In the wake of COVID-19 crisis, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ will be holding a live webinar dedicated for teachers today. The central theme of the interaction between the Minister and Teachers would be ‘Acharya Devo Bhava’. It will be third webinar organized by the HRD Minister.
The HRD minister will address queries and concerns of the teachers and educators. The live webinar for teachers is planned to be held at 12 PM in the afternoon. The webinar will be held through social media channels, i.e. via the official Twitter Handle and Facebook Page of the Minister.
The Union HRD Minister invited queries and questions from teachers and educators from across the country, which he will answer during the session. Teachers need to use social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter and to reach out to the minister.
The central theme of the live webinar dedicated for teachers, is expected to be focused on the Acharya Devo Bhava mantra. In all the information that has been shared by the ministry, this common theme has been reiterated several times.
Prior to this, the minister has held seminars dedicated for parents and students on 27th April 2020 and 5th May 2020.
Teachers, I am looking forward to answer your questions on 14th May | 12 noon via my Twitter(@DrRPNishank) & FB(cmnishank) pages.
Request you to let me know if there is anything specific that you want me to cover during the webinar. Comment below using. #EducationMinisterGoesLivepic.twitter.com/kD9XAd6Gtp
— Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) May 11, 2020
In a major development, Mizoram Board of Secondary Education has announced the MBSE HSLC 2020 Results for the class 10 students. Students can check their results of the MBSE class 10 examinations on the official website – mbse.edu.in.
To check the Mizoram Board class 10 results students have to visit the official website and enter the hall ticket number in the Mizoram board admit card.
The Mizoram Board 10th exams were conducted from 17th February to 3rd March 2020. The MBSE HSLC 2020 practical exams were conducted between 4th February and 11th February 2020. The admit cards of Mizoram Board Class 10 exam 2020 were released in the month of February.
The Mizoram Class 10 result will carry details such as Students’ name, roll number, rank, subject-wise marks and other details. Students are advised to check the details mentioned on the mark sheet and take a printout of the same for future references.
The result was delayed due to the lockdown imposed in the country over COVID pandemic.
With COVID-19 crisis in the country, all the educational institutions have adopted online learning for students. The educational institutions are worst affected as more than half of the population of the world is under lockdown. The ed-tech firms are growing at a rapid pace in the country. The technology will open new dimensions in the education sector.
Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions declared it is opening the entire online, self-paced catalogue of advanced Network Security Expert training courses for free.
The US-based firm is making 24 advanced security courses available for free that cover topics ranging from Secure SD-WAN, public cloud security and secure access, among others. The majority of courses are from the official Network Security Expert Institute curriculum, which was previously available to Fortinet partners for free, but will now be open to anyone who is interested.
The courses will be free for the remainder of 2020 to help address the rapidly evolving needs of organizations securing highly distributed and remote work forces. These courses also provide students and anyone looking to start a career in cybersecurity the opportunity to learn new skills or up skill.
Rajesh Maurya, Regional Vice President, India & SAARC at Fortinet “The current reality has forced many organizations to face rapid change and new risks as they’ve transitioned to remote workforce models. IT teams are under pressure to effectively secure their organizations, in very dynamic environments that require broad security skill sets. As both a technology company and a learning organization, we are making our entire online, self-paced catalogue of advanced training courses available for free that any IT professional can expand timely knowledge and skills on-demand as needed to effectively protect their organizations.”
Fortinet is leveraging curriculum from its NSE Institute’s training and certification program to offer 24 advanced security courses for free to help IT professionals expand their cybersecurity knowledge and address new risks.
By learning about Fortinet technologies, such as FortiGate firewalls, FortiNAC and Forti Manager, training participants will acquire an array of skills to defend any network against threats. Recorded lab demos for these courses will be available for on-demand viewing and supplemented with regularly scheduled live sessions with Fortinet Certified Trainers. During these live sessions, trainers will be available to demo labs and conduct Q&A sessions.
New Delhi/Ghaziabad – It’s not the happiness that brings us gratitude, it’s gratitude that brings us happiness. We are very much aware of the present-day situation and government is taking every possible step to fight the crisis and its counter effects. In order to support the government in its ventures to combat Covid-19 and to extend a hand of support to the students and the fellow citizens, KIET Group of Institutions, Delhi-NCR, Ghaziabad has come to the fore to donate cash and take up numerous CSR activities.
Amid Covid-19, whence our countrymen are being adversely impacted due to exigency, KIET Group of Institutions, along with its sister branch Krishna Engineering College & the Management of both the institutes, have deposited a sum of INR 21 Lacs in the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief fund (Uttar Pradesh).
The students of kit have also joined hands with the government in finding innovative solutions to fight the crisis. The students of KIET School of Pharmacy have submitted various ideas to the government bodies and offered their products to them viz. they have already launched a biometric finger sanitizer and are in the process of launching few more products including Full body sanitizers for the public and specially educational institutes. A project of student of IT department from KIET has also been selected for the 2nd level assessment.
KIET teams donated 10 PPE Kits, 10 face shields, 10 helmets and 700 masks& sanitizers to the medical college of Meerut and they are making & donating 100 khadi masks & 5 liter sanitizer to the policemen & local residents of Meerut every morning. A team of the institute even distributed masks among the residents of nearby villages, Asalat Nagar and Shobhapur.
The Joint Director of KIET Group of Institutions, Dr Manoj Goel mentioned, “Our moral as well as social responsibility towards the society has coaxed us to make our best contribution for the well-being of humans around us and we not only as an individual but as an institute endeavor to reflect our gratitude to God by spreading positivity & happy vibes among all. This feeling has made us take small but essential steps to achieve our goal through good deeds.”
KIET Group of Institutions has even tried to ensure that apart from remaining intact with their academics, the students may also stay cognitively stimulated and occupied by being involved in some activities that may divert them from the reiterating news of the disease on social media as well as news channels. A digital Challenge of “Let’s Empathize!” has been conducted for school students to give wider online platform to the talented students. Also the institute has offered free online courses to the students interested in learning Java Server Pages (JSP) and shared a video on “Creative mantras to fight corona Anxiety”.
With the aim of all-round development during this unprecedented Lock downtime, the entire team of KIET Group of Institutions has come forward to engage all students at their home in various co and extracurricular activities as team Quizzing a conducted an Online History And Politics Quiz on Instagram, team odyssey conducted a series of fun and interesting literary events by a LITATHON name campaign on the online format, KIET Music Club organized an online event “Antakshari”, KIET Kavyanjali team organized KAVITA DIL event, which provided a platform to all the poets to showcase their talents.
The Soft Skills & Communication faculty members of KIET, during the work-from-home duration, have conducted many sessions on email writing, story writing, Time management and others. The department of IT/CSI organized various Coding Competition and the DSC KIET Club, powered by Google Developers, has organized different types of events as Online Coding Contests, Front-End Challenges and also 24 x 7 community support with student groups to solve their problems and doubts, either on video calls or Team Viewer sessions.
KIET YOGA CLUB has made a successful attempt by motivating and guiding students to incorporate & practice Yoga and meditation in their day to day activities.
Therefore, KIET Group wishes for a healthy India and seeks the company of all to come forward for the special cause of spreading happiness in the society with a promise to remain safe & healthy at their homes.
KIET Group of Institutions is one of the premier destinations for young minds, offering courses in Engineering, Management and Pharmacy. It continuously strives for the welfare of its students providing them with best opportunities both on the national and international platforms.
The whole world, including India, is passing through unprecedented times due to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic. As all universities, colleges and schools are closed due to national lockdown, the teaching-learning processes have been badly disrupted. The University Grants Commission (UGC) and other apex education bodies issued Covid-19 specific guidelines for Indian Higher Education Institutions resulting in about 1,000 universities and about 40,000 colleges temporarily closing, students being asked to go home and efforts being undertaken to online teaching. These measures have varying degrees of impact on over 3.75 crore students and 14 lakh faculty members.
Remote learning, distance learning, home learning, online learning, e-learning and webinar are the buzzwords of the day. Teachers working in elite schools in cities and big towns may proudly state that they conduct classes online. The educational institutions have adopted e-learning platforms to deliver study materials to students.
A webinar was organized by Elets Technomedia and digitalLEARNING Magazine on “Disruptive University” in the times of Corona times. The webinar has esteemed speakers from the Higher Education, who presented their views over the issue.
Dr. Amit Kappor, Chairman, The Institute of Competitiveness, New Delhi said “Disruption is not technology. We need to change the mid-set of faculties. Now, faculties have to change their role and act as an idea generator. There will be huge shift in education sector. Universities have to provide personalized learning and modular teaching. There will be challenges for students, as things are changing drastically.”
He also raised concern over the plunge of general IQ knowledge level within the students.
He said now educators have to create entrepreneurs. Universities have to create entrepreneurial faculty. We have to create a new fundamental mid-set as universities are places for learning not employment. There is a technology gap within the students and we have to take it to last mile, he added.
Over exams he said, the role of regulator has to change and need to create new processes to evaluate. We need to understand the skill set of students, which they need for future prospective. The world has changed a lot in last few weeks and need to create academic experience for students, he said.
He also said the productivity of teachers has increased a lot and universities must provide time to faculties to upgrade themselves.
Dr. Anant Rao, Professor Emeritus and Former Vice-Chancellor, Dubai University, Dubai said “We have adopted online education for the last 15 years. Last month, the entire syllabus was put on online mode. The focus is on modular content. We have adopted modular outcomes. The learning outcomes will be mastered within three-four weeks. Students will take their own time to finish the modular courses.”
He also hailed the new education policy in India and said it is outcome and employment-based. The syllabus will be reduced to 30-40 pc, when the institutes will be reopened.
With new things are coming up for students and they will not feel they have lost time. We need flexibility in education sector. We have to accept the reality and change in the education sector, he added.
He also said the transition has to take place in the education sector for the betterment of students.
Indian student have highest ability and capturing the ability of students is important for universities. Curriculum assessment has to be done by universities post COVID crisis.
Dr. M S Moodithaya, Pro Vice-Chancellor Nitte University, Mangalore said “Higher education stakeholders need to think different to rise from the unprecedented crisis. Disruptive University is one which makes changes regularly. In the post-COVID era, all the universities have to adopt new cost control ways to manage the financial issues. “
He also said new online education and tools are main challenges for universities. We have taken the challenge positively and adopted the technology. The remote teaching cannot replace the face to face teaching. Many universities don’t have resources to provide digital infra for students, he added.
The online education must be adopted by universities for temporary basis as peer to peer learning is essential in campus. The universities must adopt blended teaching, when it reopens, he added.
Over placements, he said there will be an issue and we need to change the curriculum. We need to focus more skill sets rather than only academics, he said.
Dr. M. M. Salunkhe, President, Association of Indian Universities and Vice Chancellor, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune said “The role of teachers will change, the mode of assessment will change and technology will play an important role. The traditional programmes of Universities will be challenged. Students will prefer smaller duration programmes which can help them in employability. Universities have to make their own technological platforms for providing education to students.”
He further said universities must focus on quality education. Education institutes should be more vigilant over use of technology. The entry and exit points in education must be flexible. We need to bridge the digital divide within students, he added.
The universities must adopt blended mode of teaching and online education will be strategic priorities in coming days. Conducting exam will be the main challenge as all the exams cannot be done through virtually. Universities have to focus on content creation, he said.
He also said the pandemic has affected the universities as most of them have adopted online learning but things might change when campus opens.
Dr. D.N.S.KUMAR, Vice-Chancellor, Ansal University, Gurugram said “Currently, employability skills of students are less than 25 pc. We need to understand by the employability is so less. Three things are very important quality, relevant and personalised learning and certificate oriented education. What can we do is more important that what we are doing now. We must adopt entrepreneurial model for students. We need to focus on research on holistic perspective.”
He also said universities must customize the education for students as industry will recognize the competency not certificates in coming days.
He said parents complemented steps taken by Ansal University’s steps to engage students in this pandemic. The university had sensed the crisis and started training for online classes from the month of February.
Over teachers, he said the universities must bring teacher-led education and allow them to grow. The institutions must allow the younger faculties to enlarge their horizon as the social value is plunging.
Providing relief to students, Tamil Nadu School Education Minister K.A. Sengottaiyan said Class 10 students in the state will begin writing their board exams from June 1. The exams were supposed to have begun on March 27, but postponed in the wake of COVID-19 lockdown in state.
The minister said the exams will be held from June 1 to June 12 and students will begin with the language paper.
While the Class 12 exams concluded, there had been concerns raised about 36,842 students not being able to write their last paper on March 24. The last paper will be held on June 4, the minister said.
The exam was postponed due to the lockdown across the country.
The evaluation of answer scripts for Class 12 will begin from May 27 and schedule will be released soon. The Minister said that steps were being taken to ensure that physical distancing will be maintained in exam centres.
The final Class 11 board exam which had to be postponed from March 26 owing to the lockdown will be held on June 2.
According to report, the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) is likely to declare the Bihar Matric Result 2020 in May 2020. Bihar Board Chairman Anand Kishore has confirmed that BSEB Matric Result 2020 will be announced later in this month. The result will declared after the lockdown is lifted, he added.
Bihar Board will announce the BSEB 10th Result 2020 online on its official website- biharboard.online.
BSEB Chairman has claimed that the pending evaluation work will be completed within a week’s time. Earlier, the evaluation work was put on hold till 3rd May 2020 due to the nationwide lockdown announced due to COVID-19. However, following easing of restrictions, the checking of answer sheets has resumed and is expected to be over by 20th May 2020.
Matric Students of Bihar Board can expect the BSEB 10th Result 2020 to be announced by end of May 2020.
Over 15.29 lakh candidates have appeared for the 10th Class Board Exam and are waiting for the declaration of their result. However, in case, due to lockdown, if the process of results declaration get delayed due to lockdown, the board will announce the results by June first week, BSEB Chairman has confirmed.
In a major reshuffle, Vasudha Mishra IAS has been appointed as Secretary, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Department of Personnel and Training of Government of India.
Vasudha Mishra, a 1987 batch IAS officer of Telangana cadre is currently working as Special Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
UPSC has completed over 4300 recruitment in 2019-2020 and conducts jobs exams in two ways. It conducts exams like civil services exam and direct recruitment by selection on behalf of departments and ministries.
The Commission conducts recruitment for various govt cadres like Civil Services, Combined Defence Services, Indian Forest Service, Combined Medical Services, Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist, Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical Service and Engineering Services.
The Centre has also appointed senior IAS officer Manoj Ahuja as the new CBSE as part of a major bureaucratic reshuffle on Tuesday.
In a major development, senior IAS officer Manoj Ahuja has been appointed as Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) new Chairman for the Board. Among the 19 appointments that were approved the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet, Ahuja was one among them. Ahuja has replaced Anita Karwal, who has been appointed as Secretary in the Department of Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development in April.
Manoj Ahuja is a 1990 batch Odisha cadre officer and is currently working as Special Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training.
CBSE has released an official statement, “CBSE gets new Chairman Manoj Ahuja, IAS (OR:90), Special Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training.”
The senior IAS officer will have to take charge to complete the annual Board examination process of both Class 10 and Class 12. The remaining CBSE Board Exams would start on July 1 and would end on July 15, 2020 as MHRD minister said.
Soon after the completion of the Board examination, the evaluation process would begin. The evaluation process would be a challenge for the Board amid the social distancing norms.
CBSE gets new Chairman
Shri Manoj Ahuja, IAS (OR:90),Special Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training has been appointed as Chairman, Central Board of Secondary Education today.@DrRPNishank@PIB_India@PTI_News
Providing relief to students, the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) has completed the Class 10 Madhyamik Board exam answer sheet evaluation process. The West Bengal Board is expected to announce the WBBSE class 10 examination results by August 2020.
The West Bengal Board results 2020 will be released on the official website – wbbse.org and wbresults.nic.in.
Students who have appeared for the examinations are advised to visit the official website for more updates.
West Bengal Board President Kalyanmoy Ganguly said the board is expected to take a month to complete the post-evaluation process following which the results will be declared by the board by August 2020.
West Bengal Board commenced the Class 10 Examination on February 18, 2020. The last examination was conducted on February 27, 2020.
Over 10.15 lakh students are said to have appeared for the class 10 board examinations from which 5,76,009 are girls which accounts for 56.70 percent of the total number of students.
As per reports, two examinations are remaining for the Class 12 Board Examinations which will be conducted by the Board in June 2020. The West Bengal Class 12 Examinations were scheduled to be conducted from March 12 to 27, 2020, across the state.
Earlier, the board had made an announcement that the Class 11 students of West Bengal Board will be promoted to the next class for the new academic year.
