Providing huge relief to students, the Telangana State Government has stated that the Telangana Senior secondary School certificate examinations to be conducted in the month of May, 2020. The evaluation of the papers will be done soon.
Following the permission of High Court, the Chief Minister has stated that the remaining eight examinations of the class 10 boards will be conducted in May, 2020. Before that lockdown was announced, the Telangana board conducted only three examinations for Class 10th.
The Chief Minister has added that the evaluation process for the Intermediate examinations will begin from today onwards so that the results of the examinations will be released in time so that the students can proceed with the admission procedure for higher education.
The CM while addressing the media said that the state is interested in conducting the SSC examinations in May itself after following all the precautionary measures required.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has announced that the COVID-19 lockdown in the state will be extended until May 29, 2020. The curfew time in the state from 7 AM to 7 PM will continue during the extended lockdown period in the state.
In a major development, the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said the govt has decided to reduce the syllabus for the upcoming academic session of schools. The minister said the decision has been taken considering the pressure on students and the loss of important academic time.
In an official statement the ministry said, “The CBSE will assess the loss of instructional time for a proportionate reduction in curriculum load for exams. The course committee of the Board has initiated work on the reduced syllabus”.
Earlier, the issue of reducing the syllabus was raised by Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia in a meeting with HRD ministry. For this year, both JEE Main, NEET 2020 have been delayed till July.
Considering there are several months to go for exams, the minister advised parents not to pressurise students and help them cope with these difficult times. The HRD minister said students can use the time to study through digital modes.
“Diksha portal has content for different exams and in different languages. It has an interactive curriculum. Students should use e-content, especially under lockdown. The national repository from open universities is also available at the portal,” he stated.
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In the wake of Coronavirus epidemic across the country, the Centre has decided not to conduct Class 10th CBSE board exams. The exams were postponed due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
The MHRD Ministry said that the CBSE Class 10 Board exams will not be conducted in any part of the country except for Northeast Delhi, which was hit by riots in February.
Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said that the class 10 exams will not be held nationwide except for students from northeast Delhi. He also said that adequate time of 10 days will be given to students before conducting exams.
He also clarified that the students in Northeast Delhi who had already appeared for the exam need not appear for the same.
The CBSE had earlier said it will conduct ‘only’ the important examinations of class 12 students.
In a circular published on April 1, the CBSE had also announced that that it will not conduct pending board examinations for students who had registered from abroad. The Board cited logistics issues behind the decision.
📢Attention class X students!
No examination to be held for class X students nationwide, except for students from North-East Delhi.
Amid Coronavirus outbreak in the country, BML Munjal University (BMU), a Hero Group initiative, has launched a virtual masterclass series, titled -When Tomorrow Comes. The masterclass brings accomplished leaders from different walks of life to share their real-life experiences, stories, and learning on how to prepare for, embrace and thrive in change.
The masterclass series targeted at all students and aims to provide motivation and the right mindset to be ready and resilient for whatever changes, revolutionary or evolutionary that the future might throw their way.
The first masterclass featured Sunil Kant Munjal, Chancellor, BML Munjal University, and was hosted by Prof Nigam Nuggehalli, Dean, School of Law. Mr. Munjal discussed the importance of adapting to change, citing examples of the Hero Group’s journey, the importance and humility of appreciating other people’s work, and shared how people need to lead by example, take criticism constructively and always possess the desire to learn, in order to be ready when tomorrow comes.
The second episode featured Sonam Kalra, an accomplished Sufi Singer and Composer, and Soumik Sen, a renowned Screenwriter and Film Director. The session was hosted by Dr. Vishal Talwar, Dean, School of Management, BML Munjal University. The wide-ranging discussion touched upon the impact of Covid-19 on the entertainment industry, changes expected, their own memories of the university, and finally advice to those listening on how to be future-ready.
The recent masterclass featuring Dr. Narinder Batra, President Of the Indian Olympic Association and Dr. Deepa Malik, Padma Shri, Khel Ratna, Arjuna Awardee, President – Paralympic Committee Of India, was moderated by Mr. Gurbir Singh Sandhu, Olympian & Arjuna Awardee & Director – Department of Sports, BML Munjal University.
The Coronavirus epidemic has affected over 91 percent of the world’s student population in the last few months. To curb the spread of COVID-19 infection, schools and higher educational institutions have been shut down in several countries. The virus has impacted more than 157 crore students across 191 countries.
In India, over 32 crore students have been affected by the various restrictions and the nationwide lockdown, which was imposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 March. The report notes that students from classes 9 to 12 were most severely impacted by this lockdown. More than 13 crore children fall in this bracket in India, which is also the level at which students write the board exams. Higher education was also badly affected as all the educational institutions have closed their and had to shift their education online.
A webinar was organized by Elets Technomedia and digitalLEARNING Magazine over ‘Can COVID-19 Spur Education 4.0!’with eminent speakers from the industry.
Dr Anand R Bhalerao, Principal, Bhartiyavidyapeeth College of Engineering, Pune said “If our economy stables well then we can cover up the crisis. The importance of face to face education has reduced in the crisis. Institutes were not prepared for such pandemic and now they have to build digital infra for students. We have to accept the concept of study anytime and anywhere.”
Over online teaching, he also said institutes need to train faculties for such a crisis in the future. We are not equipped to deal with the situation as it was very abnormal; now the institutes understand they need to develop their infra for such a crisis. We must need Robust infra and opt for online teaching. The institutes have to create content but delivering them the biggest issue.
Over placement, he said the season is technically over and it’s only honoring the offers. The firms may also change their offers given to students. Institutes have to create in house internship opportunities for students.
Assessment is still a big challenge for the institutes, he added.
Lastly, he said Change is the only constant things and the education sector needs to evolve with time.
Shreyasi Singh, Founder & CEO, Harappa Education, New Delhi, said “We need to work on the proper infrastructure for digital education. The format is very new for the sector. There will be flux and anxiety in the next three coming months among the students and parents. We need to create more entry and exit points in the sector. “
She emphasized on online learning and said the variety and reach of content will increase with the induction of technology in education. There will be more acceptability and choice in online education.
Over placements, she said it will be difficult for institutes to provide jobs for students. We are at the stage of black and white of online education as it has just started in India.
Dr. Yousef Al Assaf, President, Rochester Institute of Technology- Dubai said “The COVID-19 has hugely impacted the Higher Education in the last few days. Our students are not ready for new types of jobs. The COVID has accelerated things, but we know about exams, core programs, and public access. Corona will change the dimensions of the education.”
He said the institutes must focus on access and impact of online learning in the education sector.
Blended learning will be adopted by institutes in coming days, he added.
Over placements, he said we are facing a crisis, as parents and students are worried about placements. Things are very unprecedented and hoped things will be back to track very soon.
Dr Ketan Kotecha, Director, Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Pune said “The Coronavirus has reshaped the higher education. There are lots of positivity in online teaching, however, e-learning will never replace physical teaching. Blended learning will provide better solution after post COVID. More things will come up in the coming days.”
He also said technology cannot replace teachers but teachers can use technology for the betterment of the sector.
He hailed the new education policy and said it will provide more entry and exit points for students.
Over internships he said there will be more opportunities coming. There will be a shift in jobs buts they will not go away. The industries will require a new type of skills in students, he added.
Dr K P Isaac, Vice-Chancellor, Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science, Chennai said “We have to create a policy to fight against Corona. Our focus must be to minimize mortality and recover from the economic slowdown. We don’t know when we are going to start our universities as things are very uncertain.”
Over online learning he said online education can be substitute for university in this crisis. The peer to peer interaction needs to given importance as everything cannot be taught online. Industry engagement is also not happening due to the lockdown, he added.
He also said in coming days a huge surge will be seen in health sector.
He said assessment is a big challenge for universities, which needs to be taken care of.
He said connectivity is a huge issue and internet bandwidth is not good in all parts of the country.
Dr RD Patidar, Vice Chancellor, OP Jindal University, Raigarh, said “The biggest challenge for colleges is assessment and taking online exams. The theoretical classes can be conducted online but what about practical classes. Admissions will be a hugely affected due to the epidemic. The institutions in bigger cities will suffer the most.”
He said online teaching can be a supplement but cannot be a replacement for teachers in the classrooms. The effectiveness of the virtual classroom is not so good as it’s not interactive. The blended mode of teaching has to be followed by colleges. Now, role of faculties will change to facilitators.
Over seven lakh students every year were going outside the country to study but now they will study in India as mobility will be affected, he added.
He also said good placements depend on good internships. He even said colleges must focus on innovate skills and problem-solving abilities and must revise the curriculum.
Proving huge relief to engineering and medical college aspirants, the Union MHRD Minister announced dates for holding of Joint Entrance Exams (JEE) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).
While interacting during a webinar, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said the JEE-Mains exams will be held from July 18-23 while JEE-Advanced exams will be held in August.
He also announced that the medical entrance exam NEET will be conducted on July 26.
IIT-JEE (Main) examination, 2020, will be held on 18, 20, 21, 22, and 23 July. The minister said IIT-JEE Advanced exam exact dates will be announced soon.
JEE-Advanced exam was earlier scheduled to be held on May 17 while JEE-Mains were earlier scheduled from April 5-11 but all exams were postponed due to nationwide lockdown.
The HRD Minister also said the government is yet to take any decision on dates for the pending CBSE Class 10, 12 board exams.
More than 15 lakh students across the country have registered for NEET this year, which is the gateway to medical colleges in India, whereas more than 9 lakh have registered for JEE Mains, the entrance exam for all other engineering colleges except IITs.
In the wake of Coronavirus, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has decided to postpone the June 2020 term-end examinations. The Examination which was scheduled to be conducted from June 1, 2020, has been postponed due to the lockdown.
According to reports, IGNOU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nageshwar Rao, made the confirmation regarding the postponement of the examination in a Facebook live.
The Vice-Chancellor in his Facebook Live session also added that the new schedule of the June Term End Examinations will be released later considering the situation at the time.
The students have also been informed at least 15 days prior to the examinations.
According to data close to 7.5 lakh candidates will be taking the term-end examination of IGNOU.
The VC has also assured the students that those who have to submit the project reports as part of the evaluation process for some of the subjects, the project submission process has been made online.
The University has asked students to check the official site regularly for updates.
The guidelines for submitting the projects online will be enlisted by the University separately on the website.
With respect to the programmes which require field work and collection of primary data, the exploration, and analysis of secondary research data will be allowed in place of the fieldwork since the lockdown has been imposed.
In a huge relief to students, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank will announce the fresh dates for conducting the JEE and NEET 2020 exams. The exams were postponed due to the Covid- 19 lockdown across the country.
The Umion HRD Minister will announce the fresh date sheet for Joint Entrance Examination April session 2020 and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) undergraduate 2020 during the May 5 webinar.
HRD minister will address the students’ queries on Twitter and Facebook through a webinar from 12 noon onwards.
Students have been raising their concerns regarding a lot of things like postponement of exams, promoting students without exam during lockdown, expected dates of examination.
Initially, the NEET UG exam 2020 was scheduled to be conducted on May 3 while the JEE Main April session exam was scheduled to begin from the first week of April.
However, both the examinations were postponed after the Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Amidst Coronavirus outbreak, the Karnataka government has released the result for Pre-University Course (PUC) first year or class 11 level of exam on May 5.
The result has been declared by the Dakshin Kanna Pre University Principals Association (DKPUCPA). The results will be directly sent to students.
S Suresh Kumar, Primary and Secondary Education Minister said “The results of the first year Pre-University Examinations will be announced on May 5. The results will be sent directly to students. Hence, colleges will not be displaying the results.”
Over 6.53 lakh candidates have appeared for the exams of which over 2 lakh are from arts, 2.48 lakh from commerce, and 2.04 lakh from science.
For those who could not clear exams, supplementary tests are held. This year, the exam date is yet to be an announced on the same. Several colleges and universities are contemplating having exams only for the final year students
There is no clarity on supplementary exams yet. Those who clear PUC I will be promoted to PUC II or class 12.
In the wake of Coronavirus outbreak in the country, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed the heads of the different universities to make arrangements for students to take up online internships or activities in the digital mode.
The UGC has made it clear that the guidelines issued are advisory in nature and the universities are to plan their activities accordingly keeping in mind the safety and interest of the students.
The circular issued is available on the official website – ugc.ac.in.
The guidelines issued by the UGC provide a framework for the internship and other related initiatives of the UGC.
The Guidelines issued by the UGC have also asked the universities to adopt efficient and innovative methods of conducting examinations by reducing the duration of the examinations from 3 hours to 2 hours.
The Higher Education Authority has also added that the universities and colleges are to take the following measures for the internship and other related activities keeping in mind the present situation of COVID-19 lockdown across the country.
According to the UGC Guidelines issued last week it has been stated that the term examinations will be conducted in July 2020 while the intermediate semester students will be graded based on the internal assessment of the present and previous semesters.
The notification has also added that the college session for the already enrolled students will begin in August 2020 while the fresh batch of students will begin classes from September 2020.
