Talat Ahmad takes over as new VC of Kashmir University

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August 8, 2018

Renowned earth scientist Talat Ahmad took over as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Kashmir. He replaced Khurshid Iqbal Andrabi.

Prior to this role, Ahmad was the Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi.

He completed his MSc in geology from Aligarh Muslim University in 1977 followed by an MPhil in Ore Petrology from JNU in 1980. He then completed his PhD in Igneous Petrology from JNU in 1985.

In 1988-89, Ahmad did a Post Doctoral Fellowship with University of Liecester, while in 1997-98, he did Post Doctoral Fellowship with University of Cambridge. In 1999-2000, he did another Post Doctoral Fellowship with Nagota University (Japan).

He holds several significant assignments including being the Vice Chancellor of University of Kashmir from June 2011 to May 2014 and Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi from May 15, 2014 till August 6, 2018.

He has been a recipient of several prestigious awards and citations, including the National Mineral Award, 1994 from the Government of India. He has also been a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy in New Delhi, Indian Academy of Sciences in Bangalore, fellow of the National Academy of Sciences in Allahabad, J C Bose National Fellowship, DST, New Delhi.

Government’s nod to 122 New Research Projects under IMPRINT-II

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August 7, 2018

Government has approved 122 new research projects at a cost of Rs 112 crore under its ‘IMPRINT-2’ initiative. The projects that have been approved cover domains such as Energy, Security, Healthcare, Advanced Materials, ICT and Security/Defence domains.

“Out of 2145 proposals, 122 best proposals were selected for funding under IMPRINT-II, advancing cutting edge level technology,” Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said in a statement today. “Of the 122 new IMPRINT projects sanctioned, 81 are sponsored by industry…This industry-academic collaboration will bring excellence in research,”Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar said.

Prakash Javadekar also added that the knowledge portal for monitoring the progress of research projects and to disseminate findings will be launched in October 2018.

The new research project proposals selected include: 35 (ICT); 18 (Advanced Materials), 17 (Healthcare Technology), 12 (Energy Security); 11 (Security & Defence); 9 (Sustainable Habitat); 7 Water Resource & River Systems; 5 (Environment & Climate); 4 (Manufacturing); and 4 (Nano Technology).

The Education Minister also added that now IMPRINT proposals are also open for higher education institutes including private institutes.

IMPacting Research INnovation and Technology or IMPRINT is the first of its kind government supported initiative to address the major science and engineering challenges that India must address and champion to enable, empower and embolden the nation for inclusive growth and self-reliance. It is a first-of-its- kind Pan-IIT and IISc joint initiative aimed at developing a roadmap for research to solve major engineering and technology challenges in selected domains needed by the country.

Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) had launched the IMPRINT Second phase in March. For the second phase the government had sanctioned a fund of Rs 1000 crore for research in Science and Technology which will be provided over the course of next two years, i.e. 2018-19 and 2019-20.

HRD Ministry to Grade States on Quality of School Education

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August 6, 2018

Aimed at bringing uniformity in educational standards across Indian States, the HRD Ministry has introduced a 70-point grading index to assess the quality of school education offered by states.

Elaborating on why a grading mechanism was preferred this time instead of previously-used ranking model, a source in the ministry said, “The idea is not to rank the states but grade their performance as ranking may bring unhealthy competition. Grading will help motivate more states to adopt structural reforms in school education.”

According to sources, the grading parameters will include school infrastructure, number of teaching posts and vacancies against them, transparency in recruitment and promotion of teachers.

Further, the ministry is also planning to set up a Central Institute of Assessment (CIA) which will work with NCERT and the states on pedagogical interventions to improve the learning outcomes.

Universities not mere degree factories: President Ram Nath Kovind

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August 6, 2018

The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, on Sunday said that the best scientific universities and institutions of learning are not just teaching shops or degree factories but increasingly they are sources of innovation and incubators of technology and technology-driven start-ups.

“The knowledge ecosystem of public investments in science, academic institutions and universities, research laboratories, commercial applications and private enterprise has an almost magical potential. Its best example is, of course, Silicon Valley in the United States. At the core of Silicon Valley are basic science and technology campuses and their talented faculty and students, The President said while addressing the seventh convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad.

Lauding the individual accomplishments being achieved by research institutions in the country, he added that there is a need for more inter-universities collaborations. “IIT Hyderabad is not envisaged as just an add-on to this ecosystem. Rather, it needs to be the hub of this ecosystem. It must be the connecting tissue and the catalyst for a greater synergy”, he added.

Further, he urged IIT Hyderabad to break out of silos and to assist others in breaking out of silos. He said that India will judge the success of IIT Hyderabad by the vitality and the output it can ensure for not just itself but for the entire Hyderabad knowledge ecosystem.

UGC Recommends Deemed University Status for IIMC

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August 4, 2018

Aimed at furthering the status of Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) as one of the prestigious journalism schools in the country, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has recommended the HRD Ministry to grant deemed university status to the prestigious mass communication school.

Worth noting is, the UGC had last year formed a four-member committee headed by B K Kuthiala, the vice-chancellor of Makhanlal Chaturvedi University, Bhopal, to analyse the proposal by the IIMC, which functions under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, and offers diploma courses in journalism, advertising and public relations.

“Based on the committee’s recommendation and inspection team’s feedback the UGC has recommended that the ministry should issue a Letter of Intent (LoI) to the journalism school under the ‘De Novo’ category. The status will enable the institute to grant degrees instead of diplomas,” a senior UGC official said.

‘De Novo’ refers to an institution which focuses on teaching and research in emerging areas of knowledge.

The development comes in the backdrop of a review of higher education institutes by the Niti Aayog in June, wherein, it was recommended that the IIMC be merged with either Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Centre for Media Studies or Jamia Millia Islamia’s AJK Mass Communication Research Centre. However, the institute as well as the information and broadcasting and the HRD ministry, had rejected the idea.

The idea to grant deemed university status to the IIMC is not a new one. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry had also approved such a plan in 2016. Over the last five years, the IIMC has expanded from two campuses in Delhi and Dhenkanal to six campuses across the country – Jammu, Amravati, Kottayam and Aizawl.

Free education upto 12 in Delhi’s government schools: Sisodia

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August 2, 2018

Delhi’s Government schools are going to impart free education upto class 12, said Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia who also holds education portfolio.

Presently, the govt schools in Delhi provide free education upto class 8 and students of class 9 to 12 pay a fee of Rs 20 per month.

Manish Sisodia, who chaired a meeting of the city’s education department, directed the Secretary Education to submit a proposal to scrap the school fee.

Sisodia informed about the decision through a tweet from his official social media handle.

In another tweet related to school education in Delhi, he said that four new government schools are likely to be ready by September 2018. In the tweet he also informed that on ground construction of four more schools and 12,700 classrooms is likely to be start by October 2018.

In another initiative to improve the quality of education in Delhi, the government schools will get around 9,000 guest teachers by mid-August to curb the shortage, said Sisodia.

CBSE CTET 2018: Online registration to start from today

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August 1, 2018

The Central Board of Secondary Education will start the registration process for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) 2018 from today i.e. August 1.

CTET will be conducted by the board in 22 languages in 92 cities across the country. Candidates aspiring for the exam can download the Information Bulletin containing details of examination, syllabus, languages, eligibility criteria, examination fee, examination cities and important dates from the official website of CTET: http://www.ctet.nic.in.

The last date for submitting online application is August 27 and the examination fee can be paid till August 30, before 3.30 pm.

The commencement of registration for CTET 2018 was earlier scheduled from June 22 but was postponed due to administrative reasons. The examination is conducted for the appointment of teachers for Class 1 to 8.

Candidates have to score 60 per cent or above in the CTET exam to be considered as TET pass. Those belonging to SC/ST/OBC/differently abled category will be provided relaxation up to 5 per cent in the qualifying marks in the minimum educational qualification. The CTET qualifying certificate remains valid for seven years from the date of result declaration.

“The CTET examination will be conducted in all Indian languages as was being conducted earlier. I have already directed the CBSE to conduct the examination in all the 20 languages,” Javadekar said in a tweet.

1,060 girls of 11-14 years out of school in Odisha: Education Minister

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August 1, 2018

Odisha’s School and Mass Education Minister Badri Narayan Patra said that around 1,060 adolescent girls in the age group of 11-14 years were out of school in Odisha.

“The OPEPA (Odisha Primary Education Programme Authority) in 2017 had conducted a survey. It showed that 1,060 adolescent girls in the age group of 11-14 years were out of school in the state,” Patra said.

While answering a question, Patra rejected a survey conducted by the Women & Child Welfare and Mission Shakti Department (WCD-MS) which claimed that 55,868 adolescent girls in the same age group were out of school in the State.

To implement a Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG), the WCD-MS department had conducted the survey to find the number of adolescent girls out of school. The SAG is being implemented across the state since April, 2018.

The secretary of the WCD-MS department, Anu Garg had also written to the principal secretary of School and Mass Education department urging him to take immediate steps to get the girls enrolled in schools, officials said.

UGC NET 2018 result announced by CBSE

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July 31, 2018

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the result of University Grants Commission’s National Eligibility Test (NET) today. The exam was conducted by the board on July 8, 2018.

From the next year onwards, the UGC-NET exam would be conducted by the newly formed National Testing Agency.

For the first time, the CBSE has declared the result of the NET within the same month of conducting the examination. Earlier, it used to take three to four months of conducting the exam.

A total of 11.48 lakh candidates took the eligibility test across 91 cities, the examination was conducted in 84 different subjects at 2082 exam centres across the country

Candidates appeared in the exam can check the result from the following link or follow the steps given below.

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Literacy & Education are important indicators for society’s development: M Venkaiah Naidu

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July 31, 2018

“Literacy and education are important indicators of development in a society,” said Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on the occasion of conferring the Nehru and Tagore Literacy Awards, instituted by the Indian Adult Education Association, in New Delhi on Monday.

“Spread and diffusion of literacy is generally associated with essential dimensions of today’s civilization such as – modernization, urbanization, industrialization, communication and commerce. They are important inputs in the overall development of individuals enabling them to comprehend their social, political and cultural environment better and respond to it appropriately,” he added.

The vice-president also congratulated the Indian Adult Education Association for instituting these awards in the name of two eminent persons whose writings and vision have inspired millions around the world.

“Higher levels of education and literacy lead to a greater awareness and also contributes to improvement of economic conditions. They act as catalysts for social upliftment enhancing the results on investments made in almost every aspect of development effort, be it population control, health, hygiene, environmental degradation control, empowerment of women and weaker sections of the society,” he further said while addressing the event.

“Improved levels of literacy also are pre-requisites of acquiring various skills. It is an indispensable component of human resource development. It is an essential tool for communication and learning, acquiring and sharing information, a pre-condition for individual growth and of national development,” the Vice President added.

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