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Rajya Sabha passes bill to tag national importance to five new institutes

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In a major development, the Rajya Sabha has passed a bill declaring five newly established Indian Institutes of Information Technology, IIITs as institutions of national importance. These IIITs have been set up as Public-Private Partnership, PPP and are located in Surat, Bhopal, Bhagalpur, Agartala, and Raichur.

The Indian Institutes of Information Technology Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was passed by Lok Sabha in the previous session on March 20, 2020. It was introduced in the upper by the Union Minister of Education, Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’.

Out of the 25 IIITs in the country, 5 are being run by the central government and 15 IIITs are operating under public-private partnership mode.

The minister said, “We have brought the proposal before this House to bring five new operational institutes which are located and have started operations in Surat (Gujarat), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Bhagalpur (Bihar), Agartala (Tripura) and Raichur (Karnataka) to bring under this acts.”

Also read: Rajya Sabha passes NID Amendment Bill in 4 states

As per him bringing the five new institutes under IIITs Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020 would turn them into an institute of national importance and they would then have the right to legally issue diploma, degree, doctorate and more.

“These 5 IIITs along with 15 other IIITs, which are also built on public-private partnership mode would now be able to use the nomenclature of Bachelor of Technology, BTech or Master of Technology, MTech or PhD degree,” the minister said.

Pokhariyal: IIT Indore to teach Maths and Science in Sanskrit

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The Union Education Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhariyal took to his social media account to announce that Indian Institute of Technology Indore has introduced a course in which it would be conducting mathematics and science classes in the Sanskrit language. The premium institute would help the National Education Policy 2020’s vision to be forwarded.

Taking his twitter, the union minister said “The NEP-2020 will make the country multi-lingual, hopeful. It will stand on the basis of Indianness and reach international limits, it will be effective and will help in ensuring the continuance of dialogue. It will also be inclusive.”

The Indian Institute of Technology would be taking up classes in Sanskrit was earlier announced in August end 2020 where the knowledge would be imparted from ancient Sanskrit texts.

It was titled “Understanding Classical Scientific Texts of India in an Immersive Sanskrit Environment”. As per an official of the IIT Indore, “the course was started to in a bid to expose the present generation to ancient knowledge.”

Also read: Pokhariyal thanks CMs for successful conduct of JEE Main Exams

This course would be divided into two parts in which all the candidates would at first be taught the nuances of Sanskrit which would help them build their understanding of the language and the second part would be teaching them classical mathematics in Sanskrit too.

UGC directs Universities to start new sessions from Nov 1

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In a major development, University Grants Commission (UGC) asked all the universities to start the classes for the new sessions from November 1 onwards. The UGC has issued a revised academic calendar. The first-year classes for undergraduate and postgraduate courses can begin in November. The varsities have been asked to wrap up the admission schedule by November 30.

The alternative academic calendar released by UGC on April 29 suggested that classes of first-year students should begin on September 1 and final year exams should be conducted from July 1 to July 15. However, due to the pandemic, the calendar had to be revised and the high education regulator mandated the conduct of final year exams or terminal semester exams by September end.

But now, as per the revised guidelines, the academic session 2020-21 may begin from November 1 for first-year students. In case there is a delay in the declaration of results in the qualifying exam, the universities may plan and start the academic session by November 18.

Also read: NTA releases UGC NET Admit Card 2020; check details

The commission further added in the revised calendar that a full refund will be made on account of the cancellation of admissions/ migration of students up to November 30. Thereafter, on cancellation/ withdrawal of admissions up to December 31, 2020, the entire fee collected from a student be refunded in full after deduction of not more than Rs 1000 as processing fee.

CBSE 10th and 12th Compartmental Exams 2020 begins today

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CBSE 10th and 12th Compartmental Exams

The CBSE Board is all set to commence the CBSE 10th and 12th Compartmental Exams 2020 from today. The CBSE Board Compartmental Exam 2020 is being held for students who were unable to qualify in the exam held earlier for which results were declared in the month of July 2020. Compartmental Exams will act as a second chance for such students to try and re-qualify the examination without having to wait for a complete year and join college and or other higher studies option.

The board has confirmed that around 2.38 lakh students from Class 10 and Class 12 would be appearing for CBSE Compartmental Exams 2020. Of the total number of students, as many as 1,50,198 Class 10 students and 87,651 Class 12 students will be appearing for the exam which is commencing today. Earlier in the month, the board issued datesheet as well as CBSE Compartmental Exam 2020 admit card for all the candidates, which also includes the clear instructions and precautionary measures that are to be followed by the students while appearing for the exam.

CBSE Board has reiterated that students’ safety remains its top most priority while conducting the CBSE Board Compartmental Exam 2020.

Also read: CBSE declares re-evaluation for CBSE Class 12 Exam

Key guidelines for CBSE 10th and 12th Compartmental Exam 2020 are as follows:

Students, teachers and other staff members visiting the school premises for Compartmental Exams will have to mandatorily wear face masks covering nose and mouth, and hand gloves.

Students have been allowed to carry hand sanitizers to ensure proper hand hygiene

Students will have to compulsorily follow social distancing guidelines

Parents have been asked by the board to sensitize students about the COVID-19 guidelines and safety norms that are to be followed while they are at the exam hall

JEE Advanced 2020 admit card released

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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has released the JEE Advanced 2020 examinations admit card online. Students who have applied for the exams can now visit the official website of the institute to download the JEE Advanced 2020 admit card– jeeadv.nic.in. To download the JEE Advanced 2020 examinations students are required to enter the login details in the JEE Advanced 2020 admit card link provided on the official website.

The JEE Advanced 2020 Exam is scheduled to be held on 27th Sept as a screening test for admission to IITs and IISc. The admit cards being released today for JEE Advanced 2020 exam will be mandatory document on the basis of which candidates will be allowed entry inside the examination hall.

Also read: JEE Advanced 2020 registration begins: check details

Therefore, it is important for candidates to download them at the earliest and also verify all the details provided on it are correct. The hall tickets provided to IIT aspirants would include exam date, time, IIT zone, centre address and other details related to the candidates

Steps to download the JEE Advanced 2020 admit card:

-Log onto the the JEE Advanced 2020 exam portal-jeeadv.nic.in

-Click on the “JEE Advanced Admit Card 2020 Download ” link.

-Input your Registration number, date of birth, mobile number and email ID.

-Verify all the details and Click on the Login button.

-JEE Advanced Admit Card 2020 will be displayed on the screen.

Supreme Court quashes NLAT-2020 entrance exam

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In a major move, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected NLSIU Bengaluru’s notification for a separate entrance exam, the National Law Aptitude Test-2020 held on September 12, for admission to its five-year integrated BA LLB (Hons) programme.

While cancelling the NLAT-2020 entrance exam, the apex court also directed that admissions in all 22 National Law Universities (NLUs) be conducted in accordance with CLAT-2020 which is scheduled to be held on September 28.

A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan passed the order on a plea challenging NLAT-2020 filed by former NLSIU vice chancellor Professor R Venkata Rao and the parent of an aspirant. The bench, also comprising Justices R S Reddy and M R Shah, said all NLUs should start their academic session by mid October.

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a centralised national level entrance test for admissions to 22 NLUs in India. Bengaluru’s National Law School of India University is one of them. On September 17, the top court reserved its order on the plea seeking quashing of the NLAT-2020 notification.

Also read: Supreme Court nods for NLAT entrance exams

NLSIU Bengaluru defended its decision in the apex court to hold a separate entrance examination instead of CLAT.

The bench, which said it is an important matter which needs to be decided, had issued notice to the university and its vice chancellor Professor Sudhir Krishnaswamy and sought their responses on the plea.

AICTE ask engineering institutes to allow diploma students for B.Tech courses

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In major move, the technical education regulator, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has asked states to ensure that diploma students are not turned away by engineering institutes from taking admission to B.Tech courses.

The regulatory body after receiving complaints against engineering colleges for refusing admission to diploma-qualified students applying for B.Tech courses under the lateral entry scheme, has also advised institutions to admit such students.

A notice issued by the AICTE says: “It has come to the knowledge of AICTE that some of the AICTE institutions are refusing Diploma qualified students for lateral entry admission under Engineering and Technology courses with restricted discipline only.”

As per the AICTE approval process handbook for the year 2020-21, there is no such restriction in the admission of diploma students to undergraduate engineering and technology courses under lateral entry.

Also read: AICTE revises admission rules for MBA/PDGM courses

Any student who has passed diploma examination with at least 45% marks (40% for reserved category) in any branch of engineering in the second year through lateral entry, depending on vacancies.

The AICTE circular states: “Therefore, all the State Government/ Universities are requested to inform all the institutions falling under their jurisdiction to adhere to the condition mentioned above for the admission of diploma qualified students in undergraduate courses as per the Approval Process Handbook Clause 1.3 for lateral entry admission.”

Lok Sabha passes bill to upgrade Gujarat-based Raksha Shakti University

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In a major move, the Lok Sabha passed a bill which seeks to upgrade the Gujarat-based Raksha Shakti University as an institution of national importance. The bill will also change its name.

According to the proposal, the Raksha Shakti University will be called as Rashtriya Raksha University. The university will be a multi-disciplinary institution to create new knowledge through research and collaboration with different stakeholders.

Also read: Lok Sabha gives nod to Central Educational Institutions Bill

While the Raksha Shakti University is a state university, the Rashtriya Raksha University will be a central institute.

It will also help to fulfil the need for a pool of trained professionals with specialised knowledge and new skill sets in various wings of policing, criminal justice system and correctional administration.

The university will grant degrees and other academic distinctions and will be open to all persons irrespective of gender, race, caste, creed, disability, domicile, ethnicity, social or economic background.

In a brief debate before its passage by a voice vote, Abdul Khaliq of the Congress wondered about the need to upgrade the university.

Schools, colleges to reopen in some parts today

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Under Unlock 4.0, the Ministry of Home Affairs has allowed for partial reopening of schools in various states across India from September 21. Due to the pandemic, schools in various states will partially resume from today after a gap of around 6 months for the teaching as well as the non-teaching staff which were closed from mid-March.

The schools only been opened for students from Classes 9 to 12 but their attending the same will strictly be on a voluntary basis.

The MHA has also released a specific set of SOPs for the partial re-opening of schools. Majority of states have abstained from reopening of schools from Sept 21. Many state including Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland have allowed the students of classes 9 to 12 to return to classes.

Also read: Reopening of school: States planning to start classes from 21st Sept

According to new SOPs, a maximum 50% staff – both teaching and non-teaching staff is allowed. Students of only classes 9 to 12 have been permitted to go to school to seek guidance from their teachers. This, however, is not mandatory and strictly voluntary and would require written permission from their parents.

The schools are required to follow cleaning protocols as well as ensure proper social distancing of the students before reopening of schools. Teachers and students would be required to wear masks at all times and sanitize their hands.

Higher educational institutes for many states continue to remain closed. Only the institutes for professional courses which require laboratory work have been permitted to re-open. Strict guidelines and SOPs for college reopening have to be followed for them as well.

UP CM instructs to fill 31,661 assistant teachers within a week

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Yogi Adityanath

In a major development, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday asked the basic shiksha (basic education) department to recruit 31,661 assistant teachers within a week. The CM said the state government was committed to providing enough jobs and employment opportunities to the youth.

A state government spokesperson said the basic shiksha department had conducted a recruitment examination on January 6, 2019, for filling 69,000 vacant posts of assistant teachers.

According to a government order of January 7, 2019, the state government fixed 65% as the minimum percentage of marks for appointment of general category candidates and 60% for backward and other reserved classes of candidates.

Also Read: UP Assistant Teacher Result 2020 to be declared

After this, some candidates moved the Allahabad high court. Later, the High Court gave its verdict in favour of the state government while hearing the main writ petition ‘Ramsharan Maurya vs state government’.

Earlier, Yogi Adityanath directed the senior officials to start the recruitment drives in the state within the next three months along with the issuance of appointment letters to selected candidates in six months after that.

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