Pokhriyal: Committed to make India as a global hub of education

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November 10, 2020

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, inaugurated the National Education Day programme (online) at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. IIT Bombay organised the event to commemorate the birth anniversary of India’s First Education Minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, on November 11 which is also celebrated as the National Education Day, every year.

Inaugurating the National Education day programme, the minister said “Through ‘Study in India, Stay in India and Internationalization of Education’, we are committed to establishing India as a global hub of education. To ensure high quality of education, it is also necessary that we move forward with cooperation, coordination and agreement with the leading universities of the world. This has been incorporated in National Education Policy 2020 by inviting Top 100 World Universities to set up campus in India.”

Also read: Pokhriyal: JEE Exams to be conducted in more regional languages

Chairman, Drafting Committee of National Education Policy, Dr. K. Kasturirangan, in his address said, “National Education Policy 2020 represents an integrated yet flexible approach to education; duly taking cognizance of the interconnectedness of the various phases of education in mind, and how the same will enable continuity, coherence and processes to ultimately realize an end-to-end educational road-map for the country.”

During the event, IIT Bombay Research Excellence Awards 2019 which were instituted to recognize the R&D efforts of IIT were conferred to the winners. Director Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri presented the awards.

Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri said, “National Education Policy 2020 formulated by the Education Ministry is very comprehensive in its scope and through a proper assimilation we expect a big boost in the quality of education for all students in India.”

Details on fee hike of private schools to be released on DoE site soon

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November 10, 2020

The Delhi state government has informed the High court that all the previous orders issued for granting sanctions to increase fees for private schools will be uploaded soon on the official website of the Directorate of Education and updates frequently.

The state government also submitted that it will upload the fee statement and related annexures filed by the recognized unaided private schools along with related inspection reports and orders after they are finalized.

Also read: Two private schools in Ludhiana reopen for Class 12 students

The state government has also stated that file notings, documents and other orders passed by the Directorate of Education related to the final sanction order cannot be provided as it is prohibited under the Right to Information Act. The submissions for the same were made in an affidavit filed by the Directorate of Education in response to a Public Interest Litigation asking for directions to upload any approvals granted to the private unaided schools to increase the fee on the website.

The Public Interest Litigation was filed by an NGO – Justice for All stating that as parents have no idea whether the increase in fee has been approved by the DoE, certain schools have taken advantage of the situation to charge an increased fee from the parents. The PIL filed further states that proposals for an increase in fee by private unaided schools that exist on concessional government land are sent online to the DoE and so once the order is passed the same must be uploaded on the website informing the parents of the same.

Karnataka govt formulates SOPs to open educational institutions

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November 10, 2020

The Karnataka government has formulated Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to be in place when degree, engineering and diploma colleges in the state reopen from November 17 after a nearly eight month gap. Deputy Chief Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan, who holds the higher education portfolio, said in a statement that the SOPs as per UGC guidelines has separate advisories for first, second and final year students, as per which classes would be held.

Final year students wishing to physically attend classes would have to furnish a consent letter from their parents in the prescribed format, he said. During the classes, social distancing would have to be maintained as per the guidelines of the health department.

Narayan said teaching, practical and project classes should be conducted on a shift system, if necessary. However, if students wished to attend online classes, contact classes should be conducted every day to help them clarify any doubts and resolve their problems.

Also read: Karnataka govt bans online classes from LKG to Class 5 students

Colleges will have to prepare the time table in such a manner as to allow social distancing, he said. The teaching faculty should prepare the study material required for one month duration, based on each period or session and compulsorily send it to students via Telegram, WhatsApp or email.

“These study materials should be in the form of video lectures, PowerPoint Presentations, E-Notes, E-Books, Audio Books, Practice Questions, etc. It is also mandatory to upload the same study materials on the college website,” he said.

The schools and colleges in Karnataka have remained shut since the lockdown in March.

Ahmedabad’s 6 year old boy enters Guinness World Record

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November 10, 2020

A 6-year-old boy from Ahmedabad has created history. Arham Om Talsania has entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the World’s Youngest Computer Programmer. Talsania has cleared the Python programming language in the Microsoft certification exam.

Arham was quoted saying that he was taught coding by his father. At just 2 years old, Arham started using tablets while at the age of three he bought gadgets with iOS and Windows, added the 6-year-old. He later got to know that his father was working on Python. He said that when he received his certificate from Python, he was creating small games. He was asked to submit his proof of work and a few months later he was approved and got his certificate from the Guinness Book of World Records.

Also read: CBSE sets new Guinness record as 13,000 students take virtual lesson on AI

His father Om Talsania who is a software engineer said that Arham had developed an interest in coding and thus, he taught him the basics of programming. The father acknowledged that since a young age Arham was deeply interested in gadgets and used to play games on tablet device along with solving puzzles. Later when Arham started playing video games, he thought of creating it, said the father, as Arham had seen his coding. With the knowledge of basics of programming, Arham started creating small games and got recognised as Microsoft technology associate, added Om.

Arham sees himself as a business entrepreneur and aims to help everyone. He said that he also wants to help the needy along with developing apps, games and systems for coding.

Official: UGC to disburse pending scholarship amounts within a week

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November 10, 2020

According to reports, the University Grants Commission will disburse the pending amounts for Junior Research Fellows (JRF) and Senior Research Fellows (SRF) within a weeks’ time. Officials have reportedly confirmed that the pending emoluments for JRFs and SRFs will be disbursed within a week. Several research fellows have spoken about not receiving their JRF and SRF scholarship amounts for a prolonged period.

UGC Secretary Rajnish Jain has said that the disbursal in JRF and SRF scholarship amounts have been delayed owing to technical issues. He said that the technical issues due to which the disbursal of scholarships had been delayed are now resolved. He said that along with the existing emoluments, the backlog will also be cleared and fellowships will be deposited in the respective accounts of the students within a week.

Also read: UGC extends application deadline for scholarship programmes

The UGC grants JRF fellowship scheme for candidates who qualify in the UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) or the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) NET conducted by the National Testing Agency as a joint test. The tenure of the UGC JRF fellowship is initially for two years and subsequently, the Junior Research Fellowship is converted to Senior Research Fellowship after fulfilment of the requisite conditions. The fellowship amount for JRF scholar is Rs. 31000 while that of an SRF scholar is Rs. 38000

The UGC NET and CSIR NET is usually conducted twice a year in the months of June and December.

Non-payment of Delhi University staff salaries: HC declines to lift stay

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November 9, 2020

The Delhi High Court Monday declined to lift stay at this stage its order on the decision of the AAP Government asking 12 Delhi University colleges, which are fully funded by it to pay outstanding salaries of staffers from the students’ fund. It said it will decide the application seeking vacation of stay only after hearing all the parties and sought replies of 12 colleges..

Justice Jyoti Singh issued notices to the 12 colleges and Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) on the Delhi government’s application to vacate the stay order. The court also granted three weeks time to the colleges to file their replies to the petition filed by DUSU, which has challenged the October 16 order of Delhi government asking the institutes to pay the salaries of over 1500 staff– both teaching and non-teaching– from the students fund. The high court listed the matter for further hearing on December 15.

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The high court said the October 23 interim stay order will continue till further orders. The 12 colleges which are affiliated with the Delhi University and are fully funded by the Delhi government are Acharya Narendra Dev College, Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences, Bhagini Nivedita College, DeenDayal Upadhyaya College, Aditi Mahavidyalaya Women’s College, Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education & Sports Sciences, Keshav Mahavidyalaya, Maharaja Agrasen College (DU), Maharshi Valmiki College of Education, Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women and Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies.

Maharashtra to reopen schools post Diwali

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November 9, 2020

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced that Maharashtra schools to reopen after Diwali while taking all precautionary measures. The schools for classes 9 to 12 would reopen after a gap of 7 months from November 23, 2020. Teachers will have to undergo an RT-PCR test to detect Covid19 from November 17 to 22.

Chief Minister Thackeray said that precautions such as the sanitization of school premises and health checkups of teachers would be conducted in the state before reopening schools. He further stated that students who are ailing or have ailing members at home, should not be sent to schools by their parents in this period. The School Education Department would soon release the detailed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) regarding the reopening of schools.

Also read: State to reopen schools with new SOPs; check list

School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said that only one child will be allowed to sit on a single bench and classes will be held on alternate days. Education Minister of the state also said that students would be asked to come to schools after eating meals at their homes and will have to bring their own water bottles. School hours will be reduced to four hours, wherein only science, math, and English subjects will be taught. For other subjects, online learning would continue. As for now, schools for other classes would start in due course of time in phases.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra SSC, HSC Board Exams 2021 would be conducted in May 2021. Gaikwad a few days ago in an interview said that Maharashtra Board exams 2021 are not possible before May due to the pandemic. The state government has already reduced the syllabus for SSC and HSC examinations by 25 percent to compensate for the time lost.

CBSE: Over 1.16 lakh students appear for JNV entrance test

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November 9, 2020

The CBSE in a statement said, amid COVID-19 pandemic, over 1.16 lakh students had appeared for the second phase of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya selection test (winter bound), which was concluded on November 7.

“This is the second exam conducted by CBSE after compartment and is expected to add to the public confidence in times of COVID,” the statement added.

The national level entrance exam was conducted by CBSE for admission to class 6 in JNVs across the country. The exam was held in pen and paper based mode.

Also read: CBSE releases exam forms for 10th, 12th private students

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) have also invited applications for 2021 session. The selection test will be held on April 10. The paper consists of 80 questions in all for 100 marks. A single test booklet comprising of all the three sections will be given to each candidate. Additional time of 30 minutes will be allowed for differently-abled students.

At least 75 per cent of the seats in a district will be filled by candidates selected from rural areas of the district and the remaining seats will be filled from the urban areas of the district.

Education in JNVs are free, however, a sum of Rs 600 per month is collected from the students of classes 9 to 12 towards Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi. Even for these classes, students belonging to SC/ST categories, and all the girl students, and those from below poverty line (BPL) families are exempted from paying the fee.

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Uttarakhand CM launches high speed internet connectivity for universities, colleges

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November 9, 2020

To boost the education of students in the Corona pandemic, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat launched free high-speed Wi-Fi internet connectivity for all state colleges and universities.

The move will bolster the vision of digital India across the state. All the educational institutions are closed due to the pandemic from mid-March.

Rawat congratulated the people as Uttarakhand became the first state in the country to connect colleges, universities with high-speed internet connectivity.

The CM said “The youth aspires to connect with the whole world and in this direction, the high-Speed internet connectivity will prove to be a boon. Through this facility, students of the state will able to acquire knowledge from great scholars.”

Also read: AP CM launches Jaganna Vidya Kanuka scheme

He said that this is an important step towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Digital India.

He further said that the government is making an effort not only to make youth self-reliant but empower them so that they can give jobs to others.

“The state government is fighting against corruption and in this regard, the secretariat is being connected to e-office. We have to constantly fight against corruption and the Internet can play an important role in the field of transparency,” he added.

The closure of educational institutions are closed which have affected millions of students.

5.18 lakh students from private schools shifted to government in Tamil Nadu

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November 9, 2020

According to reports, around 5.18 lakh students studying in private schools in Tamil Nadu have shifted to government schools recently. The state-run schools have added a new feather to their caps with this reverse exodus trend, which has been termed as a heartening trend.

The information has been shared by School Education Minister K A Sengottaiyan. Welcoming the new trend of that has not only halted exodus of students from government school to private ones, but instead reversed it.

Lauding the state-run schools for their performance, the Education Minister said that “From a migration of about 20,000 to 50,000 students to private schools in the past, there has been a steep enrollment in our schools. About 5.18 lakh students who opted out of several private schools have joined government schools.”

Also read: Two private schools in Ludhiana reopen for Class 12 students

Interacting with media persons recently, Sengottaiyan said that the state-government run schools have scripted history in Tamil Nadu by reversing the exodus of students. He also went on to add that the reverse exodus on a massive scale took place during the tenure of Chief Minister K Palaniswami.

Earlier, School Education Minister K A Sengottaiyan had participated in a programme organised to grant recognition to private schools in Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi and Kanyakumari districts.

During the event, the Education Minister said that the state government is willing to issue orders granting permanent recognition status to private schools. He also added that about 2,515 private schools across the state would soon be provided recognition.

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