Alicia Ashton

Saturday, June 30, 2018

Tripura IIIT to commence its functioning this academic year: Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath

Tripura Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath informed the Assembly the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) will commence its functioning from this academic year. Initially, IIIT will operate from the National Institute of Technology’s (NIT) campus in Agartala. The reply from the minister was a given to an attention notice moved by the Sushanta Chowdhury and Dilip Das on the progress of establishing the IIIT in the state. Nath said that the project was approved by the center in Public Private Partnership (PPP) model in July 2012 but was delayed substantially, six years, because of lack of initiative by the erstwhile Left Front government. “The construction for the IIIT will be made on a plot of 52.08 acres land at Bodhjungnagar. Meanwhile, we want to start the first academic session in NIT campus this year,” Nath said. He further told that the first batch would be of the computer science students with the intake capacity of 30 students initially. The batch for Electronics and Communication will commence from the next academic session.

Source: https://brainbuxa.com/education-news/tripura-iiit-to-commence-its-functioning-this-academic-year-education-minister-ratan-lal-nath-8466

Higher Education Commission | Kerala CM not in support of replacing the UGC with the HECI

On Friday, Kerala CM, Pinarayi Vijayan, state clearly that he is against the center’s decision to replace the University Grants Commission with the Higher Education Commission. He said that with this move center is trying to restrict the role of the states in matters related to the education. He said “the Center’s ‘unilateral’ decision to do away with the apex higher education regulator, University Grants Commission and replace it with the Higher Education Commission under the Human Resource Development Ministry, will lead to far-reaching repercussions in the field of higher education”. He further said that a similar move was tried by the first UPA government under which the government tried to constitute education commission which could replace the UGC. But their attempt to commercialize the education sector was met with strong opposition from the lest parties and the scheme could not be implemented. He also alleged “Besides commercialization, the BJP had another aim to implement thedecision — saffronization of the educational sector.” “ Those who are against the BJP’s proposed move to do away with the UGC, need to raise their voice,” the chief minister said.

Source: https://brainbuxa.com/education-news/higher-education-commission-kerala-cm-not-in-support-of-replacing-the-ugc-with-the-heci-8465

Odisha Jail inmates to get the education from IGNOU

In order to provide education to the jail inmates, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has decided to open study centers at the 11 major jails of the Odisha state. The university is already providing this service at five jails in the state, said official sources. IGNOU Bhubaneswar regional center assistant director Santosh Kumar Panigrahi said that the education provided by the university will be free of cost. “We are planning to provide 18 certificate courses to the inmates,” he added. The university will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Odisha’s state government under which it will also provide add-on courses to the undergraduate and postgraduate students of the government aided and non-aided colleges of the state. The students studying in the colleges can enroll for the certificate courses which will add additional skills to the existing skill sets. At each college, the university is planning to provide five different certificate courses. The workers of the National health mission (NHM) will also receive training about food, nutrition, critical nursing, waste management and HIV AIDS and family therapy from the Open University. The University is also in-charge of providing the training to the students of the Indian Oil Corporation’s Mancheswar training center and after the successful completion of the training, it will give certificates to the students.

Source: https://brainbuxa.com/education-news/odisha-jail-inmates-to-get-the-education-from-ignou-8464

Friday, June 29, 2018

President Kovind talked about the importance of the technology

As President Kovind addressed the 51st convocation of the IIT Kanpur he laid stress on the importance of the technology which can help maximize the reach of the government initiatives to the general public. At the convocation, he gave away 1500 degrees to the students. The President told the students that their graduation is marked by excellent opportunities in the nation. “Today’s India offers unprecedented hope and avenues. Our fast-growing economy offers you huge scope. With your talent, your education and your IIT degree, each of you can be a game-changer for India,” he said. He also talked about the various initiatives which the government has taken in order to improve the life of the citizens and pointed out some of some schemes such as Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation or AMRUT, the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna, Digital India, Make in India, Start-up India, and the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. “Technology can be a force multiplier for all these programs. As you build your careers, please attempt to contribute to such national missions,” he told the students. He also asked the students to use their talents to upgrade and re-imagine the Kanpur as industrial and commercial hub of the nation. He also talked about how the city was central in the government’s ambitious program to clean the Gange river. “The city is also critical to the success of Namami Gange. This is a program to not merely depollute the Ganga and conserve it from industrial effluents. It goes further. It seeks to rationalize the allocation and usage of the river’s waters as well as to develop the Ganga basin,” he said. He presented medals and degrees to the meritorious students at the ceremony. “IIT Kanpur started its first batch with just 100 students in 1960 and now 6,500 students are currently studying here. 5,000 students have completed their engineering from IIT Kanpur and they are illuminating the name of India in the world,” the President said.

Source: https://brainbuxa.com/education-news/president-kovind-talked-about-the-importance-of-the-technology-8463

Tripura schools to adopt NCERT curriculum

State Minister Ratan Lal Nath said “An expert panel has recommended that the Tripura government should adopt National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) curriculum for schools in Tripura”. The panel also suggested to implementing Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) syllabus across all government and government-aided schools. The recommendation was given by a six-member expert committee and suggested to implement CBSE syllabus in schools in order to ease down the burden of books on the children. The committee was headed by Tripura University Vice-Chancellor Professor Arunoday Saha. Arunoday Saha said “we have collected inputs from fifty headmasters and from students of different schools for one month, and after analyzing the data, we have come to the inference that the CBSE syllabus could be implemented from the first to eighth standard from January 2019 as books were already translated in Bengali. For the implementation of the new course from classes 8 to 12, we have to wait for one more year (2020) for two reasons. One is that, the CBSE has decided to revise their syllabus next year (2019), and the books need to be translated into Bengali and local tribal language Kokbarak.” Ratan Lal Nath said that the final decision whether to implement the suggestions of the committee or not will be in the hands of the government. The bad performance of the schools in the Madhyamik examinations conducted by Tripura Board of Secondary Examination (TBSE) this year is another reason why the committee has recommended NCERT syllabus in the schools, Saha said. This year, the pass percentage of the students in the Madhyamik exams were only 59.59 percent.

Source: https://brainbuxa.com/education-news/tripura-schools-to-adopt-ncert-curriculum-8462

JKBOSE Leh division 2018 results of class 10 declared

JKBOSE has declared the results of Class 10 bi-annual (Leh division) exams on its official website. Candidates who have appeared for the exams can check their results by visiting the official website – jkbose.jk.gov.in. The results are also available on the third party portal – indiaresults.com. The results of class 12 bi-annual exams were declared by JKBOSE in June and Kashmir division’s results were declared in May. According to the reports, Jammu and Kashmir Board of Secondary Education (JKBOSE) apart from conducting the exams of class 10 and 12, will also conduct the exams for class 11 from the academic season 2018-19. Steps to check the results Visit the official website as mentioned aboveClick on the link for the resultsIn the fields provided, enter your roll number and nameClick on the submit buttonThe result will be displayed on the screenDownload the result and take the print out of the same for the future reference The Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has declared the results of Class 12 part 2 examinations of Jammu region on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. A total of 26 students in Science stream, comprising 15 boys and 11 girls, shared the top 10 positions. This year, girls outshone boys by scoring 59 percent whereas boys were at 55 percent.

Source: https://brainbuxa.com/education-news/jkbose-leh-division-2018-results-of-class-10-declared-8461

COMEDK counseling 2018 | The first round to begin from this date

The first round of Consortium Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) is all set to begin soon. The Executive secretary of ComedK S Kumar told that the first round of the engineering counseling will commence from July 4 and may continue for 14 days. The second round of counseling is expected to complete by the end of July, told the official. Candidates can apply for the counseling by visiting the official website – comedk.org. Documents required At the time of counseling, candidates are required to bring the following documents: Admit cardprove of nationalityvoters id cardAadhaar carda copy of the online application formHSC (Class 12) mark sheetSSC (Class 10) mark sheetHealth certificate Further, the authorities will allow only one person per candidate (parent or guardian) during the entire process. They will be required to carry any one of the below-mentioned documents for ID verification: passportDiving licenseVoter IDPAN cardAadhar card This year, more than 76,000 candidates registered for the exam of which 62,306 appeared in the exam. The exam was scheduled on Sunday, May 13to determine the eligibility of the candidates for various engineering courses.

Source: https://brainbuxa.com/education-news/comedk-counseling-2018-the-first-round-to-begin-from-this-date-8460