The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the official schedule for round two of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test PG and MDS (NEET PG and MDS). The second round of counelling will start from June 3, 2020.
The registration will begin from June 3 to 9, 2020, for admission to 50% All India Quota (AIQ), Deemed/Central universities, ESIC, and AFMC institutes.
Candidates who do wish to continue with the seat allotted to them in the first round of counselling must submit their resignations by June 1.
Candidates who have qualified NEET MDS 2020 but could not register for the first round of NEET MDS counselling can register themselves from June 3. Those who had registered for the first round of NEET MDS 2020 counselling must note that they must not register again for the second round of counselling.
After registering for NEET PG/MDS counseling 2020 round two, candidates are required to fill the choices by clicking on the add ‘+’ button for every option. It is important to click on the ‘save and next’ tab to lock your selected options. If candidates fail to do so, then the options will automatically be locked.
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In the wake of COVID crisis, the Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has said that the University Grants Commission (UGC) is finalising the list of 100 universities which will offer online degree programme.
The announced was made during a webinar conducted for 45,000 colleges by the HRD Minister.
He also said students of the first year will be promoted based on their internal assessment and final-year exams will take place depending on the situation.
The announced of online degree programme was announced by finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman recently.
The minister also asked the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) to work on the modalities to accredit online degree courses to be launched soon.
The minister urged institutions to get themselves registered on NAAC and get accredited for their improvement and improvement of the education sector. Pokhriyal also said that the UGC has formed a task force to carry out the academic activity in the post COVID-19 lockdown scenario.
HRD minister said that the positions were not being filled because of legal issues and thousands of vacant positions have been filled in past some time.
Talking about the New Education Policy, HRD Minister said that the draft of the policy is ready, which will be India centric. He also said that the students can reach out to the UGC in case of the challenges being faced by them, even they can reach out to the ministry for their grievances.
The webinar had vice-chancellors, registrars, professors, principals and teachers from across the country participating and was hosted by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, announced that the top 100 universities will be allowed to offer online degree programmes from May 30, 2020 as a part of Government of India’s Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.
In the wake of Coronavirus lockdown, University Grants Commission (UGC) has urged educational institutions to consider requests received of students for relaxations and flexibility during the COVID 19 lockdown period. The commission has received many complaints alleging that their universities and colleges are forcing them to pay the fee during the ongoing lockdown period.
As per the notification, the commission has received grievances from the students and parents stating that universities and colleges are insisting upon immediate payment of annual or semester tuition fee or examination fee. It also reads “They have represented that due to the financial hardship being faced due to the lockdown, they are not in a position to make payment of fee.”
The UGC has urged institutions to consider the matter related to fees sympathetically and offer alternative payment options to students till the situation returns to normal.
The UGC letter says: “If need be, the universities and colleges may also consider individual requests from students, received if any, concerning payment of fee, in a considerate manner, keeping in view the present COVID-I9 Pandemic.”
Earlier, on the recommendation of the expert committee to address the grievances of the students arising out of the coronavirus pandemic situation, the UGC has set up a helpline and has also created an email. It has also formed a task force to monitor the grievances.
After much delay, the Bihar board declared its Class 10th Results. The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) will start the online scrutiny applications from May 29, 2020. Students who are not satisfied with their marks can apply for the scrutiny till June 12.
To apply for Bihar Class 10 Scrutiny 2020, students have to pay a fee of Rs 70/- per subject. The board declared the class 10 exam results on May 26, 2020.
Anand Kishor, Bihar Board chairman said “Candidates who are not satisfied with the marks obtained by them in one or more subjects can apply for scrutiny online by visiting the official website at ww.biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in.”
In a huge relief to students, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank informed that CBSE Board will allow students to appear for the pending board exams from the current district where they are located.
HRD Minister took to social media platform to announce the decision, which confirmed that CBSE Board will allow students to change their exam centres to their home district. The decision has been taken following concerns raised by students and parents, who have travelled to their hometowns due to Coronavirus lockdown.
HRD Minister acknowledged the challenges faced by the students during the lockdown period, especially by the students who are based outstation, away from their homes. Many students, especially 12th Class students, travel to other cities like Kota, for coaching and preparation of entrance exam during their 11th and 12th Classes. Such students have moved back to their hometowns following the announcement of lockdown, making it a challenge for them to appear for the exam at the exam centre assigned to them earlier.
Also, students who are part of government run residential schools such as Navodaya and Kendriya Vidyalayas who have safely been sent back to their homes have also expressed concern about going back and appearing for pending board exams in the exam centre allotted to them earlier.
CBSE Secretary Anurag Tripathi also confirmed the development and said that the board will release an official notification confirming the same in the coming days. He also mentioned that from 1st Week of June 2020 onwards, after the official notification is released, students will be allowed to get their exam centres changes, as a one-time exercise by the board.
📢Students, who are currently not in the same district as their board examination centers due to #lockdown!
I have advised @cbseindia29 to shift your examination center to your current district. Kindly get in touch with your respective schools for further information.
— Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) May 27, 2020
The Indian Institute of Science (IIS) has join hands with TalentSprint to provide Advanced Certification Program in Digital Health & Imaging programme. The new programme is targeted towards professionals keen to master cutting edge tech solutions in eHealth, personalized healthcare, biotech, medical devices, wearables and digital therapeutics,
It will be a six-month program will be offered in a hybrid format suitable for executive education.
Speaking on the occasion, Professor Anurag Kumar, Director of IISc, said: “Our research and teaching with emphasis on doctoral and post graduate programs are world renowned. The partnership with TalentSprint will allow us to open up executive education to individual learners. The debut program, Advanced Certification Program in Digital Health & Imaging, is at the intersection of data sciences and biomedical sciences.”
Speaking about the TalentSprint partnership, CCE Chairman Professor G L Sivakumar Babu, said: “This is the first time we will offer our programs in executive format— that combines IISc experience with live interactive sessions on TalentSprint’s digital delivery platform iPearl.AI. This approach will allow us to scale our offerings and reach learners across the world, retaining teaching effectiveness and learning experience.”
Dr Santanu Paul, Co-Founder and CEO of TalentSprint, said: “Partnering with IISc is a great honour and we are humbled. The first program reflects the current reality of acute global disruptions in healthcare, and the demands of the emerging $280bn health tech industry. This program is ideal for current and aspiring professionals in Clinical Data Science, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, InsureTech, Medical Science and Start-ups for whom digital healthcare will certainly be the new normal.”
The Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said that government is committed to provide quality education and infrastructure improvement in educational institutions all over India. The Minister said the government is committed to provide quality education especially to the students of the North –Eastern States.
He informed that in this regard, the government has taken some major decisions this year. The government has granted permission for the establishment of permanent campus of Sikkim University (a Central University) at Yangyang at a cost of Rs. 986.47 crore.
The government of Sikkim has allotted 300 acres of land at cost of Rs. 15 crore, out of which 265.94 acres of land has already been handed over to the University. The handing over of remaining land is under process.
The Minister also informed that Government has already sanctioned revised cost estimates of 6 NITs at Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Delhi and Puducherry at Rs. 4371.90 crore.
With the approved Revised Cost Estimates, these NITs will be fully functional from their respective permanent campuses by 31st March, 2022. The overall student capacity in these campuses will be 6320.
Refuting all rumours, the Central Government has clarified that no formal decision has been taken over reopening of schools in the country amid COVID-19 pandemic. This clarification has been provided by Union Minister Jitendra Singh in wake of rising media reports from last few days. The clarification comes after several media reports emerged online indicating that the MHRD and NCERT were chalking out a plan on reopening of schools.
Several parents of concerned students reached out to the government seeking clarification in this regards. With the recent spike in the number of COVID-19 cases reported in India recently, the decision to reopen schools took many parents by surprises who were concerned about the safety and health of their students.
In response, Union Minister Jitendra Singh has provided a clarification confirming that no such decision has been taken by the Centre so far and that all educational institutions are prohibited top open across the country until further orders.
On 26th May 2020, several media agencies reported that MHRD and NCERT have been working on a plan for reopening of the schools in graded manner once the lockdown period ends. The report claimed that the central government plans to open up schools across the country in graded manner and zone-wise i.e. starting with Green Zone followed by Orange and Red as per the prevailing situation.
#FakeNewsAlert | Govt dismisses media reports that it has permitted all States to open #schools.
The BSEB has declared its Results for Class 10 exams. The 15-year old boy from Rohtas, Himanshu Raj has topped the Bihar Board class 10 exam scoring 481 marks out of 500. Raj surpassed over 14.94 lakh students to attain the top rank. Himanshu is the son of a farmer who works in the fields by day and teaches him in the evening and his mother is a homemaker.
The topper aims to study engineering at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology and wish to become a software engineer in future.
Himanshu scored 96.20 per cent and believes that consistency is the key to crack any exam. However, his studies are on a halt at present due to the Coronavirus pandemic. While schools are closed, most of the educational content is being delivered through WhatsApp or digital modes, however, Raj’s family does not own a smartphone or laptop to enable online education.
The entire family is busy celebrating after the results were declared. “Everyone in the family is excited. I am constantly receiving calls from my friends, relatives and neighbours. Everyone is happy. My mom is cooking sweets today,” he said.
His sister has been promoted to class 12 and wants to study medicine. She scored 88 per cent in her class 10 exam last year.
The Bihar Board class 10 result was announced today in which 41 students have scored top 10 ranks with Himanshu Raj being the topper. The second rank has been obtained by Durgesh Kumar with 480 marks and the third spot is shared by three students — one girl and two boys with 478 marks.
The proliferation of digital technologies is bringing radical changes in the way education is being delivered and received. The outreach of educational programs is improving day by day with the digitalization of education. Digital education is providing both teachers and students new opportunities to teach and learn thereby ensuring greater participation in the overall learning process.
Elets Technomedia and digitalLEARNING Magazine organized webinar on “How Atal Innovation Mission is Driving Innovations Amid Corona Crisis” with Ramanan Ramanathan, Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission.
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is a flagship programme to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the country. The main objective is to develop new policies for fostering innovation in different sectors of the economy. It also initiates platform and collaboration opportunities for different stakeholders, creates awareness and create an umbrella structure to oversee innovations.
During the webinar, Ramanan Ramanathan said “Atal Innovation Mission was formed in 2016. The concept of innovation and entrepreneurship was in the mind of govt. The AIM was formed to create of innovation and entrepreneurship across all the sectors. We have launched over 100 Atal Tinkering Labs and identified over 15000 schools across the country. We have to create a paradigm shift in education in the schools across the country.”
He also said Atal Tinkering Labs were formed for creating problem-solving mindset across schools in India. Atal Incubation Centers used for fostering world-class startups and adding a new dimension to the incubator model. Atal New India Challenges was formed to foster product innovations and aligning them to the needs of various sectors. Mentor India Campaign works for a national mentor network in collaboration with the public sector, corporates and institutions. It is also the largest network in mentoring in the country. Atal Community Innovation Center is used to stimulate community-centric innovation and ideas in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities across the country.
He also said through AIM 102 incubators were launched and over 30,000 startups were funded. Not only that AIM provides a grant up to Rs 10 crore for a maximum period of 5 years to cover the capital and operational expenditures to establish the Atal Incubation Centre.
He also said through Atal New India Challenge the govt promotes innovative ideas for products and technologies and provide funds to startups and MSMEs to grow further.
When asked about the Corona crisis in India, he said “COVID-19 has paralyzed the country. There will be major impacts across the sectors due to lockdown. However, it has also created many opportunities in the country. We need to take many preventive measures in the epidemic. The crisis has shown us there are many more issues to tackle.”
Over infrastructure, he said we need to develop our infrastructure drastically. We need to add 100 more smart cities to fulfill the requirements of the population.
He also said the industry must emphasize on acquiring new skills for growth. The AIM has tied up with a large number of corporates to provide assistance to many.
In the last two years, the progress is good, AICET has launched various entrepreneurship programmes. The entire education is transforming now. Technology will be an essential part of the education. Every university has integrated innovation and entrepreneurship programmes for students, he added, when asked about the education system.
He also emphasized that innovations must reach the rural areas. Many rural areas get manpower from cities. We need to increase the supply chain, he added.
The Artificial Intelligence-Base Module will be implemented across 5,000 Atal Tinkering Labs, empowering 2.5 million students, he added.
We have initiated a game development module which consists of beginner, intermediate and advanced stages.
Lastly, he complimented and congratulated Elets Technomedia for its efforts during this crisis. He even went on to said Elets might join hands with Atal Innovation Mission for various projects. He even said Elets must launch challenges with partners as huge numbers of corporate houses are associated with the organization. He also said Elets to become the leader in leveraging digital medium for educational learning and skill development and can use technology to spread education especially in rural areas.
