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Punjab Education Department commences new subject ‘Welcome Life’

Punjab Education Department

To inculcate moral values among students, the Punjab Education Department has decided to introduce a new subject ‘Welcome Life’ for all classes in public schools across the state.

As per information, introduction of the subject is aimed at teaching moral values and preparing students for better disposition and making them able to handle adverse situations in life.

A spokesperson of the school education department said that this subject has been implemented in all the government, affiliated, associated, aided and unaided schools in the state. This new subject ‘Welcome Life’ has been commenced from the current session 2020-21.

According to the spokesperson this subject would be taught to the students from pre-primary to XII classes. There will be a total of 100 marks in this subject out of which 50 marks will be for written examination and 50 marks will be for practical.

Also read: Punjab school education dept to conduct online monitoring of funds

The paper for the Board classes (V, VIII, X and XII) would be prepared by the Punjab school education board while for the remaining classes the subject would be assessed at the school level. The marks and the grade obtained by the student will be recorded on the certificate.

“The syllabus for this subject is prepared by the SCERT. On the basis of this syllabus books will be published by the Punjab School Education Board and will be made available to the students. School principals are instructed to spend at least one period a week on the subject,” said the spokesman.

23 students of Haryana’s Super-100 crack IIT

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In a major success for ‘Special Programme Super-100’started by Haryana Government, 23 students under this programme have got admission in IIT this year.

An official spokesperson of the School Education Department said that the entire Department deserves congratulations as this is the first achievement in the history of the Department. He informed that ‘Special Programme Super-100’ was started in 2018 under which centres were established in Rewari and Panchkula.

At these centres, meritorious underprivileged students of government schools were given coaching for admission in premier institutes like IITs. Forty-eight students each were preparing for the session, 2018 – 2020, for the entrance examination centres at Rewari and Panchkula, out of which 86 students have achieved success in Advance and NEET and IIT.

Also read: Haryana government relaxes norms for J&K students’ admission

He informed that this training was completed by 48 each students in both Rewari and Panchkula centres in non-medical stream in the session 2018-20. During the JEE-Main examination, 63 students qualified for the advance, while for the IIT, Delhi, 23 students have secured admission. In this programme, 8 students belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC) category have secured position in IIT and Praveen from Sirsa has achieved All India 434 rank in Scheduled Caste category. If we talk about Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Backward Classes (BC), this has been achieved by 9 students, in which All India Rank of Kajal from Fatehabad is 293. Similarly, five students of General Category have got admissions in colleges.

NTA releases NEET OMR sheets for students

NEET OMR sheets

In a major development, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has published the students’ response sheets on its official website — ntaneet.ac.in. Candidates can match their answers from the OMR sheets with the answer keys for all the subjects of NEET — Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

NTA has also allowed the students to raise objections against the NEET 2020 OMR sheets, in case answers marked by them are not displayed on the OMR sheets. Students who have taken the eligibility test of NEET can download the OMR sheets and tally their answers marked from NEET 2020 answer keys and calculate their probable scores. . NEET 2020 was held on September 13. More than 14 lakh students appeared for NEET 2020 this year.

Also read: Pokhriyal: NEET 2020 saw 90 pc attendance of students

NTA has earlier released the NEET 2020 question papers and answer keys with the correct responses to the 180 multiple choice questions asked in all the sections of the NEET 2020 paper including Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology.

Steps to download NEET OMR Sheet 2020

-Visit the official website of NTA — nta.nic.in

-Click ‘NEET 2020 OMR Sheet’ under Latest Announcement

-Insert the login credentials — application numbers and passwords

-Click and access the NEET 2020 OMR Sheet

CLAT 2020 results declared; check details

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Providing huge relief to students, the Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLU) on Monday announced the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT 2020) results. Candidates who have appeared in the CLAT 2020 examination can check their results online at consortiumofnlus.ac.in.

The CLAT 2020 examination was conducted on September 28, 2020, at 300 centres, spread across the country. The entrance examination is held for admissions to undergraduate and postgraduate law programmes in participating institutions.

Also read: CLAT 2020 counselling to start from Oct 6

The counselling or admission process will commence from October 9 and will conclude on October 15 for which the registration process will begin from 12 pm on October 6 to 6 pm on October 7.

Steps to check CLAT 2020 Results:

-Visit the official website at consortiumofnlus.ac.in

-Click on the link that reads, “CLAT 2020”

-Enter in credentials and login

-CLAT 2020 result will be displayed on the screen

Education Minister releases guidelines for reopening of schools

Education Minister releases guidelines

In a major development, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank released the School Reopening Guidelines and SOPs prepared by Department of School Education & Literacy for Reopening of Schools.

The guidelines have been released following Home Ministry’s permission allowing states to reopen schools from 15th October 2020 onwards in a graded manner within their jurisdiction after thorough assessment of the prevailing situation.

The guidelines for reopening of schools across the county were released by the Education Minister along with the video message sent out from his official social media account.

Also read: Pokhriyal: NEET 2020 saw 90 pc attendance of students

Education Minister said that his ministry has prepared broad guidelines for the reopening of schools across the country keeping safety of the students as its top priority. However, he said, while ensuring complete safety of students, it is also important that ‘Suraksha’ and ‘Shiksha’ should go hand-in-hand and that academic continuity is maintained for the students.

Minister also added that the pandemic has affected the vulnerable sections of our society the hardest and therefore, while reopening of schools, state governments, officials, school administrators and educators need to ensure that the needs of the most vulnerable students, including homeless and migrant children and those directly affected by COVID-19 are given priority.

Kerala CM dedicates 90 Schools as Centres of Excellence

Kerala CM

In a major development, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has dedicated 90 schools as Centres of Excellence and has laid the foundation stone for 54 school buildings.

The CM added that out of the 90 Centres of Excellence, four buildings have been constructed at a cost of Rs 5 Crore with funding from KIIFB while 20 buildings were built at a cost of Rs 3 Crore, 62 buildings have been built using the plan funds and four buildings will be constructed at a cost of Rs 3 Crore each with KIIFB funding n 20 buildings will be boots at the cost of Rs 40 Crore from the plan fund.

The newly inaugurated schools include two each in Pathanamthitta and Kasargod districts followed by three schools in Kottayam and Ernakulam each four schools in Wayanad, Five in Idukki, Six in Kollam and Palakkad, nine schools in Kozhikode, 10 schools each in Malappuram and Thiruvananthapuram, 11 in Thrissur and 12 in Kannur.

Also read: Kerala CM launches E-Learning platform “KIDGLOVE”

Three school buildings are being constructed in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Palakkad and Kasargod districts while four school buildings will be conducted in Pathanamthitta.17 buildings will be built in Wayanad, two in Ernakulam, seven in Malappuram and nine in Kozhikode.

The Chief Minister also added that the changes in the field of School education were implemented considering the next generation. The closure of government schools was discussed which have now become centres of excellence with students coming in to study also increasing.

DU to release first cutoff list on Oct 10

DU to release first cutoff

Country’s premier varsity, Delhi University is expected to release the Delhi University Admissions 2020 first cutoff list on the official website on October 10, 2020. Students who have applied for the DU Undergraduate and Postgraduate 2020 admissions can visit the official website of the university to check the cutoff. The admissions against the first Delhi University cutoff lists will begin from October 12, 2020.

The Delhi University Admission 2020 cutoff list will be available on the official website of Delhi University – du.ac.in.

The Delhi University’s first cutoff list will be released on the official website of the university two days prior to the admissions. The first cutoff list of Delhi University admissions will include details like the college name, subjects, cutoff for each category.

Also read: Delhi University’s academic session to start from Nov 18

Students who have applied for the admissions and have made the cutoff for the different subjects are required to complete the further admission process for the admissions. The students who qualify the cutoff can complete the admissions from October 12 to 14, 2020.

Candidates will also be able to check the Delhi University Admission 2020 first cutoff list through the direct link which will be provided here.

As per the schedule, the university is set to release five cutoff lists for the 2020 academic year admissions. The cutoff percentage will be separate for the different categories under which the students have already applied.

JEE Advanced 2020 registration process to begin on Oct 6

JEE Advanced 2020 registration

Earlier on the day, JEE Advanced 2020 examination results have been released on the official website. Students who have appeared for the examinations can visit the official website of JEE Advanced 2020 to check the results. The students who have qualified the JEE Advanced 2020 examinations are required to register themselves for the JoSAA Counselling 2020 and the JEE Advanced 2020 seat allotment.

The JEE Advanced 2020 counselling registrations will begin from tomorrow, October 6, 2020, the link to register for the JEE Advanced 2020 counselling will be open from 10 AM.

Also read: JEE Advanced 2020 admit card released

In order to check the JEE Advanced 2020 results students are required to visit the official website and click on the link available on the official website. Students are required to enter the JEE Advanced 2020 roll number, date of birth and the phone number in the JEE Advanced 2020 result link.

The JEE Advanced 2020 result link is available on the official website – jeeadv.ac.in.

Steps to check the JEE Advanced 2020 Results

-Visit the official website of JEE Advanced

-Click on the JEE Advanced 2020 Result link

-Enter the JEE Advanced 2020 roll number, Date of Birth, and Phone Number in the link available

-The results will be declared

UP Govt allows schools to reopen from 15th Oct

UP Govt

In a major development, Uttar Pradesh Government is planning to reopen schools across the state from 15th October 2020 onwards in a graded manner. The State Administration informed that the decision to reopen schools in the state would be taken by the district administration on the basis of local Covid-19 situation and in consultation with schools.

The state administration has issued new guidelines which allow schools along with coaching institutes, outside the containment zones to reopen in the state after 15th October 2020 onwards.

The decision in UP to reopen schools was taken by the Yogi Government in line with the Unlock 5.0 Guidelines issued by the Central Government. Announcing the decision, UP Chief Secretary RK Tiwari informed media person that Schools, which fall outside containment zones will be allowed to reopen from 15th October 2020 onwards.

Also read: Health Ministry issues SOPs for reopening of schools

While in-principal approval for reopening of schools has been given by the state government, the final decision will rest on local administration and its assessment of prevailing COVID-19 situation in the district.

According to the revised guidelines shared by the state government, classes have been allowed to be held in the schools from 15th October 2020 onwards in line with the unlock guidelines.

No formal attendance system will be followed and moreover, students will need to have explicit consent from their parents to start attending schools from 15th October 2020 onwards.

Rajasthan HC asks Private Schools to Collect Fees until 9th Oct

Rajasthan HC asks Private Schools

Providing huge needed relief to parents and students, Rajasthan High Court has ordered all private schools operating in the state to bar collection of school fees until 9th October 2020. The High Court bench stayed orders issued under a judgement issued by a single judge allowing schools to collect 70 per cent tuition fees from the parents.

The stay on the order allowing private schools to collect fees was passed by a division bench of the Rajasthan High Court comprising of Chief Justice Inderjit Mahanti and Justice Mahendra Goyal. In the same order, the High Court also asked schools to refrain from collecting fees until 9th October 2020.

The plea challenging the earlier order allowing private schools in the states to collect 70% school fees by private fees was challenged via a plea filed by advocate Sunil Samadaria.

Also read: Rajasthan govt asks private schools not to collect fees until re-opening

The petition challenged the earlier order, terming it as baseless and one that has no grounds. The petition also claimed that he management of the private schools fixed the tuition fees in violation of the RTE Act, flouting all norms of fee regulations.

Moreover, the petitioner argued that private schools did not give details to the court of the amount they had spent in schools during the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, the order of the single bench should be quashed.

The schools are closed due to Corona pandemic from mid-March across the country.

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