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SC asks UPSC to file reply on UPSC Prelims 2020

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UPSC Prelims 2020

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Prelims 2020 examination scheduled for October 4, 2020 has not been postponed as yet. The Supreme Court has asked the UPSC to file its reply and reasons why the examination cannot be postponed. The matter has been adjourned till Wednesday – September 30, 2020.

Representing UPSC in the top court, Advocate Naresh Kaushik insisted that it was impossible to postpone the examination. He pointed out that the exam was supposed to be held on September 30 but was then pushed to October 4.

Justice Khanwilkar then asked him to file an affidavit in the court listing all the reasons for not postponing the examination. Advocate Anushree Kapadia representing the intervener, who is the father of a government officer also presented the matter to the court. The bench has asked the IA to be filed with the counsel and that UPSC would reply to the same in the affidavit which would be filed.

Also read: UPSC Prelims exams 2020 postponed further

UPSC Prelims or UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination is conducted for recruitment of Group A and B Cadres in various Central Departments including IAS and IPS positions. The examination is usually conducted in the month of May but was postponed this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Arguing that the UPSC Prelims is a recruitment examination and not an academic exam, petitioners have requested the apex court to intervene and postpone the examination by 2 to 3 months to limit the risk of COVID19 spread in the country.

Odisha Govt to start “Radio Pathashala” for Class 1 to 8 students

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Odisha Govt start Radio Pathashala

Odisha Government has come up with an idea to hold “Radio Pathashala” to teach students of Class 1 to 8 in the state after the closure of schools across the state due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to Odisha School Education Program Authority, this syllabus-based student educational program “Radio Pathashala” is going to be broadcast on All India Radio from September 28, every week from Monday to Friday between 10 am to 10:15 am to facilitate the continuous learning of students.

Bhupendra S Poonia, State Project Director, Odisha School Education Program Authority has asked all District Education Officers, all District Project Coordinators, all Block Education Officers to intimate all Headmasters and CRCCs to widely disseminate among the students and parents to listen to the program.

Also read: Mobile Science Labs launched by Odisha government

The program will be broadcast from all Radio Stations at the same time and will also be uploaded on DIKSHA platform.

In Unlock 4.0, the Ministry of Home Affairs had allowed to open schools for classes from 9th to 12th students from Sept 21st. Many states have allowed schools to open.

Delhi University’s academic session to start from Nov 18

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Delhi University's academic session

According to reports, Delhi University’s new academic session will commence on November 18, while admissions for undergraduate courses under the first cut-off list will begin from October 12.

The premier varsity announced the admission schedule for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Friday. According to the schedule released by the varsity, admissions under the first cut-off list will begin on October 12 and end on October 14. The last day of payment will be October 16.

Admissions under the second cut-off list will take place between October 19 and October 21, while the last date of payment will be October 23. Admissions under the third cut-off list will take place between October 26 to October 28, while admissions under subsequent cut-off list will be between November 2 to November 4, 2020. Admissions under the fifth cut-off list will be held between November 9 to November 11, 2020.

Also read: Delhi University Teachers’ Association to not hold online classes over delay in payment

The new session will commence on November 18, while admissions under the special cut-off list will be between November 18 to November 20. In case vacant seats are left, further cut-offs may be announced by the varsity. For entrance-based undergraduate courses, admissions against the first merit list will happen between October 19 to October 21 while the last date of payment is October 23.

Punjabi University postpones exams till October 14

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Punjabi University postpones exams

In a major development, Punjabi University Patiala has postponed the exams due to Punjab Bandh announced. The revised date sheet for the exam has been released on the official website informing about the exam that would be conducted on October 14, 2020.

As per the Controller of Exams, Punjabi University, Professor JIS Khattar, “the exam have been postponed as the students, principles of various colleges, and the representatives of private Colleges Associations brought to the notice about the Punjab Bandh. So the students and staff who are to appear for the exams would find it difficult to conduct these exams.”

Also read: Punjabi University plans global foray for funding

The varsity has over 70,000 final year students in the campus, in affiliated colleges, constituent colleges etc. The possibility of conducting offline examinations at its centres had been ruled out earlier. Prof JIS Khattar, Controller Examinations, on September 9, 2020, released a notice stating that the theory exam would be conducted through online-offline blended mode. The students would be given two hours to answer 50 per cent of the questions on the paper.

All those students appearing would download the exam paper that would be provided through department heads. They would write answers on A-4 size sheets and upload them back on the website or do as directed. The students would be required to answer 50 per cent of the question paper.

Unacademy acquires UPSC preparation platform Coursavy

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Unacademy Coursavy

In a major development, Ed-tech platform Unacademy has acquired Coursavy, a platform for UPSC test preparation. The deal has been finalized for an undisclosed amount.

The acquisition will further strengthen Unacademy’s leadership position in the UPSC test preparation market.

Earlier this year, Bengaluru-based Unacademy had acquired Kreatryx, and PrepLadder for $50 million, besides investing in Mastree, and taking over the custodianship of CodeChef.

Earlier, the unicorn form also announced raising around Rs 1,125 crore in a funding round led by Softbank Vision Fund 2 along with participation from existing investors, including Facebook.

“As we grow and strengthen our position as the leader in the test prep market, bringing Coursavy on board will play a strategic role for Unacademy in the UPSC examination category. At Unacademy, we are striving to democratise education in India and this acquisition is a step in that direction,” Unacademy Group co-founder and CEO Gaurav Munjal said.

Currently, Coursavy has various subject matter experts teaching over 70,000 learners through their YouTube channel and platform.

Also read: UPSC declares NDA II results; check details

The statement said Coursavy educators, including Rathore, will now teach on the Unacademy platform and also provide mentorship to the existing educators on enhancing discipline among the aspirants.

The content from Coursavy will assist Unacademy educators in their live classes and help learners with their UPSC preparation, it added.

Pokhriyal: UGC issues guidelines for universities

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Pokhriyal UGC issues

The University Grants Commission (UGC) released the complete list of guidelines to be followed by universities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As per Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, said all merit-based admissions must be complete by the end of October and all remaining vacant seats filled by the end of November.

The UGC in the guidelines, said: “Merit/entrance based admissions to the first year programmes for the session 2020-21 be completed by the end of October 2020. The last date for admissions to fill up the remaining vacant seats shall be November 30. ”

“If the university faces difficulties in making admission as per the existing policy it may adopt alternative modes of admission processes, if otherwise legally tenable,” the UGC added. UGC has also instructed universities to follow a 6-day week pattern to compensate for the loss of classes.

Also read: UGC: Exams mandatory for university students

The education minister had earlier revealed that classes for the new semester are set to begin from November 1, as per the UGC guidelines. Semester examinations for odd semesters are set to be conducted between March 6 and March 26, 2021. Exams for even semesters will be held from June 9 to June 21, 2021.

The UGC, in April, had released guidelines to start academic sessions from September but the increasing number of COVID-19 cases forced the commission to push the dates further down.

JEE Advanced Examinations 2020: Revised SOPs issued for students

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JEE Advanced Examinations 2020

With the examinations being conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic situation, Indian Institute of Technology, the conducting body of the examination has released a set of guidelines to be followed by the students appearing for the exams.

The JEE Advanced Examinations are scheduled to be conducted from September 27, 2020.

Students appearing for the exams must make sure that they carry the JEE Advanced 2020 examination admit card. The link to download the JEE advanced 2020 admit card is available on the official website of JEE Advanced.

The examination will be conducted for a duration of 3 hours in two papers, Paper 1 will be conducted from 9 AM to 12 PM and Paper 2 will be conducted from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM in the online mode.

Also read: JEE Advanced 2020 admit card released

According to the notification released, adequate measures are implemented for the safety of all the students without compromising the high standards, sanctity and fairness of conducting the examinations.

Social distancing measures will also be implemented for the JEE Advanced 2020 according to the guidelines issued by the Government in order to ensure the health and safety of the candidates with the help of partners like TCS iON.

The seating arrangements in the examination centre will be sanitised before the exams begin. The equipment in the examination centre including the monitor, keyboard, mouse, webcam, desk and chairs will be sanitized along with the door handles, staircases, railings, lift buttons, wheelchairs etc. will also be disinfected.

UP CM Adityanath launches portal for career and employment

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UP CM Adityanath

To provide employment opportunities for youth, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched an online Portal ‘U Rise’. The portal is expected to benefit over 20 lakh students, getting vocational and technical education, as well as technical experts. The e-content, e-library, and online resources made available on this portal can be accessed by students even in the most remote areas of the state.

CM Adityanath said this was part of the second phase of the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Qualitative Reforms Programme initiated in 2017. The reform is meant to bring about improvement in the quality of technical education institutions.

The CM will benefit students and empower them by providing every possible information ranging from online exams, digital content, digital examination papers, digital assessment, webinars, e-library, recorded video content to employment and internship.

Also read: Yogi Cabinet approves ordinance to regulate fee in private schools of UP

The Chief Minister, besides launching the portal, also laid the foundation stones of new projects.

The U-Rise portal has been developed by the Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam Technical University has in a joint initiative by the technical education department, training and employment department, and skill development mission.

The Chief Minister was quoted saying that the portal was the biggest reform programme in the education sector after the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. He said the portal will connect students with practical and technical knowledge. He also added that Uttar Pradesh is the first state to launch a unified portal in addition to implementing NEP.

Punjab government to appoint 8,393 pre-primary teachers

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In a major development, the Punjab Cabinet approved the filling of 8,393 posts of pre-primary teachers. The state government is aiming to make government pre-primary schools more competitive vis-a-vis private institutions and increase student enrolment.

Relaxation in age and special credit would be given to existing experienced volunteers working in the Education Department at the time of recruitment.

The state Cabinet gave the go-ahead to the departmental service rules for pre-primary schoolteachers.

Also read: Punjab government directed varsities to close unauthorized centres

Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said, though 12,000 pre-primary teachers need to be appointed, Punjab’s current fiscal position had prevented the Finance Department from approving such recruitments.

All efforts would be made to recruit the remaining personnel at the earliest, the CM assured while stressing the importance of strengthening pre-primary teaching in government schools.

According to a CMO spokesperson, 8,393 posts would be filled, calculated on the basis of one teacher for every 30 students on the rolls in pre-primary schools at present.

The School Education Department will ensure the completion of rationalisation before advertising the posts.

SC issues notice to UPSC and Centre over UPSC aspirants plea

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SC issues notice to UPSC

The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Centre and the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) over the plea to postpone the UPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam. The UPSC CSE exam date 2020 is October 04, 2020.

Aspirants are seeing the Supreme Court notice as a positive sign. Earlier on August 21, 2020, Supreme Court Advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava submitted a letter on behalf of a group of UPSC CSE aspirants to the UPSC Chairman seeking the postponement of the upcoming Civil Services (Preliminary) exam.

The civil services candidates are protesting against the authority to shift the dates for the prelims exam. They are raising their voices through various social media platforms. In one such instance, there is an aspirant from Bihar who has been on a hunger strike for 5 days to get the prelims postponed.

Also read: Supreme Court quashes NLAT-2020 entrance exam

Earlier, there was also news that a delegation of eight UPSC aspirants met the commission on Tuesday and submitted a petition to them seeking the postponement of the exam.

Candidates believing that the decision-makers might postpone the exam for a further date. However, the chances of postponement seems scarce as UPSC recently conducted NDA exam and the NTA held the engineering and medical exams all over the country.

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