EDUCATION
Schools in era of Covid-19: Teachers, parents anxious yet hopeful
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) in October announced that schools in the capital would reopen for all classes from November 1, even though teaching and learning would continue in a hybrid (both offline and online) mode. However, many private schools due to the festivities decided to open after Diwali or from November 15.
Supreme Court allows OCI candidates to appear in NEET counselling for UG, PG
A bench of Justices S.A. Nazeer and Krishna Murari, in its order, said: "The applicants and all other eligible candidates who are similarly situated are permitted to appear in the counselling in the general on par with Indian Citizens to pursue MBBS/BDS courses and other undergraduate/postgraduate courses in approved/recognised Medical/Dental & other Colleges/Institutes."
Standard of govt schools not at par with private schools: SC judge
Expressing his concern at this disparity and stressing on quality of education, he said: "I do not think that the government is not capable of imparting quality education in the government schools. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit said that besides protecting the rights of a child's education, other aspects like health and wellbeing also must be secured.
NCERT to assess children's learning skills
The survey, which will cover lakhs of children in more than 700 districts, is aimed at finding out the learning skills of children and what changes are required in curriculum post-Covid-19 pandemic. The subjects on which learning capability will be assessed are Maths, EVS, Science, among others.
NE India's 1st private varsity gets NAAC accreditation
The USTM Spokesperson said the varsity, which is only 8-years-old, has been accredited by NAAC, an autonomous body established by the University Grants Commission to assess and accredit institutions of higher education in the country and assesses universities on a 7-point criteria.
UGC NET exams from Nov 20 to Dec 5: NTA
This time, the examinations for December 2020 and June 2021 semester will be held jointly. The NTA will soon release the admit cards. Candidates appearing for the examination will be given an option to download the admit cards from UGC's official website. The NTA has also issued helpline number 011-40759000 to facilitate the aspirants. NTA Senior Director Sadhna Parashar said a new schedule has been released for the exams.
NEET top ranker Mrinal Kutteri initially wanted to be an engineer
Mrinal, who scored a perfect 720 to share the top rank with Delhi's Tanmay Gupta and Maharashtra's Karthika G. Nair, was keen on becoming an engineer when he was in seventh grade. Later, he got interested in becoming an Army doctor. "I wanted to serve the Army as a doctor. Later, I became less insistent on becoming an Army doctor and set the goal of just getting into the medical profession," he said.
NEET 2021 results declared, Hyderabad's Mrinal Kutteri secures top rank
Mrinal has got 100 per cent marks and secured all India rank No 1, followed by Tanmay Gupta from Delhi who secured second position, and Karthika Nair at third place. Karthika is also top among female candidates. The agency has put the result on its official website and also sent email to students. The Supreme Court on October 28 had allowed the NTA to release the NEET result, after which the results were announced.
CBSE, NCERT, UGC, AICTE, Centre come together to make education employment oriented
Under this, seven national educational institutions including CBSE, NCERT, UGC, AICTE and higher education departments will launch a joint campaign. Through this initiative, skill and employable education will be promoted in school and college education. Language learning will also be seen as skill development of the students.
Keep schools open with appropriate infection prevention measures: WHO Europe
"Last year's widespread school closures, disrupting the education of millions of children and adolescents, did more harm than good, especially to children's mental and social well-being. We can't repeat the same mistakes," says Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Europe's Regional Director, in a press release issued here on Friday.
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