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Chandigarh postpones Class 9 and 11 exams over COVID

Chandigarh exam

In the view of COVID crisis, the Chandigarh government schools were to conduct the class 9 and 11 compartment examinations were postponed till further notice. The exam was scheduled to be conducted from May 15, 2020. Over 4,450 students were to appear for these compartment exams.

Students are advised to check the official website to get more details. The fresh dates will be announced soon on the website.

The dates of the exams will be released a week before their commencement of exams for the candidates.

The district education officer Alka said the postponement of compartment exams is postponed as possibility of opening schools at the moment is negligible. The education officer added that the exams would be conducted only after the schools reopen.

The conditions in the country are not conducive for the exams to be conducted at this large scale, she said. More than 4000 students have to appear on the exam for which the govt would have to take many health precautions for safety and sanitization if the children.

The results were released in April and the candidates had been awarded grace marks of 30. The passing percentage of class 9 was 72.2 per cent and in class 11 550 students were not passed.

Andhra Pradesh Board to hold SSC Exam in July

Andhra Pradesh Board

As per the information shared by Andhra Education Minister Adimulapu Suresh, Board of Secondary Education, Andhra Pradesh (BSEAP) will be conducting the AP SSC Exam 2020 for the 10th Class students in July 2020.

The Minister also refuted rumours about the exams being held in the month of June. The confusion began as in April, the BSEAP had said that the SSC Exams 2020 for 10th Class students would be held soon after the lockdown period ends.

The Andhra Pradesh Minister clarified that the declaration of AP SSC Exam 2020 being held in July 2020, comes as a great relief for lakhs of students. The decision to delay the exams until July 2020 was taken keeping COVID-19 lockdown in view. The delay will help provide some additional study time to the students and thereby help them prepare well for the SSC Exams.

The decision of Andhra Government to hold SSC Exams 2020 in the month of July comes following the CBSE Board Exam 2020 Dates, which are now scheduled to be held from 1st to 15th July 2020.

The dates for CBSE Board 10th and 12th Exam 2020 were announced by the HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal last week. Following this, majority of the state boards are also planning to hold the pending board exams in July 2020 with Results expected in August 2020.

Kerala govt may reopen schools from June 1

Kerala schools

According to report, the Kerala government has decided to reopen schools on June 1 if the situation is under control. The schools are closed due to COVID-19 outbreak in the country since mid-March.

The state government has also launched an online teacher training program for the teachers that will help them to conduct online classes for students. Most of the schools have opted for online teaching since the imposition of lockdown.

Students may have to wear masks in the coming academic session in the state.

Department of Education has launched the online teacher training program that has to be attended by all the teachers of the state. In case the situation does not turn out to be favorable, the department is all set to conduct online classes from June 1, 2020.

The Department has directed all the students to attend online classes.

Kerala health minister K.K. Shailaja has set guidelines for the re-opening of schools in the state. “Covering of nose and mouth will not go on endlessly. But as a precaution against the coronavirus infection, children may need to wear masks in the next academic session,” Shailaja said.

Till now, Kerala has 512 confirmed cases out of which 489 have recovered and 4 have lost their lives. The nationwide lockdown has been extended for the third time till May 17 by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

UPSC to declare Civil Service Prelims exams date next week

UPSC Civil Service Prelims exams

According to report new dates for Civil Service Prelims exams to be announced on May 20, 2020. Earlier, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) had decided to postpone the civil services exams until further notice due to extension of lockdown till May 17 across the country.

In a notification, the commission stated that the situation will be reviewed again on May 20, 2020, and fresh dates for these examinations shall be notified.

The new dates of Civil Service Prelims exams will be published on UPSC website.

Therefore, the new exams date for Civil Service Prelims exam to be out in the coming week. The Civil Service Preliminary examination, 2020, was scheduled for May 31, 2020 but postponed due to lockdown.

Over 10 lakh candidates register for the Civil Services preliminary exam every year. The Union Public Service Commission selects candidates for Civil Services through a preliminary exam and the main exam. While the preliminary exam is a written test, the main exam comprises a written test and an interview round.

UP Assistant Teacher Result 2020 to be declared today

UP Assistant Teacher Result 2020

According to reports, the Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Board (UPBEB) will announce Uttar Pradesh Assistant Teachers Recruitment Test on May 12, 2020. Aspirants can check their result through the official site i.e. atrexam.upsdc.gov.in.

The result for 69,000 assistant teachers recruitment will be uploaded on the official websites of NIC and exam regulatory authority.

Earlier, the board had released the answer key on May 10, 2020. However, the result would be available for aspirants on Wednesday.

According to reports, the UPBEB will send the results to NIC and will be available on the official website on Wednesday by 2 pm latest for aspirants.

Over 4.3 lakh candidates had registered for the recruitment exam out of which 3.8 lakh candidates had appeared for the exam.

How to check results of UPTET Assistant Teachers 2020

-Visit the official site of UPBEB i.e. atrexam.upsdc.gov.in.

-Click on UP Assistant Teachers Results 2020 link

-A new PDF file would open which would be containing all the results

-Check roll number and download the file

CBSE Results: Evaluation of answer sheet to resume from home

CBSE Results

In a major development, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released a notice confirming its decision to resume evaluation work from home. The board stated that the answer sheets would be transported to the homes of the evaluators for evaluation.

The board has been allowed to open the 3000 evaluation centres for coordinating work by the Home Ministry. The evaluation centers identified by the board would be functional for the limited purpose of work associated with evaluation of answer sheets.

The notification clarifies that the answer sheets would not be sent to the evaluators’ residences in the identified containment zones.

CBSE had started the evaluation work for the 10th and 12th board examinations 2020 within a week from the commencement of the exams. The evaluation work for the many subjects was still underway when the assessment work was stopped on March 18 due to lockdown.

With many lockdown measures eased across various parts of the country, CBSE has now decided to resume the evaluation work. As per reports, all assistant head examiners would also be employed in the evaluation work.

It is expected that the existing answer sheet evaluation work would be completed by end of May or latest by early June.

UPPSC declares 2018 Assistant Persecution Officer written results

UPPSC APO 2018 result

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has announced the results for 2018 Assistant Persecution Officer (APO) May 11th, 2020. All the aspirants who had appeared for the exam can check the result at UPPSC’s official website i.e. uppsc.up.nic.in.

The exam was conducted on February 16, 2020 in a total of 95 centres in Lucknow and Prayagraj. A total of 17 vacancies will be filled through this drive. A total of 260 candidates have been announced successful in the preliminary exam.

A total of 45,311 candidates registered for the exam out of which 18,782 appeared for it. Also, the list of successful candidates can be viewed only till June 11.

The successful candidates have to wait for some time for the Mains exam. Earlier, it was scheduled to take place on May 16 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 lockdown.

A new date for the main exam is yet to be announced by the commission.

How to check UPPSC APO 2018 result:

-Visit UPPSC’s official website

-Click on the link to check the APO’s result on the right panel

-A PDF will open with roll numbers

-Check your roll number in the list

NTA asks aspirants not to provide details over phone

NTA neet 2020

In the wake of COVID-19 crisis, National Testing Agency (NTA) has released an important notice on fake calls, SMS, and emails circulated to NEET 2020 candidates. The fake calls are asking for application details along with personal information to the aspirants.

The official notice is available on nta.ac.in.

As per the notification, all candidates who are due to appear for NEET 2020 examination are hereby informed that NTA does not ask for any personal details or any other information through calls, SMS or emails. The NTA has asked students not to provide details to anyone.

The agency has warned to take strict actions against such elements who are seeking confidential information of aspirants. Moreover, NTA has urged all the students and parents to only rely on the official website of NTA for authentic information.

NEET 2020 examination will be conducted on July 26, 2020. HRD Minister has announced the exam date on the live webinar conducted on May 5. Earlier, the examination was scheduled to be conducted in June, which has been postponed due to extended lockdown.

MHRD Minister salutes scientists on National Technology Day

Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal

India is observing the National Technology Day on 11th May, 2020. Union Minister of Human Resource Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal saluted all those who are leveraging technology to find solution to fight Coronavirus.

The day has a historical perspective as it was on May 11, 1998, that India achieved a major technological breakthrough by successfully carrying out nuclear tests at Pokhran when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister.

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Former President APJ Abdul Kalam was the main architect behind the nuclear tests carried at Pokhran.

The tests marked the country’s arrival on the world’s nuclear stage and set the scene for some impressive developments in its strategic programme.

MHRD Minister postpones webinar with VCs

Ramesh Pokhriyal MHRD

Union Minister of Human Resource Development (HRD) Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has postponed the webinar with the vice-chancellors. The HRD Minister was to hold session with VCs on social media platforms, Facebook and Twitter.

The webinar was to address the situation of higher education in the country in the post-COVID-19 era.

Pokhriyal announced on Twitter page saying: “Due to urgent official commitment, the interaction with Vice-Chancellor’s stands postponed. Inconvenience is deeply regretted. Next date of interaction will be announced soon.”

Today’s webinar was the third webinar hosted by the HRD Minister. Earlier, he held an online session with parents and students on April 29 and later May 5.

The HRD Ministry will also be holding a webinar with teachers on May 14.

In his last webinar, he announced that the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main exams will be conducted from July 18 to 23 and the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Under Graduate (NEET-UG) exam will be conducted on July 26.

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