NEET 2021 Counselling will start for undergraduate medical and dental students soon

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November 8, 2021

The students who are allotted seats under NEET counselling should get ready for the further process. The counselling process for undergraduate medical admission will start soon.

The medical aspirants can check the lists of best colleges (Medical and Dental) for the further process and take admission after NEET Counselling.

The students are required to upload all required documents and pay fees within the due date.

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), and the AYUSH Admissions Central Counseling Committee (AACCC) and state counselling administering bodies are yet to announce the NEET UG Counselling dates.

We have listed the Top Medical Colleges as released by the National Institution Ranking Framework (NIRF) every year for your reference:

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Christian Medical College, Vellore
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Jawaharlal Institute of PostGraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry
King George’s Medical University, Lucknow
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal

List Of Best Dental Colleges As Per NIRF 2021

Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Udupi
Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai
Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Delhi
King George’s Medical University, Lucknow
A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangaluru
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai
SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad
SRM Dental College, Chennai

BrightChamps, Edtech startup raises $51 million at $500 million valuation

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November 8, 2021

BrightChamps, an Indian edtech startup has raised $51 million in order to bridge the learning gap. The company has already raised $63 million since its launch for expanding its footprints in 10 plus nations.

The startup teaches kids programming and provides other skill-based education in over 10 markets including in Southeast Asia as well as in the US and Canada.

BrightChamps co-founder and chief executive Ravi Bhushan told a new portal focusing on technology that schools across the world are failing to teach kids important skills necessary for life. “It’s not India’s problem. Schools across the globe are teaching kids how to change the style of text in Microsoft Word in the name of technology,” he said.

BrightChamps also raised money at over $500 million valuation to grow and expand business. This money was led by AzimPremji Investment firm as well.

Teachers from across the globe have joined BrightChamps to teach kids, Bhushan said, “Children have the option to learn skills in any local language they prefer,” he said, adding that the startup is working to expand its offerings. It will soon add financial literacy to its curriculum.”

We have done experiments around it. So we are going to launch a peer-to-peer experience,” he said, adding that eventually the startup wants to build a platform like Stack Overflow for kids. “We are also looking to host olympiads and tech hackathons,” he said.

BrightChamps is exploring opportunities to acquire affirms as its business plans.

“In less than a year after inception Brightchamps has established itself as one of the fastest growing Ed tech companies in the markets that it serves . Leveraging Human Resources globally to deliver personalised experiences, along with an unique ability to hyper differentiate learning pathways, Brightchamps is on the path to proving that the power of data and learning can be combined for differentiated outcomes,” T Kurien, Managing Partner of Premji Invest also said in a statement.

Puducherry unlikely to reopen schools For Classes 1 To 8

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November 8, 2021

Puducherry Education Minister A Namassivayam has announced that the schools in the Union Territory will remain closed in view of incessant rains.

The government will announce the fresh date to reopen schools once again for classes 1 to 8.

He added that after discussion with the department of education the government decided to not to reopen schools now.

Also read: Puducherry starts free breakfast scheme for school students

Namassivayam said holiday has been declared for Classes 9 to 12 on November 8 and 9.

In a release, the government recently announced that it will start schools from November 8 but it will be delayed now due to unfavourable conditions. The incessant rain has postponed the reopening of schools in the state.

Andhra Pradesh Govt to focus on technical and skill education: Governor

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November 8, 2021

Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan said that the government is giving top-priority to technical and skill-based education in the state.

He said that the new National Education Policy has resulted in a major reform in the education sector from elementary level to higher education.

Addressing the fifth convocation of Krishna University virtually from the Raj Bhavan recently, Andhra Pradesh is taking measures in creating potential employment opportunities and giving priority to technical and skill-based education.

The chief guest was Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman G Satheesh Reddy.

Award was distributed to 15 students and 74 students got doctorate degrees and seven got Mphil.

IIT Madras, IISc, ISI join together with tech firm to upgrade data

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November 3, 2021

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras , Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) partners with Semantic Web India, a firm based in Bengaluru in order to upgrade data.

It will upgrade a website collating critical COVID-19 data and provide standardised format for the advantage of people and researchers.

It will benefit researchers as it will automate the process of data collection from Central and State Government websites and collate them. This will provide historical data as well as analyses.

The official said that the website www.covid19india.org offered a view on the pandemic. The collaboration will help to upgrade the data.

Explaining this initiative, V Kamakoti, Associate Dean (Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research), IIT Madras, said, “The portal was providing a valuable service by making this data publicly available at one place, which is important to understand the pandemic.”

“It benefitted the general public and researchers studying the COVID-19 spread. Factoring these aspects, the three institutions are collaborating with Semantic Web India to provide similar data, with some added improvements,” he added.

“The data on COVID-19 is being put out in public domain by various government entities. This initiative collates all this data and provides a one-stop-shop in a standardised format for the benefit of researchers and general public,” said Kamakotii.

Speaking about this initiative, Siva Athreya, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Bengaluru, said, “covid19india.org has been available since the pandemic started and has tracked the pandemic across geographies in India. It has been a valuable contribution. While the website will remain active, they would not be updating the data. IIT Madras, IISc and ISI have joined hands with Semantic Web India to continue updating the data and making it available at a new public repository hosted at www.incovid19.org.”

“Further, the consolidated data will be made available to the general audience through a public repository with appropriate APIs (application programming interface) matching those currently available at the earlier portal to ensure least disruption to applications and consumers of information,” he added.

Language learning to be promoted as skill with formal credit earning system: Ministry of Education

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November 3, 2021

Language learning should be promoted as a skill with a formal credit earning system, said Union Education and Skill Development Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan during launch of Bhasha Sangam Initiative for schools, Bhasha Sangam Mobile App and Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Quiz App.

To commemorate Rashtriya Ekta Diwas which is celebrated on October 31 every year to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Minister also said that the National Education Policy 2020 outlines the vision to lay emphasis on promotion of Indian languages.

Going forward, language learning will be promoted as a skill with a formal credit earning system, he added.

The Minister said that the country is celebrating Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to mark 75 years of India’s independence. The initiatives launched today will facilitate our students to embrace the linguistic diversity of our nation and sensitize them about the richness of our culture, heritage and diversity, he added.

Bhasha Sangam is an initiative of the Ministry of Education under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, to teach basic sentences of everyday usage in 22 Indian languages. The idea is that people should acquire basic conversational skills in an Indian language other than their mother tongue. We are aiming that at least 75 lakh people should acquire this skill during the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav period.

Initiatives launched under Bhasha Sangam today:

An initiative for school children that is being made available on DIKSHA, ePathshala and through 22 booklets
Bhasha Sangam Mobile App developed in collaboration with myGov, by a start up called Multibhashi
A Mobile App based quiz with over 10,000 questions on states of India developed by Nazara Technologies through the Innovation Cell of this Ministry

Bhasha Sangam Initiative for schools

Developed by NCERT
100 sentences in 22 scheduled languages are presented in such a way that children in school will be able to read in the Indian language, in Devanagari script, in roman script and translations into Hindi and English.
100 sentences are presented in audio and video form with Indian Sign Language.
Through this programme of Bhasha Sangam learners in school will be able to get acquainted with all the languages-their scripts, pronunciation
Available on DIKSHA, ePathshala and 22 booklets

Bhasha Sangam Mobile App

This is an initiative of DoHE, in collaboration with MyGov
The App has been developed by a start up Multibhashi, selected by myGov through a competition
The App initially has 100 sentences of every day usage in 22 Indian languages. These sentences are available in both Roman script and in the script of the given language, and also in audio format. More sentences will be added to the list
A learner will pass through stages on the basis of testing. There is also a detailed testing in the end with generation of digital certificate
Available in both Android and iOS

EBSB Quiz App

EBSB Quiz game is targeted toward children and youngsters of Bharat for helping them learn more about our different regions, states, culture, national Heroes, monuments, traditions, tourist locations, languages, geography, history, topography,
We already have more than 10,000 questions as part of this quiz. The game play is simple – Play Quizzes, Learn & Achieve Grades. Moreover, this quiz has 15 different levels of toughness.
Currently, EBSB quiz is available on android OS, iOS version will be made available soon.
This game is currently available in English and Hindi. In the next 3 months EBSB quiz will be also available in 12 other different regional languages.

University of Lucknow extends deadline for direct admission to different courses

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November 3, 2021

The deadline for direct admission to courses like Btech, MCA and B Pharma has been extended by the University of Lucknow. The students can apply for admission till November 22.

“The date for submission of applications is hereby extended upto 22-11-2021 for direct admission in vacant seats in first year BTech / MCA/ BPharm and second year BTech (Lateral Entry) programs,” a statement on the Lucknow University website said.

The eligibility criteria for BTech programmes is 60 percent marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (10+2) examination from UP board, CBSE or any recognized board. However, 55 percent marks is required for SC/ST.

For applying in MCA programmes, the minimum requirement is 55 percent marks in BCA/BSc (computer science)/B.Sc (IT). However, the criteria for SC/ST is 50 percent.

For B Pharma programmes, the students should obtain 60 percent marks in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics/Biology/Bio-Technology/Computer Science in intermediate (10+2) examination from U.P. Board, C.B.S.E. or any recognized board. For SC/ST, the criteria is 55 percent.

For BTech Programmes, the students should secure 60 percent marks in diploma in Engineering Examination from UP Board of Technical Education or any recognized board. For SC/ST, the candidates should obtain 50 percent marks.

Also, the candidates should have qualified entrance examinations like JEE 2021 or UPCET 2021 for admission.

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan reviews reopening of schools and vaccination status of teachers across the country

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November 3, 2021

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan reviews

The Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan reviewed the vaccination status of teachers across the country and reopening of schools.

He also reviewed the vaccination status in the skilling ecosystem.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Minister of State for Education were also present in the reviewed meeting.

Pradhan has been regularly monitoring the vaccination of teaching staff and non teaching staff to ensure an enabling environment for schools to move towards reopening.

Also read: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Reviews Status as Schools Reopen

He stressed upon the need to restore normalcy and vibrancy in the educational institutions in wake of rapid vaccination at scale happening in the country.

As on date, a majority of states have already opened the schools for all the classes. Over 92 per cent of teaching staff have been vaccinated. In the institutions under the Central Government, over 96 % of teaching staff have been vaccinated.

Chief Minister MK Stalin distribute books in schools in Tamil Nadu after reopening

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November 2, 2021

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin distributed books among students in Chennai as the schools reopened. He also distributed chocolate and books.

The classes have started from 1 to 8 on Monday onwards in the state. The chief minister inspected the government school in the state and welcomed all students.

After a prolonged period of closure, the schools have reopened in Tamil Nadu. He ensured that the schools have to maintain covid protocols so that safety and standards are maintained in the school premises.

He has inspected the cleanliness of the school, checked the mask and sanitisation process in order to maintain Covid protocols in the schools.

IIT Jodhpur introduces Btech in Civil & Infrastructure Engineering

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November 2, 2021

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jodhpur

The Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur has introduced the Bachelor of Technology (Btech) program in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering segment. The program will provide knowledge and guidance on Smart infrastructure and Environmental engineering.

The curriculum of Civil and Infrastructure will provide teachings in advanced Civil engineering such as infrastructure planning and designing.

It will also provide knowledge of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Smart materials and sensors, security of infrastructure and digital threats.

IIT Jodhpur is focusing on building a strong foundation in analytical, experimental and computational methods to study various aspects of civil and infrastructure systems.

Speaking about the uniqueness of this program, Dr Ranju Mohan, Head, Department of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, IIT Jodhpur, said, “Unlike the manufacturing, automotive, and aerospace industries, civil and infrastructure industries have been slow in embracing the digital and transformative technologies.”

“Application of artificial intelligence, cyber-physical systems, and digital twins will reduce cost and time, streamline construction, and reduce waste,” he added.

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