Pokhriyal launches guidelines on internship embedded degree programmes

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August 8, 2020

As proposed in new National Education Policy 2020, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has formally unveiled the UGC guidelines on the implementation of internship embedded degree programmes. The guidelines were launched as part of the Conclave on Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under National Education Policy 2020. Earlier, PM Modi delivered the inaugural address for the Conclave.

Education Minister said that the guidelines have been designed keeping in mind the visionary goal set by the NEP 2020 to ensure holistic development of the students. This includes providing them with the necessary theoretical knowledge as well as hands-on experience and training. The internship / apprenticeship embedded degree programmes will go a long way in helping institutes design programmes that are based on practical training which help in development of the necessary skill-set for the students that is required by the job market.

MoS Education Sanjay Dhotre said that apprenticeship embedded degree programmes will have the way ahead for enhancing the employability of students after they complete their education. “The apprenticeship-integrated degree programme will allow the higher education institutions to prepare the students for the need[s] of [the] job market,” he added.

UPSC releases civil service exam cut off marks

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August 8, 2020

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the UPSC Civil service cut off 2019 on its official website. Candidates appeared for the recruitment can check the cut off marks for prelims, mains and final cut off marks from the official website.

Earlier, UPSC declared the Civil Services result 2020. This year a total of 829 candidates have qualified the Civil Services exam.

UPSC Civil Service 2019 prelims exam was conducted on June 2 in offline mode while mains exam was conducted from December 1 to 8. The personal interviews for Civil Services 2019 were conducted from July 20 to 30 across the country.

Also read: Prof Pradeep Kumar Joshi appointed as new UPSC chairman

This year Pradeep Singh topped the Civil Services exam while Jatin Kishore secured the second rank. Union Public Service Commission has released the UPSC CSE 2019 topper liston August 4 at the official website. Union Public Service Commission conducts Civil Services exam for the recruitment of candidates in various government services.

NEP has given freedom for new concepts in education sector : CBSE director

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August 8, 2020

CBSE Director Biswajit Saha hailed the new National Education Policy and said the core objective of the policy, which has given freedom for amalgamation of different concepts, will be translated into action through the National Curriculum Framework.

“The core objective of the policy will be translated into action through the National Curriculum Framework (NCF), which needs a more participatory approach. The policy has given freedom for amalgamation of different concepts and multidisciplinary approach. The NCF will give a roadmap for implementation of reforms laid down in the policy,” he said.

“There could be a debate about the training required for competency-based education and learning outcomes but once we have decided we want to do it, it can be achieved with progressive participation of stakeholders. It is a forward-looking policy,” Shah said.

Also read: Industry experts laud National Education Policy 2020

The NEP approved by the Union Cabinet replaces the 34-year-old National Policy on Education framed in 1986 and is aimed at paving the way for transformational reforms in school and higher education systems to make India a global knowledge superpower. Multiple entries and exit options in degree courses, adding 3.5 crore seats in higher education institutions, which will now have a single regulator, discontinuation of M.Phil programmes and fixation of fees are among the higher education reforms outlined in the new NEP.

CBSE relaxes rules for Class 11 admission for students

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August 7, 2020

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has relaxed the rules for admission to Class 11 for students who would like to take up Math. Earlier, having Mathematics-Standard Paper in Class 10 was compulsory, as per admission rules, to take up the subject in Class 11.

The rule has been relaxed as a one-time measure, and students who did not have Mathematics Standard paper in Class 10 can still opt for Mathematics in Class 11. The decision will benefit students who had opted for Basic Mathematics in Class 10 and are now looking forward to taking up Mathematics in Class 11 as well. The relaxation has been made as a one-time measure only for the batch of academic year 2020-21.

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The CBSE Board has also clarified that after the relaxation of the rule of having Math Standard subject as mandatory; students who had Basic Mathematics will now be allowed to take up the subject in Class 11 as well without having to reappear for the Compartmental Exam.

Simply put, all the students have passed in the CBSE Class 10 Basic Mathematics exam, are now eligible to take up Maths in Class 11, without having the need to reappear for the standard maths paper during compartment exams.

The Board informed students that it will conduct Compartmental Exams at a suitable time, once the situation around COVID-19 improves across the country.

Registration for “Design Championship 2020” begins online

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August 7, 2020

India’s biggest national design championship is back with a bang. In the light of Corona pandemic, 2020 Design Championship will be conducted online. The competition provides platform for school students to showcase their creativity and talent.

Since its inception in 2014, more than 80,000 participants across India have built over 5000 games, over 1000 movies, over 2000 graphics, over 500 Apps and over 1000 industrial design.

Students can start registration for the competition on various levels.

This year, the national level competition will provide a chance for the participants to win cash prizes up to Rs 12 lakhs.

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The competition is divided into : Junior – 9 to 10 years, Middle – 11 to 13 years, Senior – 14 to 16 years. With categories: App Design, Game Design, Movie Making, Graphic Design, Industrial Design.

The regional level championship in cities across India will be held on Delhi/NCR & Lucknow- 7^th& 8^th September 2020, Coimbatore, Madurai & Cochin- 10^th&11^thSeptember 2020, Chennai-14^th&15^thSeptember 2020, Hyderabad & Bangalore-17^th& 18^thSeptember 2020 and Mumbai- 21^st& 22^ndSeptember 2020.

The winner and runner up team of each category at the regional level competition will get a trophy & e-certificate of achievement. The winner and runner up team at All India Championship of each category will receive a trophy, e-certificate of achievement & cash reward. All the registered participants will be given an e- certificate of participation.

To know more, kindly visit – http://designchampionship.in

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Prof Pradeep Kumar Joshi appointed as new UPSC chairman

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August 7, 2020

Professor Pradeep Kumar Joshi has been appointed as the new chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Prof Joshi will succeed Arvind Saxena who completes his term as UPSC chairman. Joshi has joined the commission in May 2015 as a member.

Earlier, Joshi was the chairman of both Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commissions.

His tenure as the chairman of the UPSC will be till May 12, 2021.

Earlier, Prof Joshi also served as Director, National Institute of Educational Planning & Administration (NIEPA). Prof. Joshi did his Post Graduate Degree in Commerce in 1977 and Ph.D. Degree in Commerce in 1981 from Kanpur University, Kanpur. Professor Joshi has been in the field of education for more than 28 years.

Also read: Himanshu Pandya appointed as vice-chancellor of Gujarat University

He has also served as the Professor, Head & Dean, Faculty of Management Studies, Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur (MP) since May 2000 to 12th June 2006.

At present, Bhim Sain Bassi, Air Marshal A S Bhonsle (retired), Sujata Mehta, Manoj Soni, Smita Nagaraj, M Sathiyavathy Bharat Bhushan Vyas, T C A Anant and Rajiv Nayan Choubey are other members of the UPSC.

UPSC conducts the civil services examination annually to recruit for various bureaucratic posts in India.

Delhi HC upholds DU decision to conduct online exam

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August 7, 2020

In a huge relief the Delhi University, the Delhi High Court on Friday gave its nod to the varsity for conducting online Open Book Examination (OBE) for final year undergraduate courses. The exams will be conducted from August 10 with a slew of directions.

Justice Prathiba M Singh said the questions papers be made available to students through email and the varsity’s portal and they be given extra time to upload the answer sheets.

The varsity is directed to send an auto generated email informing the students that their answer sheets have been received, the high court, which was pronouncing the judgement through video conferencing, said.

“I wish the students and Delhi University all the best for the exams,” Justice Singh said.

Also read: Delhi High Court stays neighbourhood criteria for nursery admissions

The court passed the verdict on a plea challenging the varsity’s decision to hold online OBE, as per the UGC guidelines, for final year undergraduate courses which will be in long form exams.

The DU is scheduled to hold final year undergraduate online OBE from August 10-31 and the students who will be left out of online exams will be given an opportunity to appear in physical examinations, to be held sometime in September.

CSIT-IITR Lucknow signs MoU with KIET to promote research & innovation

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August 7, 2020

New Delhi/Ghaziabad: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Indian Institute of Toxicology and Research (CSIR-IITR), Lucknow signed the historic Memorandum of Understanding with KIET Group of Institutions, Delhi-NCR, Ghaziabad on August 5, 2020 at its Lucknow office. This MoU has been signed to promote Electronics, Information Technology, Electronics Instrumentation and Pharmacy-based Research & Development, thereby enabling ecosystem by both the institutes for Startups.

The Director, CSIR-IITR, Lucknow, Dr Alok Dhawan and the Director, KIET Group of Institutions, Ghaziabad – Dr A Garg signed the MoU in the presence of Head Business Development & Research, IITR – Dr KC Khulbe and GM-TBI & Dean- IEC, KIET, Prof Satendra Kumar. This collaboration aims to promote Electronics & Information Technology and Pharmacy-based Research & Development and Startups through the collective efforts of CSIR-IITR and experienced researchers of KIET.

The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), established in 1942, is an autonomous society whose president is the Prime Minister of India. An ensemble of 37 state-of-the-art institutes, CSIR is, at present, amongst the foremost scientific and industrial research organizations in the world and KIET Group of Institutions is one of the premier destinations for young minds, offering courses in Engineering, Management and Pharmacy and DSIR approved SIRO and Technology Incubation Centre approved by DST, government of India and MEITY, Government of India.

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The director of KIET, Dr A Garg, states, “Through this agreement, both the organizations would endeavour to support each other in the areas pertaining to Electronics, Information and Pharmacy. The experienced researchers of KIET along with the Start-ups of TBI-KIET would devote worthy support to CSIR-IITR in the areas of Drone, Solar Panels, Green Energy, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, IoT and ERP and in return KIET students and faculty members would be able to utilize the advanced testing laboratories, good laboratory practices, established at IITR, for their Research. Also, the students of KIET would be able to avail the opportunities of internships with CSIR-IITR.”

The General Manager, KIET-TBI, Prof. Satendra Kumar said, “I am pleased to share that the Start-ups of KIET viz. Vyamnic Aerospace, D-Town Private Ltd., Enray Solutions and Bhurak Technologies, have already committed IITR to provide them with customized solutions in the areas of drone, solar panel cleaning and face recognition.” He shared that TBI-KIET, in alliance with the Incubation centre of IITR, will organize a 6-8 months Accelerator program in the fields of Health and Agriculture to give a momentum to Innovation and the department of Science & Technology and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the government of India will be approached for financial support.

Moreover, it has been decided that Director IITR, Lucknow, along with eminent scientists, will address the various departments of KIET and thereby a team of experienced experts will frame an extensive strategy to make this agreement extremely effective so that the services could be exchanged with proficiency.

This is the glorious time for all at KIET, especially the students as through this memorandum of understanding, KIET will strive for their welfare and provide them with the best opportunities both on the national and international platforms.

PM Modi: NEP focuses to lay foundation of ‘Naya Bharat’

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August 7, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation over the ‘Conclave on Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under National Education Policy’. PM Modi highlighted the importance of the National Education Policy 2020 and the reforms it plans to introduce in the education sector. He also said with holistic approach was needed to improve education in India and the NEP will transform the education sector it into an engine of growth for India of the 21st Century.

PM Modi said that the NEP 2020 will act as an instrument of change that will lay a strong foundation on which the future of ‘Naya Bharat’ will be built. He also said, the new policy was envisioned as the tool that will spur Curiosity, Imagination and Values among the students in particular and the society in general.

PM said the NEP has been designed after a very extensive and thorough exercise in which views and opinions from various stakeholders, right from schools in rural villages to academic think-tanks were invited and incorporated. New education policy will help curb the gap between education and research, he added.

Also read: PM Modi to deliver speech on New Education Policy

The National Education Policy 2020 attempts to promote curiosity and imagination rather than a system that encourages a rat-race for engineering and medicine.

The NEP will help in building a comprehensive Education Policy that is not only focused on few options but promotes Critical Thinking & Innovative Ability among students, he added.

Over training teachers, PM Modi said NEP focuses on upskilling of teacher and teacher-training and when a teacher learns, a nation leads.

The PM Modi also said under the New Education Policy 2020, emphasis is being shifted from teaching ‘What to Think’ to ‘How to Think’, which will lead to development of the cognitive abilities and reasoning sense among the students. PM Modi also added that NEP’s focus on development of cognitive learning will promote innovative and critical thinking among students.

He also said re-skill and up-skill among the students, will play pivotal role in the new era of knowledge economy. PM Modi also highlighted the importance of multidisciplinary approach in higher education.

PM also said “doing away with rigid stream-based structure at higher secondary level and provision of Multiple Entry and Exit Options to the students along with creation of a Carry Forward Credit Bank, will help students to follow their passion without having to worry about their future.”

The conclave saw Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ and Minister of State for HRD Sanjay Shamro Dhotre.

Maharashtra govt launches Google Classroom for students

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August 7, 2020

In the light of Corona pandemic, Maharashtra government has launched the Google Classroom initiative for enabling remote learning for school students. Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray has unveiled the initiative, making Maharastra the first state in the nation to implement the project for online learning.

Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Minister of School Education Varsha Gaikwad was also present at the launch along with the Chief Minister.

CM Uddhav Thackeray said that “Education has always been his primary concern. The State Government’s stance has always been on how and when education, rather than schools, could be started again after the enforced pause on school education caused by the pandemic.” Furthermore, he urged the younger generation to use emerging technology in other sectors as well.

Also read: Maharashtra govt asks teachers to report in schools

Meanwhile last week, Maharashtra government has reduced the syllabus of the schools from classes 1-12 up to 25 percent. The move came after the syllabus was reduced by CBSE and ICSE boards followed by many state Boards. As per reports, the department has informed that the syllabus of almost 101 subjects from classes 1 to 10 would be reduced to bring the statistics to 25 %.

CM Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray launched the Google Classroom initiative for enabling remote learning for school students in the state today, making Maharashtra the first state in the country to implement the project. #RevolutionizingEducation pic.twitter.com/7p2yhQ8WuJ

— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) August 6, 2020

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