Articles 14-16, the plea has stated.

The petitioner Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay is a practising lawyer and BJP leader. He has alleged in his petition that the education mafias don’t want one nation-one education board, “Coaching mafias don’t want One Nation-One Syllabus and book mafias don’t want NCERT books in all schools. That is why a uniform education system up to standard 12 has not been implemented yet,’ Upadhyay has stated. he further submitted that the student of a government school is ill-equipped to compete with the student of a private school that provides a British/French (International Baccalaureate) system of education and the gap becomes wider due to Section 1(4) and 1(5) of the Right To Education Act.

NEET UG 2022 application deadline extended

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May 2, 2022

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has extended the application period for the NEET (UG) – 2022 exam. According to the official information, interested candidates can apply until May 15, 2021, by 9 p.m. The deadline for paying the application fee is May 15, 11:50 p.m. Eligible candidates should apply online at neet.nta.nic.in.

The application process started on April 6 and the last date to apply was May 6, which has now been extended. The application fee for candidates from the general category is Rs 1600. The application fee for candidates in the General-EWS/OBC-NCL category is Rs 1500. Students from the SC/ST/PwBD/third gender categories must pay an application fee of Rs 900.

According to the official information, the examination would last 200 minutes, or 3 hours and 20 minutes. On July 17, the exam will be held in a single shift from 2 pm to 5:20 pm. NEET UG 2022 will be held in approximately 543 cities in India and 14 cities outside of India. The exam will be given in 13 different languages, including English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

The dept of education Maharashtra asks schools to provide 15% fee discount

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May 2, 2022

Parents of school-going children will now get 15 per cent discount in the fee structure that was announced during the pandemic. The office of Deputy Director of Education has asked schools to not only comply but also provide a compliance report. Asking the schools to implement the 15 per cent discount announced by the state government in August 2021, the order by Deputy Director of Education, Mumbai, Sandeep Sangave earlier this week said, “If schools have not done so for the academic year 2021-22 as per the Government Resolution (GR) issued last year, then the additional amount should either be refunded or adjusted in the new academic year fee.”

Also read: The UP government has disallowed any increase in school fees for the academic year 2021-22

The order has been sent to all education officers in Mumbai’s jurisdiction, which include Mumbai city/suburbs, Navi Mumbai,Thane, Raigad and Palghar. All local education officers have been asked to submit a compliance report of the same. The order comes in the wake of efforts by the Maharashtra Rajya Vidyarthi, Palak, Shikshak Mahasangha (Maharashtra State Students’, Parents’, Teachers Federation) which has been receiving grievance from parents that most schools have not complied with the fee relaxation announced by education minister in August 2021.

Odisha Govt revises schools’ timing from today in the wake of strong heatwave

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May 2, 2022

Due to increasing temperature, the Odisha government has decided to change teaching timings in all schools. According to the official notice released by the Department of School Mass Education, Odisha government, the new timings for teaching hours will be 6 am to 9 am w.e.f. May 2, 2022. Though, examinations already scheduled by different boards/councils will continue as usual. The Odisha School Education Department also announced that the Learning Recovery Plan (LRP) prepared by OSEPA will be conducted during summer vacation. The LRP is applicable to government and government-aided schools. Students from Class 3 to 10, including new admissions and also for Class 11 students who will be promoted to Class 12, will be covered under LRP.

The Board of Secondary Education (BSE Odisha) has recently cancelled the second shift of BSE Odisha Matric exams 2022. It was announced that the Odisha 10th exams scheduled to begin on April 29 in the afternoon shift will now be conducted in the morning shift. This is due to the onset of heatwave situation in the state. The Board has clarified that there will be no afternoon shift for these exams. It is applicable for Odisha Madhyamik exam and the Odisha board open school exam 2022 too.

Calcutta University ranks 1st in the higher education ranking list in India

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April 30, 2022

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took to Twitter to express pride at Calcutta University being ranked Number 1 among public universities in India by the Times Higher Education Impact Ranking 2022. Calcutta University has been awarded the 14th rank in the whole work in the sub- category of ‘Decent Work and Economic Growth’. “Glad to learn that the Calcutta University has been ranked 1st in India among all Central and State aided public Universitites and Institues by Times Higher Education Impact Ranking 2022,” said Mamata. “Congratulations to CU authorities, faculties, researchers, students,” the CM added.

The University of Calcutta was founded on January 24, 1857. The University adopted in the first instance, the pattern of the University of London and gradually introduced modifications in its constitution. Some of the distinguished alumni of the Calcutta University includes Bankimchandra Chatterjee, Kadambini Ganguli, Praphullachandra Ray, Swami Vivekananda, Rajendra Prasad and many more.

RPSC Head Master Result declared by Rajasthan Public Service Commission at rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in

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April 30, 2022

Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) has released the RPSC Headmaster Result 2022 Notice on the official website on the 29th April 2022. The RPSC had conducted the written examination for the post of Headmaster in the State Education Department on the11th October 2022 at Ajmer, Rajasthan. It had released a total of 83 vacancies for Head Master Praveshika School for Sanskrit Education. Candidates need to visit the website of RPSC at www.rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in. wherein they will find a RPSC Result Section. In this section, they can search for the Rajasthan Headmaster Result 2022. Next, they can click on that link and move on to the next page of the website where they will get to see the all RPSC Headmaster result along with the cut-off marks notice of the candidate. The candidate(s) may download their result copy for future reference.

Google signs MoU with Telangana government to skill up youth and women

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April 29, 2022

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Google signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Telangana government on Thursday to bring benefits of the digital economy to the youth and women entrepreneurs in the state. Apart from signing this MoU, Google also started with the development of its three million square foot building in the city. The MoU was exchanged in the presence of Telangana IT and Industries Minister K T Rama Rao.

“A 3.3 million sq ft energy-efficient campus built with sustainability will stand as a landmark for Hyderabad for decades to come. Thanks to Google for their continued support,” Rama Rao shared on his social media handle Twitter

According to an official statement by Google, Rama Rao unveiled the building design at the ceremony held onsite. The three million square foot building showcases sustainability and energy efficiency throughout its design, it said.

Under the new initiative, Google will collaborate with the government through its various arms to extend scholarships for Google Career Certificates to Telangana’s youth, support women, entrepreneurs, through digital, business, and financial skills training, and strengthen the government’s school modernisation efforts with digital teaching and learning tools and solutions, it added.

As part of the joint effort, the US-based company will also support the state government’s efforts to improve public transportation and the use of digital technologies in agriculture.

AICTE launches portal to attract international students to study in India

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April 29, 2022

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The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has launched the EducationINdia portal (educationindia.gov.in) aiming to showcase India as a global study hub. The portal is expected to boost international student intake, as it gives all related information about Indian institutes available on a single platform .The portal has developed the basic profile of the institutes that admit international students by importing data from the AISHE (All India Survey on Higher Education) portal.

According to official information, “In the first phase, registration is open for institutions which can be found as per AISHE data. Login will be the AISHE code and password provided by the EducationINdia team at the email id of the HEI registered with AISHE. In the second phase, registration will be open to all those institutions keen to register and are otherwise eligible to admit foreign students. Registration of such institutes will be confirmed after a verification process. Once the Indian HEIs update their data, the portal will be opened to international students in another seven to 10 days to search the institution and programme of their choice.”

According to the norms, the registration of a student will be optional for browsing through the portal. But at the time of issuing the offer of admission to any international student, the institution would ask the student to register on the portal, if not already registered, and generate a unique EducationIndia portal ID. The student will have to register on the portal only once even if he/she has got multiple offers from various HEIs. “We are going to issue unique IDs to the students which in future can be used when visas are granted to them. This will help in real-time data of international students, and bring their admission processes under a common platform,” a senior AICTE official stated.

UP CM lays foundation for Tech Faculty at National Rehabilitation University at Lucknow

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April 29, 2022

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“People should not be evaluated by their physical appearance, but by their level of thinking, intelligence, prudence and courage… “ This was stated by the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while laying the foundation stone of the Engineering and Technology Faculty building that will be established at the Dr Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University in Lucknow, on Thursday.

Speaking at the event organised by the Divyangs Empowerment department of the university, the CM said, “I am happy that today the foundation stone of the building of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology of the University has been laid at Dr Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University.”

The CM also distributed smartphones and tablets to 868 students and said, “Every youth of the state will be smart. We are working towards providing all youth with a smartphone and a tablet in their hands. We have instructed the officials to execute this goal in a phased manner across the state.” He also congratulated the students associated with the university.

Heaping praise on Dr Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University, the CM said, “It is working vigorously for the rehabilitation of Divyangs or specially abled in the entire state. The speciality of this university is that it has both normal and differently-abled kids. Now, the Faculty of Engineering and Technology is also going to be established here.”

Stating that this innovative scheme of tablet distribution was started last year in the state, CM Yogi said, “Till now, we have distributed over 1.61 lakh smartphones and tablets in Lucknow itself. Today again we have distributed tablets and smartphones to 868 children including differently-abled children and final year students.”

The CM said that with an aim to take India towards being a global superpower, smartphones and tablets are being distributed among 1 crore students in the state, which will enable them to have access to digital content for free.

It is to be mentioned that the CM also laid the foundation stones of Mamta Mandir, School for Deaf and Dumb and Mentally Retarded which will be established in Chandauli and Sanket Junior School in Chitrakoot.

GUJCET 2022 answer key is released by the Gujarat Board on gujcet.gseb.org

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April 29, 2022

GUJCET 2022 answer key for all the subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology, has been released on April 28, in pdf format along with a response sheet so that the candidates can match their responses with the answers given in the GUJCET Answer Key 2022.

The students, who had appeared for the GUJCET 2022 on April 18, now can check the GUJCET 2022 Answer Key and calculate their probable score. In the notification, the Gujarat Board has allowed the candidates to raise objections by April 30 (4 PM). To download the GUJCET 2022 Answer Key, the candidates are not required to use any login credentials. According to the guidelines, to raise objections the board said that each objection will need a separate form and have to be supported by documents and the fee per challenge is Rs 500. Candidates can email with the grievance to gujcetkey2022@gmail.com.

To raise any objection, the candidates will have to download the form and enter the question number along with the correct answer. Moreover, they also need to send the correction form via email and also attach their account number, bank name, IFSC code, and branch name in the mail.

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