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AICTE revises MCA programme from 3 years to 2 years

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AICTE 2020

In a major development, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has decided to revise the course duration for MCA programmes. The AICTE has decided to change its exiting period of 3 years to 2 years. The revised course duration for Master of Computer Application (MCA) will be applicable from Academic Session 2020-21. In addition to this, to outline the details of the decision, the council has also released a detailed notification on its website aicte-india.org.

The demand for reducing the course period MCA programmes to 2 years from its current 3 year period, has been a long pending demand on the part of students as well as educational institutions.

The issue has been raised and discussed multiple times in the AICTE forum as well as escalated to UGC to make MCA a two year programme, at par with other master’s degree programmes on offer in the country.

Also read: AICTE releases revised calendar for PGDM and PGCM

In December last year, UGC approved the proposal for reducing the duration of the programme to two years. In line with that, the AICTE has decided to implement the revised duration for MCA programme from the coming academic year onwards.

AICTE has also issued revised eligibility criteria for the MCA programmes offered by technical institutes operating across the country.

According to the current guidelines, candidates need to clear BCA or possess a Bachelor Degree in Computer Science Engineering or pass BSc./ B.Com./ B.A. with Mathematics at 10+2 level; in order to be eligible to join an MCA programme.

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Unacademy acquires exam preparation platform PrepLadder

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Unacademy

The ed-tech firms are going gaga in the lockdown. Bengaluru-based edtech firm Unacademy announced to acquire PrepLadder, a leading post-graduate medical entrance exam preparation platform for $50M (Rs 112 cr).

Founded by Deepanshu Goyal, Vitul Goyal and Sahil Goyal in 2016, PrepLadder prepares students for medical examinations and provides access to education services and preparation material for exams such as NEET PG, AIIMS PG, NEET SS, and FMGE.

Currently, PrepLadder has expert educators teaching over 85,000 active subscribers.

Gaurav Munjal, Co-Founder, and CEO, Unacademy said”The exponential growth in Unacademy’s subscriber base is a testament to the increasing demand for quality online education and our consistent efforts. I look forward to working with the PrepLadder team as they become a part of the Unacademy Group.”

In the last three months, Unacademy has recorded a 100 per cent increase in its paid subscriber base.

The monthly watch time minutes has also reached an all-time high of over 1 billion. Additionally, over 525,000 learners attempted various mock tests on the platform for competitive examinations such as UPSC, NEET-PG, and CAT, among others, during this period.

Also Read: General Atlantic looks to invest in Unacademy

“Unacademy and PrepLadder are working towards the common goal of making quality education accessible to all. We believe that the synergies between both products will truly create a mark in the industry,” said Deepanshu Goyal, Co-Founder, PrepLadder.

Unacademy aims to bring quality education to all Learners by enabling them to learn from India’s Top Educators. The platform currently has over 10,000 Educators, 30 million+ Learners, and caters to over 35 exam categories.

UPPSC released interview schedule; check details

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UPPSC

Amidst Corona crisis, Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has released the UPPSC 2018 interview schedule. The UPPSC has released its schedule at its official website – uppsc.up.nic.in.

Qualified candidates can download the UPPSC 2018 interview call letter from July 7,2020. Applicants also need to carry photocopies and original copies of all the required documents along with the photograph at the interview venue.

Earlier, UPPSC 2018 preliminary exam was conducted on October 28 while mains exam was conducted from October 18 to 22, 2019 in offline mode.

Also Read: UPPSC declares results for PCS Mains 2018

UPPSC 2018 interview is scheduled to be conducted from July 13 to August 7, 2020.

Steps to download UPPSC PCS interview call letter:

-Visit the official website of UPPSC PCS 2020

-Click on Download Interview Letter For PCS Exam

 -Enter the login credentials – registration number, date of birth

-Check all details mentioned in the UP PCS interview call letter and download it

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission is responsible to conduct various examinations for the recruitment of candidates for state government posts.

UGC releases fresh guidelines, exams to be held by September

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UGC fresh guidelines

After much deliberation, the Union Human Resource and Development Ministry said the final year examinations in the universities will be held in September. The end-of-term semesters were postponed due to coronavirus outbreak in the country.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) said “The terminal semester will be conducted by the universities by the end of September, 2020 in offline (pen and paper) or online or blended (online + offline) mode.”

The decision came after the Union ministry of home affairs said it had sent a letter to the Union higher education Secretary permitting universities and institutions to conduct examinations.

Also read: UGC to release guidelines for final year exams soon

The home ministry said the end-of-term examinations are compulsory according to UGC guidelines.

The apex education regulator announced the ‘UGC Revised Guidelines on Examinations and Academic Calender for the Universities in view of COVID-19 Pandemic’. “In the view of the emerging situation related to COVID-19 pandemic in India, it is important to safeguard the principles of health, safety, fair and equal opportunity for students,” it mentioned.

Those students who have a backlog should compulsorily be evaluated by offline or online examinations as per their ‘feasibility and suitability’. If a final year student is unable to appear in the examination, the university must arrange a special examination for the student, the regulator said.

“In case a student of terminal semester/final year is unable to appear in the examination conducted by the university for whatsoever the reason may be, he or she may be given opportunity to appear in special examinations…which may be conducted by the university as and when feasible, so that the student is not put to any inconvenience or disadvantage,” it said.

 

MHA allows universities and colleges to hold final year exams

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MHA allows universities

After much delay, the Union Home Ministry allowed universities and colleges to hold the pending exams across the country amid the COVID-19 restrictions. MHA also termed the final year exams as compulsory for students. It also asked varsities to hold them in accordance with UGC Guidelines.

The Home Ministry issued a letter to the Union Higher Education Secretary permitting universities and institutions to hold final year exams for the students. The letter from the Home Ministry comes amid news reports of the UGC panel not recommending cancellation of the pending Final Semester Exams 2020.

It provides much needed clarity to lakhs of students. In last week of June, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank asked the apex universities regulator to issue revised guidelines for holding of semester exams amid the on-going COVID-19 pandemic.

Also read: MHA releases circular for teachers to work from home

However, the announcement has also dashed the hopes and demands of several students who were seeking cancellation of the exams in the light of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases across the country.

As of now, a total of 7 states have decided to cancel pending semester exams in the light of worsening situation around COVID-19 pandemic. These include Maharashtra – one of the worst affected cases of COVID-19, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Haryana, Rajasthan and now Punjab.

AAP lawmaker urges HRD Minister to cancel DU online exams

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DU online exams

In the light of COVID crisis, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lawmaker Sanjay Singh wrote a letter to Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, urging him to cancel online examination of Delhi University (DU).

In his letter, the AAP lawmaker claimed that a lot of students, who are in far-flung areas of the country, do not have access to the internet for appearing in exams. “Amid COVID-19 pandemic, centre and state government have decided not to conduct any examination. But DU administration has taken the decision to conduct an online examination of final year student, leaving lakhs of students’ future in jeopardy.”

Singh further said that DU had conducted a mock examination on July 4 in which student faced problems.

Also read: Delhi University mulls to make admission process online

“Students were given the wrong question paper, sites had crashed. Hence, I want you to consider the problems faced by students and cancel the online examination,” he wrote in the letter.

Targetting BJP led central government, Singh said, “Centre is mocking the future of about 4 lakh students of DU. HRD Minister should intervene in it. Mock test conducted by the administration has failed. The students who are residing in their home states are not able to give examination due to poor internet connectivity.”

Delhi University has decided to conduct the online examination of final year students of under-graduate and post-graduate course, from July 10.

UP govt schools to get makeover by migrant workers

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UP govt schools

To give a makeover to government-run primary and upper primary schools, the Uttar Pradesh education department has decided to employ migrant workers in all 75 districts.

Under the project, called ‘Mission Kayakalp’, the migrant workers will be engaged in the construction of boundary walls, gates, fencing of kitchen gardens and developing playgrounds in primary and upper primary schools.

The project is being funded by gram panchayats under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS).

State project directorate of Samagra Shiksha Abhiyaan was provided with details of the work being undertaken in 846 out of the 1,050 schools.

Also read: UP govt asks private schools not to charge advance fee from parents

Last month, three migrant workers from Hyderabad, quarantined in a primary school at Narainpur village in Unnao district, spent their time in painting and ended up giving a complete makeover to the school premises.

Their initiative even found a mention in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech at the launch of the ‘Garib Kalyan Rozgar Yojana’.

It may be recalled that in April this year, the state government had directed officials to ensure that migrant workers returning from other cities during the lockdown are offered jobs in their native villages.

Around 18 districts including Prayagraj, Kanpur Dehat, Bareilly, Mirzapur and Fatehpur have reported a progress of 60 per cent in the work.

Sixteen districts including Lucknow, Kaushambhi, Meerut and Barabanki have reported progress of about 50 per cent completion of work.

UGC to release guidelines for final year exams soon

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UGC 2020

To end the suspension of many students, the University Grants Commission (UGC), is all set to release the revised set to UGC Guidelines for the pending University and College Exams. Last week, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank had asked UGC to issue revised guidelines for the pending college and semester exams for university students.

In all likelihood, UGC Guidelines are expected to be out soon, which may either postpone the exam further until August 2020 or ask universities to promote the students on the basis of internal assessment to start the next academic year.

As of now, universities and college administrations across the country have been waiting for the guidelines to thereby start the necessary preparations for holding of the exam. Many state govts including Punjab, Rajasthan have cancelled the UG and PG exams.

Also read: UGC urges universities to join Catch the Rain campaign

An expert committee appointed by the UGC under the leadership of Haryana University vice-chancellor R C Kuhad, has recommended cancellation of all pending final semester examination that are scheduled to be held across the country in July 2020.

However, formally, neither HRD Ministry nor the UGC officials have confirmed that they would be releasing the guidelines today.

COVID impact: Punjab cancels all university and college exams

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In the light of COVID-19 outbreak, Punjab Government has decided to cancel all university and college exams to be held at varsities across the state. However, state government may allow universities who currently have their online exams underway to continue uninterrupted.

The announcement of cancellation of pending University and Semester Exams 2020 was made in his weekly #AskCaptain Facebook Live session with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. In the session, the CM also confirmed that the college and university students would be promoted on the basis of their previous years’ results.

In the session, CM also announced that colleges and universities have been asked to work out the detailed process for working out the modalities for implementing the decision, he said, adding that the decision would be announced in the next few days.

Also read: The Punjab Public School’s Success Story During Lockdown

He also added that students who are not satisfied by the result announced on the basis of promotion formula, they will be allowed to take a fresh examination later once the COVID-19 crisis is over. For school students, Punjab CM said that the state government would be following the CBSE decision announced in the Supreme Court some days ago.

In another major announcement, the Punjab Chief Minister also announced that all ex-servicemen will get an increased number of attempts for taking the Punjab Civil Services examination.

Rajasthan govt cancels colleges and universities exams

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Rajasthan govt

In the wake of Corona crisis, Rajasthan State Government has cancelled university and college exams in the state for all students. All undergraduate and postgraduate students from universities, colleges and technical institutions across the state will be promoted without holding the exams.

Rajasthan CM announced the decision about cancellation of pending semester exams in the state through a tweet sent out from his personal handle. Taking the social media, he said “In the light of COVID-19 pandemic, the state government has decided not to hold examinations for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in all universities, colleges, and technical educational institutions in the state.”

The decision to cancel all the pending semester exams for higher education institutions based in the state was taken by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in a high-level meeting held on 4th July 2020.

Also read: Rajasthan University exams postponed over COVID-19

The high-level meeting was attended by Minister of State for Higher Education Bhanwar Singh Bhati, Minister of State for Technical Education Subhash Garg, Chief Secretary Rajiv Swaroop, Additional Chief Secretary Finance Niranjan Arya, Higher Education Secretary Shuchi Sharma, Information and Public Relations Commissioner Mahendra Soni, as per a report filed by Times Now.

Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma said that the state government was mulling to introduce a chapter on Coronavirus pandemic in the school curriculum from next year.

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