Maharashtra to start schools through digital mode

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June 16, 2020

In the wake of Coronavirus outbreak, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddav Thackeray confirmed that the new academic session for schools based in the state will in digital mode or through online classes. He announced this decision after a high-level meeting with officials from School Education Department.

Maharashtra CM approved the reopening of schools through digital or online platforms to ensure that academic continuity is maintained with minimal academic loss for the students.

The decision about restarting the academic processes at schools based in the state was shared on social media platforms by CMO Maharashtra’s official twitter handle. The tweet read which was issued in Marathi read “Chief Minister Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray held a meeting of the school education department through video conference today. In this meeting, Chief Minister Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray approved to start the school academic year through online/digital medium.”

Also read: COVID-19: Delhi govt teachers demand better safety measures

In line with the need of the hour, schools in Maharashtra have also started admission process for new academic year in digital mode over video calls.

Earlier in the month, Maharashtra Government also allowed schools to reopen for teaching and non-teaching staff members, who could attend school during work hours. To ensure safety, well-being and health of the staff members attending schools, the education department has asked schools to strictly follow and implemented COVID-19 guidelines and precautions.

Dr. Sandeep Khanna, Principal, MIT-VGS (Vishwashanti Gurukul School), PUNE: Used technology to help students

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June 15, 2020

Even parents had online practice sessions with teachers to understand the issues faced and make them comfortable with this different methodology before starting online classes for the students in April says Dr Sandeep Khanna in a conversation with Elets News Network (ENN).

MIT-VGS (Vishwashanti Gurukul School) Loni, PUNE is a co- educational, day school, situated in picturesque 125 acre historic Rajbaug Campus at Loni-Kalbhor-PUNE .Affiliated with CBSE, the school has been continuously rated amongst top schools in Maharashtra/Pune under the guidance of our Hon. President Dr. Vishwanath Karad and mentorship of Prof. Swati Chate Karad, Executive Director, MIT Group Of Institutions, PUNE.

The outbreak of Corona virus has forced every one, our students, teachers and parents to stay at home. Educational institutions are closed, but that does not mean a break from learning. We at MAEER’s MIT Vishwashanti Gurukul Schools have been doing our best to keep the students busy and meaningfully engaged by conducting online sessions and various learning activities that can be done at home during this quarantine.

All teachers were given Online practice sessions by the Principal and experts. Even parents had Online Practice sessions with teachers to understand the issues faced and make them comfortable with this different methodology before starting Online classes for the students in April.

Also read: Sunir Nagi, Principal, Pallavi Model School, Telangana: Online learning can help students

Teachers of all MIT VGS group of schools, spread in 7 different cities of Maharashtra , have been encouraging their children to study at home in this crucial time and voluntarily reaching out to them via What’s-App groups, sharing e-newspapers, e-books, online assignments, Handouts, Fun games, puzzles and conducting many more learning activities to keep them engaged in the teaching-learning process.

Teachers have been using Zoom and other applications like Google Meets along with school’s ERP modules, where they can conduct online meetings with parents and online classes for the students. Also, they have been sharing educational videos, slides, white board, different props, Animations, demonstrating online experiments and other resources that are available at home, so that children use this lockdown period gainfully.

Our schools celebrated ‘Earth Day’ on 22nd April in an innovative and unique way , when the students were asked to be a part of the noble cause by sowing a seed or planting a sapling at home and nurture the same to the fullest. They also took an oath to save the Mother Nature on this auspicious day.

Also, School has organized an ‘Online Inter-School Dance, Music and Art competition’ – “INSPIRE’ 2020” for Pre- primary / primary kids where they have been participating enthusiastically from different schools of Pune by sharing their creative work, pictures, videos etc. All students will receive an E Certificate as a token of appreciation for their efforts during this period.

Disclaimer: Dr. Sandeep Khanna Principal, MIT-VGS (Vishwashanti Gurukul School)-CBSE, Loni, PUNE

(Having experience of over 28 years, Dr Khanna was formerly associated with famous “Welham Boys School” and “The DOON SCHOOL, Dehradun” for almost 21 years. He is recipient of Dr.S.Radhakrishnan Award ,Best Principal Award by SOF, Avantika-Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam Award and National BOLT Award by AIR-INDIA to name a few)

UP Board takes help of technology to declare results by June 27

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June 13, 2020

In the wake of Corona pandemic, UP Board is taking the help of technology to prepare the results by June 27.

It has launched a limited access portal to work as a bridge between officials working at headquarters and those at the firm finalising the Board exam results.

To maintain confidentiality, this firm is based out of Uttar Pradesh.

The usual practice has been to send a team of 8 to 10 experienced staff members from each of five regional offices of UP Board located in Prayagraj, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Meerut and Bareilly to the state where the results are being finalised to maintain confidentiality.

With social distancing becoming a norm, this year, the portal is being used for receiving queries from the firm representatives and sending required information regarding missing details on case by case basis like missing practical or written exam marks of some students etc.

This is being done by getting the doubt sorted with the help of UP Board’s regional offices by HQ.

Also read: UP Board to release Class 10 and 12 results in June

“Everything is being done online without anyone physically needing to travel out of state,” said officials.

After thorough testing, the portal has been made operational just three days back, they added.

Though owing to the confidential nature of the work, no board official is ready to comment on record, UP Board secretary Neena Srivastava said the evaluation work was now over and results were being finalized.

Another official of the board, aware of the procedure, shared that only designated few individuals have been granted access to interact through portal on both sides.

UPPSC to resume interviews for direct recruitments from June 15

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June 13, 2020

Within days of announcing a fresh calendar, the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) is all set to start interviews for direct recruitments from June 15.

The interviews would be held strictly as per the coronavirus protection and prevention guidelines issued by the state and the central governments, inform commission officials.

The commission has entrusted its deputy secretary Satya Prakash with the responsibility of ensuring strict adherence to these guidelines, the officials said.

Also Read: UPPSC releases revised calendar for aspirants

The commission had postponed a number of recruitment exams and interviews for direct recruitment that it undertakes for various departments.

Recently, the commission came out with a fresh exam calendar for 13 recruitment exams the first of which is set to be held from July 18.

The commission has also already called selected candidates who made the cut in Review officer/ Assistant Review officer Recruitment 2017 to the UPPSC headquarters in Prayagraj and completed the verification of their documents.

Superseding expectations of the officials, a whopping 94% of the finally selected candidates took part in this physical verification of documents, said officials.

UPPSC officials said schedule and interview letters for candidates running for the post of lecturers of state education department for various subjects including Hindi, Geography, Sociology, Commerce, Economics, English, Sanskrit, Mathematics, Biology, History and Civics have been uploaded by the commission on its website.

Likewise, interview letters for candidates running for the post of hydrologist (Nuclear hydrology and electrical) as well as hydrologist (Geology) of state ground water department have also been uploaded.

NCERT: Hostels should open in batches

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June 13, 2020

Once schools start resuming classes, they should not make hostels open to all students’, the NCERT has advised the education department in its draft titled Reopening of Schools in the time of COVID-19 Pandemic.

As the ministry is planning to give go-ahead to the schools in a phased manner, once the states are ready, a series of consultations are being held among the stakeholders.

As and when the schools resume operations, they will be nothing like schools before COVID-19. There will be no morning assembly, no cultural activities.

Not all students will be called on the same day as the NCERT has recommended odd-even formula for school re-opening. Apart from mandatory masks, temperature checking and social distancing, the schools will have to ensure that the students are not sharing anything with each other, including pen, pencil, copies, books, water, food.

Also read: NCERT inks deal with Rotary India to improve e-content

The authorities will also have to ensure there are no food stalls in front of the schools.

The NCERT draft has some special recommendations for hostellers. They should be called in a phased manner and there should be proper quarantine facilities for them as they would be coming by train, the draft has recommended.

The hostel beds need to be reorganised to stick to 6-feet distance norm, the NCERT guideline said.

COVID-19: Delhi govt teachers demand better safety measures

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June 13, 2020

In the wake of Coronavirus epidemic, the Government School Teacher Association (GSTA) Delhi has written to the Lieutenant Governor, the chief minister and the director of education of Delhi seeking time to discuss problems of government school teachers. Delhi is the third most affected state in the country after Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.

Delhi Government school teachers have been engaged in relief work and activities since the pandemic reached Delhi. Om Pal Singh, principal, Government Boys Senior Secondary School, Kalyanpuri, and a teacher succumbed to the virus.

Also read: Elets Exclusive | Educators call for new strategy in education sector post COVID-19

Nearly 400 teachers have tested positive, said the association. The letter written by the general secretary of the association, Ajay Veer Yadav, seeks to address the immediate need of the government teachers who are on duty to deal with the COVID-19 crisis.

Allegations The GSTA Delhi alleges that though the teachers who have tested positive are supposed to isolate themselves, they are still being called for duty.

The letter further emphasis that the teachers are being treated as surplus staff and being sent to high-risk areas without any protective kits. The work that is being done is in the direction of the staff who are at a much lower position than that of the teachers.

The association calls it an ‘insult’ saying “stress brings down the immunity level and hence greater possibility more viral attack. Also the reason for 400 testing positive.” The association demands that the teachers be relieved of all such extra duties and sent back to their respective teaching duties in school.

Infosys launches ‘Summer of Ideas’ programme for university students

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June 13, 2020

In the wake of Corona pandemic across the globe, IT major Infosys announced the launch of ‘Summer of Ideas’ initiative for university students worldwide.

The global eight-week ideathon, powered by Infosys’ digital learning platform Wingspan, will help the global student and academic community overcome the loss of learning opportunities as a result of the disruption caused by COVID-19.

The program will induct nearly 2,000 participants, divided into teams of five that will shape their ideas based on 10 themes related to emerging technologies.

Also read: Infosys Foundation plans Rs 24-crore grant for Research on Artificial Intelligence

In addition to getting their ideas consulted and refined by Infosys mentors, renowned professors, and technology thought leaders, the students will have the opportunity to showcase these ideas to industry experts.

“According to estimates by UNESCO, COVID-19 has affected nearly 1.2 billion students and youth globally. The Infosys Summer of Ideas will deliver a purposeful summer learning opportunity for students impacted by this pandemic,” Infosys Chief Operating Officer Pravin Rao said.

“Infosys has always believed in lifelong learning as a key strategy pillar for our employees as well as our partner universe,” Rao added.

He said over 2 lakh Infosys employees use its in-house digital learning platform to reskill and up-skill themselves, and expressed confidence that Infosys Wingspan will empower students with a great user experience, as well as skills that will be even more relevant in the post-COVID world.

ICSE to Bombay HC: Pending exams to be held in July

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June 13, 2020

In a major development, the Indian School Certificate Examination (ICSE) told the Bombay High Court that it will take all safety measures while holding Class 10 exams in July. However, the Maharashtra government said that conducting exams is not feasible in view of the coronavirus pandemic.

Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni said to the court that conducting ICSE Exams 2020 in the COVID-19 situation is serious. Hence it would not be feasible to hold exams in July 2020. He further added “I have highlighted that when the examinations were cancelled there were hardly 151 cases all over India. At that time the board expressed an inability to conduct the exam. With the expectation of more cases by July the question arises how can the board conduct this examination and guarantee the safety of children.”

Also read: COVID-19 outbreak: ICSE postpones 10th and 12th board exams

Parents from across the country are expressing their anger over social media.

Earlier, ICSE released the Class 10 and 12 board exam dates. The exams are scheduled to be held from July 2 to July 12, 2020.

Approximately 2,600 schools are affiliated to the CISCE and around 2.8 lakh students are going to appear for the ICSE exams 2020.

Pratiksha Anil, a parent from Mumbai said, “What if asymptomatic carriers go to write the exam? What if children take the virus home to more vulnerable family members? What is the need for this? The council has already conducted more than 50% of the papers.”

NIRF Rankings 2020: Six Central and seven private universities among top 25

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June 13, 2020

Ministry of HRD under National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2020 has released India Ranking 2020. There are many surprises in the University category.

Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, India’s science & technology based research university, remains at the top among universities, meanwhile, Jawaharlal Nehru University, the top central university, has bagged second place and Banaras Hindu University, another central university, retains the third place.

There are nine state universities that break into Top 25. Jadavpur University, Kolkata secures 5th spot while Calcutta University bags 7th place. The other state universities in the Top 25 club are as followed: Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune -09, Anna University Chennai -12, Bharathiar University Coimbatore -13, Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai -18, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam -19, University of Madras, Chennai -22, and Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram-23.

There are seven private universities break into NIRF Top 25 Universities 2020. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore has emerged as the Top among universities with a spot of 4th in the University category. Manipal Academy of Higher Education is another private university remains in the Top 10 with 8th spot.

Also read: NIRF Ranking 2020: KIET Group of Institutions rated in the Rank Band of 201-250 for Engineering

There are Six Central Universities among Top 25 in India Rankings 2020. University of Hyderabad secures sixth place. Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi for the first time breaks into Top 10 place. University of Delhi secures 11th place while Aligarh Muslim University bags 17th place.

BITS Pilani and VIT Vellore grab 15th and 16th position in the Ranking Table. The other private universities in the Top 25 are as followed: Siksha `O` Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar-20, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar -24, and Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy, Thanjavur -25.

AP Inter Results 2020: 59% and 63% students pass in 11th and 12th

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June 12, 2020

The BIEAP has released the AP Junior and Senior Inter results 2020 online on the official website after the formal announcement. As per the announcement by the Education Minister, the pass percentage in AP 1st year and 2nd Year results 2020 stands at 59 percent and 63 percent respectively. Students will be able to download their AP Inter results 2020 in the online mode only by visiting the official website – bie.ap.gov.in.

Also read: Andhra Pradesh Board to hold SSC Exam in July

The Manabadi AP Intermediate 1st year result 2020 has been declared with subject-wise marks as the Grading system was cancelled. The AP Inter Senior result 2020 has been released with subject-wise grade points for 2nd-year students as the same was followed in their Junior Intermediate results. Students will be able to download their short marks memos from the official website from 15th June 2020 onwards.

Once the AP Board 11 and 12th Result 2020 is published online, students will be able to access the same online. It is, thus, important for the students to be familiar with the procedure to access the AP Inter Result 2020. Students must note the AP Intermediate Results 2020 will be available online only.

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