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Free admission for Covid orphans introduced by scrapping MP quota in Kendriya Vidyalaya

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The government has scrapped the provision of admission of students in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) under the Member of Parliament (MP) quota and has introduced free admission for children orphaned by Covid-19 under PM CARES for Children Scheme.

“The admission will be done on the basis of list given by District Magistrate of the concerned District subject to 10 children per KV and maximum two children per class. These children will be exempted from payment of fees (Tuition fee, Computer fund, and VVN) from Classes I to XII,” the guideline stated.

The BJP MP Sushil Modi praised and welcomed the decision to put the quota admissions on hold. He tweeted that it is expected to open up around 30,000 seats across KVs in India. Last year the Central government scrapped the Union education minister’s discretionary quota for admissions from 2021-22 academic session. However, it was decided that the MPs of both houses will continue to recommend admissions into KVs in each academic session.

Rahul Gandhi Calls CBSE “Central Board of Suppressing Education” For Modifying Syllabus

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi labelled the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) as the “Central Board of Suppressing Education” and called RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) the “Rashtriya Shiksha Shredder”. This was after CBSE dropped some chapters on the Non-Alignment Movement, the Cold War era, the rise of Islamic Empires in Afro-Asian territories, the chronicles of Mughal courts, poems of Faiz and the Industrial Revolution from the CBSE Class 11 and 12 political science syllabus.

Also read: CBSE is conducting live webinar on modalities to hold term-2 board exams

While addressing Twitter, the Wayanad MP not only called CBSE the “Central Board of Suppressing Education”, but he also shared an image showing a shredding machine cutting all the eliminated topics like Democracy and Diversity, Impact of Globalisation on Agriculture, Non-aligned Movement, The Mughal Court, Industrial Revolution, and poem of Faiz. Also, CBSE has dropped the topic “impact of globalization on agriculture” from a chapter on “Food Security” in the class 10 syllabus. The translated excerpts from two poems in Urdu by Faiz Ahmed Faiz in the “Religion, Communalism and Politics” section have also been excluded this year. Similarly, in the Class 11 syllabus, the board has dropped “Central Islamic Lands.” The class 11 history syllabus talks about the rise of Islamic empires in the Afro- Asian territories and their implications for the economy and society. All those chapters that focused on the arenas of Islam in reference to its emergence, the rise of the caliphate, and empire building have been cut down by the Board.

In the class 12 history syllabus, the chapter titled “The Mughal Court: Reconstructing Histories through Chronicles” has also been eliminated. However, when asked, the officials stated that the changes are part of the rationalization of the syllabus and are in alignment with recommendations by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).

However, this is not the first time that CBSE has taken such a stand. Earlier, in 2020, the CBSE announced that chapters on federalism, citizenship, nationalism, and secularism in the class 11 political science textbook would not be considered while assessing students. This blew the matter out of proportion and triggered a major controversy. However, the topics were restored in the 2021–22 academic session, and they still remain a part of the curriculum.

Instagram to help students manage post pandemic stress, launches guide

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Social media app Instagram has now moved a step ahead than just becoming an entertainment platform. Aiming to help students manage the stress of coming back to offline classes after two years of the pandemic, Instagram has released a guide. Titled ‘Readapt and Readjust: Back to the Classroom’, this guide is a collaboration between Fortis National Mental Health Program, Fortis Healthcare, Sangath’s It’s Ok To Talk initiative and Instagram.

This guide aims at helping students readapt to offline school, prepare for in-person exams and manage exam stress, especially for students appearing for their class 10 and 12 board exams.

This guide will provide students with practical tips to manage study and exam priorities, learning strategies to cope with associated stress triggers and study techniques to improve concentration. Apart from this, this guide will also contain relaxation strategies for short-term relief as well as important self-care practices to manage their mental health in the long-term.

The topics shared in this guide include ‘putting best foot forward’, ‘readapting and readjusting’, prioritising and setting tasks, study environment and time management, and much more.

 

UGC forms panel to draft rules for foreign universities planning campus in India

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New Delhi 

Planning to set rules for the foreign higher education institutions aspiring to set up campuses in India, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has formed a five-member committee to prepare regulations to allow foreign higher education institutes, particularly in areas of science and technology.

This is the first step towards opening doors of the higher education sector to foreign universities, a key proposal in the National Educational Policy (NEP) to “internationalise” the higher education sector.

According to official information, besides drafting the legal framework, the committee would attempt to frame broad outlines of institutional structures required to invite foreign universities to start operations in India. The UGC believes that if this move works out well, top educational institutions here will benefit through collaborations with their foreign counterparts. Earlier this week, the Commission had issued amended regulations to promote tie-ups between domestic and international institutes for offering dual-degrees, joint degrees and twinning programmes.

 

CBSE is conducting live webinar on modalities to hold term-2 board exams

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is holding a live webcast on the term-2 exams 2022 modalities today at 11 am that will last for about an hour. As per the notice officially, the webinar entails to explain examination preparations as well as the roles and responsibilities of functionaries. Also, the live webinar will be recorded and made available on the YouTube channel.

Meanwhile, schools will require a set up to view the webcast’s live stream. The live webcast will begin with Dr Vineet Joshi, Chairman of CBSE, delivering the keynote address. The duration of the live webcast will be used to get into examination mode and hence be fully prepared to conduct the examination successfully.

This webinar aims to eliminate all future complications and Board with the help of schools and students to be able to conduct examinations successfully. It is compulsory for all the schools to attend this webinar. “Non-compliance of instructions for watching this webinar by any school will be viewed seriously,” said the CBSE board in a statement.

 

UP government’s ‘Operation Kayakalp’ all set to make primary schools “smarter”

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Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Keeping up with the changing times and aiming to improve the education facilities in the state, the Yogi Adityanath led Uttar Pradesh government will be giving a smart makeover to the primary and secondary schools with ‘Operation Kayakalp’. The operation will transform the primary and secondary schools into ‘smart schools’.

The government has chalked out an action plan to fulfill the quality education resolution and make the state-run schools at par with the private schools in terms of facilities and infrastructure. About 30,000 secondary schools will be equipped with smart classrooms, playgrounds, proper toilets, libraries, computer laboratories, art rooms and other modern facilities.

It may be mentioned here that Yogi Adityanath government’s ‘Operation Kayakalp’ that is aimed at transforming the primary schools of the state was started in the year 2019. Under this, efforts are being made to provide a clean and safe environment with modern facilities to 1.64 lakh children studying in 1.33 lakh council schools.

Owing to the sustained efforts of the UP government in the past, the state-run schools are amalgamating traditional teaching methodology with tech-based learning to improve the quality of education. Resultantly, the number of students who have enrolled in these schools have also risen.

 

Beginning 2023, Internship for class 9, 11 students for UP students

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Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 

Beginning 2023, the Uttar Pradesh Board (UP Board) will be introducing a host of changes in the curriculum. These include a new pattern of question papers for class X, multiple-choice questions in exams, internships for class IX and XI students and focus on linking Sanskrit with technology are said to be amongst the key changes that the UP Board will be introducing.

According to the officials of the board, starting 2023, 30 per cent of the questions in all subjects for class X board exams will be multiple-choice questions and students will be given optical mark recognition sheets (OMR) to answer them. The same pattern will be implemented for class XII UP Board exams from 2025.

Also Read: Yogi Adityanath to flag off ‘School Chalo Abhiyan’ from Shravasti on April 4

The board will also be introducing a new programme, wherein students of class IX and XI will get internships. This will increase the employability of the students.

UP Board secretary Divyakant Shukla said on Thursday, “Thirty percent of all questions in examinations will be objective and OMR sheets will be given to students to answer them. We have already used this format in class IX examinations this time, and from next year, the same will be replicated in class X examinations too.”

The decisions were taken during a meeting presided by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday where senior officials gave presentations on how the state board’s functioning could be improved.

Researchers of IIT Madras develop VR tools to combat newborn deaths

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Chennai, Tamil Nadu 

The researchers of the Centre of Excellence on Virtual Reality (VR) and Haptics IIT Madras have developed VR tools that will help in combating maternal and newborn deaths.  The IIT Madras researchers are working along with the National Health Mission (NHM) of Tamil Nadu to improve the newborn and maternal health and reduce the number of neonatal deaths. .

Mission Director, National Health Mission Tamil Nadu, Dr. Darez Ahamed released the ‘SmartNRP project’ IIT Madras on 19 April for rural healthcare workers to reduce Maternal Mortality Rate (NMR) in India. The researchers have identified the gaps in the skill training of the health workers, which is one of the major challenges that India has been facing, specifically at the primary health centres level. The research further added that Neonatal Resuscitation Protocol (NRP) is the global standard in first aid technique for newborn babies that are not breathing/crying.

“Using VR, Gaming Technologies, cloud, and AI/ML, the SmartNRP tool will be used for training the PHC health workers in Tamil Nadu under National Health Mission (NHM) to take the technologies forward. This will be scaled subsequently to other states in India where NMR is very high,” the institute said.

This project will be scaled subsequently to other states where MMR is very high, IIT Madras informed.

Important reforms should be made in the education system according to the National Education Policy-2020: UP Chief Minister

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Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that important reforms should be made in the education system, according to the requirements and the objectives of the National Education Policy-2020. He said that only healthy competition gives impetus to development.

The Chief Minister was expressing his views on the occasion of the presentation of 7 departments of education at Shastri Bhawan in Lucknow on Wednesday. The presentations were made by the departments of Basic Education, Secondary Education, Higher Education, Vocational Education, Technical Education, Youth Welfare and Sports.

The Chief Minister said that the education sector has been in the grip of the education mafia for a long time. But the present government has resolved to conduct fair examinations without copying and they are working strongly towards it.

Emphasizing on the need for updated curriculum and education, Yogi said that the youth should be trained in the latest technology by including cutting edge topics like Drone Technology, Internet of Things, Cyber ​​Security, Data Science and Machine Learning. Similarly, it is necessary to incorporate innovations in agricultural education. Concerted efforts are expected in this direction. He said that technology based information should be provided to the farmers for the purpose of promoting natural farming.

The Chief Minister further said that a career counseling cell should be constituted in every educational institution. Other technical institutions including ITI and polytechnics should be linked with ODOP, Vishwakarma Shram Samman Yojna and related trades. This will make skilled human resources available .

The Chief Minister said that the State Institute Ranking Framework should be issued on the lines of NIRF. This will create a sense of healthy competition among the institutions. There will be a sense of striving for betterment. Whether the student has to take admission or placement in a company, there will be facility in selecting the institution. Talking about providing technical and vocational education to students at micro level, the Chief Minister said that 5 ‘Light House ITIs’ should be developed. The students should be trained here according to the specific skill demands. These institutes will be of international standards, which will prove to be the benchmark institute in this field. Smart classes should be constructed in ITIs in each development block and government ITIs. Digital content of courses of all trades should be made available.

IGNOU extends registration deadline for BEd, BSc Nursing entrance exams

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The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has extended the application deadline for BEd and BSc Nursing (Post Basic) entrance exam for January 2022 session. Those interested can now apply till April 24 at the official website – ignou.ac.in.

According to the official notification, “With the approval of the Competent Authority, the last date for registration of BEd and BSc Nursing (Post Basic) entrance exam for January 2022 session is hereby extended upto April 24, 2022.” The entrance test for both the courses will be held all over the country on May 8, 2022 (Sunday).

For BSc Nursing, interested candidates should have a diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) with a minimum of two years of experience in the profession after Registered Nurse and Registered Midwife (RNRM). Or, they can have a diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) with a minimum of five years of experience in the profession after RNRM.

To be eligible for BEd programme, the candidate should have at least 50 per cent marks either in the bachelor’s degree and /or in the master’s degree in Sciences/Social Sciences/ Commerce/ Humanities. Bachelor’s in engineering or technology with specialisation in Science and Mathematics with 55 per cent marks or any other qualifications equivalent is needed.

Candidates should also be trained in-service teachers in elementary education and they must have completed a NCTE recognised teacher education programme through face-to face mode.

 

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