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West Bengal Board announces Madhyamik Results 2020; check details

Madhyamik Results 2020

Amidst Corona crisis, the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education has declared Madhyamik Results 2020 for Class 10 students. Students can now check their Madhyamik Results 2020 online by logging onto wbresults.nic.in and wbbse.org website.

The WB 10th Result 2020 for Madhyamik Students has been declared in a virtual press conference held from Nivedita Bhawan Office of the Board.

The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education held the WBBSE Class 10 exams 2020 18th February to 27th February.

Also read: West Bengal to introduce chapter on Coronavirus in schools

Around 10.15 lac students have appeared for the Class 10 Board Exams and are expecting their results today. Of the total number of students, 5,76,009 students are female and 4,39,879 male students.

Steps to check Madhyamik Results 2020:

-Visit official website i.e. wbresults.nic.in

-Click on link for Madhyamik Result 2020

-Enter details asked on the website

-Click submit to get results

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan issues new admission guidelines

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan

In the light of Corona crisis, the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan has released the revised guidelines for the Admissions to Kendriya Vidyalaya for the 2020 academic year. According to the guidelines issued by the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, 27 percent of seats will be reserved for the OBC category students.

The admission guidelines are available on the official website of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan – kvsangathan.nic.in.

The admissions for the students to classes 1 will be done through online draw of lots and the admissions to the students from classes 2 to 8 will be done based on priority. In case the number of seats is less than the number of applicants, a lottery system will be followed.

Also read: Kendriya Vidyalaya to introduce Artificial Intelligence

With regard to the admissions to the students from class 9, the admissions will be given based on the entrance examinations while the admission to the students of class 11 will be provided based on the class 10 marks secured.

The guidelines also state that the preference in admissions will be given to the children of serving employees, grandchildren of serving employees, and the children and grandchildren of retired employees.

HRD Ministry issues new guidelines for digital education

digital education

The Ministry of Human Resource Development has set of new guidelines on digital education. The ministry recommends limiting screen time to 30 minutes every alternate day for pre-primary children. It recommends a maximum of four sessions of 30-45 minutes each per day for the oldest students in Classes 9 to 12.

The 20-page guidebook titled Pragyata (Plan, Review, Arrange, Guide, Yak(talk), Assign, Track, Appreciate) on digital education for schools, states, parents and students is based on a discussion held on June 8 and the guidelines have been framed by the ministry’s Department of School Education and Literacy.

Also read: HRD Minister: CBSE to declare Class 10th Results on July 15

Taking the twitter, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said the Pragyata document consists of “Guidelines on#DigitalEducation for school heads, teachers, parents, and students containing recommended screen time for children, tips on coping with mental/physical stress during#DigitalLearning and more.” “Curate, develop and use digital resources and tools including open and free resources,” the document advises the states. It also recommends adopting the alternative academic calendar developed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training, or NCERT. It also tells states to run “educational content through state-specific tv, radio and other means of communication”.

UGC: Exams mandatory for university students

UGC Exams

The University Grants Commission (UGC) said it has given the universities ample of time and options to conduct the university exams, the cancellations of exams will not be in the best interest of the students. The UGC said that conducting the exams will be in the long term interest of the students.

The UGC stated that due to the pandemic even the best universities across the world are conducting the examinations in the online mode and not awarding any certificates without conducting any assessment.

The UGC had earlier released a set of guidelines for the universities in April 2020 which were revised in July 2020 for the exams to be conducted from July to September 2020. The UGC has however directed all the higher education institutions to conduct the semester and term exams either in the offline or online mode or in a combination of both.

Also read: UGC releases fresh guidelines, exams to be held by September

According to the guidelines issued by the UGC, the first and second-year students have been exempted from the exams and instead will be assessed based on the previous semester examinations and internal assessments.

State that the UGC expert committee has issued inclusive guidelines, UGC Secretary Rajnish Jain has clarified that the examinations must be conducted and the UGC issued broader guidelines and decisions for conducting the exams have to be taken up by the universities.

HRD Minister: CBSE to declare Class 10th Results on July 15

CBSE 10th result 2020

After long and anxious wait for students, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will declare Class 10 Result 2020 on July 15, 2020. Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has tweeted that the CBSE 10th Result 2020 would be announced on July 15. The results time of the result declaration has not been shared by the minister as yet.

Taking social media, the minister posted the message for the students who are anxiously waiting for their class 10 results. He clarified that the results would be released tomorrow.

After CBSE’s surprise announcement of Class 12th result 2020 on 13th July, anxious parents and students were waiting for the results to be released anytime.

Also read: CBSE declares Class 12 Results 2020

Over 16 lakh students have reportedly appeared for the Class 10 board examination this year. The exams for almost all the main subjects for CBSE Class 10 were complete before the lockdown was imposed.

The results of the students who could not appear in all the papers would be commuted on the basis of the evaluation criteria released by the board.

 

Karnataka announces PUE Results 2020; check results

2nd PUC exams 2020

After long wait, the Department of Pre-University Examinations, Karnataka has released the results of the 2nd PUC exams 2020. The Karnataka PUE results 2020 have been released online on the official website – pue.kar.nic.in.

To access their Karnataka 2nd PUC results 2020, students will be required to enter their roll number and click on the ‘submit’ button.

Department of Pre University Education, Karnataka held the 2nd PUC exams from 4th March to 23rd March. Today all the students will be able to obtain their Karnataka PUE Results 2020. A total of 6,80, 498 students are reportedly awaiting their Karnataka PUE results 2020. Of the total number of students, 5,61,530 students are regular students while the rest are private.

Also read: Karnataka announce Class 10 Exam schedule

With the official announcement of the Karnataka PUC Results 2020, students can now download their 2nd PUC Results 2020 online from the official website- pue.kar.nic.in.

Students must note that the Karnataka PUE results 2020 generated online are provisional in nature and the original marksheets have to be collected by them from respective schools.

Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani to inaugurate virtual National Skill Summit, Gujarat

National Skill Summit, Gujarat

In India, vocational education is being implemented under Human Resource Development, and Vocational Training is being implemented under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to provide skilled manpower in different vocations. For driving any economy competent manpower is a prime success factor. India needs a large base of skilled and competent manpower to become a superpower and developed nation. With COVID-19 onset, thousands have lost their jobs, the industry requirements have changed a lot.

Elets Technomedia in association with Gujarat Skill Development Mission is organizing virtual “National Skill Summit, Gujarat” on July 15, 2020.

The summit will be chaired by Hon’bleChief Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani. The CM will also launch PROJECT SANKLAP based on ‘for the industry, by the industry, in the industry’ concept.

Also read: President Pranab Mukherjee to inaugurate India’s First Smart Grid Project

Dilip Kumar Thakor, Hon’ble Minister, Labour, and Employment, Disaster Management, Devsthan, Pilgrimage Development, Gujarat will also address the summit.

Vipul Mittra, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Labour & Employment, Government of Gujarat will also address during the launch.

The first panel will be addressed by Navin Mittal, IAS, Commissioner, Technical & Collegiate Education, Govt of Telangana, Manish Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, National Skill Development Mission, Dr. K. P. Krishnan, Former Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India, Peter Cook, British Deputy High Commissioner, Dr. P. K. Shukla, Vice President (Special Projects), Pidilite, Dr Rodney Reviere, Head of Project, GIZ.

The last panel will be addressed by Shrikant Sinha, Chief Executive Officer, Telangana Academy of Skills and Knowledge, Government of Telangana and Supreet Gulati, IAS, Director, Employment & Training, MD, Gujarat Skill Development Mission.

The summit envisions to address the challenges of unemployment and generating ideas to ensure gainful and sustainable employment to the youth.

Mizoram board declares MBSE HSSLC Result 2020; check details

MBSE HSSLC Result 2020

Putting an end to the anxious wait of students, Mizoram Board has formally announced MBSE HSSLC Result 2020. The Mizoram 12th result 2020 is available in online mode on mbse.edu.in.

MBSE 12th Result 2020 have been declared for students from all the three streams i.e. for arts, commerce and science streams.

Also read: Mizoram Board declares MBSE class 10 Results, check at mbse.edu.in

Around 10 thousand students can check MBSE 12th result 2020 now. They will have to enter their roll numbers and registration number to access mbse.edu.in HSSLC result 2020. MBSE HSSLC result 2020 has been released for the exams conducted from February 28 to March 19, 2020, and July 1 to July 3, 2020.

Steps to check Mizoram HSSLC Result 2020:

– Visit official website i.e. mbse.edu.in

– Click on link for Mizoram HSSLC Result 2020

– Enter exam roll number and other details asked on the website

– MBSE 12th Result scorecard will be displayed on the screen

DU to begin final year exams from August 17

DU final year exams

According to reports, Delhi University told the Delhi High Court that the final-year exams will begin from August 17, in open-book examination, or OBE, mode.

The university will begin the examinations on August 17 and conclude by September 8 for the final semester, or final year students of all undergraduate and postgraduate courses including School of Open Learning (SOL) and Non-Collegiate Women’s Education Board (NCWEB).

“For such students who are unable to appear in the examinations in OBE mode remotely, it has been decided to conduct an additional phase of examinations through online/offline/blended mechanism, for the purpose of providing another opportunity to the students,” said DU’s affidavit.

These examinations will be held after two weeks from the date of conclusion of the DU open book exam on September 8.

Also read: Delhi University to conduct semester and year-end exams

Earlier, on July 9, while hearing a petition, the Delhi High Court had instructed DU to file an affidavit detailing the exam schedule. The final-year exams have been postponed twice, creating confusion among students. The court also asked DU to explain the mode of examination it would be adopting.

The online open book exams were originally scheduled to begin on July 1 and were later postponed to July 10. DU has said that the date sheet for postgraduates programmes and professional courses shall be released on or before July 20.

Google join hands with CBSE to train 1 million teachers

Google join hands with CBSE

Google also announced a partnership with Central Board of Secondary Education to train over one million teachers in 22,000 schools across India by the end of 2020. The training will be given to deliver blended learning that combines the classroom approach with online learning, using free tools like G Suite for Education, Google Classroom, and YouTube.

To support underserved low-income communities, it has also announced a new Google.org grant of $1M to Kaivalya Education Foundation (KEF) as part of the Global Distance Learning Fund.

Also read: CBSE to provide training to school principals

Speaking at the event, Ramesh Pokhriyal, Minister of Human Resource Development said: “Google’s efforts to bring technology and thereby, knowledge and learning to students in every part of the country is commendable. The internet has emerged as a lifeline during the pandemic, which needs to be strengthened and we welcome Google’s initiatives like free access to learning resources, as well as their collaboration with CBSE to train 1 million teachers on tech-enabled education.”

“I welcome Google’s commitment to invest in India over the next 5 years and we look forward to Google’s partnership in transforming India into a global knowledge superpower, with a focus on science and research,” Pokhriyal said.

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