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JEE Main, NEET and JEE Advanced exams postponed to September

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JEE Main, NEET and JEE Advanced exams

Keeping with the demands of a majority of students in view of the rise in COVID cases in the country, Union Human Resource Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has announced the new exam dates of JEE Main, NEET and JEE Advanced. The exams which were scheduled in July and August have been postponed.

JEE Main will now be conducted between September 1 to 6 2020, JEE Advanced on September 27 and NEET on September 13 respectively.

The decision on JEE Main and NEET has been announced after the special committee consisting of National Testing Agency Director General and other officials submitted their report to MHRD regarding the reconsideration of the conduct of JEE Main exam.

Now that the exam is postponed, application correction the facility is to be reopened for NEET and JEE Main from July 4 to 15, 2020. Previously, the JEE Main exam was supposed to be conducted in April, while JEE Advanced and NEET 2020 were to be conducted in May.

Also read: JEE Main 2020 online application ends on Sunday

NTA Director General, Vineet Joshi had also announced that all the precautionary measures shall be taken to protect the students from all kinds of risk factors pertaining to their health.

Students on the other hand were requesting the authorities through various social media platforms for the postponement of JEE Main and NEET 2020 on account of safety as well as the travel restrictions.

Odisha to start online classes from July 13

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Odisha start online classes

In the wake of Corona pandemic, Odisha government has decided to start online classes for college and universities from July 13. The Director of Higher Secondary Education has asked all the principals of the higher secondary schools to prepare the online content for students.

The Higher Secondary Education department has asked the schools to follow rules and advisories issued to fight against COVID19 and start the online classes.

The state government has further asked the undergraduate colleges to form WhatsApp and e-mail groups of students for the classes. Each group should not exceed more than 32 students.

Also read: Odisha Board cancels Class 12 pending exams

The online classes will be conducted by the teachers for at least 2 to 3 hours a day for three days a week. The classes will be conducted with the help of Google Meet, Zoom, Skype, and other digital platforms.

Teachers will have to maintain an attendance register for students who will be attending the classes. Moreover, the classes will be conducted from the college premises.

Meanwhile, Odisha state board has cancelled the remaining papers for Class 12 that was scheduled to be conducted from March 23 to March 28, 2020.

Rajasthan: Babu Lal Meena appointed as commissioner of school education

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Babu Lal Meena

In a major reshuffle, Babu Lal Meena, IAS officer Rajasthan 2006 batch, has been transferred as Commissioner, School Education, State Project Director, Samgra Shiksha Abhiyan (SMSA) & Additional Commissioner, Rajasthan Shiksha Parishad, Government of Rajasthan.

Pritam B. Yashwant has been sent to General Administration and Motor Garage and Civil Aviation Department. Panchayat Raj to Siddharth Mahajan, Disaster Assistance and Civil Protection Department, Veena Pradhan to Ayurveda and Indian System of Medicine.

Also read: Bishnu Charan Mallick appointed as MD Rajasthan Skill and Livelihood Mission

The list is out on the recommendation of the Ashok Gehlot government, in which 103 IAS have been changed, in which collectors of many districts and heads of almost all major departments have been changed.

Bishnu Charan Mallick appointed as MD Rajasthan Skill and Livelihood Mission

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Bishnu Charana Mallick

Rajasthan state government has appointed 2007 batch IAS Officer, Bishnu Charan Mallick as Managing Director, Rajasthan Skill & Livelihoods Development Corporation.

Earlier, he was excise commissioner for govt of Rajasthan.

Bhawani Singh Detha has been allocated Finance Budget to Autonomous Government Secretary, Mugdha Sinha to Art Literature, Culture and Archeology Department and Jawahar Kala Kendra Director General Gayatri Rathore to Social Justice and Empowerment Department, T. Ravikant.

Also read: Rajasthan: Sandesh Nayak appointed as Director, College Education Department

The list is out on the recommendation of the Gehlot government, in which 103 IAS have been changed, in which collectors of many districts and heads of almost all major departments have been changed.

Rajasthan: Sandesh Nayak appointed as Director, College Education Department

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Sandesh Nayak

In a major reshuffle, Sandesh Nayak has been appointed as Director, College Education Department, Government of Rajasthan. Nayak severed as Collector & District Magistrate, Churu.

He was lauded for a commendable job to curb Coronavirus spread in Churu.

He was also CEO of Jaipur Smart City Ltd a few years back.

There are around 103 transfers done by the Ashok Gehlot government.

Also read: Vipin Kumar appointed as Joint secretary of School Education & Literacy

Rajiv Swarup will now be the Chief Secretary in Rajasthan. He will replace Devendra Bhushan Gupta. Gupta was the Chief Secretary of the state from 30 April 2018.

The list is out on the recommendation of the Gehlot government, in which 103 IAS have been changed, in which collectors of many districts and heads of almost all major departments have been changed.

DU launches Delhi School of Skill Enhancement and Entrepreneurship Development

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To provide skill education to students, Delhi University has launched the Delhi School of Skill Enhancement and Entrepreneurship Development (DSSEED). The DSSEED is a flagship institute set up under the Institution of Eminence (IoE) scheme which will be headed by innovator and Biochemist Professor Vijar K Chaudhary.

The newly launched DSSEED aims to bridge the gap in the current knowledge delivery by initiating training programmes, the innovative mechanism will be employed in an integrated manner to shape young minds o meet the global needs and fulfill the dream of ‘Make in India, Made for World’

The School of Skill Enhancement and Entrepreneurship Development will consist of multiple backgrounds including Sciences (Biological, Chemical, Physical, Mathematical Sciences, and Informatics), Humanities, Social Science, Commerce and Economics, Finance, and Management.

Also read: Delhi University releases tentative dates for exams

The advisory council consisting of eminent scientists and innovation facilitators under the Chairmanship of Professor NK Ganguly, Former Director-General of Indian Council of Medical Research will guide the Delhi School of Skill Enhancement and Entrepreneurship Development.

According to a statement released by the university incubation facilities for the students and entrepreneurs will be provided which will also be useful in improving the research interests of college teachers who are not able to take ideas forward due to lack of necessary infrastructure and the right environment at their place of work.

MHA releases circular for teachers to work from home

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In the wake of Corona crisis, the Human Resource Development ministry released a circular which directed that the teachers, researchers, non-teaching staff members should be permitted and advised to work from home until July 31, 2020. The circular has been released as MHA guidelines for phased reopening.

The circular released has also asked the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), National Testing Agency (NTA) and the other autonomous organizations to make sure that colleges and educational institutions will be closed until July 31, 2020.

Online or distance learning should also be continued to be permitted and encouraged as per the MHRD circular. Along with this, the ministry has asked the Chief Secretaries of all the states and Union Territories to consider the guidelines for the Higher Educational Institutions under their control.

Also read: MHA bars IIT Kanpur from taking foreign donations

The Circular which was issued on June 30, 2020, has also stated that the Faculty Members/ Teachers/ Researchers should utilize this time for different academic activities.

The time at hand will be counted as ‘On Duty’ for the teachers or researchers and the non-teaching staff members including ad-hoc and contract teachers whose contracts are valid at least until July 31, 2020.

The circular further stated that the Aarogya Setu App enables easy identification of potential risk infection and so it may be ensured that the Aarogya Setu App must be installed by the students, faculty members, and employees.

CISCE releases revised assessment scheme for pending papers

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CISCE assessment scheme

After cancelling class 10th and 12th exams, CISCE Board has issued the revised assessment scheme for which pending papers. The new scheme will be used by the CISCE to evaluate students and award marks to them for the remaining subjects of class 10 and class 12. The new Marks imputation formulae has been released by the CISCE Board on the official website- cisce.org.

CISCE Board has released a detailed account of the new assessment policy on the basis of which students will be awarded marks for the papers that were cancelled in the light of COVID-19 pandemic.

Also read: CISCE cancels ICSE 10th and ISC 12th pending exams

While releasing the ICSE Revised Assessment Policy, CISCE Board said that the new Marks imputation formulae has been designed in a way to test both General Academic Ability, through average marks scored by the students in other subjects and students’ proficiency in the respective subject through the internal assessment and project work.

The evaluation matrix has been developed after a thorough study of the previous year’s results and to ‘ensure fairness to all the candidates’ who appeared in the board examinations this year.

Tripura Board announces Tripura Madhyamik result 2020

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Tripura Madhyamik result 2020

Amidst Corona crisis, Tripura Board of Secondary Education has declared the Tripura Madhyamik result 2020. The board has declared the TBSE 2020 Madhyamik results on the official web portal- tbresults.tripura.gov.in. Students need to enter their board exam roll number to check the TBSE result 2020. The overall pass percentage this year is 69.49%.

A total of 39,917 students appeared for Tripura Madhyamik board exams.

TBSE Class 10 board exams started from March 3, but a few exams were cancelled due to nationwide lockdown. Due to the same, Tripura Madhyamik Result 2020 is delayed. A total of 48994 candidates appeared for Class 10 exams of which 22836 are males and 26158 are females.

Also read: First Meeting of NITI Forum Announced in Tripura

Steps to check Tripura Madhyamik Result 2020:

-Visit TBSE result website- tripuraresults.nic.in 2020 madhyamik/ tbresults.tripura.gov.in

-Click on the “TBSE result 2020 Madhyamik

-Enter roll number in required spcae

-Click on the View Result button to submit it.

-TBSE Madhyamik result 2020 appear on the screen

Students can also check the tripura results.nic.in 2020 through SMS. For the same, type a message in the given format and send it it to 7738299899 TBSE10<space><ROLL NO>.

HRD Minister launches alternative academic calendar for primary students

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HRD Minister launch alternative academic calendar

In order to engage students meaningfully during their stay at home due to COVID-19, Union Minister for Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank released alternative academic calendar for 8 weeks for primary stage. Earlier. four weeks alternative academic calendar for primary classes was released by Pokhriyal in April.

Speaking on the occasion the Union Minister said that this Calendar provides guidelines to teachers on the use of various technological tools and social media tools available for imparting education in fun-filled, interesting ways, which can be used by learner, parents and teachers even while at home. However, it has taken into account, the varying levels of access to such tools-Mobile, Radio, Television, SMS and various social media. The fact that many of us may not have internet facility in the mobile, or may not be able to use different social media tools- such as whatsapp, facebook, twitter, google, etc., the calendar guides teachers to further guide parents and students through SMS on mobile phones or through voice call. Parents are expected to help elementary stage students to implement this Calendar.

Nishank further said that this calendar caters to the need of all children including Divyang children (Children with Special Need). It includes links for Audio books, Radio programmes and Video programme.

Also read: HRD Minister: NTA to review exam dates for NEET, JEE

He said that the calendar contains week-wise plan consisting of interesting and challenging activities, with reference to theme/chapter taken from syllabus or textbook. Most importantly, it maps the themes with the learning outcomes. The purpose of mapping of themes with learning outcomes is to facilitate teachers/parents to assess the progress in the learning of children and also to go beyond textbooks. The activities given in the calendar focus on learning outcomes and can thus be achieved through any resource including the textbooks children are using in their state or UT.

It also covers experiential learning activities such as Arts Education, Physical Exercises, yoga, pre-vocational skills, etc. This Calendar contains class-wise and subject-wise activities in tabular forms. This Calendar includes activities related to four languages as subject areas, i.e., Hindi English, Urdu and Sanskrit. This calendar also gives space to the strategies of reducing stress and anxiety among teachers, students and parents. Calendar includes link for Chapter wise e-content available on the e-pathshala, NROER and DIKSHA portal of GoI.

 

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