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Haryana reopens schools, staff yet to get vaccinated completely

Haryana reopens schools

The Haryana government has decided to reopen schools for Class 6 and above in the state. The main concern is that the teaching and non-teaching staff are not fully vaccinated. Only 14 percent of government staff have been fully vaccinated so far.

Officials in the state are being directed by the state government to hold vaccination camps for staff and employees.

The state recorded 26 fresh cases and one death in Hisar and Bhiwani. COVID tally reached 7.7 lakh uptil last week. The highest number of cases were from Gurugram followed by Yamunanagar and Faridabad.

Also read: Haryana government to recruit over 5,000 computer teachers

There are 1,03,886 total members of staff in the state, out of which only 14,790 are fully vaccinated. However, 26,763 staff have got their first dose of vaccination.

Certain districts in Haryana have very poor vaccination records. These include Bhiwani and Panipat (7 percent), Kaithal (8 percent) and Charkhi Dadri (11 percent). Gurugram (25 percent), Panchkula and Karnal (24 percent), and Rewari (20 percent).

Taking into consideration the current situation, the Directorate of School Education has deputed field-level officials like the district education officers and district elementary education officers, to implement vaccination drives by coordinating with chief medical officers for school staff.

 

Gujarat Board declares Class 12th Science Repeaters Result

Gujarat Board Class 12th Result

Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) has declared Class 12 results of the Science stream for repeater and isolated students. The score card can be downloaded from the board website gseb.org.

The GSEB results for Class 12th Arts and Commerce stream results have already been declared. It was announced on July 31. However, the results for Science stream regular students were declared on July 17.

Also read: Gujarat Board released Class 12th Science Results

Out of total 1.07 lakh students in science stream, 3,245 students have got A1 grade.

Steps to Download GSEB 12th Science Results 2021

Visit to gseb.org.

A link naming as ‘H.S.C SCIENCE (Repeater/Isolated) – JULY 2021’ result login window will be visible on the homepage.

Enter your six-digit seat number and click submit

Download the GSEB result and take a printout

Maharashtra Govt. takes U-turn in reopening schools in the state

Maharashtra reopening schools

Earlier, the Maharashtra Government has announced that the schools in the state will reopen from August 17, however, the government has now taken a u-turn after objections voiced from the task force on COVID.

The Classes for 5 to 12 standards in rural areas and Classes 8 to 12 standards in urban areas likely have opened up as the situation of Covid is under control. Meanwhile, a cabinet decision was taken to put these resolutions on hold after the task force showed reluctance.

A meeting was held recently among the higher officials from the education department and the task force. The Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was also present during the meeting.

Also read: Maharashtra board to declare Class 12 results today

The apprehension among the stakeholders is that the children below 18 years are not vaccinated and the forecasted third wave of COVID 19 pandemic may impact them.

When asked Maharashtra School Education Minister, Varsha Gaikwad on reopening of schools in the state, he said on Thursday that the local officials will decide after taking into consideration the COVID-19 situation in the area.

The Minister was however not present at the meeting. The minister told reporters that municipal commissioners in urban areas, collectors and all Zilla Parishad CEOs in the rural areas have been given discretion to make decisions on this.

“There is no compulsion (on the state government’s part) to reopen schools. The COVID task force members were not aware of our Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). There will be a meeting again. Our (education department’s) secretary is studying the SOP of the task force,” the minister added.

 

Rajasthan Government to reopen schools, colleges from September 1

Rajasthan Government to reopen schools

The Rajasthan government has announced that schools, colleges and other educational institutes will reopen from September 1 onwards. Standards Operating Procedures (SOPs) have been shared for reopening schools in the state.

The state will start with a 50 percent capacity for Class 9 to 12. The state government is making sure all staff and teachers are vaccinated before the educational institutions reopen.

Rajasthan’s School Education Minister, Govind Singh Dotasra on his twitter handle writes, “Taking a big decision in the interest of students today, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has decided to open schools, colleges and coaching institutes from 1st September 2021. At present, all schools from class 9 to class 12 will open with 50% capacity. The Education Department will issue a detailed guideline in this regard soon.”

Also read: Rajasthan Government to create best environment for higher education

Proper COVID 19 protocols will be maintained in educational places at all times.

 

Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) releases NEET MDS counselling schedule

NEET MDS counselling schedule

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the counselling schedule for candidates who have cleared National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) MDS for admission to postgraduate courses.

The candidates who have cleared the exam and want to take admission can go to the official website, mcc.nic.in. The process of application submission will begin from August 20 and end on August 24, 11:55 pm.

The seat allocation process will start on August 25 and 26. The counselling result will also be declared on August 27. The students who want admission to the allotted institute will have to report from August 28 to September 1.

Also read: NEET Counselling 2020 final results declared

Moreover, the candidates have to submit documents and fees. If you fail to do so, the seats will be open for the next round. The registration for the next round will be held from September 6 to 9. The reporting time will be from September 14 to 18.

“Aligning Ourselves to Enrich Rural India for Sustainable Development & Community Engagement”

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The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, KIET Group of Institutions has always given a helping hand for the holistic development of society. This,in turn, contributes to the overall development of the Country.After a deep introspection, the department felt an urgent need to answer the following pressing questions for the enrichment of community:

How can one live in the comfort of urbanization when 66 percent of Indians are deprived of their basic amenities?

How can one exhaust the fossil fuels in luxurious vehicles when electricity is a dream for many of our brothers and sisters in rural areas?

How can one waste the food resources when every grain is soaked in the farmer’s sweat and blood?

There is no doubt that rural India is an indispensable part of urban India, and every citizen is indebted to support that. Therefore, our initiatives are focussed towards under-served communities around the country and to provide them benefits of technology as we seek sustainable solutions. These solutions can bring about a long-term difference in the lives of people.

Also read: KIET Group of Institutions signs MoU with FACENS University, Brazil

In fact, teachers and budding engineering graduates act as role models who employ engineering to influence great changes in the society. Engineers also serve as advisors in real life situations through humanitarian projects, serve to put us in touch with our own aspirations and to make an impact in the world through our best abilities – our engineering skills. We can achieve our aspirations &desires for engineering through our humanitarian activities for the society.

The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering visited various nearby villages and explored the root cause of the alarming condition of rural India and the reasons that came to the fore, were the challenges like electricity depravity, illiteracy, lack of awareness towards emerging technologies and career prospective, basic amenities, ill-use of natural resources, waste management systems etc.

Projects related to mobile operated pump for automated tube wells, Mechanical Scarecrow-to Detect the animals that intrude the fields and scares them away before they can cause any harm to the crops, water level controller for overhead tank to save water from wastage by controlling the motor, Battery operated cart for pesticide spray, Soil Moisture Indicator- senses the moisture content present at the effective root zone of the plant and giving accurate result in the form of visual indication through different light Emitting Diodes levels, etc., will be installed to uplift the villages.

With the use of Technology, every corner of our country has to be benefitted and the core engineering fields like Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering should flourish and make the nation strong, stable and sustainable.

An Illuminated India-Impassable without Electrical Engineers!

Celebrating National Librarian’s Day today

National Librarian’s Day

The 12th of August is being celebrated as National Librarian’s Day.

We are celebrating today in remembrance of Dr S.R Ranganathan, National Professor Library Science, who has spearheaded library development in India.

The librarians play a very crucial role in making students read newspapers and books to excel in their careers.

Ranganathan was awarded Padma Shri for his valuable contributions to Library Science.

 

IGNOU June TEE assignment submission date extended till August 31

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Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has extended the submission date for various academic assignments related to term end examination. The last date for submission has been extended to August 31.

Students appearing for the exams (TEE June 2021) need to finish their assignments, research, etc within the stipulated deadline.

Moreover, the students who are not applying this time will be given another opportunity to appear in December and the registration dates will be extended accordingly.

Also read: IGNOU extends admission and re-registration date for July 2021 Session

IGNOU TEE June 2021 final year exams started on August 3 and will finish on September 9.

However, the students who are not able to appear for the TEE June 2021 will be given another opportunity to appear in December and the registration dates, in this case, will be extended to December 2021.

IGNOU offers various courses in undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG), and many research-level programs.The university also has provisions for certificate courses, diplomas, and vocational training courses.

 

Punjab Government to conduct 10,000 Covid Tests in Schools Daily

10,000 Covid Tests in Schools

The Punjab Government has ordered to organise 10,000 RT-PCR tests daily in the schools of the state as many students tested positive in the past two days.

Recently, 20 students in two different schools have been tested positive in Ludhiana. In fact, six students were found infected in Hoshiarpur as well.

However, the Punjab Government has already reopened schools from August 2. Punjab’s Chief Secretary, Vini Mahajan has issued directions for conducting Covid tests daily in the schools. According to a statement, the chief secretary has asked deputy commissioners to fully vaccinate staff and teachers and maintain Covid protocols in the schools. The target of collecting 40,000 samples per day in schools is something the state is planning to do in the near future.

Also read: Punjab government to appoint 8,393 pre-primary teachers

Mahajan is concerned about the movement of people from the neighbouring states and asked officials to keep a close watch on it and check the positivity rate of cases as well. The University of Cambridge recently forecasted that the new cases may double in about 64 days. She expressed satisfaction that among 2,45,823 covid samples only 352 tested positive, which accounted for the positivity rate of 0.1 percent.

EdTech company BlueLearn raises Rs 3.25 crore ($450,000) funding from investors

EdTech company BlueLearn

The EdTech platform BlueLearn has raised Rs 3.25 crore ($450,000) in a pre-seed round. It has been led by Lightspeed and has also seen participation from various other investors like Titan Capital and 2am VC. In fact, angel investors such as Rahul Mathur, Gaurav Mandlecha, and Surabhi Randev have also participated.

The fund will be used to build a core team, develop products and hire new talent. The startup plans to use the funds to build its core team, hire new talent, and develop products to cater to its growing community of users.

Harish Uthayakumar, Co-founder, BlueLearn said,“We started building the BlueLearn community in August 2020. In our conversations with them, we realised there was a huge gap in the industry exposure and opportunities students in tier-2/3 colleges received. Through BlueLearn, we want to democratise access to knowledge and bring back the ‘human’ element in the age of virtual learning.”

Also read: Edtech startup Teachmint raises $20 million capital for growth

Vaibhav Agrawal, Partner, Lightspeed said, “There is a gaping need for clutter breaking new experiences in higher education — while the world has moved to social communities, byte sized content, and hyper specific skills, our education systems are still stuck in classrooms (now zoom-rooms!), static curricula and rote learning of the 1900s industrial era.

“Lightspeed is excited to work with the imaginative, creative founding team of BlueLearn that sees this gap clearly and wants to create a big dent in this space,” he added.

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