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.

Punjab CM virtually inaugurates 1,467 smart schools

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November 7, 2020

Under the ‘Mission Shat Pratishat’ Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh virtually distributed 2,625 tablets to students in 372 primary government schools and inaugurated 1,467 smart schools.

The Chief Minister launched ‘Mission Shat Pratishat’ (Mission 100 per sent) for the academic year 2020-21 to empower schools to achieve 100 per cent results despite the COVID-19 crisis in the state.

At the virtual event, which connected him to teachers, students and their parents from more than 4,000 schools and Ministers, MLAs, officials and non-teaching staff through WebEx, Facebook and YouTube, the Chief Minister also announced the creation of 8393 pre-primary school teachers posts and said the same would be filled up soon by the Education Department.

Pointing to the challenges in education in view of the COVID-19 situation, Captain Amarinder Singh said Mission Shat Pratishat was aimed at strengthening the digital education infrastructure.

Also read: Punjab CM launches scholarship scheme for students

“The mission aims to strengthen the digital educational infrastructure through E-Books, EDUSAT Lectures, E-Content and Online classes through Zoom App, Radio Channel, Broadcast of lectures through TV, Khan Academy Lectures and Video Lectures prepared by the teachers,” the Chief Minister said.

“This would help further boost the standards in government schools, which had witnessed massive improvement in the education quality and performance in the past three years, in line with the state government’s decision to curb all malpractices in Board exams,” he added.

The Chief Minister further lauded the contribution of smart schools to raising educational standards in Punjab and said of the total 19,107 schools in the state, 6,832 were currently Smart Schools, to which another 1,467 were being added.

NEET Counselling 2020 final results declared

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November 7, 2020

Medical Counselling Committee, (MCC) has released the NEET–UG Counselling Round 1 Final Results 2020 on mcc.nic.in. All the candidates who had qualified NEET Exam conducted on September 13, 2020 and in October, can check the results now on the official website by following the easy steps stated below.

As per a notice released the provisional results were declared and the candidates had the time till 8 PM on November 6, 2020, to inform the MCC of any discrepancies. Take a look at the steps to check results and the documents required below. Check the direct link of allotment letter here.

Also read: NTA releases NEET 2020 admit card

On the basis of their choices filled, candidates as well as the All India NEET Ranks – as assigned by NTA, the seat allotment process is being done. Candidates would be required to get their documents verified which are High School & Intermediate Mark Sheets, High School & Intermediate Passing Certificate, Identity Proof, Birth Certificate, Category Certificate (If Applicable), Passport size photograph (Six), NEET 2020 admit card as issued by NTA, NEET 2020 rank card, Provisional allotment letter – which would be available on mcc.nic.in.

NEET Counselling 2020: How to check round 1 final result

Candidates need to visit the official site of MCC on mcc.nic.in.

Click on NEET Counselling 2020 Round 1 list available on the official site.

The Round 1 list would open where candidates can check their results.

PM Modi urges students to focus on quality, never compromise

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November 7, 2020

Addressing the 51st annual convocation of IIT Delhi via video conferencing Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the post-COVID-19 world is going to be very different and technology will play the biggest role in it.

COVID-19 has taught the world that globalisation is important but self-reliance is equally important, the prime minister said.

Modi also urged the graduating students to focus on quality, never compromise, and make their innovations work at a mass scale.

Also read: PM Modi: Lot of focus on structural reforms in higher education

The PM also said “the country will ensure ease of doing business for its youth while they should work for providing ease of living to people, particularly the poorest of the poor, through innovations”.

“India is fully committed to give its youth ease of doing business so that the youth through their innovation can bring about a change in the lives of crores of people of the country,” Modi said addressing the graduating students of IIT Delhi.

He said: “After all, you passed one of the toughest exams, the JEE and then you came to IIT. But, there are two things that will enhance your ability even more- One is flexibility, other is humility.”

“Your work will give global recognition to our products. Your efforts will lead to swifter recognition of Indian products,” Modi told the students, calling them the best brand ambassadors of Brand India.

The nation has seen how technology can provide good governance and reach the poor and the needy in the last few years, he said.

Technology has made last mile delivery of services efficient and reduced the scope of corruption, the prime minister said.

22 IIT Guwahati researchers featured in list of world’s top scientists

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November 7, 2020

In a major development, twenty two faculty members and researchers of Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati were featured in the list of the world’s top two per cent scientists created by Stanford University of the USA.

The list prepared by experts at Stanford University has names of over 1,00,000 scientists, whose published research manuscripts have accelerated progress in their respective fields and influenced productivity of other researchers as well.

The institute’s Director T G Sitharam and other faculty members were listed and ranked for their research publications citations for the year 2019 and their lifetime contribution to their specific fields of research.

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IIT Guwahati faculty members featured in the list are from the Departments of Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Biosciences and Bioengineering, Chemistry, Electrical and Electronics.

“This recognition of several faculty of the institute in the world’s top two per cent of Scientists List has placed it in the global map of science and has brought great pride to the Institute. I congratulate all the 22 scientists and their hard work and commitment to furthering science,” Sitharam said.

The database report on field specific analysis was prepared by Prof John P A Loannidis of Stanford University and his team and was published in the prestigious journal PLOS Biology, the statement said.

Govt: Odisha Schools to remain closed till Dec 31

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November 7, 2020

In a first, Odisha state government announced to keep all schools closed till December 31. With the notice, Odisha became the first state to decide to extend the closure of schools for the entire year since March when schools were shut due the pandemic.

The decision to keep the schools closed in Odisha was taken in view of the apprehensions of a second wave of pandemic. With experts predicting a second wave mid-December, the Odisha Government announced its decision to keep the schools closed.

The School and Mass Education (S&ME) department in a notification reads: “… the state government does hereby direct that all schools in the state shall remain closed till 31 December, 2020.”

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Education Minister of the state Samir Ranjan Dash has clarified that said that the state will not open schools for the students of class 8 to 12 from November 15 as was decided earlier. The decision came after CM Naveen Patnaik expressed concerns over possible second wave of the pandemic. Also, the contraction of infection by hundreds of teachers and students in Andhra Pradesh was a matter of concern and worry.

Maharashtra Government announced its decision to reopen the schools in the state from November 23 for classes 9 to 12. As for Karnataka, the decision to reopen schools has not been taken as yet and no date has been announced.

Notably, Uttarakhand announced closure of 84 schools after about 80 teachers tested positive. Also, neighbouring state Andhra Pradesh too has reported as many as 829 positive cases among the teachers since the schools reopened in the state from November 2, 2020.

Sisodia: GB Pant Engineering College to be part of Skill and Entrepreneurship University

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November 6, 2020

The GB Pant Engineering College, whose students are on a hunger strike over no admissions this year, will get the status of a constituent college of the proposed Skill and Entrepreneurship University, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said.

“GB Pant Engineering College will get the status of Constituent College of Skills and Entrepreneurship University. Furthermore, new courses will be introduced in the engineering college as well,” Sisodia said.

“Currently, students come through entrances every year and the goal is to enrol at least 1,000 students annually in GB Pant,” he added.

Also read: Sisodia: Delhi Schools to remain closed for now

The students of the college have been protesting against non-inclusion of the college in the admission counselling process this year by the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.

“Through the university, World-Class Skill Centres (WCSC) will be set up to provide skill-based training and degrees, but will also cater to the students by identifying future-centric jobs. The purpose of establishing this university is to fix the existing gaps in this country by upskilling students and readying future-entrepreneurs of this country,” Sisodia said.

“In 2020, we must prepare our children by upskilling them to face world over challenges, especially in an era of global economy, online marketing and work-from-home set-ups by creating hands-on employable courses,” he added.

The minister directed the officials to aim to develop the capacity of enrolling at least 1.25 lakh students every year in the university in the coming years.

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