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Reopening of Schools and Colleges: Delhi Govt to discuss on it on November 24

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Reopening of Schools

Delhi Government will review the decision to reopen schools, colleges and educational institutions. The decision will be taken in a meeting on November 24.

Considering the air quality level in the state, the government will decide to reopen schools, colleges and educational institutions, said the Environment minister Gopal Rai.

Earlier, the education department had to shut down all schools and colleges due to the rising air quality index.

“The environment department has directed to close all the schools with immediate effect till further orders of the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and adjoining areas. Therefore, all government and private schools will remain closed till further orders,” Additional Director of Education Rita Sharma said. “However, online teaching learning activities and the examinations for board classes would be conducted as per guidelines issued earlier,” the official said.

On November 13, the schools were shut down in Delhi following which the Haryana government also announced the closure of schools in four cities– Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat and Jhijar.

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan focuses to implement National Education Policy in Northeast region

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Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan ji

Union Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan has visited the Northeastern region recently and chaired the meeting of Ministers’ of Education of the North-eastern states in Guwahati.

During the meeting, Pradhan overviewed presentations on the school and higher education scenarios in the North Eastern region, including enrolment trends, outreach initiatives for ethnic students, access to facilities, penetration of centrally-sponsored schemes, steps taken to make education accessible, among others.

The meeting was attended by the Minister of State for Education and External Affairs Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh. The Education Advisors of the NE states and senior officials of the Ministry of Education were also present.

The discussion also focused on the way forward towards implementing the NEP 2020, strategies to strengthen the learning landscape in the NE states to transform the NE region into a knowledge-based economy.

Pradhan stressed on working together with the NE state education ministries in charting special initiatives for reducing drop-out rates and also research institutions planning in areas like, biodiversity conservation, promoting sustainable commercial cultivation of bio-resources.

Demand for education loans soar amid pandemic: Ankit Mehra, CEO & Founder, Gyandhan

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After the Covid 19 pandemic, there has been a dramatic growth in the user base of online education, said Mr. Ankit Mehra, CEO & Founder, Gyandhan to Elets News Network in an interaction and added that the borrowing and lending trends are changing and demand is increasing for educational loans.

How is GyanDhan helping students to fulfill their study abroad dreams?

GyanDhan was founded with a motive to make the education loan process meritocratic and easy. The foremost step was partnering with major lending institutions in the market. After a deep analysis of the market, we found the process riddled with procedural delays, archaic documentation processes, and limited products. To optimize the evaluation and application process, we built an in-house evaluation model called the GyanDhan Score that calculates the creditworthiness of the applicant and the risk involved. The score assigned helps in making an objective decision on the profile with no personal biases in the mix, giving every applicant an equal chance of securing funds. The initial focus was on abroad education financing needs. Recently, we also forayed into the domestic market financing school fees, college/semester fees, vocational and other upskilling courses. Our NBFC license was recently approved, which will enable us to handle the end-to-end customer experience.

Do you think students are facing challenges in studying abroad due to a lack of financial support?

Banks have become stringent in their profile evaluation because of the rising NPA. By the end of December 2020, the NPA registered in the education loan sector was 9.7%. Even though education is a priority lending sector, students do not find an appropriate lending source. The pandemic saw several borrowers defaulting on their loans as servicing the loan was not a priority when people were losing jobs and facing pay cuts.

Another reason is the product limitation. While lenders have expanded their product line, the requirement for loan eligibility still rests on the collateral they can pledge. We have tended cases where the borrower could not pledge any collateral and had retired parents as co-borrowers. We find them suitable solutions, but several students are still facing loan rejection.

What is the future of studying abroad and the changing dynamics?

COVID has changed the global education scenario with the introduction of the hybrid model of teaching. Though, it initially put a damper on the study abroad plans as there were issues regarding vaccination and travel guidelines. But since then, there has been an increase in the number of students traveling abroad to start their sessions. Owing to the post-study work options, travel guidelines, and vaccination rules, a shift is seen in the choice of country. The USA has consistently topped the list of popular study destinations. While it has retained its position, many students are looking positively at countries with longer stay back options, such as the UK and Canada. Other countries, like Ireland, Germany, and New Zealand have also turned up in the mix.

How much corpus has been funded by GyanDhan for education financing in India?

Since the inception of the company, we have disbursed more than INR 1500 crore to finance overseas education as the initial operations of the company focused more on abroad education financing needs. We have made a name for ourselves as the leading financing institution for the abroad segment. Coming to the domestic segment, loan amounts disbursed is more than INR 50 crore since we forayed into the market. It has been an invigorating experience to have a successful start to our endeavor, considering we began the operations during the pandemic. The domestic segment includes financing school fees, college/semester fees, and vocational and short-term courses.

Did the education loan borrowing trends change after the Covid 19 pandemic?

Both borrowing and lending trends have been impacted by the pandemic. The delinquency rate during the pandemic increased because of job and pay cuts, which resulted in a higher number of bad loans given by financial institutions. It led to stricter eligibility criteria to avail of loans. Though banks increased the moratorium period to give borrowers some respite, it did not help the NPAs. Another option is restructuring the loan. The RBI allowed one-time restructuring if the borrower had made regular payments till 31st March 2021. Despite the complications, the number of borrowers has increased as the EdTech sector boomed. There has been a dramatic growth in the user base of online education, which requires education financing.

BHU Entrance Test (UET, PET) 2021 result to be declared soon

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BHU Entrance Test

Banaras Hindu University’s undergraduate and post graduate entrance examination to be declared soon. The National Testing Agency (NTA) will announce the results for entrance exams.

The results will be available on the official website bhuet.nta.nic.in.

BHU UET and PET exams were held from September 28 to 30. On October 1, 3,4,6 and 9 exams were held in computer based mode, hybrid mode and OMR based mode.

How to check the BHU UET, PET Result 2021:

  • Go to the official website- bhuet.nta.nic.in
  • Click on BHU UET/ PET result 2021
  • Enter important details and information
  • Enter roll number/ date of birth
  • The result will be displayed on the screen
  • Download UET/ PET score card,
  • Take a print out for further reference.

“Challenges made by the candidates will be verified by the panel of subject experts. If found correct, the answer key will be revised accordingly. Based on the revised Final Answer Key, the result will be prepared and declared. No individual candidate will be informed about the acceptance/non-acceptance of his/her challenge. The key finalized by the Experts after the challenge will be final. No challenge will be accepted after 05 November 2021 (07:00 pm),” NTA notification mentioned.

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates centres for nano technology and Indian Knowledge System at IIT Guwahati

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Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

The Union Minister of Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan today visited IIT Guwahati and inaugurated the state-of-the-art Centre for Nanotechnology (CNT) and Centre for Indian Knowledge System (CIKS) as well as two hostels at the Institute. He also released a book on NEP 2020 implementation at the institute. Dr. Ranoj, Education Minister of Assam and Smt. Queen Oja, MP was also present.

Speaking on the occasion, Pradhan congratulated IIT Guwahati for achieving excellent rankings in various international and national ranking systems and appreciated the efforts of IIT Guwahati for creating an ecosystem for research and education as well as focusing on overall development of the northeastern region.

He also said that IIT Guwahati has to play an important role in areas like, disaster management, biodiversity-based research, green energy development, strengthening knowledge-based economy and driving entrepreneurship among the students.

He also called upon the students and faculty associated with the institute to synergize technology and knowledge to create a vibrant ecosystem of solution-centric innovation.

He said that, in this era of interconnected world, the centre for nanotechnology at IIT Guwahati will host a number of CoEs, incubators and state-of-the-art research laboratories for advancements in multi-disciplinary research and education in the areas of healthcare, nano-bio-materials, micro/nano electronics , and energy.

He further said that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in his convocation speech in 2020 had suggested IIT Guwahati to set up a Centre for Indian Knowledge System. He expressed his happiness that the same has been established in quick time for preserving, documenting and sharing ancient & traditional Indian knowledge.

Shri Pradhan said that Srimant Sankardev was a great scholar gave new thought and shape to civilisation and humanity. The glorious Ahom culture, the mighty Brahmaputra, the blessed land of Ma Kamakhya and greats like Lachit Borphukan should serve as an inspiration for students at IIT Guwahati, he added.

The Minister highlighted that during the COVID-19, innovation and technology aided us with PPT kits, helped us with development and production of vaccine and represented the resilience of this country. Institutes like IIT Guwahati have to play an important role in leveraging innovation for societal good, he added.

He said that during the COP 26, Prime Minister Modi outlined the Panchamrit vision to fight climate change. Our north eastern states can become the hub of green energy development with IIT Guwahati playing an important role, he added.

Dr. Ranoj Pegu, Education Minister of Assam congratulated IIT Guwahati and said that the Institute should focus on entrepreneurship and produce job creators and not only job seekers. Institutes like IIT Guwahati should also focus on developing new agricultural technologies to help double farmers’ income. He further requested IIT Guwahati to mentor other educational institutions in the region and also develop modules for training of teachers.

Smt. Queen Oja, Hpn’ble MP expressed her happiness in getting such advanced research facilities in northeast and expected IIT Guwahati to contribute in the overall development of northeast.

Centre for Nanotechnology (CNT) aims at meeting future challenges and augment academic partnerships with industry in Nanotechnology. The major funding for the Centre, which included Rs. 37 cr for the building, apart from equipment, was obtained from the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

Centre for Indian Knowledge System (CIKS) will focus on preserving, documenting and sustaining the knowledge that is unique to India. The top priorities include Indian classical music, Yoga, Sanskrit, traditional medicines, temple architecture, ceramic tradition and special agricultural practices of North-East India, herbal plants of north-east as health food and metal work of Assam. Scholars from diverse backgrounds will be encouraged to participate in the new CIKS’s interdisciplinary research and education programs, enabling them to evolve practices and technologies in varied areas for sustainable growth and development.

 

Delhi University begins classes for UG first-year students today

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Delhi University begins

The Delhi University begins classes for the freshers or students of undergraduate programs from today.

The colleges of DU will be holding the orientation programmes for the undergraduate students.

It is expected that the examination for DU academic calendar 2021-22 will be held from March 21 to April 4 2022.

The examinations will be held in online mode. The classes for the second semester will commence from April 7 onwards. However, the examination will be held from August 5 to August 22, 2022.

The academic session for second year will begin from August 26. Over 68,000 students have taken admission in UG courses since the first cut-off was released.

For the post graduate students, the first semester classes will start from December 1. The examination for PG students will begin from March 30 and April 12, 2022. The classes for PG second year students will start from April 16 and exams will be conducted between August 21 and August 25, 2022.

Edtech Brand Notebook crosses 2 million users recently

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Notebook

Notebook, a Kolkata-headquartered EdTech brand, is one of the most rapidly growing platforms catering to deliver best-in-class education according to Board curricula. Notebook currently has 2 million plus paid users and at the same time notebook has an engagement with over 3000 schools from all over the country.

Notebook, so far has more than 10,000 videos in the public domain that cover every topic of every subject, including those in regional languages as well to serve students of CBSE, U.P. Board and W.B. Board better. Work is currently underway to add more State Boards and languages to the coverage. Notebook has also hosted some of the most marquee events in Indian school education, namely – ‘Zero hours international inter-school debate’ in 2020 and ‘Ignite Inter-school Innovation Challenge’ in collaboration with IIM Calcutta Innovation Park in 2021, which brought together thousands of students from across 8 countries.

Notebook has been chosen as the preferred Edtech partner by some major brands like BSNL, Paytm, Build-a-class, Aflatoun International (Netherlands HQ-ed NGO), etc. More importantly, Notebook is singularly a multilingual, state-of-the-art, streaming platform with a bitrate adaptive playout that ensures zero-buffer streaming even for low bandwidth connectivity outside urban centres.

Notebook continues to grow with a vision to a future that includes coverage of more languages and State Boards, an AI-driven assessment portal, phygital access with on-ground Cash point network in rural areas, zero% Interest financing options to make things easier and economical for users and ‘Click-to-Play’ – an Augmented Reality interface that plays content on holding the phone over a textbook page.

The founder & CEO Achin Bhattacharyya said: “It is definitely heartening to see the number of users grow beyond milestones, but what makes it even more special is that this is almost completely organic growth. Teachers have recommended us to their students, people have recommended us to their colleagues, and usage has grown. Also, I consider it a laurel that this usage is spread across the spectrum when it comes to demographics – students from marquee schools find us as useful and effective as students from Tier-II and Tier-III towns. Being appreciated and recommended by eminent educationists from the most reputed schools in all four metro cities inspire us to greater heights.”

CBSE to hold online training sessions for teachers

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CBSE to hold online training

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to hold online training sessions for teachers. This training will be provided to them for alternative activities developed by the board for classes 9-12 practical work.

To improve the outcome-based learning, the students can do experiments at their homes by using simple household materials.

The board is introducing alternative measures to deal with the academic loss and address the issues that emerged with lack of interactions caused due to Covid 19 lockdown.

These online training sessions will be for one hour and there will not be any participation fee. The CBSE will also issue e-certificate to the students.

The board said, “These hands-on activities are accompanied by step-by-step guides, videos, and worksheets for students to record observations. A list of material needed for each experiment, together with alternatives have also been included in the content package to facilitate the learners.” All science teachers need to participate in the training process.

“While the activities and materials have been chosen to be safe for learners to do on their own, teachers are required to review these before assigning them and advise parents if supervision is required for any specific activity,” the board said.

Chitkara University joins as a University Partner at the 22nd World Education Summit, 2021

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Chitkara University

Today, innovation is very significant for the upliftment of higher education institutions. Without innovation, it will become difficult to sustain in the global market, which is very competitive. We need to understand that innovation in education is not about staying ahead of the curve but being relevant and sustainable in the market.

To meet the prerequisites of the industry, Chitkara University is focusing on innovation significantly. The university has always strategically moulded new technologies and cultivated new ideas, enhanced creativity, encouraged collaboration and promoted inclusion. Their focus is to introduce the latest innovations and technologies in the education institutions too.

Chitkara University is a place of original thinkers, innovative minds, excellent ideas and a hub of inquisitive students. The students studying here bring fresh perspectives, approaches and thoughts that make them stand out. The university has received accolades and awards on different platforms.

We welcome Chitkara University as a University Partner at the 22nd World Education Summit, to be held in Delhi on 17-18 December. Recognised for its flourishing research and innovation on global platforms, the university has achieved milestones and excellence in education.

Through Chitkara University’s Twitter account, the university has appreciated and thanked Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd for inviting them to address the event and also said “The higher education system has undergone massive changes in terms of providing quality education, development of basic infrastructure, rapid growth in the number of universities and colleges, flexible education mode and so on. The event will be a platform where the stakeholders can discuss and share the experiences that will make higher education more responsible and ease the teaching-learning process.”

We welcome Dr Madhu Chitkara, Pro-Chancellor, Chitkara University, as a speaker at the event where she will be sharing her valuable insights on innovation in education. She will also talk about the various initiatives like skilling students, research and making innovation the key areas of importance for the university.

Participate in this grand premier event to listen to her vision and commitment to improve the quality of education and bring in an innovative transformation in the education sector.

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BSEB Bihar Board declares Class 10 and 12 examination dates

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BSEB Bihar Board

The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has announced the date for Class 10 and Class 12 board exams.

The matric examination will begin on February 17 and end on February 24, the board said.

However, the BSEB Inter Exam 2022 will start on February 1 and end on February 14.

BSEB 12th practical examination to take place between January 10 and January 20. Moreover, the practicals for Class 10 subjects will start from January 20 and end on January 22.

The board examination for Class 10 and 12 will be conducted in two shifts on exam days.

The registration for the Bihar Board exam has been completed in September 2022.

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