NSDC, Microsoft to train 1 lakh underserved women

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October 30, 2020

The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), joined hands Microsoft to train more than 1 lakh underserved women in India over the next 10 months. The deal has been done under the Skill India Mission of the government of India.

This initiative is an extension of Microsoft’s partnership with NSDC to provide digital skills to over 1 lakh youth in the country.

Through this partnership, the duo aims to enhance women’s workforce participation in India’s digital economy. As part of the collaboration, more than 70 hours of the course content will be made available free of cost, covering topics such as digital literacy, enhancing employability, nano entrepreneurship, and communication skills.

Also read: Women’s role in education sector is enormous: Temjen Imna Along

The program will curate a series of live training sessions and digital skilling drives. Young girls and women, particularly first-time job seekers and those whose jobs may have been impacted by COVID-19, will be trained to join the future workforce. These live training sessions will be delivered online through the Microsoft community training (MCT) platform. The platform will also allow the trainees to access content already available on MCT as well as provide a forum to engage with peers, the tech giant said.

Under this partnership, eSkill India, NSDC’s digital skilling initiative, will support in building the outreach of this engagement through its skilling ecosystem which includes sector skill councils, training partners, and training centres.

Delhi govt school students get lesson in social entrepreneurship

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October 30, 2020

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and social entrepreneur Anshu Gupta interacted with Delhi government school students of classes 9 to 12 under the Entrepreneurship Mindset Curriculum programme.

Gupta, an entrepreneur and recipient of the 2015 Ramon Magsaysay award, founded the NGO ‘Goonj’ in 1999 that works in the field of humanitarian relief, aid and development to support vulnerable and underprivileged people.

“You won’t be able to work, or go to vulnerable and disaster-struck areas if fear paralyses you. Take all the precautions but don’t let the fear overwhelm you,” Gupta said during the online interaction when a student asked him if the disaster relief campaigns undertaken by Goonj were scary. Another student asked Gupta about his work on spreading awareness about menstruation in small villages, and how such taboo subjects can be addressed. “Misconception on women’s issues isn’t just limited to villages but is prevalent amongst educated people too. It is with the right intent, and honesty that one can gain the trust of the people. You gain their trust first to get the message across,” Gupta said.

Also read: Delhi govt asks 12 DU colleges to pay pending salaries to staffs

Sisodia said his government has designed the entrepreneurship curriculum to connect students with entrepreneurs who can guide them by sharing their stories.

“If you’ve seen the movie 3 Idiots, there were two types of characters – Rancho and Chatur – both successful in their own way,” Sisodia, who is also the education minister, told students.

IGNOU to hold December TEE 2020 in Feb

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October 29, 2020

In a major development, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has announced the dates for the December term-end (TEE) examination. The term-end exam will be conducted in the first week of February.

The last date for online submission of forms has been extended, the candidates can apply till December 15. The last date for submission of projects/ internship/ field-work journals, etc through online/ offline mode also gets extended up to December 15.

According to IGNOU, “The students who could not appear in the term-end exam, June (held in September 2020) and the students, who are registering for the term-end exam, December (to be held in February 2021) and their validity of registration is expiring in December — their validity has been extended upto June 2021 as a onetime measure.”

Also read: IGNOU extends re-registration date for next semester

Further, the students who applied to appear in the term-end exam, June (held in September) but could not appear in any or all the courses will automatically be permitted to appear in the term-end exam, December (to be held in February 2021). However, the students who could not apply to appear in the June term-end exam will have to apply online for the December term-end exam along with the prescribed fees of Rs 150 per course, IGNOU mentioned.

The application deadline for the July session has also been extended, the candidates can apply till October 31

Rajasthan Govt orders reduction in school tuition fee by 30-40 pc

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October 29, 2020

Providing relief to parents, Rajasthan government has ordered the CBSE Board affiliated private schools in the state to cut down their tuition fees by 30 per cent for classes 9 to 12. Also, the schools affiliated with the state board would have to reduce their fees by 40 per cent for the students of classes 9-12.

This came after CBSE reduced the tuition fee by 30 per cent due to a reduced syllabus for classes 9 to 12. Similarly, as the Rajasthan Board has reduced the syllabus by 40 per cent, the fee reduction would be by 40 per cent. As per the order, “ the CBSE reduced the school syllabus from Class 9 to 12 by 30 per cent, therefore their school tuition fees should be reduced by 30 per cent. At the same time, the Rajasthan Board has reduced the syllabus by 40 per cent, so they should reduce the fee by 40 per cent.”

Also read: Rajasthan to build government schools like Delhi

Progressive Association School of Rajasthan has also filed a plea against the High Court’s order of 30 per cent deduction in school tuition fee. The plea read, “This decision is not right, it is discriminatory. If it is implemented, we will go against it to the Supreme Court. How will the schools be able to pay salaries to teachers and staff if fees are slashed by 30 and 40 per cent?”

The Education department also submitted a report with Standard Operating Procedures and guidelines to the Chief Minister’s Office to seek suggestions on reopening of schools from November 2, 2020.

UGC NET Admit Card 2020 for Nov exams released

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October 29, 2020

After much deliberation, National Testing Agency (NTA) has released UGC NET Admit cards for November exams on the official website. NTA is conducting University Grants Commission, UGC NET 2020 June exam in November for the rest of the papers. The admit cards for the exams to be conducted in November 2020 are now available on the official website of ugcnet.nta.nic.in.

NTA generally releases the admit cards for exams at least five days before the commencement. The hall tickets for the September 24 exam were released on September 19 and for September 29 exam the UGC-NET admit card was released on September 24, 2020.

Also read: UGC: Odd semester to commence from Nov 18

Candidates would also be getting a self-declaration form along with the admit card that would have to be printed, filled and signed (by candidate and guardian) before entering the exam hall. The self- declaration form has to be submitted to the invigilator at the time of examination.

Candidates would also need to bring two passport size photographs with them to the centres, which must be the same as uploaded in the application form by them. One photograph would be pasted on the admit card while the other would be submitted to the invigilator while signing for the attendance.

Steps to download UGC NET Admit Card 2020:

-Visit the official site of NTA UGC NET at ugcnet.nta.nic.in.

-Click on UGC NET Admit Card 2020 link available on the home page

-A new page will open where candidates can enter the login credentials

-Click on submit and admit card will be displayed on the screen

Report: Around 60 pc students have access to smartphones

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October 29, 2020

According to the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), 2020, almost three quarter of all children receive some form of learning support from family members while schools are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The report pointed out that among enrolled children, more than 60 per cent live in families with at least one smartphone.

This proportion has increased enormously in the last two years, from 36.5 per cent to 61.8 per cent among enrolled children. The percentage point increase is similar in households of children enrolled in government and private schools.

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“States that show an increase of more than 30 percentage points in the proportion of children whose families own a smartphone include Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Tripura,” it said.

Conducted in September this year, the sixth month of national school closures, the survey explores provision of and access to distance education mechanisms, material and activities for children in rural India, and the ways in which children and families are engaging with these remote learning alternatives from their homes.

ASER 2020 was conducted in 26 states and four union territories. It reached a total of 52,227 households and 59,251 children in the age group of 5-16 years, as well as teachers or head teachers from 8,963 government schools offering primary grades.

The report pointed out that about one-third of enrolled children had received some form of learning material or activities from their teachers during the week preceding the survey. This proportion was higher in higher grades than in lower ones; and higher among students in private schools than in government schools.

NEET Counselling for first round of seat allotment begins

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October 29, 2020

In a huge relief, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) commenced the online registration process for the first round of NEET 2020 counselling. Candidates who have qualified the NEET 2020 can apply for the first round of NEET 2020 counselling online at mcc.nic.in on or before November 2, 2020. However, the payment facility will be available only till 7 pm on November 2.

Candidates can fill the choices of course and colleges according their preferences from October 28 to November 2, 2020. The choice locking will close at 11:59 pm on November 2, 2020.

Also read: NEET Counselling 2020: Medical college admissions to begin from Oct 27

The seat allotment process will be held on November 3 and 4, 2020, and the results will be declared on November 5, 2020. Candidates will have to report online on November 6.

Steps to register for NEET counselling 2020:

-Visit the official website at mcc.nic.in

-Click on the link that reads, “UG Medical Counselling”

-Click on the link that reads, ‘New Registration’

-Fill in all the requisite information and submit

-A new Roll No. and Password will be generated.

-Use these credentials to register for NEET Counselling.

-Revisit the web portal and select ‘Candidate login’.

-Key in your credentials and login

-Fill in all the necessary details and submit

Sisodia: Delhi Schools to remain closed for now

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October 28, 2020

All schools in Delhi will continue to be closed till further orders in view of the COVID-19 situation, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said.

Parents are not in favour of reopening schools either, Sisodia said at an online press conference. The Delhi government had earlier announced that schools will remain closed till October 31. “We keep getting feedback from parents that they are really concerned about whether it is safe to reopen schools. It is not. Wherever schools have reopened, COVID-19 cases among children have risen. So we have decided that as of now schools in the national capital will not reopen. They will continue to be closed till further orders,” Sisodia said.

Also read: Sisodia lauds school as 5 students crack IIT, 22 qualify NEET

Universities and schools across the country have been closed since March 16, when the Centre announced a countrywide classroom shutdown as part of measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. A nationwide lockdown was imposed on March 25. While several restrictions have been eased in different ‘unlock’ phases, educational institutions continue to remain closed.

According to ‘Unlock 5’ guidelines, states can take a call on reopening schools in phases. Several states have also begun the process of reopening schools. Earlier, schools were allowed to call students from Class 9 to 12 to school on voluntary basis from September 21. However, the Delhi government decided against it.

Delhi University Vice Chancellor Yogesh Tyagi suspended

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October 28, 2020

On the orders of President Ram Nath Kovind, Delhi University Vice Chancellor Yogesh Tyagi was suspended. According to officials of the Ministry of Education (MoE), has also directed an inquiry against him over allegations of dereliction of duty.

The move comes amid a power tussle in the central university.

The President, who is the Visitor to the university, has placed Tyagi under suspension to ensure that the inquiry is fair and that he is not able to tamper with material records or coerce the witnesses, a senior ministry official said.

“All orders issued by or issued with the approval of Yogesh Tyagi during the period of his absence on medical ground are set aside and to be treated as null and void,” the official said.

Also read: Kejriwal seeks amendments in Delhi University Act

Tyagi has been on leave since July 2 when he was admitted to AIIMS under emergency medical condition. The government had on July 17 given Pro-VC P C Joshi the charge of VC, until Tyagi resumes office.

A controversy erupted last week when Tyagi removed Joshi as pro-VC on Thursday and appointed Geeta Bhatt, the director of the Non-Collegiate Women’s Education Board of the university, in his place.

The ministry then intervened in the power tussle between the vice chancellor and the pro-vice chancellor, saying appointments made by Tyagi were not valid as he is on leave.

Delhi HC rejects plea for JEE Advanced re-exam for left out candidates

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October 28, 2020

The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with the authorities’ decision not to hold re-examination of JEE (Advanced) for the candidates who could not attempt the entrance test due to their COVID-19 positive status.

Justice Jayant Nath said it is a settled legal position that normally, it would be wise and safe for the courts to leave the decisions of academic matters to experts who are more familiar with the problems they face than the courts generally. The high court dismissed a petition by an IIT aspirant, who had obtained a rank in the top 96,187 general category candidates in the JEE (Mains) examination held in September this year but could not sit for the JEE (Advanced) examination on September 27 as he tested COVID-19 positive on September 22.

Also read: Delhi High Court ordered to set up grievance redressal system in all varsities

The results were declared on October 5. He said he wrote to the Organising Chairman of IIT-Delhi, explaining his position and seeking accommodation/relaxation to another date for taking this examination. He also contacted the examination centre in Jaipur where he was informed that there were no arrangements for a COVID-19 positive student to appear in the examination.

The plea said the eligibility criteria for JEE (Advanced) is that a candidate can appear only two times in two consecutive years. Hence, he will lose a chance of getting admission into prestigious institutions like IITs. He pleaded that separate arrangements in the form of isolation centres for candidates who tested positive for COVID-19 should have been made and implemented at centres, as it was done in other examinations like CLAT 2020.

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