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AP inter board results 2020 declared, check now

AP inter board results 2020

Providing relief to students, Board of Secondary Education of Andhra Pradesh (BIEAP) has declared the AP Inter 1st Year and 2nd Year Results 2020. Students can check their results on bie.ap.gov.in and results.bie.ap.gov.in.

Inter 1st year exams 2020 were conducted from March 4 to March 21, 2020. Students have to select the screen and enter the hall ticket number to check the Manabadi 1st year and 2nd year inter results 2020 AP.

Also read: Andhra Pradesh Board declares date for Class 10 exams

Education Minister, Adimulapu Suresh declared the result for Intermediate exams 2020. One month after the release of Manabadi AP Inter 1st year results 2020 and 2nd Year results 2020, the board will issue the mark sheet and pass certification. Students will be able to get the same by visiting their respective schools. This year, AP 2020 inter results delayed due to lockdown in the country.

Steps to check AP Inter 1st Year Results 2020-

-Visit the AP Inter result website- “bie.ap.gov.in

-Enter the hall ticket number in required place

-Select the year i.e ‘1st year’ or ‘2nd year’

-Click on Submit to check the results of AP Inter 1st year

-The result will appear on the screen.

OP Jindal Global University declared country’s top private university

OP Jindal Global University

OP Jindal Global University (JGU) has been ranked as India’s top private university by the QS World University Rankings 2021. Industrialist Naveen Jindal ‘proudly’ shared the news of OP Jindal Global University being declared India’s Number 1 Private University by the QS World University Rankings 2021.

Taking the social media, the steel baron said, “Happy to announce that @JindalGlobalUNI has been ranked India’s No 1 Private University by @worlduniranking. It is an incredibly proud moment for me to see JGU leading the charge in fostering academic excellence in India & the world. JGU rises in QSWUR.”

The top recognition for the JGU came at a time when the total number of Indian institutions have gone down in the QS World University Rankings 2021. The JGU has vastly improved its position in these rankings that were released by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

Also read: IIT Roorkee secures 1st position among IITs in QS ranking list

Established only 11 years ago, the JGU has been ranked in the top 651-700 universities in the world, becoming India’s Number 1 Ranked Private University. The institution has also been declared India’s Number 1 Ranked University with a focus solely on Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities.

With a jump of a possible 100 ranks to the 651-700 band this year from the 751-800 band last year, JGU is the only ‘Institution of Eminence’ (IOE) that has climbed up significantly in the QS World University Rankings 2021 compared to the rankings last year.

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

KIET Group

In a rapidly evolving educational industry, an institute of repute has to continually evolve. It cannot just depend on its past laurels and has to work to move up, carve new notches on the plank from where it will jump higher to a more glorious future.

KIET Group of Institutions has earned its position in the Rank Band of 201-250 for Engineering in National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF 2020) – India Ranking 2020 by MHRD, Govt. of India on the basis of its excellence in teaching, learning, research and innovation.

The success of the belief of KIET Group of Institutions in excellence is clearly reflected in the plethora of Education Excellence Awards bagged by the institute including the Gold College rating by QS India University Rankings 2018: QS-IGAUGE, ‘Gold’ Rating in AICTE-CII Survey 2019, the Best Private Institute in Innovation in North India by CEGR, Excellence in Enabling Research Environment by ASSOCHAM, Outstanding College of India by ETR and others. The institute has been recently embellished by the QS I∙GAUGE E-Learning Excellence for Academic Digitisation (E-LEAD) certification with perfect scores.

Also read: KIET Group of Institution calls for underpinning global challenges

KIET offers B.Tech Degree courses in eight disciplines viz. CSE, ECE, EN, IT, ME, CE, CO & CSI and in addition M.Tech, MCA , MBA&Pharmacy (B. Pharm & M. Pharm) courses to meet the varied aspirations of the students. Our students acquire competence to become global knowledge workers and our close collaboration with reputed MNCs, firms and industries, not only helps us in creating opportunities for jobs but also in preparing entrepreneurs who provide jobs to others and to work in this direction, there is an in-house entrepreneurship cell, Technology Business Incubator. TBI-KIET https://www.kiet.edu/technology-business-incubator-kiet and Innovation Centre, that up skills our students through research based activities.

KIET has 336 faculty members on its roll. There are 135 PhDs, 114 PGs and 87 faculty members are pursuing their PhD from Institutes of repute. More than 224+ technical papers have been presented/published in journals and conference proceedings (National/International) by our faculty members in the year 2018-19.

“Great things are not accomplished by impulse but by a series of small actions taken strategically.”

KIET Group of Institutions is embellished with a number of Centers of Excellence that take care of providing exclusive skills to the students beyond the syllabi https://www.kiet.edu/centre-of-excellence. We have recently stepped into an innovative venture by setting up the Center of Excellence for Space Technologies at our institute.

The institute believes in preparing global citizens and honing its students with strengths that can equip the students to fight challenges in the world abroad. It has taken few initiatives to provide exposure to its students of all courses and streams through its International Relations Office (IRO) that looks after their international relations, collaborations, lectures, foreign languages, events and internships. https://www.kiet.edu/blog/international-exposure-preparing-global-citizens/

The institute is a Research Centre for Ph.D., duly approved by Dr. APJ AKTU, Lucknow since 2010 and has highly committed faculty with Research temperament. The institute encourages these faculty members by providing them Internal budgetary and administrative support and balancing their academic and administrative responsibilities. We have a well-organized Research and Development Committee, Collaborative Research and Development Committee and Departmental Research Committee (DRC) to take care that the Research policies and IPR Policy for Patents are effectively implemented. The institute has well-defined Conference Guidelines and provides CV Raman Award and Incentives for Publication in SCI Journals to promote Research and Innovation culture among faculty and students and enhance the quality of Academic Research Projects. For more detailed description, please visit our web page https://www.kiet.edu/overview-research

“Persistence makes all the difference” and the Corporate Relations and Placement Centre at KIET has been able to bring an immense difference in the lives of the final year students of the institute, as they are equipped to create a pool of skilled human resource by guiding the students to reach their goals with perfection; towards this CRPC has also initiated the Internship & Industry Partnership Cell (IIPC) which follows the guidelines laid down under the Internship Policy of AICTE. With pride, they shared that more than 20 final year students of KIET (2020) have received Job offers at more than 10 Lacs and almost all eligible students are being placed with highly famed brands.

KIET Group of Institutions has become a synonym of excellent education, the best life, values and outstanding placement. With the glorious legacy of 21 years in engineering education, KIET has successfully contributed to the multidimensional development of future professionals with a focus on positive thinking and self-confidence to deal with the transformation, challenges, and qualms of life in corporate world.

Parents demand cancellation of CBSE Exams 2020

Parents demand cancellation Exams

In the wake of the Coronavirus epidemic across the country, parents of the wards are protesting for cancellation of CBSE Board exams. The CBSE exams are all set to be conducted from July 1 to 15. The parents show their disapproval to this decision of the HRD Minister of conducting the exams in such a risky situation.

Parents, therefore, planned to start a ‘Tweetathon’ on Friday in order to gain the HRD Minister’s attention. The parents are afraid that in July, the Coronavirus case will spike as per the ground situation of the present time. They are in fear with regard to their ward’s health and feel that the lives of their wards are more important than appearing in the Board examination.

Also read: CBSE issues FAQs for pending exams for students

“In March when the cases were too less, everything was shut down at the stroke of a pen. And now when cases have shot up dramatically and could to be at a peak in July, they want children to come out and sit for exams. On the other hand, the students are really worried about managing the assignments and preparing for the Board examinations at the same time”, said one parent.

Earlier, the CBSE Board released the revised Class 10 and 12 exam dates 2020, the exams are all set to be conducted from July 1 to 15, 2020. Similarly, CISCE released new exam dates for Class 10 and 12. The remaining exams of Class 10 will be held from July 2 to July 12, 2020, and Class 12 pending exams will be conducted from July 1 to July 14, 2020.

Dr Praveen Kukreja, Shemford Futuristic School, Agra: School under huge financial crisis in COVID

Dr Praveen Kukreja

Schools, colleges, and all education institutions are under extreme financial constraints due to lockdown and the pertaining Covid-19 situation. At these times, we also have to remember our academic institutions’ situation as they are fundamental supporters and continuously foster future generations. During these times, it is extremely important that we understand their difficulties and challenges they face-paying salaries, maintaining infrastructure, employing IT, and maintaining constant communication and support to the student community. It is also essential to consider the diverse community of teachers, professors, support staff, etc. these institutions employ and the livelihoods they support. Furthermore, educational institutions have also taken steps in making sure that the student and parent community is aided financially through measures such as:

-Reduction in tuition fees

-Allowing to pay in installments

-Allowing delayed school fees payments

Also read: Technology to play important role in COVID-19 crisis

Facilitating children in online learning, Efforts of teachers for the betterment of students… Continuing their online teaching along with maintaining balance at home also….. We need to salute for teachers for shaping the younger ones….. Teachers are also corona warriors…. At this challenging COVID time, we must understand that teaching and non-teaching staffs’ have provided their efforts so it’s time for parents to come forward to support them in the financial crisis…. Little contribution of amount matters a lot for us….. As together we all can fight this period and definitely we will come out with our better version…. Again schools will open and our loving children will have fruitful time with their teachers as well friends…

Maharashtra govt asks teachers to report in schools

Maharashtra govt

In a major development, Maharashtra Schools have re-opened for staff and non-teaching work and are asking the teachers to report for administrative work.

The teachers and educationists are however concerned about their safety as public transports are still suspended.

The teachers in many schools have been asked to report to work for two to three days a week. Mostly alternate working days are assigned. The schools as per the report provided by many teachers have asked them to carry their own sanitizers and masks.

Also read: Maharashtra Board postpones SSC and HSC results till June

Also, there are schools and colleges that are asking staff to report one-man / person a week. This rotational basis of working is not working out for the teachers.

The educationists have one concern however, if they are already providing education through online platforms why are they being asked to report to schools at this early stage.

The state of Maharashtra has one of the maximum cases in the country for coronavirus.

The education departments circular ‘ Mission Begin Again’ was shared by various teachers. It, however, does not include teachers but local officials that need to report by June 15 as their first working day.

Contrary to this Mumbai University has extended the vacations to June 19, 2020.

UGC permits top 100 universities to start online courses

UGC permits

Under the ‘PM e-VIDYA program as part of the self-reliant India campaign University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman DP Singh has given a nod to Top 100 Universities in NIRF Rankings to start online courses.

UGC Chairman told that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced the e-Vidya program to promote online education. This program will benefit nearly 25 crore school-going children.

“We will soon bring out an integrated version of open and distance learning and online regulation after the approval of the Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD). Under Atmanirbhar Bharat, the top 100 Universities according to the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking, will run online classes without prior approval of UGC for the 2021 session,” he said.

Also read: UGC may consider blended learning option

The NIRF Rankings for the year 2020 were announced and IIT Madras, IISc Bangalore, and IIT Delhi secured the top three positions in the top institutes of India category. The rankings were released for 9 categories by the MHRD.

With the PM e-Vidya initiative, more online universities will strengthen online education in the country. Moreover, the government is also expanding e-learning in higher education through open, distance, and online education regulatory framework.

PM e-Vidya initiative will help students multi-mode access to online education that also includes DIKSHA. According to an official release, under this program, a TV (one class-one channel) where one dedicated channel per grade for each of the classes 1 to 12 will provide access to quality educational material.

Odisha govt cancels UG and PG exams

Odisha govt

In the wake of Coronavirus outbreak, the Odisha Higher Education Department has decided to cancel the theory and practical tests of the end semester examinations for the Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses.

According to reports, meetings were conducted by the Higher Education Minister Arun Kumar Sahoo along with the Vice-Chancellors of the state public universities and principles of autonomous colleges.

The decision not to conduct the end-semester exams will be implemented by all the universities and autonomous colleges under the jurisdiction of the department.

The state government had earlier decided to conduct the sixth-semester examinations for the undergraduate courses to be held between June 20 and July 24, 2020. The results of these examinations will be declared by August 31, 2020. The Final year PG Examinations will be completed by August 20, 2020, and the results will be declared by September 20, 2020.

The state government has taken such a decision with regard to the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in the country. Students from different universities had earlier on protested against the decision of the state government for conducting the offline examinations of the Undergraduate and postgraduate courses between June and August 2020.

The students will be marked based on the internal marks along with the mars obtained in the previous semester in the subjects.

Prometheus School gets future-ready

Prometheus School

Prometheus School is pleased to share its recognition as an IB MYP candidate school, effective 10th June 2020. This is an important milestone in the school’s journey to become an authorised MYP school, in its ongoing commitment to providing re-imagined learning to its students.

At the end of the first year of the school’s operations, this is an important step forward in further deepening Prometheus’s roots in the IB world of education. Mukesh Sharma, the Founding Chairman and Director of the School stated “The school has had several achievements in its first year of operations, that just concluded. An official recognition from IB on our MYP candidature, puts us on the right gear in our journey ahead, both with access to the required resources and support from the board. This combined with our existing teaching staff that bring in prior MYP experience, gives us the forceful combination in establishing our MYP program with the required comprehensiveness. I thank IB for this recognition and look forward to working with them in further establishing our MYP practice.” I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate and applaud the efforts of the secondary staff under the leadership of, Rashima Varma, Principal Secondary in reaching this achievement. We are also thankful for the support from our parents.”

Rashima Varma added, “we are pleased to have reached this milestone and look forward to using the MYP framework to create robust learning experiences for our students, that will equip them with the skills to carve their own niche in the world.”

What is IB MYP?

The IB MYP is a five-year program designed for students aged 11 to 16 years. The comprehensive framework is designed to encourage students to connect their academic learning with real-time events.

The MYP program is inclusive by design to cater to students of diverse interests and academic abilities. The curriculum comprises eight subject groups that deliver balanced and broad education for young minds. Each subject group requires a minimum of 50 hours of teaching time every year. The final two years of the program offer “carefully-defined” subject group flexibility to help students meet personal learning goals and local requirements.

IB MYP program’s final year offers optional eAssessment and gives IB-validated grades based on the coursework and examinations. Students who take external assessments become eligible for MYP course results and IB MYP Certificate. On successful MYP completion, the student becomes eligible for Career-related Programme (CP) or IB Diploma Programme (DP).

Madras High court denies to grant stay on digital classes in Tamil Nadu

Madras High court

Providing relief to educational institutions in Tamil Nadu, Madras High Court has refused to grant an interim stay on the online classes being held by schools and various educational institutions.

The schools in the state had begun with the online classes after the schools were shut down due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

The high court has however sought guidelines for conducting online classes by the central and state government. The High Court stated that continuing with the online classes without proper guidelines is of importance and has thus asked the central and state government to issue guidelines and has posted the issue to June 25, 2020, for filing any counters against the same.

The petition was filed in order to restrain the educational institutions from conducting online classes without following proper guidelines r schemes issued by the schools.

Tamil Nadu State Government Counsellor V Jayaprakash Narayan informed the High Court that the state has not permitted any educational institutions be it schools or colleges to conduct online classes.

He also stated that the educational institutions have also been barred from demanding fees from the students as per a government order issued regarding the same which is submitted in the court.

Senior Counsel S Prabhakaran has requested the court to pass an interim order restraining the educational institutions from conducting online classes for the students.

The Tamil Nadu High court has directed the Central Government and the state government to file a report on the availability of guidelines for conducting the online classes.

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