EDUCATION
Telangana EAMCET to be held from Aug 4 to 10
The TS EAMCET engineering stream will be held on August 4, 5 and 6 while agriculture, and medical (AM) stream will be held on August 9 and 10. The schedule was decided at a meeting held by Education Minister P. Sabita Indra Reddy with Secretary Sandeep Kumar Sultania and other officials. The minister said Covid-19 guidelines will be followed while conducting the exams.
Class 12 exams of Assam, Tripura, Karnataka boards cancelled, SC told
A bench of Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari said: "Counsel for the state of Assam and state of Tripura has informed the court that concerned Board of the respective states have cancelled the ensuing XII standard Board Examination, 2021. Counsel for the state of Karnataka, on instructions, informed the Court that the state Board has cancelled the XII standard Board Examination, in the state of Karnataka."
Edtech startup Testbook preparing millions for top govt, pvt jobs
Over 80 per cent of Testbook traffic is coming from the cities and towns beyond the top 10 metros and Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan are the top three states, followed by Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, according to Ashutosh Kumar, Co-founder, and CEO, Testbook.
Optional exams for Class 12 to be held between Aug 15-Sep 15: CBSE to SC
The CBSE in an additional affidavit said: "Regarding the date before which the optional examination for the candidates who are not satisfied with their assessment with the policy, the examinations for such candidates shall be conducted any time between August 15, 2021, to September 15, 2021, subject to conducive situation.
Testbook preparing Indians for top govt jobs online in Covid era
With school and college education being offered online amid the pandemic in India, the next challenge is to prepare students for the government and private sector jobs from the confines of their homes and edtech startup Testbook has built an e-learning platform joined by more than 1.8 crore students to ger prepared such openings.
Over 1100 students move SC, seek cancellation of pvt, compartment exams by CBSE
The petitioner contended that the decision to conduct private/ compartment/repeaters examination of Class XII CBSE Board candidates would endanger the life of lakhs of students. The plea argued that if candidates were forced to appear in a physical mode board examination, it would violate their 'right to life and health' as guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution.
Gujarat board's 50:25:25 evaluation plan for Class 12
According to the CBSE evaluation criteria, Class 12 results will be evaluated on the basis of 30:30:40 ratio. This involves the performance in Class 10 -- 30 per cent of the best three performing subjects, Class 11 -- 30 per cent based on final exams and Class 12 -- 40 per cent based on unit tests/ pre-board/midterm exams. The GSHSEB has formed its own evaluation policy which has been framed by a committee of 11 educationists.
After CBSE, ICSE class 12 assessment plan settled, SC takes up state boards issue
A bench comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari noted that counsel for the petitioners, in all fairness, informed that out of 28 states, 6 states have already conducted examinations, 18 states have cancelled it, but 4 states (Assam, Punjab, Tripura and Andhra Pradesh) have not cancelled the examination so far.
Class 12 results policy adopted after wide consultation: Nishank
Nishank said that the students who are not satisfied with their result under this process will be given an opportunity to appear in the examination to be conducted by the CBSE if the conditions are favourable. "Our government is committed to the interests and bright future of all the stakeholders in every situation," he said.
SC approves 30:30:40 CBSE assessment plan for Class 12, results by July 31
The Supreme Court on Thursday accepted the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) formula for the assessment of Class 12 students. The CBSE, in an affidavit, informed a bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and comprising Justice Dinesh Maheshwari that the performance of the students in Class 11 and Class 10 exams will also be factored in while making the assessments for Class 12 students.
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