EDUCATION
'Students upset with scrapping of Class 12 boards can write exams in August'
The Minister said that class 12 students will get their results according to their merit through the new evaluation process decided by the CBSE. Nishank said he wants to assure all the students having doubts. "If a student is not satisfied with the new evaluation system they don't need to worry about it since we are ready to conduct optional board exams for such students."
Coaching hub of India, Kota crumbling under Covid pressure
Four decades back, Kota was an industrial city of Rajasthan. However, later, it transformed into a premier coaching centre of the country as aspiring students dreaming of making it big in medical and technical streams came here. Each year, around 1.50 lakh students from all over the country register themselves at various institutes here.
Jamia sheds ghosts of 2020 by hitting all the right notes
A team of three students from the Department of Civil Engineering, has won this year's Toycathon-2021 competition. The Toycathon was an inter-ministerial initiative of the Innovation Cell of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of MSME, Ministry of Textiles and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
PM Modi to inaugurate nine new medical colleges in UP
According to a government spokesperson, the new medical colleges are in Deoria, Etah, Fatehpur, Ghazipur, Hardoi, Jaunpur, Mirzapur, Pratapgarh and Siddhartha Nagar districts. He said that out of a total of over 450 faculty members, about 70 per cent had already been recruited with full transparency. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new medical colleges simultaneously." the state government said in the statement.
UK to issue post-study work visa for international students
The visa has been designed to give opportunities to students studying in UK universities to stay on and look for work for at least two years. To apply, students must have completed an eligible course that has been recognized by the UK education department. The student should also have appropriate immigration requirements.
CLAT 2021 to be held in July; 18 new test centres added | All you need to know
Candidates can now change their preference for test centres according to their comfort and proximity as indicated in their application. The last date to make this change is July 4 2021. The CLAT 2021 is scheduled to take place on July 23, between 2 and 4 pm. The consortium decided to increase the number of test centres after considering the problems withstanding due to the ongoing pandemic.
Jindal Institute of Behaviourial Sciences trains over 1L under flagship programmes
Since its inception in 2014, Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences (JIBS) has conducted hundreds of Teacher Training Programmes (TTPs), Counselling sessions, Parenting seminars, and Professional Developmental programmes across the world- that are aimed to raise awareness and strengthen knowledge and understanding of behavioral competencies.
Google introduces new Chrome, YouTube defaults for education accounts
Google starts by updating its privacy notice for teachers, parents and students to make it easier to understand what information is collected and why, 9To5Google reported. The new age-based access settings "make it easier for admins to tailor experiences for their users based on age when using Google services".
85% boys in India want a STEM career compared to 57% girls: Survey
The reason: parents of boys (81 per cent) are more supportive of them pursuing next-gen technology education and STEM fields compared to parents of girls (per cent) who feel that the work environment in our country in these fields is more suitable for males and less conducive for females, revealed the survey led by Avishkaar -- robotics, coding and edtech provider.
Provide opt-out option to CA candidate: SC on Covid-affected
A bench comprising Justices A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Aniruddha Bose told ICAI to not insist on RT-PCR negative reports as long as the candidate gets a medical certificate from a registered medical practitioner. The bench said the opt-out facility can be availed by candidates who suffered from COVID-19 or if their family member suffered from the disease in the recent past.
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