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Delhi University to begin admission process from June 20

Delhi University

According to media reports, Delhi University would begin the DU Admission 2020 process from June 20, 2020. The admission process has been delayed due to the coronavirus outbreak this year. Students can download the form at www.du.ac.in.

The registration process would open on June 20 and would close on July 4, 2020, for all courses. The second window for registration would be opened by the varsity after the declaration of result by CBSE for the updation of marks.

Delhi University is expected to announce the cut-offs by end of July or early August, as per UGC Exam & Admission Guidelines. This year the varsity would not have trails for sports and Extra-Curricular activities (ECA) due to the pandemic.

There will be no admission in ECA except for NCC and NSS and that too on the basis of the certificates as no trials will be conducted, the member said, adding this was decided keeping in mind the coronavirus situation.

The standing committee on admission where they have decided that the documents which are once submitted online on the basis of which approval is given for the admission by the college, cannot be rejected later on the premise that document is not acceptable, unless it is forged.

The panel has also decided that the caste certificates once made need not to be renewed and only renewal of income certificate will be required. Therefore caste certificates can be old, but the income certificate should be the latest.

Sports to be a part of new education policy: Rijiju

Rijiju

The Centre is mulling to add sports as a part of curriculum in the new education policy. Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju announced the development and said sports won’t be considered an extra-curricular activity in schools.

“The new education policy of India is also going to have sports as a part of education (and) sports not as extra-curricular activities,” Rijiju said during the inaugural session of the ‘International Webinar on Olympism and Olympic Education in the 21st century’.

“Sports is also an education, so sports cannot be extra-curricular activities. Thereby sports cannot be treated as an optional subject … sports as part of education has to be accepted by all,” he said.

“The new education policy of India is not officially declared yet, but it is almost in the final shape. My ministry has already pushed very strongly during our interaction and my participation in the national committee to make sports an integral part of the education system, he added.

Rijiju is also keen to have an “Olympic Museum” for the country and said discussions regarding it would take place once situation normalises post the COVID-19 pandemic.

“About the Olympic Museum, I personally feel that the Olympic Museum is a very important treasure. We need to have in every country and a country like India, we have a good legacy, we must have that,” he said.

NIRF Ranking 2020: IIT Madras top-ranked institution in country

NIRF Ranking 2020

The National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) has released its ranking 2020 list. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru has been ranked as the top university in the country and for the first time, it has also ranked dental colleges.

Union Human resource development minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said at the launch that the University Grants Commission should make participation compulsory for all 45,000 colleges and the over 1,000 universities in the country.

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

NIRF Ranking 2020: While, in the overall category IIT Madras is the top-ranked institution in the country scoring 85.31, IISc at second (scoring 84.18) and IIT Delhi at third scoring 81.33.

NIRF Ranking 2020 University: In universities category IISc Bengaluru has been ranked best with an overall score of 84.18, followed by JNU scoring 70.16, Delhi and Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi scoring 63.15. Among private universities Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has taken major jump reaching the fourth position in the University category with an overall score of 62.27, it is also one of the two private universities in the top 10, other being Manipal Academy of Higher Education at eighth.

MBA NIRF Ranking 2020: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad has secured top position followed by IIM Bangalore and IIM Calcutta at second and third place.

Engineering NIRF Ranking 2020: In the engineering category, Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have bagged nine out of the top ten ranks. The IIT Madras has bagged the top spot with a score of 89.93 followed by IIT Delhi scoring 88.08 and IIT Bombay at third with a score of 85.8.

Pharma NIRF Ranking 2020: Delhi based Jamia Hamdard has retained its top position with Panjab University and NIPER Mohali at second and third position. The same three institutions were in the same positions last year.

Law NIRF Ranking 2020: NLSIU (National Law School of India University) Bengaluru, NLU (National Law University) Delhi and NALSAR (National Academy of Legal Studies and Research) Hyderabad all three retaining their first second and third rank respectively.

Medicine NIRF Ranking 2020: In medicine, it is again the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi is at the top with Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research is a medical and research institution (PGIMER) Chandigarh and Christian Medical College, Vellore at second and third.

Colleges NIRF Ranking 2020: Among colleges, the three colleges of the Delhi University have bagged top three positions with Miranda house retaining its top rank, and Lady Shri Ram College for Women and Hindu college at second and third.

Architecture NIRF Ranking 2020: IIT Kharagpur has been ranked number one in Architecture, followed by IIT Roorkee and NIT Calicut.

UGC may consider blended learning option

UGC 2020

According to a media report, the University Grants Commission (UGC) may consider blended learning once the colleges and universities reopen, UGC Chairman DP Singh said. This could mean allowing universities to teach up to 40% classes in online mode.

UGC will also amend the current regulation that allows only the universities ranked top 100 in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) and have a 3.26 grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council to offer classes and degrees through online mode.

The changes, to be made in view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, will allow more institutions to offer online programmes.

“Keeping the changing environment in mind we are revising the regulations, we will allow universities having 3.01 grade in NAAC,” he said.

UGC is also working on an online mode for Open and Distance Learning (ODL), Singh added.

Singh also said that UGC is working on fresh guidelines for re-opening colleges. He hinted that the blended learning option will be a part of the new guidelines regarding reopening of colleges.

“We will be coming up with guidelines in this regard keeping wider perspectives in mind,” Singh said.

Singh also talked about the soon-to-be-launched dual degree programme that will allow students to pursue two degree programmes — one online and another in offline.

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

IIT Roorkee

According to the official QS ranking list released, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee secured 1st position among IITs in the Citations per Faculty parameter in the QS World University Rankings 2021.

The Institute secured the first position among IITs in the international students’ parameter also.

The high score (92.7) on citations per faculty put IIT Roorkee in the league of the top 20 universities worldwide and reflected the high impact research carried out by faculty in their respective research areas.

Also read: NIRF Ranking 2020: IIT Madras top-ranked institution in country

QS Rankings classified IIT Roorkee as historic public institution with very high focus in research Intensity as the strongest indicator for the institute.

Overall, IIT Roorkee has retained its national and global rank as in the previous year. It is ranked 6th among IITs and 383 globally.

However, a lot of Indian institutes and universities have achieved a lot in the past year when it comes to research and development.

The QS World University Rankings has been recognized as one of the most influential rankings of the top universities around the world.

Karnataka govt bans online classes from LKG to Class 5 students

Karnataka govt bans online classes

The Karnataka government decided to stop online live classes for students from LKG till class 5. The decision was declared by state Education Minister S Suresh Kumar. The Minister also said that for classes 6 to 10, a committee has been formed to submit recommendations on pros and cons of online education.

The govt has asked the panel to submit a report within 10 days.

He also said that strict action will be taken if schools collect more fees in the name of online education.

He said, several complaints have been received regarding online classes, and he held discussions with experts, a body of private educational institutions and officials in this regard. Everyone was of the opinion online classes cannot be an alternative to physical classes, he added.

There has been pressure on the government to act, as parents have been complaining about online classes conducted by private schools even for kindergarten kids.

Further stating that the government had already issued a circular asking educational institutions not to hike fees on humanitarian grounds considering financial constraints of several people due to the COVID-19 pandemic and induced lockdown, Kumar said, if schools decide to reduce the fees amount, it will be a “very welcome move.”

National Test Abhyas app used by over 10 lakh students

National Test Abhyas app

National Test Abhyas app, which is launched by NTA for NEET and JEE Main 2020 preparation is a hit among students. As per reports, over 10 lakh JEE Main and NEET aspirants have downloaded the app for preparation of the exam.

Around 45 percent of the users are from semi-urban and rural areas of which 37 percent students were those having no access to private coaching institutes.

National Test Abhyas app was launched by NTA to help students prepare for NEET and JEE Main 2020.

The app features mock tests for JEE Main and NEET exam. Students can take a fresh mock test every day.

Also read: HRD Ministry launches mobile app National Test Abhyas for students

The app uses an AI platform to evaluate the performance of students and also analyses the strong and weak areas of aspirants.

JEE Main 2020 is scheduled to be conducted from July 18 to 23 whereas NEET 2020 will be conducted on July 26. JEE Main 2020 admit card will be released around July 3 and for NEET , admit cards will be issued around July 11.

NCERT inks deal with Rotary India to improve e-content

NCERT Rotary India

To make e-learning more constructive, NCERT and Rotary India signed MoU for e-learning content telecast for class 1-12 over all NCERT TV channels. The deal was sealed in the presence of Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal ‘Nishank’ in New Delhi. Secretary of Department of Education & Literacy Anita Karwal also attended this digital event.

Union HRD Minister said he is happy to announce signing of MoU between NCERT and Rotary Club. He hoped that amidst COVID-19 the collaboration of Rotary India Humanity Foundation and NCERT with the guidance and support of MHRD will ensure that e-learning reaches children across the country with NCERT approved content. ‘

Nishank also said that it is great pleasure to know that under Vidya Daan 2.0 Rotary International will provide the e – content in Hindi language to NCERT for classes I to XII for all subjects. Union Minister added that this material is of high class and very high quality; it will benefit all our children very much. Nishank said that along with this Rotary International will provide material for special needs children as well as contribute its entirety to the Adult Literacy Mission. They will also provide the Teacher Training (including professional development) content, he added.

The Union Minister said that since March 2020 when the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, was declared pandemic, learners, teachers, parents and the entire education community have been gravely affected. In this scenario MHRD is working tirelessly to develop best education system rooted in Indian ethos with technology and innovation as strong pillars, Nishank added.

Union Minister said that MHRD have been working on integration of technology in education through various schemes and initiatives like Operation Digital Board, DIKSHA, E – Pathshala, SWAYAM and SWAYAM PRABHA.

Three Indian universities make it to top 200 in QS World University Ranking

QS World University Ranking

The Top 200 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings have been released. Only three Indian Institutes have made it to the top 200 list which includes IIT Bombay, IISc Bangalore, and IIT Delhi. Most of India’s top higher education institutions have slipped in the latest edition.

Although these institutions have been featured in the Top 200 list none of the Indian institutions have been featured in the top 100 list.

As compared to the ranking list released last year, 14 institutes have slipped in the ranking while four have improved. In the QS World ranking 2021 IIT Bombay has been ranked at 172 while IIS Bangalore and IIT Delhi have taken up the 185th and 193rd positions.

Also read: OP Jindal Global University declared country’s top private university

On the other hand in the QS World Ranking 2021, IIT Bombay has been placed at 152 while IIT Delhi and IISC Bangalore have been placed at 182nd and 184th place respectively.

The QS World Rankings are prepared based on the Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation, Citations per faculty/student ratio, International faculty Ration, and International Student Ratio.

Globally, MIT is the number one university, followed by Stanford University and Harvard University. While no Indian institution is among the world’s top 100, there are, however, 26 Asian universities that have made it. Of these 26, Mainland China and South Korea have six each, Hong Kong and Japan have five each, Singapore has two universities and Malaysia and Taiwan have one each.

Law students to be promoted without exams

Law students

In the view of Coronavirus pandemic, the Bar Council of India is set to promote all the law students to the next year. The promotion will be done without conducting the examinations. Examinations will however be conducted for the students in their final year of a law degree. The students will be promoted based on the marks obtained in the previous examinations and the internal examinations of the present year.

The council has further clarified that after the re-opening of the colleges and universities, the institutions may conduct the end semester examinations for the previous year. The council has also stated the students who have been promoted will continue to study in the year to which they have been promoted.

The students who are unable to clear the examinations to be conducted for the previous semester will have to clear the same before the degree is granted. Those students who have been promoted to the final year LLB course are to clear all the papers in order to obtain their degree.

The final year students of the three and five year LLB programme will be able to appear for online examinations, while the students who have not cleared all the papers of the previous years are to appear for the supplementary exams. Students promoted to the final year can also write a project report or appear in an online examination for the pending/ supplementary papers so that they can clear the course within the given time period.

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