Haryana focuses to provide quality education: Governor Dattatreya

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November 12, 2021

The Governor of Haryana Bandaru Dattatreya said recently that Haryana has emerged as a hub of quality of education, health, sports and infrastructure facilities.

While presenting the state’s report at a conference held on Thursday under the chairmanship of President Ram Nath Kovind, he said, Haryana is promoting programmes like Fit India, Digital India, Skill India and self-reliant India.

More than 80,000 youth have been trained in Haryana under the Skill Development Mission.

The Super 100 programme has been able to coach for JEE and NEET exams, he said. In fact, the state has also decided to fully implement the National Education Policy by 2025.

All these initiatives are helping to strengthen the education system in the state.

HSNC University launches D. M. Harish School of Law

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November 12, 2021

HSNC University, Mumbai unveils the D. M. Harish School of Law (DMHSL) for aspiring legal professionals. The law school is approved by the Bar Council of India and will offer five-year B.A. LL.B., five-year B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) and three-year LL.B. courses to begin with.

DMHSL will conduct its own entrance test HLAT (HSNCU Law Aptitude Test) for candidates who wish to enroll for courses at the school. Besides, to ascertain the merit of students who may not appear for HLAT, DMHSL will also consider the marks of other entrance examinations like CLAT, MHCET, SLAT, LSAT, AILET, NMIMS. For students who have appeared for other Law Entrance exams in 2021, DMHSL gives an exemption from appearing for HLAT.

Elated to share the developments and advancements at DMHSL, Dr. Niranjan Hiranandani, Provost – HSNC University, said, “The new age law school will be a benchmark with regards to pedagogies that will hone the aspiring legal minds into world best attorneys. The clinical education in the law school will impart structured learning experience to the students that qualifies them to serve the society in better ways. The legal issues are far more complex today, making good law schools more important than ever. Law schools ensure that all students are taught foundation, substantive and procedural law.”

Courses at DMHSL will make students research proficient for case laws and help them analyze matters in a short period. Explaining the need of which, Dr. Hiranandani elaborated the moot practices and said, “It is important that law students learn how to effectively communicate. The students will get a benefit of practical experience at the moot court provided by the Law school. Their participation in moot court will also build confidence to present cases in front of the judge and make the students familiar with the proceedings in actual courtrooms. Besides, debating skills will be an aid in real-life litigation. The pedagogies and learning experiences will polish individuals as legal experts and give them opportunities to excel in roles like International lawyers, corporate lawyers, diplomats, policy advisors, legal advisors, etc.”

Further explaining the diversity and academic trails at DMHSL, Dr. Hemlata Bagla, Vice-Chancellor of HSNC University, stated, “At D. M. Harish School of Law, students will get an opportunity to convert experiments into ‘benchmark’ in the legal world and endure economic, social, political and judicial scrutiny. Keeping in mind the same, we currently offer three major programs to aspirants which have been structured strategically to ensure students an access to a diverse range of fields and empower them to add their outlook to a greater legal community.”

Being a platform to explore a gamut of career opportunities, the D. M. Harish School of Law will help professionals to trace almost every façade of life like health care, technology, environment, human rights, entertainment, international affairs as well as cyber-security. The courses go live from December 2021.

The interested candidates can apply for their preferred course via: www.hsncu.com

Govt. to conduct National Achievement Survey (NAS) on November 12 across the country

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November 11, 2021

The government has been implementing a rolling programme of sample based National Achievement Survey (NAS) aimed at classes 3, 5, 8 and 10 with a cycle period of three years. The last National Achievement Survey (NAS) was held on 13 November, 2017 for assessing the competencies developed by the children at the grade levels 3, 5 and 8.

The next round of NAS will be held on 12 November 2021 across the country, which will help to assess the learning interruptions and new learnings during the COVID pandemic and help to take remedial measures. The instrument development, testing, finalization of the test items, sampling of the schools etc. has been done by NCERT. However, the actual administration of the test in the sampled schools will be done by CBSE in collaboration with the respective states/UTs.

NAS 2021 will cover the entire spectrum of schools i.e. Government Schools (Central Government and State Government), Government Aided Schools and Private schools across the country.

It is expected that nearly 1.23 lakh schools and 38 lakh students in 733 districts across 36 States and UTs will be covered in the NAS 2021. NAS will be conducted in Language, Mathematics & EVS for class 3 & 5; Language, Mathematics, Science & Social Science for class 8 and Language, Mathematics, Science, Social Science and English for class 10.

The test would be conducted in 22 mediums of instruction covering Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Mizo, Odiya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Bodo, Garo, Khasi, Konkani, Nepali, Bhutia, and Lepcha.

For smooth and fair conduct of the survey, 1,82,488 Field Investigators, 1,23,729 Observers, 733 District Level Coordinators and District Nodal Officers separately and 36 State Nodal Officers in each State and UT, have been appointed. Also, 1500 Board Representatives have been appointed in the districts for monitoring overall functioning and ensuring fair conduct of the Survey. All the personnel have been provided extensive training regarding their roles and responsibilities.

A National Steering Committee has been constituted for conduct of NAS headed by Chairman, CBSE.

Odisha Govt. to reopen schools for Classes 6,7 from November 15

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November 11, 2021

Odisha government announces to reopen schools for Classes 6 and 7 from November 15. This was said by the School and Mass Education Department.

Students will attend classes in both online and offline mode.”State Govt have been pleased to allow reopening of schools in respect of Class VI & VII students for the academic year 2021-21 wef 15th Nov 2021,” the Information & Public Relations Department tweeted.

Also read: First Year Undergraduate classes begin in Odisha

The schools in Odisha should follow appropriate Covid protocols. The classroom teachings were suspended in March 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic.

First year postgraduate students will resume physical classes from November 15. Academic session for first-year undergraduate students for 2021-22.

In fact, physical classes have already started for students in Class 10 and 12 from October 21 and Class 8 from October 25.

496 students from Delhi Government School cleared NEET UG

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November 11, 2021

A total of 496 students have qualified the medical entrance exam (NEET UG) from Delhi government schools. Out of this 51 students are from one particular school.

“Wow! Sooo many students from Delhi govt schools have qualified NEET. Unimaginable till a few years back. I congratulate students, their parents and teachers. Together, you have shown that “It is possible”,” Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted.

Kushal Garg secured 700 marks out of 720, he bagged 165th rank and grabbed a seat at AIIMS.

“History created by a Delhi govt school student Kushal Garg. He has secured 700 marks out of 720. All India Rank 165, secured seat at AIIMS. Father 10th pass, carpenter. Mother 12th pass , Housewife Congratulations Kushal. Proud of you,” he tweeted.

According to the sources, 51 students are from Delhi’s Yamuna Vihar who have qualified the examinations. In fact, 28 students are successful from a government school located in Paschim Vihar. 16 students are from IP extension school, 15 each from Loni Road and 14 from Delhi government school located in Rohini have cleared NEET.

A total of 569 students from Delhi government schools had cleared the entrance examination last year. Over 15.44 lakh students appeared in the examination this year. The exams were conducted in 3,858 centres in 13 languages. Around 8.70 lakh candidates cleared the exam.

The NEET UG was held on September 12, 2021. The students qualifying the entrance exam will get admission to to bachelor courses in medicine and surgery (MBBS), dental surgery (BDS), ayurveda, unani and homeopathic among others in premier medical colleges like AIIMS and Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry.

India celebrates National Education Day Today

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November 11, 2021

India is observing National Education Day today. On November 11, it is marked as education day as it is the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

He was the first education minister in India and a pioneer of the education system. He was born on November 11, 1888 and died on February 22, 1958.

He has brought potential reforms in the education system and contributed towards nation building. Azad served India as education minister from 1947-1958.

On 11 September 2008, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) announced that November 11 will be celebrated as National Education Day to commemorate the birthday and remembering the contribution of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in the field of education. Since then, National Education Day is celebrated without declaring it a holiday.

IIT Roorkee and WileyNXT launched Postgraduate Certification in AI for BFSI; admission open

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November 10, 2021

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Roorkee) and WileyNXT have jointly launched the third cohort of Post-Graduate Certification in AI for BFSI.

The course aims to provide in-demand deep learning skills, machine learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence, and other tools.

IIT Roorkee has also invited applications from students who want to enroll in the program. There will be no entrance examination or being eligible for taking admission to the course. However, pre-assessment exams will be conducted by IIT Roorkee.

To encourage women, IIT Roorkee and WileyNXT will also offer ‘Tech it Like Her’ scholarship to students who have scored highest in the pre-assessment examination.

The programme has been designed for graduates such as BE, BTech, MTech, BCA, MCA, and tech professionals. The classes will be conducted by the faculty of IIT Roorkee and Wiley.

After completing the course, the students can get job opportunities in data analyst, data scientists, AI Engineer, Product Manager ML, Research Engineer and so on.

Dr Durga Toshniwal, Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, IIT-Roorkee said, “AI is building the future of work and has started dominating the banking and finance industry as well. With the level of growth and developments being seen in this sector, the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee is working towards producing skilled talent, inept in dealing with evolving and complex business problems.”

“In collaboration with WileyNXT, we aim to impart industry relevant knowledge, skills, and expertise to the professionals willing to make an impact in the industry,” she added.

Himachal Pradesh Schools to reopen For Classes 1 To 7

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November 10, 2021

Himachal Pradesh Government has decided to reopen schools for Classes 1 to 7. The decision to reopen schools was taken by the cabinet in a meeting chaired by the Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur recently.

The schools were closed due to the pandemic that continued for a long time. The schools have started to reopen all over the country. The classes above 8 standards have already reopened in the state.

In the meeting, it was decided that the classes 3 to 7 will reopen on November 10 and Classes 1 and 2 will reopen on November 15.

Also read: Schools In Himachal Pradesh to Reopen For Class 8 Students

In fact, the cabinet also decided to resume transport facilities in full force instead of 50 percent norms.

An official release from the Himachal Pradesh department of information and public relations reads, “… the cabinet decided to re-open schools for students of classes 3 to 7 standard with effect from November 10 and classes 1-2 standards from November 15 at full capacity.”

Found My Teacher offers a perfect online platform to educators

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November 10, 2021

Found My Teacher (FMT) is an online education platform that bridges the gap between compassionate educators and passionate learners by helping them to connect, from anywhere across the globe.

Founded by Raunaq Kakkar, FMT is on a mission to redefine the way education is imparted and received in the present-day scenario by offering the required infrastructure to every educator empowering them to pursue their passion of teaching from the comforts of their homes. It will not only help educators impart knowledge to the students but will also help educators to become teacher entrepreneurs. For the students, across India and the world, FMT acts as the perfect tool to get access to the best teachers and mentors, basis their choice of location, language, expertise, budget, and timing.

Kakkar said, “It’s a proud moment and gives me an immense pleasure to launch Found My Teacher. With this platform, we look forward to redefining not just the ways we learn, but from whom we learn. FMT will bridge the gap between students and educators, helping each student to connect with their desired mentors and learn anything of their choice from the best educators in India and around the world. It will be the one-stop solution for students and educators alike to receive and impart knowledge.”

Key Take-away for Educators:

– A perfect platform for any individual who wishes to impart education

– Will be provided with the complete infrastructure required to conduct classes

– Active promotion of the educator

– Limited screening of the educator, thus allowing any and everyone who is passionate to teach

– Opportunity to earn income basis the educators’ commitment and convenience, hence enabling them to become teacherpreneurs

– Nominal registration/subscription fee that won’t burn a hole in your pocket

Key Take-away for Students:

– A perfect platform for any student/parent looking for an online personal tutor

– Convenience of selecting an educator basis the student/parent’ choice of subject, language, expertise, budget and timing

– Registration for free consultation with an educator of their choice available

– Basis the student’ need, the required number of sessions can be planned and finalized

– Entitled to a refund if after attending 20% of the classes, a student is dissatisfied with the educator

The launch of Found My Teacher is in line with the brand’ vision to become a learning platform that is not limited to just academics, rather anything and everything that can be taught will be available through this unique platform.

Edtech company Lernio partners at the 22nd World Education Summit’ in December 2021

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November 10, 2021

Lernio is an interactive mobile-based app, which is a fun and easy-to- use free tool that allows schools to improve parent-teacher communication. Lernio will join as an exhibitor at the Premier Global Event at the 22nd World Education Summit‘, to be held in December 2021, at the Leela Ambience Convention Hotel, Delhi.

The Edtech industry proved its merit during the COVID 19 pandemic by introducing technologies that are helping to streamline the e-learning process. It is requisite for educational institutions to adapt to the changing scenario and accept technological transformation. The educational sector will evolve with the implementation of smart learning techniques in the learning and teaching process.

However, technology will definitely play a crucial role in educational experience. Companies like Lernio are currently helping to shape the education industry. It is evident that edtech companies are going to address the challenges the Indian education system is currently facing in the learning process especially in online learning. Lernio is the most user-friendly platform for online and on-campus schools to connect with parents.

Lernio’s product features will help parents interact with their children on a secure network. The application of Lernio is easy to use and similar to any modern-day apps. Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd. has put its efforts to bring such technology-driven companies in front of our audience so that India’s education fraternity understands the need for such tech-enabled solutions in education institutions.

The app has amazing features that are necessary during these times. Many times parents are unable to know about their children’s activities in the school. To fulfill this requirement, Lernio is providing this application to have high-quality parent-school connections. With this app, the parents do not feel left out and get involved in school activities regularly. Teachers can simply click pictures and record videos in real-time and post them on Lernio app’s timelines. The app has resemblance with Facebook’s style and improves engagement between schools, teachers, students and parents.

Needless to say, teachers have proper communication with parents with this platform. Lernio’s presence at the 22nd World Education Summit, 2021, will help the audience to be aware of such platforms and build school-parent relationships.

So, save the date to join us and learn more about Lernio’s products and services.

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