EDUCATION
Lucknow University receives record number of applications for UG admissions
According to the admission data, the university has received 48,022 applications for UG courses, which is about 8.5 per cent more than last year and about 30-40 per cent more than 2019 and 2018. Teachers attribute the spike in admission applications to the reluctance of parents to send their children to institutions outside the state in the prevailing pandemic conditions.
UK universities to continue online lessons during autumn term
According to The Sunday Times report, 20 of the leading 24 Russell Group universities said a proportion of undergraduate teaching will continue to be held online, which means they will offer blended learning to mix the online and face-to-face teaching for classes, seminars and lectures, reports Xinhua news agency.
Delhi Schools to reopen from today for admission related work, classes yet to begin
The teaching process is not to be started yet at schools, coaching institutes and Universities until further notice.The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) agreed last Friday to form a committee comprised of officials from the education and health ministries to devise a strategy for reopening educational institutions in the Capital. Schools and universities in the national capital have been suspended since March last year.
Karnataka to announce class 10 results on Monday
The results will be released online on state's official websites - kseeb.kar.nic.in and karresults.nic.in. - by newly sworn in Education Minister B.C. Nagesh at the Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) headquarters at Malleshwaram in the city. The results will also be sent to individual students through SMS.
'Very sick kids': Delta threat looms over US school reopenings
Doctors are raising the alarm. "I will say what I'm hearing from my pediatrician colleagues and particularly in areas where infection rates are high is that they are seeing very sick kids," Lee Savio Beers, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said in public comments Friday. The new infections among children were recorded in seven days leading up to July 29, up from 39,000 the week prior.
First Anniversary of NEP 2020: Educationalists and industry veterans share reasons to rejoice new policy redefining Indian education system
Besides pushing for introducing 21-century skills and breaking away from the existing silos of various subject streams, the new policy has promoted engaging, inclusive and practical learning coupled with rational outlook, action-oriented approach, scientific temperament, creative thinking and soft skills such as compassion, empathy, courage and resilience, and ethical values.
CBSE improvement exams from Aug 25, results out by Sep 30, SC told
The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) board said it will commence improvement exams on August 16 and declare results around September 20. A bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna approved the schedules submitted by the CBSE and the ICSE in their respective affidavits.
Illinois Governor issues mask mandate for schools
The requirement will apply to all indoor athletic activities in schools. Masks won't be required for outdoor sports and activities, Xinhua news agency reported. Masking will also be required in long-term care facilities statewide, according to the Chicago Tribune. Pritzker simultaneously signed on Wednesday a vaccine mandate for employees in state prisons, veterans home and other congregate settings, which will take effect on October 4.
UK school disruption amid Covid worst since WWII: Report
In the report published on Wednesday, the Institute for Government, an independent think-tank which aims to improve government effectiveness through research and analysis, said the government's failure to make contingency plans for schools and exams in the summer of 2020 was the most "unforgivable aspect" of its handling of education during the pandemic, reports Xinhua news agency.
Despite pandemic, record number of foreign students knock on UoH doors
In the current academic year, the UoH has received a total of 1,512 applications from ICCR -- a 5 to 6 fold increase compared to the last few years. Apart from this, about 45 applications have also been received from self-supporting foreign nationals. The Vice-Chancellor of UoH, Prof. B. Jagadeeshwar Rao, expressed happiness at the large number of applications received this year.
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