Education Ministry’s new online portal ‘Shagun’ will connect 26 crore students and 92 lakh teachers

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August 29, 2019

In an attempt to ramp up the school education system, Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Wednesday launched ‘Shagun’, one of world’s integrated online junction for all the online portals and websites of school education. The portal aims at connecting approximately 26 crore students and 92 lakh teachers.

According to the Education Ministry, Shagun will find 19000 organisations affiliated with NTCE, 18000 CBSE affiliated schools, 1200 Kendriya Vidyalayas, 600 Navodaya Vidyalayas, and 30 SCERTs among others integrated into one online junction.

“The word Shagun is coined from two different words- ‘Shala’ meaning Schools and ‘Gunvatta’ meaning Quality – and this online junction of different websites and portals into a single platform will enhance the accessibility of information relating to schools and will ensure a holistic approach to transform education sector”, said Pokhriyal.

The Ministry also informed that report cards of 15 lakh schools across the country would also be made available on ‘Shagun’ app and visitors can share their feedback about schools hence boosting the public participation which in turn will maintain transparency and accountability.

“Education is the foundation of a progressive society. Parents can now know all about the schools they are sending their children. They can send feedback as well. I want to congratulate the teachers and students for being linked on this platform,” he said.

Pokhriyal also said that this newly integrated junction will prove to be beneficial to all the stakeholders, viz. the general public, the parents, the teachers, the heads of the schools, the policymakers, the researchers and the officials.

“The website also provides vital information relating to the availability of nearby schools, navigable distance vis-a-vis aerial distance between schools thereby helping the policymakers in making informed decisions”, Pokhriyal added.

Maharashtra State Board of Secondary Education to announce Class 10 Supplementary Exam Results Today

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August 28, 2019

Maharashtra SSC Supplementary result 2019

The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary Education is expected to announce the supplementary exam results for class 10 today, August 28, 2019. Students can access the SSC supplementary results on the official website for the Maharashtra Board post the announcement.

Results for class 10 board exam had been released by Maharashtra Board on June 8, 2019. Class 10 board exam recorded 77.10 percent of students passing the same. As per reports, 20 students scored 100 percent mark in the SSC examination in 2019. The supplementary exam results for class 12 have also been released on May 8, 2019, which recorded 23.17 percent of pass students.

This year, the pass percentage for the SSC board exam in Maharashtra saw a decline. In the year 2018, the Maharashtra SSC exam had registered 89.41 percent students who passed the exam, of which 91.17 percent were girls and 87.27 percent were boys.

According to reports, Konkan region witnessed the highest percentage of students passing the exam setting the record at 88.38 percent.

Students checking their SSC supplementary results for Class 10 from the official website are required to enter their roll number and mother’s name.

Pune University to set up education centre in Kashmir

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August 24, 2019

Post the repeal of Article 370 in the state of Jammu & Kashmir, Savitribai Phule Pune University has decided to set up an educational centre in Kashmir Valley.

On Friday, the proposal was approved by all the members of the administration, said the Vice Chancellor.

The same will be sent to the Maharashtra state government to get the permission to set up the new centre, the university said in a communication.

The meeting of administration of Savitribai Phule Pune University happened today in which Rajesh Pandey, a member, moved a proposal that with changing situation in Kashmir, the university should set up an educational centre in Kashmir and seek permission for same the proposal should be sent to state government, the university’s Vice-Chancellor said.

Till August 5, the state of Jammu & Kashmir was enjoying the special status under Article 370 of the Constitution; thereafter, the central government scraped off Article 370 and divided J&K into two Union Territories namely Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh.

Delhi Government to bear ‘hiked’ board exam fees for its schools

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August 24, 2019

Days after the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) hiked the board examination fees; the government of Delhi has announced that it will bear the board examination fees for all the government school students.

The announcement was made by Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia in a post on twitter.

“The Delhi government will pay the CBSE examination fees for all the Class 10 and 12 students from Delhi government schools,” he tweeted.

In a circular dated August 23, the Delhi Directorate of Education has asked all city government schools to not collect any examination fee from the board class students for payment to CBSE till further directions.

However, the circular said that the process of making the list of candidates should go on.

Notably, the fee for schedule caste and schedule tribe students under the CBSE was increased from Rs. 50 to Rs. 1,200. On the other hand, for general category students, the fee was hiked from Rs. 750 for five subjects earlier, to Rs. 1,500.

However, after the Delhi government agreed to pay the balance amount, the board reinstated the fee for the SC/ST students of the city government schools.

Don’t only run after jobs after completing degrees: UP CM to students

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August 23, 2019

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday advised the students to not run for jobs after getting degrees and instead play a proactive role in the development of society.

Adityanath said this while addressing the fourth convocation of Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (MMMUT) here. The chief minister asserted that the convocation ceremony is keeping alive the tradition of ‘gurukuls’ that motivates students to speak the truth, follow the right path and indulge in self-study.

Further, underlining that engineering students can play a major role in various fields, UP CM said that students must come forward for the successful implementation of the ‘Har Ghar Nal’ scheme. This government scheme is aimed at supplying potable water to every household by the year 2024.

Talking about the importance of technology in different fields, Adityanath said, “This has also helped in checking corruption at various levels besides helping the government save crores of rupees. Today, people are able to buy wheat at Rs. 2 per kg and rice at Rs. 3 per kg”.

“Around 50 crore people have been linked to Ayushman Bharat Yojana of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while over 2.5 crore citizens have been given houses,” he added.

On the occasion, the chief minster extended his congratulatory greetings to Infosys founder NR Narayan Murthy for being conferred with the DSc honorary degree at the convocation ceremony. He also applauded the students who were conferred with graduation and post-graduation degrees.

The event was also graced by MMMUT Vice Chancellor Srinivas and Principal Secretary (Technical Education) Radha Chauhan.

ICAI expected to declare CA Intermediate result today; know the details

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August 23, 2019

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is expected to release the CA intermediate result today, i.e. August 23, 2019. The national level Chartered Accountants regulatory body, in an official statement, said that the result will be declared either on Aug 23 or Aug 24.

Candidates who have appeared for the examination will be able to check the result on official websites affiliated with ICAI, icaiexam.icai.org, caresults.icai.org and icai.nic.in.

Notably, the Institute had released the ICAI CA results for Foundation and Final students in the second week of August.

Besides the intermediate result, the ICAI will also announce the all India merit list of the CA Intermediate exams conducted in May this year.

ICAI Intermediate Exam Result 2019: Steps to download

Visit the official ICAI CA result websites; icaiexam.icai.org or caresults.icai.org or icai.nic.in.
On the homepage, look for tab that says ‘CA Intermediate results’.
You will be redirected to new page.
Enter your registration number or PIN number along with roll number
Submit the details.
CA intermediate results will be displayed on the screen.

Apart from publishing results on the official website, ICAI will also send the result to the candidates on their email addresses. However, to avail this service, candidates need to register their requests on the official ICAI website. Besides, the option of receiving results directly on the phone is also available.

In a parallel development, the dates for CA exam have also been announced. The exams for CA foundation, intermediate and final courses under old and new scheme will commence on November 2, whereas registration has already begun for the November exams. To appear in the examination, candidates can apply latest by September 7, 2019.

UGC to increase 30% enrollment in higher education by 2020

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August 22, 2019

In an attempt to improve the quality of higher education in institutions, the University Grants Commission (UGC) is aiming to increase the Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) to 30 per cent by 2020, said Prof D P Singh on Wednesday.

Adding further, the UGC has also chalked out certain objectives for improving the quality of education in higher institutions. Currently, the enrollment rate is of 25.4 per cent.

Commenting on this move, Singh said, “The number of students enrolled in higher education system has gone up to about 3.66 crore in 2017-18. The GER rose to 25.4 per cent in 2017-18, while the aim is to increase it to 30 per cent by 2020.”

“The objectives include regular revision of curriculum with clearly specified learning outcomes and soft skills, enabling youth to secure access to employment/self-employment, developing social-industry connect, availability of motivated teachers and accreditation to ensure qualitative self- improvement in HEIs,” he further added.

GER is the ratio of students enrolled in the age group of 18-23 years to the population in that age group.

Assam Making Big Strides in Tele-Education : Kamal Jyoti Gogoi, Secretary, AHSEC

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August 21, 2019

There has been a constant rise in the trend of commercialization in the school education scene of Assam. With the prevalent competition between states to excel in the education space, the state of Assam is not far behind when it comes to imparting quality education to the students. It is no brainer that today, every state is striving hard to outperform in the education sphere, thereby integrating technology in the classrooms, curriculum and innovating new educational methodologies for better outcomes.

“As far as the education system in Assam is concerned, we are improving our quality of education in terms of new methodologies wherein we have introduced the tele-education system from Guwahati to the rest of the places in Assam”, said Kamal Jyoti Gogoi, Secretary of Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC), in conversation with Elets News Network at the 14th World Education Summit 2019.

For students, learning becomes more effective and impactful when it is made interactive. “Tele-education or virtual education is the need of the hour and we accordingly are covering over 350 schools through virtual education”, Gogoi said.

Moving further, the state of Assam has been facing challenges in the government schools due to the rising trend of commercialisation where the focus has shifted towards private schools with the rising enrollment numbers. To make things better, the state government is making rigorous efforts to reduce this rivalry.

When asked about the same, Gogoi said, “We are facing competition with the private sector when it comes to the education system in private and government schools. But we are dedicated towards providing quality education wherein our teachers are becoming trained now. Teachers play a key role in the education sector in providing quality education and in order to train them, we organise workshops and trainings for them to be able to communicate and teach in a better manner.

Apart from teaching, Gogoi was also of the opinion that infrastructure for that matter is equally important in providing quality education to the students.

Moving ahead, there has been a lot of initiatives taken in the state of Assam as per education is concerned. Commenting on which Gogoi said, “Presently, we have the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan schemes running in our state. We have imbibed technology within our examination conducting system where, for the first time, cctv cameras are being introduced in all our examination centres. In some cases, we are also introducing digitalisation process in subjects like Mathematics.”

With technology grabbing eyeballs in the education space, the state of Assam is not lagging behind. “In education, and particularly in Central Board of Secondary Education, Gogoi continued, “Technological methods are being used in the state which includes all the educational documents being digitalised and with tele-education in the picture, students can get hold of any information, guidance, sessions through online learning.”

“Without educational environment, nobody will succeed. Success of any state will come from social, economic and educational environment”, Gogoi further added.

When asked about his experience and takeaway from the 14th World Education Summit, 2019, Gogoi said that it is a proud moment for him to be a part of WES. “There were fruitful discussions on school education and how the quality of education should be improved and accordingly imply it in the state of Assam.”

IITs, IIMs in Uttar Pradesh to implement Yoga as a part of curriculum

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August 21, 2019

In a recent development, premier management and technical institutes in the state of Uttar Pradesh will now implement Yoga as a part of the curriculum.

All IITs, IIMs in UP will be incorporating yoga, spirituality and human values to help future managers evolve as healthy individuals and professionals who are able to maintain level-headedness in difficult situations.

Speaking with IANS, a senior faculty of IIT Kanpur said, “Though most of the IITs and IIMs have incorporated Yoga already in their curriculum, the aim is to cover all the other institutes as well.”

“The students and faculty members in these premium institutes face extreme stress conditions. The students are anxiety-ridden and this, often, makes them take steps like suicide. Yoga will help all of us to cope with the pressures and also focus on our work,” said the faculty member who wished to stay anonymous.

As per the sources, Dr H.R Nagendra, who is also Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Yoga guru, is being roped in to curate packages for these leading institutes.

Dr Nagendra is a Yoga therapist, writer, mechanical engineer by profession. He is also the founder VC of Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, a deemed university situated in Bengaluru.

Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai and Delhi have already incorporated yoga into their curriculum with results highly noteworthy.

On the similar lines, IIM Ahmedabad, in the past year, has been known for its effort to impart lessons from Bhagavad Gita to assist students in coping with the corporate world.

Recognising the Game Changers of Education

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August 21, 2019

Indian education system has witnessed numerous transformations over the past few years. The country has embraced innovative teaching-learning practices, adapted to advanced technologies and the concept of international collaborations, with open arms. All this has resulted in India emerging as the biggest pool of talent and competitive global citizens, across the world.

The New Education Policy, which is likely to be introduced soon, will be a step forward towards making India a global education hub. All this would not have been possible without the efforts of country’s educationists and educators, who with their policies and path breaking initiatives have reshaped the way education is being perceived and imparted in the country.

In line with this, our cover story “Game Changers in Education” is a sincere effort to put the spotlight on all the dynamic game changers in the field of education – be it education ministers, bureaucrats, vice chancellors, school principals and education philanthropists. The story talks about their journey of accomplishments and contributions in renovating the education ecosystem.

On the other hand, our special story – “Impact of Technology in Educating Gen Z: Global Perspective” is a take on the role of technology as an enabler in educating the next generation. It features the views of top school and higher education leaders on adopting the latest technology for holistic development of Gen Z.

Apart from this, our special feature carries the rich legacy of World Education Summit – the biggest summit on innovation in education. In the past 13 editions, the summit has witnessed the participation of 6,000+ Schools, 3000+ Higher Education Institutes, 400+ Government Speakers, 1500+ Edu- Corporate & Start-ups and 15,000+ overall footfalls.

Interestingly, the 14th edition, scheduled to take place on 9-10 Aug, 2019, will be a confluence of some of the leading thinkers in the education fraternity from around the globe. The summit will present a golden opportunity to all the stakeholders to understand the education ecosystem’s challenges and their solutions through a different lens.

The magazine also carries the interviews of Bhanwar Singh Bhati, Minister for Higher Education, Government of Rajasthan; Vaibhav Galriya, Secretary, Higher & Technical Education, Government of Rajasthan; Pradeep Kumar Borad, Commissioner, College Education and Special Secretary, Higher Education, Government of Rajasthan; Prof. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, AICTE; Biswajit Saha, Director (Training & Skill Education), CBSE and Major Harsh Kumar, Secretary, NCERT. Valuable inputs shared by other eminent government dignitaries in form of interviews and a wide variety of articles likely to help our esteemed readers gain significant insights into the Indian education system.

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