Alicia Ashton

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

IIT Guwahati introduced Prime Minister’s scholarship scheme for the J&K students

Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IITG) in association with the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has implemented the Prime Minister’s scholarship scheme for the J&K students. An MoU has been signed in this effect which will provide a path for the youth of J&K to the advanced academic institutions of higher learning.The MoU was signed recently during the IIT Council meeting between professor TG Sitharam, director of IITG and professor Anil D Sahasrabudhe, chairman of AICTE, in the presence of union minister for human resource development (HRD), Ramesh Pokhriyal.According to the MoU, IIT Guwahati will enroll 100 meritorious students from the J&K in batches of 25 from next year for the internship.“IIT Guwahati has always believed in empowering the world beyond its campus and own students. This exchange of agreement will channelize the energy of the talented youth from Jammu and Kashmir by providing them exposure to cutting edge laboratory. Apart from knowledge sharing and exchange, several co-curricular activities will also be organized for these meritorious students,” said IITG director, Sitharam, while underlining the benefits of the MoU.“The internships will be primarily in the field of research and will be done under various professors at the institute. The Centre of Educational Technology will also demonstrate model experiments in physics and chemistry along with the respective departments,” said a spokesperson of the institute.

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Admit cards for MP CACT 2019 exam released

Admit cards for the Computer Proficiency Certification Test (CPCT) has been released by the Madhya Pradesh Agency for Promotion of Information Technology (MPAPIT) on its official website.Candidates who have applied for the MPAPIT CPCT exam can visit the official website – cpct.mp.gov.in – and download the admit card for the exam. The exam will be conducted on October 5 and 6, 2019.Steps to download the admit card for the MP CACT 2019 exam Visit the official websiteOn the homepage, click on the link “Madhya Pradesh CPCT 2019 admit card”A new page will openLog in with your MPAPIT CPCT user ID and passwordYour admit card will be displayed on the screenDownload the admit and take the print out of the same

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CA exam to be held in November as per the schedule: ICAI

Nowadays, social media platforms are flooded with the news that CA exam which were due on November 2019, has been postponed to next month, however the regulator, ICAI, has issued a statement and clarified that these news are fake and there is no change in the schedule of the exams. The exams will commence from November 1 as mentioned in the schedule.“It has been brought to our notice that certain announcement is being circulated on social media that the CA Exams will be held in December instead of November 2019,” the statement said.The ICAI has urged the students not to fall in the trap of such fake news. “In this connection, it is hereby clarified that the above announcement has not been issued by the Institute and the exams slated for November 2019 will commence from 1st November 2019 as per schedule mentioned in the Institute’s announcement hosted at www.icai.org under "Important Announcement - CA Examinations November 2019 - (14-08-2019)”,“ the statement said. "Students are requested not to pay heed to such unfounded rumors and get misled. They are hereby advised to refer only to the official web site www.icai.org for any announcement,” it added.Last Thursday, ICAI has informed that it had formed a committee to look into the examination process. The decision was taken by the ICAI following the protests from the students who were demanding the revaluation of the CA exam answer sheets.

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/ca-exam-to-be-held-in-november-as-per-the-schedule-icai-9833

Jammu and Kashmir to get National Law University

On Tuesday, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik gave assent to a bill under which National Law University will be set up in the valley, an official spokesman said. “The proposal owes its origin to the resolution moved by the “All India Law Ministers Conference” in the mid-nineties, resolving to set up a law school in each state modeled on the National Law School University for improving the quality of professional legal education,” he said. Since then various states have enacted the law for the establishment of National Law Universities, he further added.“Enactment of the Jammu and Kashmir National Law University Act will pave way for setting up a National Law University in Jammu and Kashmir,” the spokesperson said.This will bring the state at par with the other states where national law universities have been established, he said. Graduates will be able to shape their careers as legal practitioners, law teachers or members of the judiciary.The university will help the state in achieving political, social and economic justice.

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/jammu-and-kashmir-to-get-national-law-university-9832

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Indian perspective missing in global rankings of the university: UGC

On Monday, the University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman said that the center is in talks with the global agencies to modify their parameters so that the efforts of the Indian universities in providing the education to the marginalized sections of the society do not go unnoticed as they prepare their annual ranking of the world’s best universities.UGC chairman D P Singh said that these agencies highly rely on global participation which is lacking in Indian universities.Recently, in the “Times Higher Education World University Rankings” no Indian University figured in the top 300 spots. “We need to understand first how rankings are given. Global ranking agencies put more stress on global participation. They mainly see how many foreign students from how many countries study in a particular university. Besides, number of foreign teachers in an institution is also an important parameter for such global agencies,” Singh told reporters at the Gujarat Vidyapith. “Agencies also look for international projects, patents and global reputation. These are the key parameters for agencies and our universities lagged in them,” he added.Singh said that the central government is trying to convince these agencies to change their ranking parameters.“Ranking agencies need to take into account how a developing nation like India is addressing its social concerns and diversity. Global rankings do not reflect our efforts in educating the marginalized sections such as minorities, SCs/ STs as well as women. Our government is telling these agencies to include these parameters too. We are trying to see that agencies change their parameters,” said the UGC chairman.He further said that the Center’s Institutions of Eminence scheme is an important step in creating world-class institutions in the coming 10-15 years.

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/indian-perspective-missing-in-global-rankings-of-the-university-ugc-9831

JMI University extended the last date of admission for the J and K students

The last date of admission to the JMI University has been extended by the Jamia Millia Islamia University for the students from Jammu and Kashmir. The date was extended because of the communication gap in the valley post the abrogation of article 370. Students from the Jammu and Kashmir can now apply until October 10. “The Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia is pleased to extend the admission date up to October 10, 2019, for the students of J&K who could not report in time to complete the admission formalities. Now, the affected students of J&K can submit the applications to the office of the Resident Commissioner, J&K till 10 October 2019,” the letter said. In a letter written to the resident commissioner of the Jammu and Kashmir, the university had mentioned that a number of the students from J and K had approached the university for admissions.It appears that students have applied and appeared for the entrance test but could not see the results due to the restrictions imposed in the valley and hence failed to complete the admission formalities on time, the university mentioned in the letter. The governor of J and K also said that such cases of the students must be taken up and their grievances must be addressed. “It is appropriate that the office of the Resident Commissioner, J&K act as Nodal Office to collect all the applications of such candidates who were in the merit list but could not complete the admission formalities due to the communication gap owing to the prevailing situation in the State w.e.f. 05 August. 2019,” the varsity wrote in the letter. According to the official from the university, the resident commissioner will submit the list of the students to the university and the university will check the names with its records and they will be granted admissions accordingly.“The names of students will be tallied with the names that were shortlisted based on the entrance examinations and those students will then be contacted,” the official said.

Source: https://www.brainbuxa.com/education-news/jmi-university-extended-the-last-date-of-admission-for-the-j-and-k-students-9830

DU’s School Of Open Learning to offer online undergraduate courses

Taking a step forward in the domain of distance education, DU’s School Of Open Learning has decided to offer undergraduate courses in online mode. The school is already offering undergraduate courses in distance mode. SoL is one of the four institutes whose proposal for the online course was approved by the UGC. The online course is aimed at attracting students from around the globe who will be able to access the course material from the university’s website.An official from the SoL told that the institute will upload the learning material by November and will start enrolling the students in the program from January 2020.The courses being offered by the SoL are – BA, B.Com., BA English Honors, BA Political Science Honors, and B.Com. Honors. The same courses are offered by the SoL in distance (offline) mode.Meanwhile, students enrolled in the distance education courses of the institute are awaiting the results of the undergraduate courses. The exams were conducted in May and June and results are due in October.

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