Kendriya Vidyalaya to introduce Artificial Intelligence

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June 17, 2020

Kendriya Vidyalaya Artificial Intelligence

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan is taking new initiatives to get the next generation ready for the future. Moving forward , KVS has decided to introduce Artificial Intelligence (AI) skill course in Class 8 from the 2020-21 session.

Initially, 100 Kendriya Vidyalayas have chosen for introducing AI. For this, Principals of KVs will have to register their Vidyalaya with CBSE by June 30, 2020. They need to fill the middle-level skill course form to introduce AI in Class 8.

CBSE is not charging any registration fees for affiliation of AI skill course in Class 8.

This course required the study of 12 hours in the session. So each Vidyalaya will have to allot 12 hours for AI in Class 8 time table in the entire session.

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Two teachers from each KV were trained at ZIETs along with training associates. The training was conducted by Intel and CBSE. Now, these Training Associates of ZIET, 198 trained teacher (Phase I) and Intel representatives will conduct further online training of teachers who are teaching in Class 8.

HRD Minister holds review meeting with officials over COVID

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June 17, 2020

Keeping the Coronavirus pandemic in view, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, held a review meeting with officials of school education department, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and National Testing Agency (NTA).

Taking the social media, the minister said “Held a review meeting with Smt. Anita Karwal, Secretary of School Education & Literacy Department at @HRDMinistry, Manoj Ahuja, Chairman at @cbseindia29 (CBSE), and Vineet Joshi, Chairman at @DG_NTA (National Testing Agency) to discuss the present education scenario”.

CBSE had notified earlier that it will be conducting the remaining board examinations in July, while NTA, the national level competitive and entrance examination body, had announced engineering (JEE Main) and medical (NEET) entrances will be held in July end.

There are many parents and students demanding to scrap the NEET and JEE Main exams.

The COVID-19 pandemic has mandated a shift from classroom teaching to online learning as schools continue to be closed for over three months.

Also read: Parents demand cancellation of CBSE Exams 2020

In wake of the coronavirus-induced lockdown from March 25, schools, colleges and other educational institutions have remained closed.

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that schools, colleges, educational/training/coaching institutions will be opened after consultation with States and UTs during Phase II of Unlock1.

COVID: English teacher working as construction worker for living

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June 16, 2020

The Coronavirus has created an unprecedented crisis across the world. A huge job crisis is looming across the sector. Especially, teachers are on receiving end from last few months. A teacher who has been teaching English from last 30 years is working as a construction worker after losing his job. Paleri Meethal Babu, 55, of Onchiyam in Vadakara, an English teacher, who has taught prose and poetry to scores of students in his 30-year-long career, has picked up the mortar-filled pan and shovel to eke out a living at construction sites.

“I cannot wait indefinitely for the reopening of my college. I have a family to feed,” says Babu, who teaches higher secondary students in a parallel college in Vadakara. He took up concrete work as a helper in mid-May, fetching Rs 750 a day after toiling from 7 am to 3 pm. I have got only seven days work so far,” he said.

Also read: Maharashtra govt asks teachers to report in schools

His 23-year-old son had completed the civil engineering course and the younger son is in Class 11.

Babu has a home loan to repay and meet the educational expenses of his children. “While studying for degree, I had a brief stint as a helper in road tarring work. That experience made me try my luck in the construction field,” he added.

“I have completed BA in English. While doing SSLC, I ran away to Chennai, unable to cope up with poverty. I got a supplier’s job at a hotel at Mylapore. As there were no Malayalam dailies and magazines, I tried to read English magazines and gradually mastered the language. After completing graduation, my skills in English helped me fetch a job at ‘Sagar’ parallel college in Vadakara,” he said.

HRD Minister: New KVs coming up in the country

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June 16, 2020

In a major development, Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has announced the launch of four new Kendriya Vidyalayas in the Country. According to the announcement made by the minister, Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools are set to begin as KV SSB Champawat, KV Railway Dangoaposi, KV Madhupuri, and KV Sumerpur in Hamirpur.

Each of the new Kendriya Vidyalayas will be set up in the states of Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, while two Kendriya Visyalayas will be set up in Fatehpur and Hamirpur in Uttar Pradesh.

According to a statement issued by the minister, the Vidyalayas will start for students from class 1 to 5 from the 2020-21 academic year. The schools will then grow consequently based on the feasibility and each class will start with a single section as of now.

Also read: HRD Minister invites suggestions over reducing syllabus

With the introduction of the four new KVs, the total number of Kendriya Vidyalaya in the country has increased to 1,239. While introducing the new Kendriya Vidyalayas in an official tweet, the minister stated that the total number of Kendriya Vidyalayas has increased to 1239 with the introduction of the new schools.

The minister also took the opportunity congratulated the students and parents who will be benefiting from the new Kendriya Vidyalayas hoping the schools will continue the teaching process in every corner of the country.

Book over schemes for child protection launched

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June 16, 2020

A book on “Government Schemes for Child Protection in India” authored by Dr Rubee Singh was launched. The book is published by Pacific Book International New Delhi.

Looking at the sensitive issue over children protection, Dr. Rubee Singh has tried to highlight about how the government & NGOs are trying to control this social issue in her book “Government Schemes for Child Protection in India”.

Chief Guest for the book launch was the distinguished Founder Chairman – Nexus of Good Foundation, Former Secretary Government of India, Anil Swarup in his address complimented the authors for having the vision and courage to speak on the social issues.

The event was attended online at zoom meeting by many students, researchers, dean, directors, NGO heads & media professionals. Book Launch was hosted by International Journal of Academic Research in Social Sciences & Humanities ISSN: 2454-2202 in collaboration with Centre for Socio Economic & Business Studies, Hyderabad.

Dr Kalpana Gopalan, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Youth Empowerment & Sports, Government of Karnataka & Ram Charitra DIG, CRPF Range, Bhubaneswar North, Odisha were also present during the book launch.

Eminent speakers who were present during the launch were Urvashi Prasad Policy Specialist NITI Aayog, Govt. of India, Ashish Kumar Senior Faculty–Vision IAS, Founder–Trust IAS & Adv Sumitra Choudhary from Supreme Court of India.

Also read: NITI Aayog partners Microsoft to deploy AI-based solutions

On this Web Launch Dr. S. Rajesh IFS Director- NITI Aayog, Director (Attached) COVID-19 Core Team Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Government of India was awarded as Corona- warrior by IJARSH Journal and CSEBS Hyderabad.

MHRD drafting new policy on virtual classes

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June 16, 2020

In a major development, the Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry is working on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for online classes. The new SOPs will ensure that students don’t have to spend hours before computers or on phones to attend virtual classes and can learn at their own pace.

The COVID-19 pandemic has mandated a shift from classroom teaching to online learning as schools continue to be closed for over three months. The guidelines are being developed in view of complaints from parents about schools conducting online classes like regular school, which has increased children’s screen time.

A senior official said “There were several complaints about the sudden increase in screen time for students due to the online classes. Also, on one hand, schools did not permit mobile phones within their premises and discouraged their use for students and now suddenly they are dependent on electronic devices the whole day. A balance has to be maintained to ensure there is a healthy approach.”

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According to the official, “The guidelines are being framed in consultation with various stakeholders. A fixed duration of online classes will be recommended to ensure students are not sitting before electronic devices for long hours.” “The online platform used for imparting classes will allow students to learn at their own pace rather than making it a strict classroom-bound approach,” the official added.

Universities and schools across the country have been shut since March 16, when the Centre announced a countrywide classroom shut down as part of measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. A nationwide lockdown was announced on March 24, which came into effect the next day. While the government has largely eased restrictions, schools and colleges continue to remain closed.

ICSE Class 10 and 12 Exams: Students can skip exams, says board

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June 16, 2020

Keeping the Coronavirus epidemic in view, the Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) has decided to give an option to the students of Class 10 and 12 to either appear in the pending examination or skip the exam. The result of students who skip the exams will be announced based on their performance in the pre-board exams.

ICSE Board has provided this option to all the students in India and abroad. The students have an option to sit in the pending CISCE board exams 2020, to be conducted from July 1 to 14.

Else, students can opt-out to appear for exams. In such a case, the result will be prepared on the basis of the student’s performance in the pre-board exam / internal assessment and already conducted board examinations.

According to Gerry Arathoon, Chief Executive and Secretary, Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), the students will have to communicate their option to their respective schools by June 22. The exams which were postponed due to the lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, are now scheduled to be conducted from July 1 to 14.

Also read: CISCE allows students to change exam centers

However, several parents have been demanding the exams be scrapped. All the affiliated schools have to intimate the same to the board. However, students can change their choice before the commencement of the CISCE board exams 2020.

Arathoon further added, “The students will be given two options, they either appear for the rescheduled exams or choose to have their results based on their performance in the pre-board exams or internal assessment. The option will be available only for the pending exams, the result of the subjects for which exams were already conducted, will be calculated as per performance in the exam only,”.

MCC declares second round results of NEET PG and MDS

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June 16, 2020

Second round results for counselling of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate and Master of Dental Surgery (NEET PG and MDS) has been released by Medical Counselling Committee (MCC).

MCC has announced the results for the candidates who had successfully registered as well as filled and locked for round two of counselling.

In the meantime, in case of any discrepancy in the result, aspirants must inform MCC of DGHS till 5:00 PM through email at mccresultquery@gmail.com.

Also read: MCC begins NEET PG 2020 second counselling

The seat allotment letter for shortlisted candidates will be available from June 15, 2020. After downloading the allotment letter, aspirants can report at the designated colleges for verification of documents and completion of admission process. However, the admission and fee payment for reservation of seats can be through online mode due to lockdown and COVID-19 pandemic.

Steps to download NEET PG/MDS result

-Visit official website mcc.nic.in/PGadmission

-Click on provisional result available in download section

-Result is available in PDF format

-Download it for future references

-Mop-up round counselling

Manipur Board declares BSEM Class 10 Results

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June 16, 2020

Following the suit of other boards, the Board of Secondary Education, Manipur (BSEM) declared the results of class 10 examination 2020 on its official website. Students who have appeared in the examination can check their results online at bosem.in or manresults.nic.in.

Manipur education minister Dr Th Radheshyam along with BSEM officials released the abstract copy of the HSLC examination results.

Over 38,664 students, including 19,824 female candidates, had appeared in the Manipur HSLC or class 10 examination in 140 examination centres across the State.

Also read: Manipur Government’s ‘No School Bag Day’ a big hit

A total of 25,084 students out of 38,390 students, who appeared in the examination which was conducted from February 17 to March 5, passed the examination.

Steps to check Manipur Class 10 results:

-Students can visit the official website- bosem.in

-Add roll number and other details

-Manipur HSLC results will appear on the display screen

JKBOSE 10th Result 2020: Pass percentage rises to 70%

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June 16, 2020

The Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education, or JKBOSE, has declared the Class 10 results for the summer zone. According to report, the overall pass percentage is 70 percent. Pass percentage among boys is 68 percent, while pass percentage among girls is 72 percent.

Students can check their JKBOSE Class 10 examination 2020 results can check their results on the official website jkbose.ac.in.

According to a report, while the board had earlier released the JKBOSE 10th result 2020 for Leh division on February 7, the results for the Kashmir division were yet to be announced.

The results have been declared online to ensure that students remain safe and do not venture out of their homes amid the coronavirus pandemic. The distribution of physical marksheets and result certificates will be done at a later date in staggered form throughout respective schools.

Also read: JKBOSE 2019: Class 12 Kargil Division Results out; check here

The results of the Higher Secondary part II (Class 12) exams of the Jammu division were declared in January. The Board decided to announce the results online keeping in mind the availability of internet services.

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